The Human Dilemma

Excerpt From SOME ANIMALS

“Do you require maintenance?”

I looked up and discovered Heather was standing right there next to me. We’ve rarely spoken to each other, and even then, only regarding transactional issues in her shop, never anything personal. I was uncertain how to proceed. 

“I’m sorry?”

“Your nose. It appears to be damaged. Do you require maintenance?”

“No, thank you,” I said. “It’s fine now.”

“My name is Heather. Hello.”

“Hello. I am Jacob.”

“Did you fall?”

“No. A boy hit me in the face.”

She stared at me a moment, then nodded. “I don’t understand why they hit.”

“Yes. It’s confusing and not linear at all.”

“But it seems to happen very often.”

“Yes,” I said. 

She stood close to me. This was the closest we’d ever been to each other. I noted, for the first time, that she had greenish bruises on her arms and legs.

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