Today's OneWord: Major
"It's just a bruise. Nothing major."
"Nothing major, my ass. Let me look."
It was a bruise, all right. A super bruise. Unnatural. This wasn't the kind of purple swelling patch of flesh you'd get from a fall or an accidental blow. This was intentional. I gingerly held onto the boy's fingers and squeezed them.
"You can tell me what happened."
"Nothing did."
"Charles," I insisted. "I'm not buying that you're okay."
"Nothing major, my ass. Let me look."
It was a bruise, all right. A super bruise. Unnatural. This wasn't the kind of purple swelling patch of flesh you'd get from a fall or an accidental blow. This was intentional. I gingerly held onto the boy's fingers and squeezed them.
"You can tell me what happened."
"Nothing did."
"Charles," I insisted. "I'm not buying that you're okay."
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