« Mom needs help with dinner. »
That evening, Shane and his wife Lisa sat quietly at the table.
Marcy had already gone home.
Lisa, an experienced emergency-room nurse, looked unusually concerned.
« I stopped by her apartment yesterday, » she said softly.
« I noticed some marks on her arm. »
Shane looked up immediately.
« She said she bumped into something during training. »
Lisa slowly shook her head.
« I’ve met enough patients over the years to know when someone isn’t telling the whole story. »