James Rodriguez
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I kept my voice neutral.
Professional since yesterday afternoon.
Just glimpses.
Robert's knuckles whitened against the plastic case.
Standing between trees watching me from the edge of the clearing I thought of Claire in the darkness.
The perfect details of her face.
You said he died of cancer.
Leukemia.
Eight years old.
Robert finally met my eyes.
I never told anyone.
The rest of it.
Emily had paused her packing, listening while pretending not to.
You don't have to tell us now, I said.
Maybe I do.
Robert's voice dropped lower.
The first symptoms showed up six months before diagnosis.
Bruising.
Fatigue.
I thought he was just being lazy.