Callum’s Hospital Secret
We talked about the future in pieces.
Not the entire frightening landscape, just the next appointment and the next school holiday and the things we could do if either of us needed extra support.
We had once spoken as though a marriage meant never needing anyone beyond each other.
Now we were learning to make plans that included our relatives, friends, physicians, and counselors.
“I used to want you to think I was unbreakable,” Callum said quietly.
“I never asked you for that.”