I Woke After 11 Days and Found My 9-Year-Old Grandson Asleep Beside My Hospital Bed—Then He Whispered, “Pretend You’re Still in a Coma”

“I like her now.”

“I know.”

“She still overuses perfume.”

“Also true.”

Then he asked:

“Do you forgive her?”

I hated the simplicity of the word.

“I don’t know.”