“Bear can do it with you.”

Lily raised the bear’s paw and breathed in.

“What’s his name, then?” the paramedic asked.

“Bear,” Lily whispered.

“He’s scared of the dark.”

The paramedic made a note on his pad and kept his voice light.

“Then we’ll leave the hall light on for him.”

While the cuff hissed, I scrolled through Derek’s page.