Jude Regional Medical Center.

The fifth-floor hallway smelled of floor wax and fresh disinfectant and was quiet except for the low hum of the air purifiers.

Inside Room 304, Toby sat propped up on three white pillows, holding a yellow crayon in his left hand while his right arm rested in a rigid blue cast.

Dr.

Aris stood at the foot of the bed, looking over a digital X-ray on a tablet.

“The alignment after surgery is clean,” Dr.