The Head Nurse Told Me to Check the Camera at 3 A.M. and I Was Not Prepared

Then he spoke.

The camera’s microphone was better than I expected. Every word was clear.

“Wake up,” Eric said. Not loudly. The voice of someone who knows how to be quiet and be understood simultaneously.

Liam stirred.

“Wake up,” Eric said again. “I need you to remember what you’re going to tell your mother when she asks.”

Liam made the small sound of a continue reading …