After I Refused To Pay Tuition, A Family Dispute Turned Violent—and Went On Record

table, under a scanner, waiting to find out if they’d die from something invisible happening inside their skulls.

I’d told so many of them, “Try to relax.”

Now I understood the absurdity of that sentence better than ever.

Back in Trauma Three, Warren had the scans up on a monitor within minutes. He leaned over the screen, his face lit by its bluish glow.continue reading …