They Cut Me Off In Med School—Until They Saw My Name On The ER Badge

with my parents. Or their phones. Or… I don’t know. Are you free to talk?”

“Yeah, of course.”

I told her everything: the text, the blocks, the silence. There was a pause on her end, the kind that doesn’t belong to connection issues, but to someone deciding how honest they’re willing to be.

“Lily?” I prompted. “Do you know something?”

“You should probably continue reading …