Her Dog Bit Your Son
The nurse nods. Mia hugs you, sobbing. A week later, Leo's arm is red and swollen. The pediatrician frowns and starts asking questions.
The pediatrician asks directly: "Was this an animal bite?"
What do you say?
The story so far
For six days it looked fine. Then Leo started holding his arm funny at breakfast, and when you rolled up his sleeve, the little mark had turned puffy and warm. Dr. Patel has been Leo's doctor since he was born. She knows you. She looks at the arm for a long time, then looks at you. "This doesn't look like a fall," she says gently. "I need to know what made this, because it changes how I treat it." Mia sent you flowers this week with a card that said, "You're my family." Leo is sitting right there, listening, looking at you to see what you'll say. He knows what really happened. He was there.
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