care.
Kelly was in her room, curled on the bed with her face buried in her pillow. Her bicycle helmet lay on the floor, one pink strap twisted underneath it. When she heard us come in, she pulled the blanket over her head.
“Sweetheart,” I whispered, sitting beside her. “Please look at me.”
“No,” she sobbed from under the blanket.
I rubbed her back, trying continue reading …