GREAT READS → DOUBLE TAKE Issue 945 · January 18, 2023

Mutually Exclusive

They withdrew our lifeline just when we were drowning

Mutually Exclusive
Shifra: I feel terrible to turn you away, but we can’t run an organization without strict policies.
Chayala: My children really deserve to be pampered a bit. They also need to eat supper. Is that too much to ask for?

Chayala

Heshy was on the phone with the doctor again.

“Tomorrow? What time?” He jotted some notes down on the back of a receipt. “Okay. I appreciate that. Thank you.”

I gave him a questioning look. He sighed.

“They’re… some test results weren’t great. They want to do another scan tomorrow. Don’t worry.”

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