"I should… I could try…"
"You need to lay down."
"But I -"
"Here, there's a glass of water on the dresser. If you wake up at any point, I want you to drink all of it, OK? Even if you don't feel thirsty. Are you still cold? Do you want extra blankets?"
"Not cold… too hot now."
"OK, then just lay down. I'll leave the blankets here in case you wake up and need them."
"What about Elizabeth?"
"I'll look after her. No more sitting up. Sleep."
"Can't go to hospital," says Bina into the pillow. "Not… safe."
"Let me worry about that." says Kendra, "Just sleep,"
And, in just a few seconds, she does.
"You need to lay down."
"But I -"
"Here, there's a glass of water on the dresser. If you wake up at any point, I want you to drink all of it, OK? Even if you don't feel thirsty. Are you still cold? Do you want extra blankets?"
"Not cold… too hot now."
"OK, then just lay down. I'll leave the blankets here in case you wake up and need them."
"What about Elizabeth?"
"I'll look after her. No more sitting up. Sleep."
"Can't go to hospital," says Bina into the pillow. "Not… safe."
"Let me worry about that." says Kendra, "Just sleep,"
And, in just a few seconds, she does.