I glared at him and folded my arms over my chest. “I'll have you know that I went to all of my children's doctor appointments!"
“Oh, so you just turned away?"
I growled at him, but my growl turned into a loud squeak when he stuck the needle into my leg before I realized what was going on. The minute he pressed down on the plunger the agony in my leg immediately lifted. He had given me a shot of pain medication. I wanted to jump up, dance the jig and sing hallelujah all at the same time.
“Feel better?" he asked as he pulled the needle out.
I nodded and took my first pain-free breath gratefully.
“Good, because now comes the hard part."
He reached over and picked up the small half-moon shaped piece of wire with a thread hanging off it and came towards me again. My stomach immediately
