He unbuttons his shirt. A small black leather bag, Hung with twine around his neck, lies over his heart. I move it out of my way. RRR. No M/R/G.
“What’s the bag?” Deep brown eyes, set in his face like upturned bowls, peer out at me. Amused, unconcerned.
“Keeps bad spirits away.” “Oh. What’s in it?”
“Secret things.”
The Things Between Us, Literature by David Haak, MD
David Haak, MD
Internal Medicine
David is a third-year internal medicine resident who plans to be a hospitalist after completing a chief year. He enjoys writing as a novel way to explore the ways that patients and providers think, feel, and talk about healthcare.
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