Trees

Guest starring: Swimmer

He looked at my arm, the bandage. "What happened? Did you hurt yourself?"

Speaking in muted tones, speaking a lie: "No, I fell out of a tree."

"You fell out of a tree, scratched your arm, and didn't even break it?"

I nodded.

"Okayyy." He looked on, not with the eyes of a stranger's. "I just hope you feel better real soon."