“What happened to your eye?” “What’s wrong with it?” I ask. He peers in and looks at me closely. “Your left eye has turned inward slightly. And it doesn’t seem to move.” “I got thrown off a horse,” I say. “Yesterday.” “You need to see an eye doctor. Now. I’ll find someone.”

“What happened to your eye?” “What’s wrong with it?” I ask. He peers in and looks at me closely. “Your left eye has turned inward slightly. And it doesn’t seem to move.” “I got thrown off a horse,” I say. “Yesterday.” “You need to see an eye doctor. Now. I’ll find someone.”

— Sarah Vallance