A Measure of Trust

Solara looks up at me as we walk back inside.

“Is that doctor going to hurt me?” she asks.

Her little hand is inside mine, and she looks up at me so trustingly.

“No, sweetheart. Remember, I said he may have to do things like take blood, which can hurt because it’s a needle, but he won’t hurt you. I won’t let him, and neither will anyone else. I am getting my own tests done. I thought you might wan