Standing Vigil

Evander held Sylvie's hand through the automatic doors and across the emergency bay and past the desk where someone asked him his name and he answered without taking his eyes off Sylvie, and when they brought the gurney he sat beside it and kept his hand in hers and she let him, which told him more about how she was feeling than anything she said.

"Evander," she said.

"I'm here."

"You look worse t