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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Snapshots from Home



While writing in her journal on the Metro this morning, UD idly scratches her knee, which starts bleeding.

Blood makes a line down her leg.



The polar opposite of a Girl Scout, UD is never prepared for anything. She travels absurdly lightly, and beyond antihistamines for allergies, carries no first aid.



She rips a page out of her journal and presses it to her knee. Not very effective.

Two women in a nearby seat who've been chatting in Spanish look at her. One holds out hankies. "You want?"

"Yes, thank you! You're very kind," says UD, holding the much more absorbent material against her leg.



"A sterile pad might be even better," says a man two seats over. "I looked for adhesive too, but I can't find any."

UD takes the pad and thanks the man.



"I didn't know this was the hospital car," UD says, smiling at everyone.
Posted at: 9/27/2007 11:59:00 AM