"So, a funny thing happened at work today," Mom said as she came around the corner into the kitchen later that day.

I finished placing sliced tomatoes on our sandwiches and looked up. Sandwiches was the best I could do because I was exhausted and my head felt heavy with an inner pressure that made my eyes water. Running through the chilly streets of downtown with no shoes and a barely there dress was sure to make me sick. The real kind of sick.

"Oh?" I ...