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... d the same things he always checked.

He hummed to himself as he worked. I knew that hum. It meant he was thinking hard and trying not to say anything before he was sure.

"Again," he said, lifting the stethoscope. "Deep breath in."

I did. My chest rose. The air went all the way down this time without catching. It surprised me. A week ago, it had burned to breathe like that.

"And out," he said.

I let it go. He watched me, then listened again in four places. ...

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