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the one who did all the work and deserves all the credit.
She took wonderful care of her daughter. I wish all my
patients’ parents were so diligent about giving meds
and following advice.”
Maggie dutifully translated his words to Celia Ayala,
who’s dark eyes filled with tears as she hugged her
daughter again.
“Raquel had to spend a few nights in the hospital,”
Jake informed Maggie. “But she’s been home for two
weeks now and is doing great, aren’t you, sweetie?”
The little girl apparently spoke much more fluent
English than her mother. She nodded at Jake’s words
and smiled at him. “You made the bad cooties go away.”
“I didn’t do that, your body fixed itself. Remember,
I just helped all those good cootie-fighters you already
had with a little medicine to make them stronger.”
“It tasted icky but Mami made me take it, anyway.”
“That’s just what she was supposed to do. And now
you’re all better. You can go back to school and play
with your friends and all the things you did before you
got sick.”
The little girl appeared to have mixed feelings about
this. “Does that mean I will not come to see you anymore?”
“Of course not.” He grinned. “Anytime you want to
have a shot, I can probably find one for you. You just
come talk to me.”
Raquel giggled. “No. No more shots!”
“Are you sure?” he teased. “I can give you one now
if you think you need one.”