Billion Dollar Man
“He’s not paralyzed.”
“Oh, that is wonderful news,” I said. “Not a lot of people bounce back from a fractured spine.”
“I guess I wasn’t done with everything I still wanted to do,” Mr. Norton said.
“But we’ll miss out on any more rock climbing,” Mrs. Norton said. “Right?”
“Right,” Mr. Norton confirmed, and Mrs. Norton looked visibly relieved. “I think that was more than enough adventure for me for now.”
I smiled and finished my duties.
“I’ll leave the two of you alone,” I said. “I’m sure you have a lot of catching up to do.”