
His daughter ran off as soon as her peanut butter and banana sandwich was finished, leaving most of her carrots for him to munch on as he tidied the kitchen. Tom was cleaning up from lunch when he heard the crash. He immediately dropped the dish he was washing, even leaving the water running as he sprinted to the sound of his wailing daughter. He found her on the floor outside of their hall closet, an upturned chair beside her. There was a small cut on her forehead, and he could see she was holding her arm close to her body. “C’mere, Sweetheart. What happened?”