Ears Stuffy From Cold __hot__ Info

"What's that, buddy?" Alex asked, his own voice feeling unnaturally loud and boomy in his skull.

"I can't hear you, Leo," Alex said, the admission a physical blow. He pointed to his ear. "Daddy's ears are broken." ears stuffy from cold

She turned in his arms, her face full of sympathy. She brought her hands up, framing his face, her thumbs tracing the circles under his eyes. Then, she leaned in, her lips almost touching his ear, and spoke. Slowly. Deliberately. Each word a carefully launched life raft across the muffled sea. "What's that, buddy

He didn't hear every syllable perfectly, but he heard the melody of her voice, the shape of her love. It was enough. He hugged her tighter, the stuffiness in his ears suddenly feeling less like a wall and more like a temporary, annoying curtain. A curtain that, with the next dose of decongestant and a good night's sleep, would eventually be drawn back. "Daddy's ears are broken

The worst moment came when his son, Leo, burst into the room. "Daddy! I drew a rocket ship!"