I_PNP hear_VVB the_AT0 crack_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS skull_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 spattering_NN1 of_PRF blood_NN1 reaches_VVZ me_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP gasp_VVB and_CJC take_VVB a_AT0 quick_AJ0 step_NN1 back_AVP onto_PRP the_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF my_DPS heels_NN2 does_VDZ n't_XX0 clear_VVI the_AT0 curb_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP grip_VVB the_AT0 pole_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 No_NN1 Parking_NN1 sign_NN1 to_TO0 steady_VVI myself_PNX ._SENT 
The_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF me_PNP a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF seconds_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD standing_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 crowd_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 waiting_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 crosswalk_AJ0 light_NN1 to_TO0 illuminate_VVI when_CJS he_PNP stepped_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 prematurely_AV0 ,_PUN resulting_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 run-in_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 truck_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP lunged_VVD forward_AV0 in_PRP an_AT0 attempt_NN1 to_TO0 stop_VVI him_PNP —_PUN grasping_VVG at_PRP nothing_PNI as_CJS he_PNP went_VVD down_AVP ._SENT I_PNP closed_VVD my_DPS eyes_NN2 before_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 went_VVD under_PRP the_AT0 tire_VVB ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP heard_VVD it_PNP pop_VVI like_PRP the_AT0 cork_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 champagne_NN1 bottle_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 ,_PUN looking_VVG casually_AV0 down_AVP at_PRP his_DPS phone_NN1 ,_PUN probably_AV0 a_AT0 side_NN1 effect_NN1 of_PRF crossing_VVG the_AT0 same_DT0 street_NN1 without_PRP incident_NN1 many_DT0 times_NN2 before_AV0 ._SENT Death_NN1 by_PRP routine_NN1 ._SENT 
People_NN0 gasp_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC no_AT0 one_CRD screams_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 passenger_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 offending_AJ0 vehicle_NN1 jumps_VVZ out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 truck_NN1 and_CJC is_VBZ immediately_AV0 on_PRP his_DPS knees_NN2 near_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS body_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP back_AVP away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 scene_NN1 as_PRP several_DT0 people_NN0 rush_VVB forward_AV0 to_TO0 help_VVI ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 tire_VVB to_TO0 know_VVI he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 survive_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP only_AV0 have_VHB to_TO0 look_VVI down_AVP at_PRP my_DPS once-white_AJ0 shirt_NN1 —_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 blood_NN1 now_AV0 splattered_VVD across_PRP it_PNP —_PUN to_TO0 know_VVI that_CJT a_AT0 hearse_NN1 would_VM0 serve_VVI him_PNP better_AJC than_CJS an_AT0 ambulance_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP spin_VVB around_AVP to_TO0 move_VVI away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 accident_NN1 —_PUN to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 place_NN1 to_TO0 take_VVI a_AT0 breath_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 crosswalk_NN1 sign_NN1 now_AV0 says_VVZ walk_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 thick_AJ0 crowd_NN1 takes_VVZ heed_NN1 ,_PUN making_VVG it_PNP impossible_AJ0 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 swim_VVI upstream_AV0 in_PRP this_DT0 Manhattan_NP0 river_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 do_VDB n't_XX0 even_AV0 look_VVI up_AVP from_PRP their_DPS cell_NN1 phones_NN2 as_CJS they_PNP pass_VVB right_AV0 by_PRP the_AT0 accident_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP stop_VVB trying_VVG to_TO0 move_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC wait_VVB for_PRP the_AT0 crowd_NN1 to_TO0 thin_VVI ._SENT I_PNP glance_VVB back_AVP toward_PRP the_AT0 accident_NN1 ,_PUN careful_AJ0 not_XX0 to_TO0 look_VVI directly_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 driver_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 truck_NN1 is_VBZ now_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 rear_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 vehicle_NN1 ,_PUN wide-eyed_AJ0 ,_PUN on_PRP a_AT0 cell_NN1 phone_NN1 ._SENT Three_CRD ,_PUN maybe_AV0 four_CRD ,_PUN people_NN0 are_VBB assisting_VVG them_PNP ._SENT A_AT0 few_DT0 are_VBB led_VVN by_PRP their_DPS morbid_AJ0 curiosities_NN2 ,_PUN filming_VVG the_AT0 gruesome_AJ0 scene_NN1 with_PRP their_DPS phones_NN2 ._SENT 
If_CJS I_PNP were_VBD still_AV0 living_VVG in_PRP Virginia_NP0 ,_PUN this_DT0 would_VM0 play_VVI out_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 completely_AV0 different_AJ0 manner_NN1 ._SENT Everyone_PNI around_AV0 would_VM0 stop_VVI ._SENT Panic_NN1 would_VM0 ensue_VVI ,_PUN people_NN0 would_VM0 be_VBI screaming_VVG ,_PUN a_AT0 news_NN1 crew_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI on_PRP scene_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF minutes_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC here_AV0 in_PRP Manhattan_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 pedestrian_NN1 struck_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 vehicle_NN1 happens_VVZ so_AV0 often_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 much_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS an_AT0 inconvenience_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 delay_NN1 in_PRP traffic_NN1 for_PRP some_DT0 ,_PUN a_AT0 ruined_AJ0 wardrobe_NN1 for_PRP others_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 probably_AV0 happens_VVZ so_AV0 often_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 even_AV0 end_VVI up_AVP in_PRP print_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS much_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 indifference_NN1 in_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 people_NN0 here_AV0 disturbs_VVZ me_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ exactly_AV0 why_AVQ I_PNP moved_VVD to_PRP this_DT0 city_NN1 ten_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT People_NN0 like_VVB me_PNP belong_VVB in_PRP overpopulated_AJ0 cities_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 state_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS life_NN1 is_VBZ irrelevant_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 place_NN1 this_DT0 size_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB far_AV0 more_DT0 people_NN0 here_AV0 with_PRP stories_NN2 much_AV0 more_AV0 pitiful_AJ0 than_CJS mine_PNP ._SENT 
Here_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB invisible_AJ0 ._SENT Unimportant_AJ0 ._SENT Manhattan_NP0 is_VBZ too_AV0 crowded_AJ0 to_TO0 give_VVI a_AT0 shit_NN1 about_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP love_VVB her_PNP for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP hurt_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP look_VVB up_AVP at_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP touches_VVZ my_DPS arm_NN1 and_CJC scans_VVZ my_DPS shirt_NN1 ._SENT Deep_AJ0 concern_NN1 is_VBZ embedded_VVN in_PRP his_DPS expression_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP looks_VVZ me_PNP up_AVP and_CJC down_AVP ,_PUN assessing_VVG me_PNP for_PRP injuries_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 tell_VVI by_PRP his_DPS reaction_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 more_AV0 hardened_AJ0 New_AJ0 Yorkers_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP might_VM0 live_VVI here_AV0 now_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC wherever_AVQ he_PNP 's_VBZ from_PRP ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 place_NN1 that_CJT did_VDD n't_XX0 completely_AV0 beat_VVI the_AT0 empathy_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP hurt_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ the_AT0 stranger_NN1 repeats_VVZ ,_PUN looking_VVG me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 eye_NN1 this_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ No._NN1 It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 my_DPS blood_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD standing_VVG near_PRP him_PNP when_CJS ..._PUN "_PUQ I_PNP stop_VVB speaking_VVG ._SENT I_PNP just_AV0 saw_VVD a_AT0 man_NN1 die_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN his_DPS blood_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP moved_VVD to_PRP this_DT0 city_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI invisible_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP am_VBB certainly_AV0 not_XX0 impenetrable_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ something_PNI I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN working_VVG on_AVP —_PUN attempting_VVG to_TO0 become_VVI as_CJS hardened_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 concrete_NN1 beneath_PRP my_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ n't_XX0 been_VBN working_VVG out_AVP so_AV0 well_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 feel_VVI everything_PNI I_PNP just_AV0 witnessed_VVD settling_VVG in_PRP my_DPS stomach_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP cover_VVB my_DPS mouth_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS hand_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC pull_VVB it_PNP away_AV0 quickly_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP feel_VVB something_PNI sticky_AJ0 on_PRP my_DPS lips_NN2 ._SENT More_DT0 blood_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP look_VVB down_AVP at_PRP my_DPS shirt_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 much_DT0 blood_NN1 ,_PUN none_PNI of_PRF it_PNP mine_PNP ._SENT I_PNP pinch_VVB at_PRP my_DPS shirt_NN1 and_CJC pull_VVB it_PNP away_AV0 from_PRP my_DPS chest_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP sticks_VVZ to_PRP my_DPS skin_NN1 in_PRP spots_NN2 where_AVQ the_AT0 blood_NN1 splatters_NN2 are_VBB beginning_VVG to_TO0 dry_VVI ._SENT 
I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP need_VVB water_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB starting_VVG to_TO0 feel_VVI light-headed_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 rub_VVI my_DPS forehead_NN1 ,_PUN pinch_VVB my_DPS nose_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB scared_AJ0 to_TO0 touch_VVI myself_PNX ._SENT I_PNP look_VVB up_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 still_AV0 gripping_VVG my_DPS arm_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ it_PNP on_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP ask_VVB him_PNP ._SENT 
He_PNP presses_VVZ his_DPS lips_NN2 together_AV0 and_CJC then_AV0 darts_VVZ his_DPS eyes_NN2 away_AV0 ,_PUN scanning_VVG the_AT0 street_NN1 around_PRP us_PNP ._SENT He_PNP gestures_VVZ toward_PRP a_AT0 coffee_NN1 shop_NN1 a_AT0 few_DT0 doors_NN2 down_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 bathroom_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN pressing_VVG his_DPS hand_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 of_PRF my_DPS back_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP leads_VVZ me_PNP in_PRP that_DT0 direction_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP look_VVB across_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Pantem_NP0 Press_NN1 building_NN1 I_PNP was_VBD headed_VVN to_PRP before_PRP the_AT0 accident_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 close_AJ0 ._SENT Fifteen_CRD —_PUN maybe_AV0 twenty_CRD —_PUN feet_NN2 away_AV0 from_PRP a_AT0 meeting_NN1 I_PNP desperately_AV0 need_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI in_PRP ._SENT 
I_PNP wonder_VVB how_AVQ close_AJ0 the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ just_AV0 died_VVD was_VBD from_PRP his_DPS destination_NN1 ?_SENT 
The_AT0 stranger_NN1 holds_VVZ the_AT0 door_NN1 open_AJ0 for_PRP me_PNP when_CJS we_PNP reach_VVB the_AT0 coffee_NN1 shop_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 woman_NN1 carrying_VVG a_AT0 coffee_NN1 in_PRP each_DT0 hand_NN1 attempts_VVZ to_TO0 squeeze_VVI past_PRP me_PNP through_PRP the_AT0 doorway_NN1 until_CJS she_PNP sees_VVZ my_DPS shirt_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP scurries_VVZ backward_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI away_AV0 from_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN allowing_VVG us_PNP both_AV0 to_TO0 enter_VVI the_AT0 building_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP move_VVB toward_PRP the_AT0 women_NN2 's_POS restroom_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 door_NN1 is_VBZ locked_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 pushes_VVZ open_AJ0 the_AT0 door_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 men_NN2 's_POS restroom_NN1 and_CJC motions_NN2 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 follow_VVI him_PNP ._SENT 
He_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 lock_VVI the_AT0 door_NN1 behind_PRP us_PNP as_CJS he_PNP walks_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 sink_NN1 and_CJC turns_VVZ on_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP look_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN relieved_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI it_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 as_AV0 bad_AJ0 as_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD feared_VVN ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB a_AT0 few_DT0 spatters_NN2 of_PRF blood_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS cheeks_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB beginning_VVG to_TO0 darken_VVI and_CJC dry_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 spray_NN1 above_PRP my_DPS eyebrows_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC luckily_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 shirt_NN1 took_VVD the_AT0 brunt_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 man_NN1 hands_VVZ me_PNP wet_AJ0 paper_NN1 towels_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP wipe_VVB at_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 while_CJS he_PNP wets_VVZ another_DT0 handful_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 smell_VVI the_AT0 blood_NN1 now_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 tanginess_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 sends_VVZ my_DPS mind_NN1 whirling_VVG back_AVP to_PRP when_AVQ I_PNP was_VBD ten_CRD ._SENT The_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF blood_NN1 was_VBD strong_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 remember_VVI it_PNP all_DT0 these_DT0 years_NN2 later_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP attempt_VVB to_TO0 hold_VVI my_DPS breath_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 onset_NN1 of_PRF more_DT0 nausea_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 puke_VVI ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP want_VVB this_DT0 shirt_NN1 off_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Now_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP unbutton_VVI it_PNP with_PRP trembling_VVG fingers_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 pull_VVB it_PNP off_AVP and_CJC place_VVB it_PNP under_PRP the_AT0 faucet_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP let_VVB the_AT0 water_NN1 do_VDB its_DPS job_NN1 while_CJS I_PNP take_VVB the_AT0 other_AJ0 wet_AJ0 napkins_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 stranger_NN1 and_CJC begin_VVB wiping_VVG the_AT0 blood_NN1 off_PRP my_DPS chest_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP heads_VVZ for_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC instead_AV0 of_PRF giving_VVG me_DPS privacy_NN1 while_CJS I_PNP stand_VVB here_AV0 in_PRP my_DPS least_AV0 attractive_AJ0 bra_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP locks_VVZ us_PNP inside_PRP the_AT0 bathroom_NN1 so_CJS no_AT0 one_PNI will_VM0 walk_VVI in_AVP on_PRP me_PNP while_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB shirtless_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ disturbingly_AV0 chivalrous_AJ0 and_CJC leaves_VVZ me_PNP feeling_VVG uneasy_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB tense_AJ0 as_CJS I_PNP watch_VVB him_PNP through_PRP the_AT0 reflection_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ._SENT 
Someone_PNI knocks_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Be_VBB right_AV0 out_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
I_PNP relax_VVB a_AT0 little_AJ0 ,_PUN comforted_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 thought_NN1 that_CJT someone_PNI outside_PRP this_DT0 door_NN1 would_VM0 hear_VVI me_PNP scream_VVI if_CJS I_PNP needed_VVD to_TO0 ._SENT 
I_PNP focus_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 blood_NN1 until_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB certain_AJ0 I_PNP 've_VHB washed_VVN it_PNP all_DT0 off_PRP my_DPS neck_NN1 and_CJC chest_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP inspect_VVB my_DPS hair_NN1 next_ORD ,_PUN turning_VVG left_NN1 to_PRP right_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC find_VVB only_AV0 an_AT0 inch_NN1 of_PRF dark_AJ0 roots_NN2 above_PRP fading_AJ0 caramel_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN fingering_VVG the_AT0 last_ORD button_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS crisp_AJ0 white_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Put_VVB this_DT0 on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP 's_VBZ already_AV0 removed_VVN his_DPS suit_NN1 jacket_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ now_AV0 hanging_VVG from_PRP the_AT0 doorknob_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP frees_VVZ himself_PNX of_PRF his_DPS button-up_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ,_PUN revealing_VVG a_AT0 white_AJ0 undershirt_NN1 beneath_PRP it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ muscular_AJ0 ,_PUN taller_AJC than_CJS me_PNP ._SENT His_DPS shirt_NN1 will_VM0 swallow_VVI me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 wear_VVI this_DT0 into_PRP my_DPS meeting_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP have_VHB no_AT0 other_AJ0 option_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP take_VVB the_AT0 shirt_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP hands_VVZ it_PNP to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP grab_VVB a_AT0 few_DT0 more_AV0 dry_AJ0 paper_NN1 towels_NN2 and_CJC pat_VVB at_PRP my_DPS skin_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 pull_VVB it_PNP on_AVP and_CJC begin_VVB buttoning_VVG it_PNP ._SENT It_PNP looks_VVZ ridiculous_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP least_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 my_DPS skull_NN1 that_CJT exploded_VVD on_PRP someone_PNI else_AV0 's_POS shirt_NN1 ._SENT Silver_NN1 lining_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP take_VVB my_DPS wet_AJ0 shirt_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 sink_NN1 and_CJC accept_VVB there_EX0 's_VBZ no_AV0 saving_VVG it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP toss_VVB it_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 trashcan_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 I_PNP grip_VVB the_AT0 sink_NN1 and_CJC stare_NN1 at_PRP my_DPS reflection_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD tired_AJ0 ,_PUN empty_AJ0 eyes_NN2 stare_VVB back_AVP at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 horror_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ they_PNP 've_VHB just_AV0 witnessed_VVN have_VHB darkened_VVN the_AT0 hazel_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 murky_AJ0 brown_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP rub_VVB my_DPS cheeks_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 heels_NN2 of_PRF my_DPS hands_NN2 to_TO0 inspire_VVI color_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP no_AT0 avail_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP look_VVB like_PRP death_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP lean_VVB against_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN turning_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 is_VBZ wadding_NN1 up_PRP his_DPS tie_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP shoves_VVZ it_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 pocket_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS suit_NN1 and_CJC assesses_VVZ me_PNP for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI if_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB calm_AJ0 or_CJC in_PRP a_AT0 state_NN1 of_PRF shock_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 in_PRP shock_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI that_CJT I_PNP 'm_VBB calm_AJ0 ,_PUN either_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 sure_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP admit_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP okay_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB fine_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN worse_AJC ,_PUN unfortunately_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP tilt_VVB my_DPS head_NN1 as_CJS I_PNP attempt_VVB to_TO0 dissect_VVI the_AT0 layers_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS cryptic_AJ0 reply_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP breaks_VVZ eye_NN1 contact_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP only_AV0 makes_VVZ me_PNP stare_VVI even_AV0 harder_AV0 ,_PUN wondering_VVG what_DTQ he_PNP 's_VBZ seen_VVN that_CJT tops_VVZ a_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS head_NN1 being_VBG crushed_VVN beneath_PRP a_AT0 truck_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 he_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 native_AJ0 New_AJ0 Yorker_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC maybe_AV0 he_PNP works_VVZ in_PRP a_AT0 hospital_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP has_VHZ an_AT0 air_NN1 of_PRF competence_NN1 that_CJT often_AV0 accompanies_VVZ people_NN0 who_PNQ are_VBB in_PRP charge_NN1 of_PRF other_AJ0 people_NN0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP a_AT0 doctor_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP shakes_VVZ his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB in_PRP real_AJ0 estate_NN1 ._SENT Used_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI ,_PUN anyway_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP steps_VVZ forward_AV0 and_CJC reaches_VVZ for_PRP my_DPS shoulder_NN1 ,_PUN brushing_VVG something_PNI away_AV0 from_PRP my_DPS shirt_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS shirt_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP drops_VVZ his_DPS arm_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP regards_VVZ my_DPS face_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 before_PRP taking_VVG a_AT0 step_NN1 back_AVP ._SENT 
His_DPS eyes_NN2 match_VVB the_AT0 tie_NN1 he_PNP just_AV0 shoved_VVD in_PRP his_DPS pocket_NN1 ._SENT Chartreuse_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ handsome_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ something_PNI about_PRP him_PNP that_CJT makes_VVZ me_PNP think_VVB he_PNP wishes_VVZ he_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 ._SENT Almost_AV0 as_AV0 if_CJS his_DPS looks_NN2 might_VM0 be_VBI an_AT0 inconvenience_NN1 to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT A_AT0 part_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 want_VVI anyone_PNI to_TO0 notice_VVI ._SENT He_PNP wants_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI invisible_AJ0 in_PRP this_DT0 city_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 like_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
Most_DT0 people_NN0 come_VVB to_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 to_TO0 be_VBI discovered_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF us_PNP come_VVB here_AV0 to_TO0 hide_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ your_DPS name_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP asks_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Lowen_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 pause_NN1 in_PRP him_PNP after_CJS I_PNP say_VVB my_DPS name_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP only_AV0 lasts_VVZ a_AT0 couple_NN1 seconds_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Jeremy_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT He_PNP moves_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 sink_NN1 and_CJC runs_VVZ the_AT0 water_NN1 again_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC begins_VVZ washing_VVG his_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP continue_VVB to_TO0 stare_VVI at_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN unable_AJ0 to_TO0 mute_VVI my_DPS curiosity_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ did_VDD he_PNP mean_VVI when_CJS he_PNP said_VVD he_PNP 's_VHZ seen_VVN worse_AJC than_CJS the_AT0 accident_NN1 we_PNP just_AV0 witnessed_VVD ?_SENT He_PNP said_VVD he_PNP used_VM0 to_TO0 be_VBI in_PRP real_AJ0 estate_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC even_AV0 the_AT0 worst_AJS day_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 job_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 realtor_NN1 would_VM0 n't_XX0 fill_VVI someone_PNI with_PRP the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF gloom_NN1 that_CJT 's_VBZ filling_VVG this_DT0 man_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ happened_VVD to_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP ask_VVB ._SENT 
He_PNP looks_VVZ at_PRP me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP mean_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP said_VVD you_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN worse_AJC ._SENT What_DTQ have_VHB you_PNP seen_VVN ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP turns_VVZ off_AVP the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC dries_VVZ his_DPS hands_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 faces_VVZ me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP actually_AV0 want_VVB to_TO0 know_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP nod_VVB ._SENT 
He_PNP tosses_VVZ the_AT0 paper_NN1 towel_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 trashcan_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 shoves_VVZ his_DPS hands_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS pockets_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS demeanor_NN1 takes_VVZ an_AT0 even_AV0 more_AV0 sullen_AJ0 dive_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ looking_VVG me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 eye_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 disconnect_VVB between_PRP him_PNP and_CJC this_DT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP pulled_VVD my_DPS eight-year-old_AJ0 daughter_NN1 's_POS body_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF a_AT0 lake_NN1 five_CRD months_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP suck_VVB in_PRP a_AT0 rush_NN1 of_PRF air_NN1 and_CJC bring_VVB my_DPS hand_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 base_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS throat_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 gloom_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 in_PRP his_DPS expression_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD despair_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB so_AV0 sorry_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP whisper_VVB ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP am_VBB ._SENT Sorry_AJ0 about_PRP his_DPS daughter_NN1 ._SENT Sorry_AJ0 for_PRP being_VBG curious_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ about_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP asks_VVZ ._SENT 
