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The Sting
The author was in no hurry to tie the knot -- until a near-fatal accident put her life (and her love) in a very different perspective. By Susan Choi
First past that spot -- where the path passes over gnarled tree roots, underneath which the dirt has washed out, leaving hollows where something might nest -- is my boyfriend, Pete. I have my eyes on his calves, sturdy with muscle and brown from a summer of hiking. Their movement hiccups, from a walk to a jog, at the same time as his voice snaps out, "Speed up, something's biting." Whatever it is, in that instant it's gotten him twice, both times on the same calf. I hustle, roused by his tone. But ...