A Little Bit Louder Now

She just had her central line placed. I'm drawing her labs for the first time. She is SCREAMING at the top of her lungs, her face six inches from mine. "Does it hurt?" I ask. "No." "Are you scared?" I ask. "No." "So why are you screaming?" "I don't know," she manages before she starts screaming again. It's going to be a long night.