I sat on the ground and talked to him. I held his hand and told him to squeeze as much as it hurt. It took over 45 minutes for the ambulance to arrive.
When I got back to my class I must have looked upset. The teacher pulled me aside and reminded me that seeing injuries and even death is not uncommon for most of these children. Domestic violence is unspeakably common and it's estimated that one in four girls are raped. What is uncommon and shocking to me, seeing a child laying hurt, is everyday life for these kids.
Some things I don't think I'd ever get used to...