C8 Let Me Help

Julian stopped halfway across the kitchen and put both hands on the counter.

Nora looked up from the sink. He had been heading for the refrigerator with his cane in his right hand. Now the cane stood beside him while his fingers pressed hard into the counter, and his left foot had gone still.

"Sit down." Nora dried her hands on a towel.

He glanced at her. "I'm getting water."

"I can see that