With an apology for the atrocious editing, I bring the next piece of my partial and very mixed up autobiography. And yes, I'm fully aware that this is not extremely erotic and arousing, but this particular one is not meant to be overly sensual. Thank you to those who have been my beacon during this time.
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"Hello Ms...Green, is it? How's your day been so far?" The doctor didn't wait for an answer. This is not MY doctor, she thought internally. Where is Dr. Im? And as if he had read her mind, he looked up from his laptop and attempted a calming and reassuring smile, though it came across thin and transparent, lifeless on its uninterested vessel.
"I realise I'm not your usual, but rest assured that I am more than qualified to treat you for the time being, Ms. Green." Wary of this translucent man, Laura rested her aching back against the wall, hands folded in her lap and ankles crossed. "Well then, lay it on me. I need some good news." If she hadn't been staring directly into his pupils at that very moment, she may not have noticed the flicker of doubt and sorrow that had plagued his gaze for a split second. Radiating as much professionalism as humanly possible, the doctor cleared his throats and ended her potentially effulgent day.
"Ms. Green, may I call you Laura? Well, you see...I know you're really expecting good news about your illness, but the fact of the matter is that you...you've actually gotten worse. Laura, you're at stage IVB. I'm terribly sorry, but there are many liberties we cannot grant to you until the next treatment. I'm afraid your home will be at the hospital for the next few weeks. Again, I really cannot find the words to tell you how truly sorry I am."
The wall across from her was crying again, its cerulean tears racing each other down to the cold and unfeeling floor beneath her. The room was no longer still, but a swirling merry-go-round of colours and odd shapes and voices, so many voices.
Was he still talking? Who was to say at that point, not that it really mattered. It was all fluff anyway. It always was. Doctors, she found, were exceptional at fluff outside of their precious stats and instruments. Even her uncle laid it on thick when he consulted his patients.