WongWC1998

novel pt.2

Jan 23rd, 2019
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  1. There are two kinds of bad news. The kind you see coming and the one you don't.
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  3. "I have been diagnosed. With cancer."
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  5. "What?"
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  7. Bad news is very much like a stun grenade, it overwhelms one's mind by exposing it more information than it can handle. Bad news is also very much like a needle to a balloon. My entire mental strength immediately deflated and sank to the ground into a plastic flap. The only response I could gather was a resigned "Oh."
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  9. "The doctor says I have a median lifespan of two years."
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  11. "Oh."
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  13. "Four years if through rigorous chemotherapy."
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  15. "Oh."
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  20. "What's wrong?"
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