First Wish by M.D. Thomas

Author:M.D. Thomas
Language: eng
Format: epub

I thought of looking for another doc that might be more willing to take a spinal fluid sample, even thought of waking Madison and asking her to come in and do it. But anyone capable of the procedure would have the same response as Doctor Smith—until I had more recurring symptoms, especially a fever, no one was going to touch me with a ten-foot pole, much less a big-ass needle. I could self-prescribe the antibiotics, but they were specific to meningitis and any pharmacist would want to know what was going on before they filled the order—and when I couldn’t give them the name of a referring physician, they’d refuse.

When I finally left room four Doctor Smith was nowhere in sight and Cecelia was no longer at the computer station. I left the department without talking to anyone else, slumped out to the parking garage not knowing what to think. Was I infected? Was I insane? Was I just tired?

Tired. It’s the most obvious explanation…

I felt wide awake though, especially when the low morning sun hit my face as soon as I was outside—my internal clock had been knocked ass-up and wasn’t back where it was supposed to be, except that I knew in about an hour I’d feel like I’d been run over by a truck.

Sleep. I needed to sleep. But what if I woke up and Viv was still there, still complaining about telling her boyfriend that he’d knocked her up?

With a sigh, I realized it didn’t matter. Doctor Smith was right. I just needed to get some sleep. I worked again in a little more than twelve hours, and nobody was going to be jumping up and down to take the shift at the last minute if I tried to give it up.

I drove back home not wanting to think of anything, but Viv started up again. I ‘said’ nothing to her, to it, to me, to whatever the fuck was going on in my mind, hoping if I ignored it the voice might go away.

It didn’t though. No until I crawled back into bed for the second time that day and thankfully, mercifully, sleep came.

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