Spine: A Collection of Twisted Tales by Steven Jenkins

Author:Steven Jenkins [Jenkins, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Different Cloud Publishing
Published: 2015-04-07T04:00:00+00:00

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As the night rain hammered against the window, Colin stared out into the hospital grounds, listening as Doctor Wright gave him the news.

“There’s nothing more I can tell you,” Doctor Wright said, holding a white clipboard to his chest, his eyes swimming in disappointment. “I wish there was better news, but…”

Colin shook his head. “So let me get this straight: if I stay on the drugs, and if I’m lucky, they’ll give me another six to eight weeks—but if I come off them then there’s a strong possibility that I could drop dead within the next three days. Is that about right? Did I miss anything?”

Doctor Wright nodded then sat on the end of the bed. “In a nutshell: yes. But there’s always a chance of a breakthrough.”

Colin sighed loudly. “A chance? You’ve been saying that for the past twelve months.”

“Exactly. You would’ve died months ago if it hadn’t been for the drugs. They gave you almost a year of your life back.”

“Some bloody life.”

Doctor Wright said nothing. He just remained on the bed unable to maintain eye contact with Colin’s hopeless glare.

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