Pathological by Jinkang Wang

Author:Jinkang Wang [Wang, Jinkang]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: BluA
ISBN: 9781503942059
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Published: 2016-12-27T00:00:00+00:00

The orphanage had no computers, and there was no way to get online. With the quarantine, they had no way of getting news from the outside world. The test results had surely been out for some time now, but no one notified them, probably deliberately keeping the information from them. Deputy Mayor Jin, who’d once been so close to them, hadn’t gotten in touch at all. It was the silence before a storm, and Mei Yin knew what was coming. But she didn’t dwell on it—there was no use thinking about it right now. Instead, she chose to put all her energy into Xiaoxue. The girl was more or less recovered, the scabs now coming off bit by bit. She’d been ill more than a month now, and hadn’t bathed once, leaving her sweaty and stinky, with matted hair. The clothes she’d changed into the day before were already sour smelling. She still couldn’t shower, so Mei Yin changed her again, then carefully brushed her hair, braiding it into little plaits. Now Xiaoxue was beautiful again, she said. These little scars were no big deal, plastic surgery was so advanced these days, they could make her look as good as new. Her interest aroused, Xiaoxue said, “Mommy, could you bring me the mirror? I want to look at my braids.”

Mei Yin looked at the desk. “Where could the mirror have gone? I haven’t seen it for days.”

“It should be on the table.”

Mei Yin kept searching. “It’s not. Someone must have taken it away.”

Xiaoxue was in good spirits, snuggling into her Mommy’s bosom, chattering away like a little mynah bird. She asked her Mommy, “When can we do the adoption paperwork?”

“Very soon, I’ll take care of it after you’re well.”

“The scabs are so itchy, I can’t stand it, let me scratch,” Xiaoxue said.

“Try not to. Here, Mommy will scratch a little bit for you.”

“After I leave the orphanage, will I live in Wuhan, or in Xinye with Daddy Sun, or will I stay here in Nanyang to go to school?” Xiaoxue asked.

Mei Yin said, “We’ve decided that to start with you’ll transfer to a school in Xinye, and live in your daddy’s house. When we’re at work, Granny will take care of you.”

Then Xiaoxue thought of another question. “Mommy, how come you’re not afraid of the sickness? The doctors and nurses were all wearing suits, and you didn’t even have a mask. You even dared to hug me when we slept.”

Mei Yin said, “I’m immune. And Xiaoxue, after this illness, you’ll be immune too. You won’t have to worry about smallpox again in this lifetime.”

“Really?”

“Of course, really.”

She explained in detail how the immune system worked in humans, and how to build up immunity. Vaccinations usually only lasted four or five years, but a bout with smallpox conferred lifelong immunity. Xiaoxue said, “Mommy, you know more than anyone in the world. When I grow up, I want to go to medical school, and learn as much as you.”

Mei Yin said joyfully, “That’s good, with your Daddy and I teaching you, you’ll surely do better than us.

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