M E D I C I N E |Muke ✓

seven

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They watched a few movies, and Michael fell asleep leaning on Luke's shoulder.

Slowly the front door unlocked and opened.

She sat down in the dining room holding her head in her hands again.

She wiped her wet eyes and sniffled a bit.

Luke walked over and sat next to her.

"What's wrong?"

Luke asked.

"I have to work twice as much as I did before to pay it all off.."

"Pay what off?"

"Nothing."

She looked away.

"Please just tell me, I want to know.

I just want to know what's going on, what were the results for?"

She took an envelope out of her purse and set it down on the table.

She slid the envelope to Luke.

He picked it up and started reading.

His eyes grazed upon it and he set it back down.

"He's got kidney cancer and he gets pains and fevers and.."

She sighed and tears were flowing down.

"Ms. Clifford.."

"And the worst part is he doesn't even know it."

She crumpled the envelope.

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