MR. BAD GUY (ENGLISH VERSION)

DEATH ON TWO LEGS

The first few weeks were a little bit frantic for Enzo. Pauline got him a meeting with Sean Penn in New York and there were good vibrations with the polemic actor and director. Step by step they were pulling the strings to being able to catch that role, that important role in his career.

While he was waiting for the flight to come back London he received a beautiful photo. Tarek holding in his hands their wedding certificate that send them by registered letter fifteen days later their wedding in Gibraltar.

His professional and loving life was working perfectly. He just wanted to know how much health he had to enjoy both.

Enzo was tested again as usual before the definitive check-up. Doctor Deacon always checked his liver closely every time he came. It was very important not only for the HVC virus but also for his fibrosis and all the drugs he took.

Enzo and Tarek walked into doctor Deacon's consultation holding hands. The latter was very happy seeing them again as a marriaged couple and a team, the team they were all the time. After chatting a while, John grabbed his brown folder and opened it, scratching lightly his chin while he gazed at it page by page.

- John, shoot -Enzo said after giving him some courtesy seconds.

Deacon looked up from the papers and took off his magnet glasses, leaving them hanging on his neck.

- There are good news. HVC virus keeps undetectable. We can say very cautiously that you are cured from hepatitis C. Congratulations.

Tarek and Enzo melted in a tight hug with the good news. For some minutes Enzo was speechless, the happiness choked his throat and suddenly he felt free.

- I guess I can leave the treatment.

- We'll have to keep on it till 48 week.

- 6 other months? Am I not cured?

- You are but we have to keep the treatment a little bit longer, to watch out. It's the usual protocol with coinfected.

- But Enzo is not a coinfected anymore, isn't he?

- Exactly, he isn't. Now my main concern is your liver.

Tarek checked out Enzo got pale and swallowed hard. His fingers clasped between his.

- We've done all the analysis we use to do to your liver. We've detected an extremely high level of Alpha-fetoprotein in your blood. Some people with cirrhosis or hepatitis used to have these high levels. The normal is having 10 nanograms by milliliter, you have 576.

- But I don't have hepatitis anymore...

- You have a tumour in the liver. That's the reason of the anomally.

- Which kind of tumour? -Tarek asked because Enzo stood paralyzed.

- Unfortunately is malignant. The several tests prove it. The calcium and cholesterol level has increased.

- I have cancer... -Enzo murmured as himself but looking at doctor's eyes.

- Your liver had suffered with the two treatments. Unfortunately they used to appear with people suffering cirrhosis and is less frequent with fibrosis as you, the thing is you have it. And we're gonna face this trouble as we've done it with your other two virus.

- But his liver works perfectly. He just felt a little bit more tired and has some pains on his back.

- We've done tests of hepatic function. The part that is not affected by the neoplasia work well. The albumin, bilirubin levels are right.

- And what can we do, John?

- Well, the magnetic resonance had showed us everything. The tumour is in primary stage, it had developed in the liver. It's not metastatic, I mean, it doesn't come from other organ and had extended to the liver. That's good news.