I come out of the bathroom. I've become sicker in the last ten minutes and there she is, my mother crying. I don't understand why, it's not like me vomiting is something to be sad about, right? Doctor Pepper -- such a weird name -- is there, he's telling her to keep calm. To stop crying, my mum is soft like that. all emotional and such.
"Seriously mom, why are you crying?" I ask, with a strange and judging you face.
Doctor Pepper gives me a sad sympathic look. "Anna," he starts off. His voice somewhat shaky. "I'm really sorry to inform you and your mother about this. But you have Cholera."
I tilt my head. Cholera? I had never eaten anything that's been infected by- shit. There wasn't even a recent earthquake or even a flood. "What?" I ask.
Mom finally stopped crying. "Anna, you're l-l-life," she stutters. "it's changed now."
"What are you talking about? Can't I get treated for this?"
"I'm sorry Anna, but it's too late for you to be treated."
"So I'm going to die?"
"No, Anna, no you're..." my mom stops, her lips quivering.
"I get it." I manage to say. I understand. Whatever, right? We always end up dying in the end. My time just came earlier, and I've just got to get over it. Right?
"I'm sorry Anna, I'm so sorry." Doctor Pepper said.
"There's no need to be.."
"It'll be a long journey," he warns me. "But I think someone like you, will be brave and strong enough to finish it."
"The only obsticle in life is myself." I reply. Then I get that feeling again. It's too late for me, it's too late for me to go to the bathroom- it's too late for me to live life to the full.
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"Why aren't I going to school? I'll be fine, I don't even feel sick."
"I called your teacher, she understands. Doctor Pepper said it's best for you to stay at home. Never know when that stuff comes up."
Honestly, I spend the whole night- morning, rethinking what happened and I know I'll get better. God won't just do that to me? What am I saying? God knows what's right and I believe that this is what he wants for me. I used to be so sure of myself, but now, after that, I'm lost. Derailed from what we called Life. What am I going to do now?
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An Imperial Affliction
Hayran KurguAnna's life changes when she finds out she has a rare blood cancer. Her one-eyed mother who is obsessed with tulips meets a man who Anna calls Dutch Tulip Man and falls in love with him. Is he a con-man or is he truly what he says?
