With her hand outstretched, Mr. Kavanagh, a new patient, was waiting for his first dose of chemo. Mechanically, Susan put on her two pairs of gloves, picked up the syringe and filled it with the yellowish chemical. Looking into the cylinder Susan developed an incredible urge for lemonade. She could almost taste it.
"Miss Kelly, why did you put on two sets of gloves?"
"Oh...it's nothing. Just the hospital policy," Susan answered, anxiously awaiting to fix herself a lemonade as soon as she'd be finished.
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The Sphere
Short StorySusan lives on the lush coast of eastern Ireland, taking care of her daughter and her many patients. But an enemy Susan is intimately familiar with begins a full on assault on her duties as a mother and a doctor. **This story received 2nd prize at t...
