"As the tide washed in, the Dutch Tulip Man faced the ocean: 'Conjoiner rejoinder poisoner concealer revelator. Look at it, rising up and rising down, taking everything with it.' 'What's that?' Anna asked. 'Water,' the Dutchman said. 'Well, and time.' - Peter Van Houten, An Imperial Affliction. Quoted from the book that never existed until today.
"Anna?" Called her mother as the doctor chased after her into the hospital room. "Yes, Mother?" Anna sat up dreary eyed as a nurse poured into the room checking her heart rate and pricking her with needles. "Oh Anna," Her mother sighed sitting on the edge of the hospital bed. "They say that you can go home soon." Anna's mother smiled, tears welled in her eyes. She grabbed Anna's hand tucking a stray piece of hair behind her daughters' ear. "You'll be okay," she whispered, "You will be okay Anna."
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An Imperial Affliction
Cerita PendekIf you have read The Fault In Our Stars by the one and only amazing John Green, then you will know what an Imperial Affliction is. This is our own version of what we would think the book would be like if it were real. The story includes The Dutch Tu...
