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// previously known as "Hey Neighbor | A Dialogue Story\\
When a mute foster kid moves in next door to a deeply insecure homeschooled girl that lives in the middle of nowhere, them meeting is slim even when the cl...
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"When did you first notice it?"
"Y-yesterday, or maybe the day before."
"Have you experienced any discomfort or pain in your spine or anywhere else on your body?"
"A little in my back where I found it."
"Have you had problems walking?"
"I'm just really clumsy."
"Has it been hard to get up physically with putting weight down on your legs?"
"I woke up in the middle of the night last night to get water but my left leg felt like it was asleep. That could have been how I was laying though."
"Any vision or hearing problems?"
Willa looks down at her hands.
"Did you have another episode?"
"Yeah."
"Where at?"
"In the back garden by my gate."
"Have they been getting more frequent?"
"Yeah..."
"I'm not gonna have to go back there am I?"
"It depends Willa. We have to monitor them in case any become cancerous."
"They've all been benign though."
"That doesn't mean it can't change. I need to know everything you experience even if it's something small like getting tunnel vision or throwing up or anything like that."
"Ok."
"I'll be back in five days. Will you be alright until then?"
She nods.
"Good. But don't hesitate to call in case anything else happens."
Kayla leaves as Willa remains on the couch to ponder over the anomaly on her back. She whimpers in annoyance and rests her head against both her knees.
Why me?
What did I do to deserve this?
I wish I was normal.
|| message from: Neighbor Dude||
hey everything ok?
did you have a seizure?
No.
oh ok
whats wrong
I'm just sad.
we promised not to lie to each
I just can't get a break.
Every time I think I might not get another one they just keep coming back and they won't leave me alone.
another what
They're like tumors. I can get them in my ears along my spine, anywhere really. I'm not riddled with them but they tend to appear one or two at a time mostly on my back or stomach.
are they cancerous...
No, not usually. Not the ones I get. But they're what took my dad.
Well this disease did. He had a really bad seizure that left him brain dead.
oh willa im so sorry...
Don't be. You don't have anything to be sorry about. It was a long time ago.
still
It's just really hard sometimes seeing pictures of girls with they're beautiful tan, smooth skin that doesn't have a mark on them. No scars, no stretch marks. I just want to be like them.
don't say that
It's true.
willa, don't
you are beautiful just the way you are
no disease could change that
it doesn't matter if you have scars stretch marks or anything
none of that matters
If one of them becomes cancerous...I'll have to undergo chemotherapy.
I'm so scared. The way it made my dad look...the way he just stared at the walls for most of the day, it was horrible. I don't want to end up like that.
can't they remove a tumor therefor removing the cancer?
It depends how big it is or the position of it. This one's directly against my spine. I'm lucky I haven't lost my vision or hearing, let alone my ability to walk yet. It could happen.
