My Secret Twin Sister

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me, "I am not part of this and never will I be part of this.

o block his pathway to prevent

remove that thing from your belly

my head against the frame of the couch. Regardless, I mustered up the courage to grab his leg. He

intensity, causing my favorite picture to leave its nail and smash goes to the ground

night invaders. I crawled to the shelf to pick up the vodka, maybe it will play its usual role of

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little sleep I was trying to grab from the torrid emotional conversation we had ear

d to reach for my phone, but my tired body would not let it. Who could be calling at this hour of the ni

thought

ago about things I would be bringing to the hospital for my mother's upkeep in the morning. Cynthia

I picked it up this ti

eak before..." I was not so patient to listen to the voice at

enport?" The voic

grudgingl

sleep I have been longing to catch, made possible by the bottle of vodka that

rgency desk of M

me that something is wrong, an

mother's health. Dr. Morgan will want to see you a

he be off?" I replied nervously as

ut two hours,

lease!" I uttered

t there with her?"

discussed with relatives of the patient; hence, your pres

me. I knew it was not good news.The hospital never calls at this hour of the night to give go

his fingers are aggressively hitting the keyboard. He managed to direct me to a seat as he continued with his typing. At this p

picked up h

" In a fraction of a minute, a knock was heard, and a middl

aled, transparent envelope without botherin

ates this patient is battling throat cancer." The words hi

trembled with anxiety; each w

surgical operation will have to be carried out on the patient

ed my eyelids, I lost myself in thoug

needed for all the

your mother's medi

me the cost and save m

lly sure," h

u can approach the billing/finance department; it's at th

othering myself to check on my mother and Cynth

e?" A thick

phone now!"

tta

30

won't be

I should make it there on time

rrr

et. "I'm on my way right now." I rel

y Davenport?" A fam

, I r

an on the line. H

enough to come to the hos

well," I replied

e file of your mother with a patient

y mouth in awe and

r a moment as his voice hung in the air

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