The Woman From Hell

Theo took me back to the ward. "I went to visit Munchkin just now. He's still sleeping. The doctor said that his body indexes have now returned to normal, and the next thing to consider is getting

chemotherapy."

I looked out the window with listless eyes. What was coming would come.

Theo knew that I had trouble making decisions, so he seemed to have already prepared an answer.

"Actually, chemotherapy is very helpful for Munchkin now-"

"He's too young." I cut Theo off halfway.

"He's too young to withstand the pain of chemotherapy." I knew that chemotherapy worked, but its greater use was merely as a means of comfort for the patient's family by the hospital.

It did the job of relieving the disease but did not completely cure it. I did not want Munchkin to suffer that kind of pain at such a young age.

"But his illness will only worsen if he doesn't get chemotherapy," Theo stressed but did not persuade me further as he knew what I was thinking about.

"I need some time alone."

me and eventually walked out

sunlight outside as if all the hustle

that chemotherapy could relieve Munchkin's pain now, but there was no stopping once it began. Besides, Munchkin's health would only deteriorate. The only way to save him was to get

his mother, I was very

Knock, knock, knock.

forceful knocks sounded outside the door.

door. For some reason,

her baby. There were some fruits and a

are nutritious and

They look quite vibrant and fresh, so

you," I faintly replied, but

first person who walked in that door without asking me how

could not tell those who cared about me that I felt utterly dispirited right now because there was nothing else they could say other than comforting words. However, that

and looked at the scenery outside the window. "The weather's pretty good

would be nice." She voiced out my thoughts, so I had no reason to not

and walked around the garden with her side by side. It was a long stretch of road. She did not say anything, which made me wonder if she was here to visit