
I will live"Bring me her medical chart, please", said the voice. The sound of opening and closing doors could be heard. Several minutes of silence and the sound repeated itself. Rustling of papers and the occasional muttering gave away the reading of the brought chart.I will live by ~Zmaj-dragon
"So, according to this, she has a few months left."
"Yes, sir."
"No therapy they tried succeeded?
"No, sir. She also contacted the foundations that are researching that kind of cancer, but it seems her case is special.
"I see she refused every suggestion for surgical removal. I'm not surprised, the chance of survival is almost equal to zero."
Silence took over the room again. Only t

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That. Damn. Sun.
I stuck my tongue out from thirst. My lips were dry and cracked, and my mouth as if filled with sand. I tried to create saliva, but those scanty quantities weren't enough to wet my mouth. I walked on the rocky ground, overgrown here and there by resistant plants which found bits of earth in deep cracks, too scant for a tree which would give life-saving shade. I looked at the sky and frowned.
Not even a cloud!
The sky looked blue in a downright insolent manner, it's sapphire vastness uninterrupted by even smallest traces of whiteness. In its middle, like a gold lump, the sun shone, hitting my body with heat regardless

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Chapter six:
Quod nocet, saepe docet
I gaped at Ruben with eyes wide open in surprise.
What?!
"I hope you like it", he continued while his warm smile slowly cooled, "for you're going to spend the rest of your short life here."
"What are you talking about?" I interrupted him when the gift of speech returned to me. Instead of an answer, the dragons around me started and tried to seize me. Tried, I say. I quickly jumped and opened my wings, flapped a few times and glided to the other end of the forecourt.
What's happening? Ruben would never do this! I thought while landing.
Maybe, but you don't know him that well,

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Chapter five:
Every cloud has a silver lining
I ate three more portions after the one given by the doctor. I leaned back in the chair, but three weeks of laying in bed have some unwanted effects. A full bladder is one of them.
"Excuse me, where's the toilet?" I asked the doctor who was passing by my table.
"In the hall behind those doors, first door to the left", he answered shortly and hurried away before I managed to say thanks. I shrugged and went towards the shown door.
I did what I had to and returned to the canteen with a little discovery. The wizard sat at one of the tables. He gave me a sign to come to him.
"You kno
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