The doctor told her that Lisanne and her colleague were starting to develop fevers, and when things were bad, they would even vomit. Furthermore, red markings were starting to appear on the skin of their stomachs.
The doctor had come to find out if Winnie had the same red markings on her body.
Winnie currently could not see a thing, and she had convinced Xavier to leave her. She had no choice but to heed what the doctor said.
Once the doctor was done examining her, she asked, “How is it? Do I have the markings too?”
The doctor uttered solemnly, “Yes.”
Winnie hummed quietly in response. It was not a surprising answer to her, so she was still composed.
However, she could hear the hesitance in the doctor’s voice. Clearly, the doctor had only told her half the story. “Please, just speak your mind. I can take it.”
After a few days of interactions, the doctor found out that Winnie was a naturally optimistic and confident person.
It would not even be an exaggeration to say that Winnie was the most optimistic individual among all the patients she and her colleagues had been interacting with.
After a while of mulling over the right words to use, the doctor confessed to Winnie, “Even though the symptoms are about the same, your condition is worse than the other two patients.”
Winnie fell silent for a while before she drew her brows together. “Is it ugly?”
Her abrupt question rendered the doctor silent for a moment, for the doctor did not know what to say to her.
She was a woman as well, and she knew looks were important for women, especially for someone who was already beautiful like Winnie. Anyone would have a hard time accepting reality after something terrible happened.
The doctor’s silence was a quiet affirmation of Winnie’s question.
With a slight nod of her head, she then asked, “I understand. I have one more question. Is it only appearing on the stomach? Do I have the markings on other places, like the arms, legs, or the face?”
“No,” came the doctor’s swift response. “There aren’t any markings on any other places. It’s the same for the two other patients.”
Winnie bobbed her head. Even though she could not see anything, she could imagine the red melon-like markings on her body.
She massaged her temples as a wave of helplessness crashed into her.
What in the world is going on? I went blind first, and now, I have markings on my stomach. What is this? A package deal?
After letting out a sigh, Winnie asked the doctor, “Then is there any treatment plan as of now?”
The doctor immediately answered, “We’re currently studying the treatment plan in hopes of it being able to control the symptoms and not let it mutate into cancer.”
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