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CARLOS

“I’d like to hear the good news first,” Rayna said immediately. I guessed at this point she would like to live in denial, the worst it would be was that Rayna had a terminal disease and she would rather not hear it because her next words were, “I don’t want to hear the bad news, you can tell him later, when I am not here, or in your office. I just don’t want to hear it.”

“You have to know what’s happening in your body.” The doctor replied patiently.

“Am I going to die?” She asked outrightly, I couldn’t stop the gasp that escaped me when she mentioned death. It all died down to this woman not knowing what she meant to me.

The doctor gave a pause before answering, “No.”

“Calm down Rayna. Please don’t mention death, no one is dying.” I warned. I turned to the doctor, unsure of what to do.

“Let us talk in the office.” I closed the soup and packed it away, “I’ll be back.” I said to Rayna, tucking a stray hair behind her ears. I was getting used to the look on her new hair, but she l