Ear Infection: A Short Story
"Here you go, Cynthia," said the doctor, handing the little girl a lollipop. She had gone with the symptoms of an ear infection, but luckily the symptoms resulted in being nothing other than allergies. "You were very good today."
"What do you say to Dr. Washington?" asked the girl's mother, looking into her eyes.
Shyly, she looked up into his eyes. "Thank you," she whispered, her ear twitching just a bit. Doctor Washington was a human and towered over her, and since Cynthia was a raccoon chimera and the relations between the two species were already tense, he scared her. Nonetheless, he was a trained natmedicus, a doctor who specialized in the treatment of chimeras, and he wasn't concerned with anything other than his patient's health.
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Washington and his nurse stopped talking in order to listen in. "We're getting news of... oh my word..." began one of the officers, holding an earpiece to his ear. "The two aristocrats leading the protest against the Rightful Ownership Act, Archibald and Rosebud Stark... have just been reported as assassinated."
Dr. Washington went cold. His hands completely lost their feeling, and his eyes did anything but leave the screen which they were attached to. He couldn't believe it, he simply couldn't grasp the idea of them having been... taken.
Inside of the room, there was a uniform sense of panic. People were talking in hushed voices, and the pressure was so thick that it had become heavy to breathe.
"T-This... this is a great tragedy for the people of Quercasia," began the anxious newscaster, unsure of what to say. "It appears that protestors, both humans and chimeras, have begun to overrun the Bureau officials... They're entering into the building... we're doing our best to stay updated on current …show more content…
Winsor was still numb, but he managed to release a nod. He didn't cry a single tear, though he was faced with the weight of having lost both of his best friends in this outcry. It was as if the weight of it hadn't sunk in yet, as if the idea of them not being there never occurred to him.
And what would happen to their son, Tod? Well... Winsor wasn't married, and he had no idea how to raise a child. If he was honest with himself, he knew that he didn't want to have children, and he wasn't comfortable with the idea of being his godfather; he had only accepted the offer because of his affection for the Starks. Then again, they wouldn't want him to turn down their son. He had visited their home often enough, he knew the
"What do you say to Dr. Washington?" asked the girl's mother, looking into her eyes.
Shyly, she looked up into his eyes. "Thank you," she whispered, her ear twitching just a bit. Doctor Washington was a human and towered over her, and since Cynthia was a raccoon chimera and the relations between the two species were already tense, he scared her. Nonetheless, he was a trained natmedicus, a doctor who specialized in the treatment of chimeras, and he wasn't concerned with anything other than his patient's health.
The …show more content…
Washington and his nurse stopped talking in order to listen in. "We're getting news of... oh my word..." began one of the officers, holding an earpiece to his ear. "The two aristocrats leading the protest against the Rightful Ownership Act, Archibald and Rosebud Stark... have just been reported as assassinated."
Dr. Washington went cold. His hands completely lost their feeling, and his eyes did anything but leave the screen which they were attached to. He couldn't believe it, he simply couldn't grasp the idea of them having been... taken.
Inside of the room, there was a uniform sense of panic. People were talking in hushed voices, and the pressure was so thick that it had become heavy to breathe.
"T-This... this is a great tragedy for the people of Quercasia," began the anxious newscaster, unsure of what to say. "It appears that protestors, both humans and chimeras, have begun to overrun the Bureau officials... They're entering into the building... we're doing our best to stay updated on current …show more content…
Winsor was still numb, but he managed to release a nod. He didn't cry a single tear, though he was faced with the weight of having lost both of his best friends in this outcry. It was as if the weight of it hadn't sunk in yet, as if the idea of them not being there never occurred to him.
And what would happen to their son, Tod? Well... Winsor wasn't married, and he had no idea how to raise a child. If he was honest with himself, he knew that he didn't want to have children, and he wasn't comfortable with the idea of being his godfather; he had only accepted the offer because of his affection for the Starks. Then again, they wouldn't want him to turn down their son. He had visited their home often enough, he knew the