Rhett in Love
“by David Berkeley- Some Kind of Cure I sat with the phone cradled next to my ear feeling nothing. Absolutely nothing. And it scared me more than I wanted to admit to myself. I stared at the wall in front of me wishing that Clementine was home, but she was at school still.“Can you come home?” The voice was impersonal. “She’s not in a good way.”“What can I do if I come back to South Carolina?” My voice sounded cold, but I didn’t know how to sound any other way.“Maybe you can talk to her. She has ...Cirrhosis of the liver.” He sounded bored as if he were talking about an everyday cough. “If she doesn’t stop drinking, she’s going to die.”“How long has she known?” I had to know the answer.“Two years.” He said without a change in his tone. I wondered how many times the doctor had made this call to family members. How many times he had had to tell someone that a loved one was dying and it was all their own fault.“I see.” I blinked and all I could think about was Clementine.MoreLess
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