Tag: Healing
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Like Paper: Chapter 21
I wondered what the others must be thinking as I stumbled into the third set of explosives. The force of it ripped through my jumpsuit, again, and when the dust cleared my legs were already blossoming a nice group of bruises. I had to be getting close, with all these traps around, but I was…
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Like Paper: Chapter 9
None of us was allowed to bring our cellphones but we did have an intercom of sorts connected to our rooms so that the administration could contact us there if needed. As I lay on my bed following my bath, my intercom chimed. I rolled over and tapped the button to answer. The intercom shattered.…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 36
Kasyn hoped no one would bother him as he made his way home. For a brief period of time, after the fight with Jerlinzia, he’d felt good again, like his old self, but the worry and fear began to encroach upon him yet again. “You don’t need to check on me,” he called back to…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 23
It was dark when Emilie awoke. She blinked a few times before remembering she was blind. “Hello?” her voice croaked as she tried to call out and she was made painfully aware of just how dry her mouth and throat were. “Miss Emilie, you’re awake,” a relieved voice spoke from not very far away. “How…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 21
Everything hurt. Kasyn’s mind felt like he was thinking through sludge and all he wanted to do was lie down to sleep. He’d never stayed up this long before. When was the last time he’d gotten any sleep? It was the night before they reached the valley with the elder tree. That was…three days ago?…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 8
The first thing Damarys did upon returning to camp was to ensure that both Kasyn and Emilie were alright and being tended to in the medical tent. Zeter wasn’t much better off than the other two so he joined the ranks of people being treated. Amber needed some looking after as well and it only…
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A Series of Erros Part 27
(Photo by Pixabay) The Thesis had a small hospital on sector three. With a relatively small population, the medical needs of those on board didn’t warrant much space to be devoted for such things. That wasn’t to say that the medical facilities were primitive. Nearly every medical procedure that could be performed on earth could…
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Autumn Reminiscence
(Photo by Yura Forrat) Crisp autumn air bit at any exposed skin, but not so deeply to be too uncomfortable. Still, a pair of mittens, scarf, and ear muffs, in addition to a good coat, kept the cold at bay. The man stood there, outside in the field, his eyes sweeping from one side to…
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Roots Part 5
(Photo by Nishant Aneja) When Syn awoke it took her several minutes before she could hold onto her thoughts long enough to begin remembering what all had happened. Once her memories returned, however, so did the pain. Her entire stomach felt as though it were on fire with the worst of it centered on where…
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To Get and to Give
Chesarai lay on her bed, sweat making her skin shine and dampening her clothes. She was still breathing but it was irregular and fitful. Most families in the village had lost someone to the sickness that had struck their community little over a week ago. As Hesh looked on her mother she knew it wouldn’t…
Bridge of Broken Glass 