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He winks and I walk off.
The DR rooms are what I’d want if I came here again.
But could I?
I sip my drink and wander around the club some more, watching everyone have sex. I’ll for sure need my toy when I get home because this whole night has been a big turn-on, but I don’t have the guts to find someone here to work out my sexual frustration.
And I don’t want to.
There’s only one person I can do that with, and he’s a million miles away.
I get into my car and leave, a tear trailing down my cheek as I put the car into drive and head home. Alone.
Thirteen
Eric
Igrin down at theyoung girl. “You’re going to be A-OK, little miss.”
She beams up at me and smiles. “Tank-you, Dak!” She scurries off the table and heads back outside to play.
A lot of the children who play in the village will come to our tent for minor scrapes and cuts. It’s adorable and we don’t mind putting on some antiseptic and a Band-Aid for them. Heck, you never know what can get infected these days.
“I’m gonna go make rounds, I’ll be back,” I tell Dr. Alsworth and Clive, who stand about three feet away discussing something. They both nod and go back to their conversation.
“How are you doing today?” I ask Kwame.
“Hi, Dak. I’m tired,” he answers honestly.
And he looks it. It’s been a week with no email from Declan, so I started doing my own research. Jack told me they can get shipments and he’s already ordered a lot of medication, including cancer drugs, but it’s slow-going.
Well, I’m not that patient. I refuse to sit here and watch this kid die.
I pull my scrubs pants up a bit so I can crouch down and get to the boy’s eye level. “I want you to hang in there for me, okay? I’m trying to get some medicine sent so we can help you with the leukemia.”
“Thank you, Dak.”
