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As I stepped out of the doctor’s office into the reception, I closed my eyes for a brief moment to gather myself together. The look on Tosin’s face as he saw me told me that he knew the result was not good. He walked up and wrapped me in a hug. Once again, the flood gate of tears opened. He kept drawing soothing circles on my back as I wept endlessly. When I was a little bit calm, I pulled away and felt bad when I noticed that the front of his shirt, close to the shoulder where I had rested my head to cry was drenched in my tears. He followed my eyes and saw what I was staring at, but quickly dismissed it. He collected the prescription that I still held in my hand and looked at it. “When and where do you want to get these drugs?” “I don’t know.” my mind was still foggy. “Let’s go home
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