A TINY CUT, by Samson Stormcrow HayesGregor didn’t even notice that he cut himself hiking until he was in the shower. The moment the water hit the open sliver, hundreds of frayed nerve endings screamed in agony. It was only a tiny cut, but it hurt like crazy. He tried to keep his finger away from the running water, but his continuous stream of curses attested to his failure.
When he finished drying off, he covered the wound with a simple adhesive bandage, and hardly noticed it for the next two days until the bandage’s edges collected enough dirt to turn dark. He changed the bandage and repeated this routine for the next few days before he realized the wound wasn’t healing. In fact, it was getting worse. It was swollen and discolored.
He decided to test the wound. He gently squeezed his f
