CHAPTER THIRTY
We sat there for a long time, talking to each other and Mum about everything and anything.
It took the sun longer than expected to rise, but while we waited for the day to officially begin and for life to kick off and take its course, the oil lamp I had put on when it got dark last night decided it was no longer strong enough to keep the flames burning.
It left us in darkness for a while before we saw the first glimpse of the sunset through the window.
It was finally a new day, and the reality of my life is finally going to set in. Mum the head doctor and scientist of Greene county has been afflicted with the dreaded SBS, and even though TD has deliberately chosen to avoid the harsh reality that he might soon succumb to the infection, the truth is that his susceptibilit
