Pov Dr. Linzi

  Finishing my versation with Bke , I pack a supply of bandages from the ets in my offito my leather bag . Putting the scroll ba my pants pocket , I sigh and bend down to the locked ste room where I keep other medical supplies , to take from there the suture supplies , ahetid disiants . Although from what I heard the use of my sembence will certainly be o save the damaged nerves in Bke's hand .

  ' I just hope the damaged nerves are the worst wound they have . '

  I think as the possible medical plications of their injuries flow incessantly in my head . With the use of my sembence I prevent many of them , but if Lappnd in her dition will have a hematoma in the brain , or worse a serious internal injury , which will arise from the rupture of the crystalline in her body , in this case only surgery save her .

  And knowing this stubbirl she won't say something is wrong with her until she falls half dead in front of your feet . I have known this stubborn wolf since she was a child and I know how resistant to pain she be . And I don't say that as a plement . Once when I was still living on the menagerie , Lappnd somehow during py she pierced her foot with three nails and did not tell anyone about it .

  She pulled them out herself tied her foot with a cloth and tio py . Had it not been for Bke who reported it to her mother , who called me . Lappnd would have been in danger of losing that foot or iion . In addition to this situation , I remember tless others , from losing a tooth , to a broken arm .

  Lappnd , despite all her quirks and intelligence , was always the type of child who loved her sense of freedom . When no one was watg her and Bke was not with her , she would run all day around the isnd withard for danger . She would only e ba the evenings all dirty and battered by her activities , and whoever had to patd examine her after those activities was me.

  However I couldn't be angry with her because I khat these all-day outdames , pushing for freedom and autonomy had a lot of psychological basis in Lappnd behavior . Log this girl in a house in a particur area under stant trol was a mental anguish for Lappnd . This girl literally suffers in fi .

  When in my head these few memories of the past that I have of Lappnd , I ot help but think of the diagnosis I gave her today . Memories of how that light in her eyes dimmed , despite the ck of disappearance of pead smile from her face . Lappnd is perhaps another patient of many others . I am not a member of her family , I am just a doctor who has had the opportunity to treat her for the loime , so I have known this girl for years . Lappnd is also one of my first patients , certainly the first that I treated so ically . Of all the patients I have had, she is the only one I know from nail to tip of her hair . It be said that I know her body better than anyone else .

  ' It's silly but I guess it's normal that after years of g for someone and watg them grow up, you eventually get attached . Even if I haven't had any tact with her for the past few years, and she retly seemed to have lost the rest of her mind. But what to expect from a ically mentally ill girl , expeg acceptance from her potential " love " . I really may be a doctor who should not get attached to patients , but I am also not a mae without heart aions .'

  Thinking about it I look at the neer file for the mysterious ailment from which Lappnd suffers , left on my desk . Although there is not muformation , theses or pns for further steps or research , but looking at the amount of time I have had it is quite obvious . However, I now know with certainty that , at least to date , never in the world has such a case been found . This makes me have to unravel everything from scraty own . However , from the amount of data I have I have no idea if it is some new virus , fungus , geic disorder , biologieical on , poison , venom ...........

  It doesn't even matter anymore what it is , the mere fact that it is reted to crystal and dust made me deleted everythied to this case from all puters involved in this case . Fortunately as the owner of the ic I have that power . Unfortunately I don't have that power in trolling my people ....... I trust them because I have worked with them for a long time .......... But .........

  'I have to trol who knows about this case . I don't want to have a bunch of idiots , turning what is left of civilization into crystal mos . Knowing some of the people at Ats .......... They certainly don't care about ethics or the danger of such things . What they would care about instead is the ability to " produce " crystals and dust . '

  Thinking about it I look at the new , more detailed blood report Lappnd , which I immediately tucked into the locked , armored drawer of my desk . Looking at the window of my office , I see how the rain has created an imperable curtain of water . This means that getting to Bke and Lappnd will be a real headache . Unless it turns out to be pletely impossible .

  With this dawning , I finally y medie bag after which I pull off and throw my doctor's coat on the chair . I then leave my offid lock it behind me . After less than two steps I meet in the corridor with one of my senior secretaries , who is carrying some dots in her hands .

  Secretary : " Doctor these are new files and requests for appois . I also received firmation of the order for new aid mats ............ And one more thing Mrs. Bkham asks if these new heart drugs are sure not halluogenic . "

  Saying this the secretary is about to hahe dots , but in time she notices that I was just about to leave . Actually I should have left two ho . But since Lappnd's visit I have been fully focused on her case , because of this I am sitting in my office for unpaid overtime . I haven't even finished what I should have doer her visit , leaving myself with unfinished work for tomorrow . And looking at these new files ...........

  ' The backlog of work will not end . However , I will have to find time to iigate the Lappnd situation . '

  I think knowing very well that most if not all of my free time in and out of work will now be spent iigating the Lappnd case . And I am not doing this for the fame . As I mentioned I don't want ao know about this case . I am doing this for Lappnd and others who may be affected by this dition ......... I do not know what affli Lappnd caught , perhaps only she in the known world of ours will be si it , but I do not know that . I also 't be sure that somewhere in the world there won't be other people sick with it or worse Lappnd's disease is actually tagious .

  ' To be sure I will have to take Bke's blood just in case . After all, from my knowledge she is the one who has the most tact with Lappnd .'

  Thinking about it , I make a mental o take needles and blood and urine taio collect samples from Lappnd and Bke . Passing the secretary leaving her with the information to put these dots on my desk and to tell Mrs. Bkham that she should stop eating cookies baked by her grandson .

  Secretary : " Doctor , if yoing to the parking lot please take my umbrel from the reception . I know that you are in the habit of leaving your umbrel in the car , and with your body you ot risk getti Doctor . I have a night duty tonight so I do not and you may get wet on the way to the car ".

  Says the secretary to which I could only turn my head to her and nod with gratitude, after all, employees do not always take such care of their boss. Well it is also true that by the time I get to the parking lot where my car is parked, in which admittedly I have an umbrel, I would get as wet as a rat. Walking to the exit I stop at the ste room from which I take the rest of the things I need and then I go to the exit, where I ehe reception desk from which I take a single umbrel.

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  The drive to my destination, the Vale Hotel, took surprisingly less time than it should have. Despite the fact that I could barely see the road. However, it was te enough at night that the traffic was not too bad. The weather and the side roads through which I was driving also greatly reduced the number of vehicles . I even say that most of the way I drove oy streets.

  ' However, a little more and we will have a small flood in Vale . '

  Thinking about it , I listen for another siren . A flood means people needing help , and that means overflowing hospitals and then ics like mine .

  ' It's as if the world itself is dropping work on me ' .

  Thinking about it , I remember the call about the bad dition of Lappnd , which I received from Bke, while driving . Vomiting is a symptom of a cussion , but it generally occurs a few days after the injury . Hence I believe that it must be reted to fatigue , abdominal trauma or may have aional basis . In addition, Bke reported a detat from reality and probable halluations, which is not unon in Lappnd, but I ot say whether this is reted to the injury .

  Of course I expi to Bke , who seemed to panic at that moment . Sighing once again , I stop at the parking spa front of the hotel . Then I get out taking with me my umbrel and my bag , which has bee heavy enough to cause problems for my anorexic body . Which has already given me arming signals , like sneezing and shortness of breath .

  However I am a doctor and I know that with ditions like mi much be done . Entering the lobby I headed uhe watchful eyes of the receptionist to the elevator . I did not talk to her because I already knew in what room and on what floor Bke and Lappnd resides . The receptionist also did not ask me anything , but her gaze on me was quite unpleasant .

  Only before the elevator doors closed pletely , I noticed the clearly tired look that the woman cast at the muddy footprints that left my shoes and then I already knew what I had done wrong . I should wipe my shoes from the mud , which I did not do . I also did not shake off the umbrel from the water creating quite a big mess . Unfortunately I did not have time to apologize when the elevator took me to my floor . Exiting the elevator I headed to Bke's room , in front of which I stopped and then khree times .

  Linzi : " Miss Bke it's me Doctor Linzi " .

  I speak quite loudly with the iion of being heard . Which apparently succeeded when the door opened in front of me .

  Bke : " Please e in " .

  Bke said, stepping back from the door to let me in. As I walked past her , I caught something in her voice that I hadn't heard on the phone .

  ' It's not just fear and panic . Sadness , grief and shakiness , although well hidden . The irritated throat and the way she intoned ....... She was g quite hard .'

  I think going inside where I am greeted by the sight of the floor on which I immediately reized traces of blood . Then I return my gaze to Bke who sat on the coud embrag her cloth-ed hand .

  The cloth itself is visibly soaked with blood , but looking at its dark red color I know that it is already dried . Wasting no time, I went over to Bke sitting on the bed and squatted on one knee in front of her to see what a mess she was in.

  The first thing I noticed up close was the obvious g marks on her eyes and nose. In addition, her hair was a mess, as were her clothes. What strengthened my vi, however, were the marks on her ned face suggesting strangution and blows . What firmed the fight , however, was the wound I saw after unrolling the cloth from Bke's hand .

  ' This is a bite ........... A bite that I will always reize because of the most on reason for treating Mr. Ghira ........... This is the teeth of Lappnd '

  I think looking up at the face of Bke , who did not know what to say . Not knowing Lappnd myself , I would have thought that Bke was a victim of sexual assault . But remembering the for Lappnd that Bke expressed , and knowing Lappnd herself I know that this is not the case . Besides , after what Lappnd learoday I already felt that something like this could happen .

  Linzi : " You are lucky that you don't have any cuts on your face . However, you will definitely have a few bruises. As for the hand I will need a moment to prepare . Now what about Lappnd ?"

  I say standing up and putting my leather bag on the bed .

  Bke : " I keep cheg its dition . A while ago I was with her , now she is washing iub . "

  Says Bke , when trating I actually hear some spshing of water ing from the open door in this room . This noise gave me fidehat Lappnd at least is not dying which gives me a moment to take care of Bke's nasty wound . It may not be bleeding , but the tissues are dying quickly making my sembeno longer as effective as it should be . Besides, iions from bites are no joke .

  ' What a night '