s. The appearance was pretty much of a child, of course. It was the eyes that looked back w

blastoma Grade II. It is aggressive cancer th

to experience

e boy feel worse. Pity would only intensify the feeling that you a

y the boy. As I wou

y to him. Yes, we are sick, but it do

ok to his eyes, raw and honest. "Hello, Mateo," I greeted the boy f

at her hair was not combed as strands of hair kept poking out. Her tan face was greasy an

in warmth. She appeared h

expect

experiment. My eyes flicked to the boy. I swore I sa

urden, i

ey are so scared to lose us that they push us to do all these tiring and painful experiences. Sometimes, it can fee

o think that he was too young to shoulder

hildren and only talk to the adults. But I would not do that to Mateo. I wanted him to kn

s soon as his dark eyes met min

re she understood what I was saying. No matter. Because by then, I already have Mat

on me to get a cure for

ed his name. "Mateo, apologize," she said with panic, "You have no i

e. He only stared

I said, "Much better t

which I smiled and said it was okay. "I understand. If

e leukemia, A different form of cancer than yours. This exp

one eyebrow

brazen tone. "I'm sorry, Arianna. He's not u

Russo. My opponent is Ma

we hope would alter the genetic makeup of your cancer cells. If we can restart the apoptotic

hat language are

h

would like to see if the drug we have chosen can stop your cancer from spreading. Whatever the results, would make us und

my explanation. I could s

an pitying yourself thinking everything is lost." My voice was firm and I held M

ce. I could see it. I knew it was t

yourself. You can stop anytime and you don't have to give

osture, a sign he felt vulnerable. I knew the kid wanted to grab on the hope. Who would not w

least I could do is be transparent and real. I would

figures in the cancer study field. I have read his previous studies. Before this clinical trial, his team had complete

began t

ill it

ffects like nausea, dizziness, fatigue, r

I experience tho

kno

them t

kno

d himself tighter. The boy was

s trance. "It's okay to hope. I

to never sugar c

t

odd

ke to prepare myself if..." Mateo could not finish his sentence. He stood cl

ded a

ay.

wanted to

I co

"I will have to explain to both of you the procedure, the full risks,

before getting the informed consent. Mateo ended up sticking with his decision until the end. And I was..

d consent to. None of them held my impression as Mateo did. I couldn

nd on my way home. My new apartment was pretty near the campus. New. The

w is good. It wa

g. The darkness of the room greeted me. It was when I was about to flick o

ow. I tried to ignore it. But the thud did not stop and it was getting louder. So after witchi

s. Call me paranoid but I didn't want anyb

d of bird was annoying the hell out of me. As soon as

three birds

ong legs and arms. They cert

men hovering be

ht @ Ka