Bad News (2)

"Do you want me to accompany you to the hospital?" asked the girl in a worried tone. She took Friedrich's arm and looked at him worriedly. "If I come, I'll be able to tell you right away what happened, in case you forget again."

Friedrich gave Hannah a long look, lowered his head, and then nodded slowly. Instantly his mind was also filled with various bad thoughts. He had heard of several types of diseases that had symptoms like what he was experiencing.

However, he tried to get rid of those negative thoughts and focused his attention on all the positive things he was doing. He hoped ... not the disease he suspected.

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Doctor Smith was surprised but only briefly to see Friedrich come to see him. He was happy to see, this time, the young man was accompanied by a woman.