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    Chapter Three
    The car pulled outside the hospital. Eugene took her hand and waited. She took a few deep breaths and tried to calm the raging nerves.
    ‘You ready?’ he asked.
    ‘Just give me a few more minutes.’
    He nodded, and they sat in silence. Sahara had been down this path before. Even though she tried to convince herself that she was ready to fight, she knew how much strength she’d need to fight it. She wondered if she’d be able to do it. She shut her eyes, and tried to keep the tears from falling. This would be hard.
    ‘Okay, I’m ready.’ She nodded.
    They stepped out together, his hand still holding onto hers. The walk through the familiar corridors sent a cold shiver down her spine.
    ‘You okay?’ he asked.
    ‘No, no I’m not.’
    ‘Okay.’ He stopped a moment, faced her and took her into a hug. ‘I’m here for you.’
    ‘I know.’ She leaned on him. She allowed him to carry that burden; she would need him every step of the way.
    They continued to the reception. She was signed in and soon they were in the waiting room. It had all been done before. She watched the blurting television in the room, and shook her head at the pathetic shows that were playing.
    ‘People don’t know how blessed they are,’ she said.
    ‘What’s that honey?’
    ‘They’re fighting over trivial things. I mean honestly, who cares about the things they talk about.’
    ‘I know honey, it’s life I guess. We can’t make people see things they don’t want to see.’
    ‘True. I’m just taking it out on them, not that it matters really.’
    ‘I was thinking of maybe changing you to a private hospital.’
    ‘No, I want to stick with Doctor Cross. He’s who I know.’
    ‘Okay, it was just a thought.’
    ‘I know, but let me be here where I feel comfortable.’
    He nodded. All he wanted was to offer the best healthcare money could buy, but he also had to be careful not to want what he wanted. This was about Sahara.
    They were finally called into Doctor Cross’s office. He nodded for them to sit down.
    ‘How are you doing, Sahara?’ he asked.
    ‘You tell me, Doctor Cross.’
    He sat back a moment and then back up again.
    ‘I think I already know what you’re about to say,’ she said.
    He raised his eyebrows.
    ‘I’m sorry, Sahara,’ he said.
    She bit back her lower lip, and looked toward the window. It was more painful than a physical wound. It hurt so much she didn’t know what to do with the pain.
    ‘What did you find?’ asked Eugene.
    Doctor Cross looked over at Sahara and she nodded for him to go ahead.
    ‘The scans show that there are a couple of lumps on the bowel.’ He swallowed back hard. ‘Your blood tests show anaemia, and alleviated white blood cells.’
    ‘Again? After all these years? I don’t understand why this wasn’t picked up!’
    ‘I’m sorry. It seems aggressive, we have to work quickly.’
    She was already in tears. How was this happening again!
    ‘This is unfair! How is this fair!!!’ She stood up and paced. ‘I can’t do this again! I just can’t!’  She collapsed onto the floor and burst into tears.
    Eugene was by her side and tried to comfort her as best he could.
    ‘This isn’t fair. What have I done to deserve this?’ It hurt from the pit of her stomach. The pain felt like sharp knives stabbing at her throat. ‘Why, why?’
    Eugene turned to the doctor helpless. He didn’t know what to do. Doctor Cross stood up and joined them on the floor.
    ‘Sahara, we can fight this again,’ he said. ‘We need to operate as soon as possible and fight this.’
    She cried into Eugene’s arms. This wasn’t happening. She didn’t want to hear about all that, she didn’t want to go through chemo again. She didn’t want to loose her hair, and she definitely didn’t want Joy to see her ill.
    ‘You’re a fighter.’
    ‘For how long! How many times do I have to fight this?’
    ‘For however long it takes, you have too,’ said the doctor.
    She sniffed