Chapter Forty-One

Hidden torment.

“Please Aida, take a seat!” Doctor Wessex gestures for me to sit at the clear plastic desk. Easy to clean I suppose! I do as requested and Lance sits on the chair next to me. As Doctor Wessex sits down he removes his glasses, no doubt to look at me more intently.

“Before we start with the scan, are you on any medication?”

“No Doctor, I’ve been refused medical intervention!” I enjoy reminding him.

“No birth control?” He looks down through a file before looking between Lance and I. Well this is awkward.

“Erm, no!” Kill me, kill me now.

“Okay, thank you Aida. When we enter the next room I will need to strap your head down, will you be okay with that?”

No!

“Yes!” I respond.

“I’ll need a fellow doctor to help run the tests, is that okay?” Doctor Wessex continues.

No!

“Yes!”

“Lance, you will need to stay in here!”

No! No he promised.

“I promised Aida, I’d be with her all the time!” Lance cuts in.

“I’m afraid I can’t allow that!”

“But there’s no radiation!” Lance