THE MIRAGE

     We were seated at the press conference. Ethan has been narrating the whole incident for half an hour now. I duly listened. Once Ethan ended his narration the officers permitted the reporters to ask three questions. Almost every one of them raised their hands. Ethan pointed at an older woman.

“The doctor’s reports claim that Ana has post-viral fatigue. How did she live through that?” I tried my best, not to react. She was dangerously close to the very thing we are so bent on covering.

“Yeah, that is a miracle, we did struggle with it. I almost thought she wouldn’t make it. Her system fought it off on its own” he said and looked down at me, “she definitely is much stronger than she looks” he added. The old woman flopped back into her seat smiling, understandingly. Ethan pointed at a man, who was close to dad's age, his spectacles were  sliding off his nose.

“Why do you think the tribal