The handsome patient grinned. “What’s wrong with me, doc?”
Ignoring her aching feet—and his devastating smile—Maria checked his vitals. Normal. How odd. “Must be a virus. Rest. Drink liquids. You’ll get better.”
“But it’s so strange.” Gently, he touched her arm. “Everything glows.”
Then… she saw it too.
Joanne R. Fritz lives in West Chester, PA and writes poetry and fiction for children and adults. When she wrote this story, she’d been suffering from a mysterious virus that lasted six weeks. Her vitals were normal but she experienced constant vertigo. She wished the virus had been the glowing kind instead.
You nailed it again!
Thanks, Lauren!
I loved your story. Great cliffhanger!
Thanks, Patricia.
I love how it could be the beginning of either a romance or a zombie apocalypse!
Ha ha, Kim! Maybe it’s both. You got my story better than anyone. Thank you.