"So where does that leave us?" Thorn questioned, irritably.
"Nowhere, I’m afraid," we were told. "We can’t treat the symptoms if we don’t know what’s causing them. I confess to being baffled."
"Well, that’s just great!" Thorn exclaimed, throwing up her hands in annoyance. "So what do we do now? Can’t you perform more tests?"
"We’ve tried them all," another doctors informed her. "Every single one. And nothing shows up. Nothing at all."
"There has to be something you haven’t tried!" Thorn demanded.
"I’m sorry," the doctor said. "We can’t do anything else."
"So, you’re just going to give up, then?" Thorn exploded.
The doctor shrugged. "We’ll keep trying, of course, but honestly, we don’t know where to turn next." Thorn sagged and I put an arm around her for physical, as well as spiritual, support.
"Courage, sweetheart," I whispered. "Don’t let Tracey see you like this. It’ll only upset her and she has enough to worry about right now."
"You’re right," she agreed. "I have to keep a brave face even if I’m crying inside." Then she grasped my shirt front. "Stephen, what we going to do?" she challenged. "My sister is dying in there bit by bit! I can’t bear it!" Then she burst into tears and I hugged her consolingly, trying to instil hope into her as best I could.
Books by Steve Elliott:
* The Snurglepuss Doorway
* Vampire? (Part 1)
* Alien? (Part 2)
* Timing It
* Hog Mama
* Thief
*Depression World
* Picture Perfect
* Society Tart
*Betrayal
* Earth Angel
* Double Trouble
*Multiples
‘Soul Mate’ Series:
* Childhood.1(a)
*Dreaming.1(b)
* Rescue.2
* Lioness.3
* Wedding Woes.4
* Crossroads.5
*Daughter.6
* Endings & Beginnings.7
*Grandchild.8
*Final Chapter.9
‘Underground Kingdom’ Series:
*Crystal Thief (1)
* Dangerous Desires (2)
* Trix (3)
* Zenith (4)
* Pitfall (5)
* The Vile (6)
* Revenge (7)
* Retribution (8)
* Rosewing (9)
* Night Things (10)
* Blood Stone (11)
‘Diama the Destroyer’ Series:
* Diama the Destroyer (Vol.1)
* Sacrifice (Vol.2)
* Wizard (Vol.3)
* Finders Keepers (Vol.4)
* Sword of Destiny (Vol.5)
* Known Strangers (Vol.6)
* Deception (Vol.7)
* Time After Time (Vol.8)
* Return (Vol.9)
* Friend or Foe? (Vol.10)
* The Missing Mayor (Vol.11)
* Jigsaw (Vol.12)
* A New Beginning (Vol.13)
‘Vampire Curse’ Series:
* Vampire Curse
* Vampire Friendly
* The Orb of Rule
* The Haunted Portal
* Seeking Petals
* Tiger Doorway
* Hidden Motives
*Sings the Morning
* The Cave
* Blossom
* The Dagger of Serios
* Sky
* Fractal Finality
‘Survival’ Series
* Survival
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