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2024-10-29 19:42:56“The doctor says you have tuberculosis. Are you aware?”
Stephanie nodded slowly while avoiding Jake’s gaze.
“How long have you had it?”
“Nearly a year now. I had some other infections too that cost me loads of money to treat before the TB began. I’ve been in and out of hospital for months.”
“What other infections are you talking about?”
“I – I caught some nasty STDs from someone I was seeing. I got the TB from him too. We ended things when my condition began to get serious.”
“Wow… it’s a miracle Michael doesn’t have any of that.”
“I’ve been very careful to protect him from my sickness.”
“What do you do for a living in the Caribbean?”
“Oh, this and that… I worked as a receptionist in a hotel for a few months but stopped when the male guests wouldn’t stop hitting on m
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