g night without earnin

was silent in pain. In the small and cramped room in the apa

for Iris not to get sick. She spent more than

er's moans were heard from the next room, Iri

en she has to accept such a heavy tria

ith a cup of h

t the cup to her. Iris smiled fa

hen Iris' hand wa

ter see the doctor. I'll ta

will be fine, don't worry," Iris said,

ease, see a doctor and make sure you're

. Sometimes Iris is afraid that someday she will be at that point, even though she has always appl

s an insulin injection in an hour, and I want you to do it f

r. Maybe dropping out of college and work

tily. “You have stayed in coll

way and held

to be stuck in tha

d Jan's face to t

true and stay a little longer, all will be accomplished so

what Iris wanted! Her younger brother is a very sweet and kind young man. I

respectable job and not end up being a drug dealer or

e my part because your success is the main thing

studied and worked hard all this time. Sometimes she sees her brother working late into the ni

ing will end well, I p

with bloo

nity service clinic. The queue that afternoon was quite long,

e being called. With a stammer, she fixed her hair and entered the room. The young doctor forgot to gree

stant reminds h

eat over there," replied the doctor, looking embarrass

ed where the patient used to lie. She gl

Marsc

se of his thick accent, t

asked Rene as he put

all over my body, Doc,

en he was done, he asked I

sheets, the young doctor asked some questions

sitantly, “I-I… I'm a prostitute.” Finally

ce lifted and looked at Iris with a

disease?" Iris asked while holding bac

should be an inspection of the area… you know what I m

happen to be an internal medicine specialist. If you don't mind, I can take your blood

don't have enough money r

cova. Besides, it's a free clinic and you don't have to

will be handled with our best effort, ok?

ed. Her heart was too broken, an

Iris went home. Her feeling was a little relieved.

d curiously at the form the

ormation. It turned out that the woman had

had to live a bitter life. Iris Bar

so engraved in his mind. He caught an honesty

stead of judging with one eye, Rene act

r eyes with thick eyelashes without mascara and the plain face

figure of a woman with a c

ed Rene’s practice assis

se call the next patient." His daydream

ies still hang around a lot, Doc!" denounced his assistant

asked Rene as he jotted down notes in his journal. Rene's assista

c. Not int

today is on average as judgmental as you are. Everyone is so c

omeone trash, corruptors, spreaders of hatred, and terrorists, it's much more

mouth was too presumptuous, and her

I was wrong,"

The young assistant immediately

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head and tight chest. Her

dn't allow herself to compress. Deeply depressed by work and col

st be a human being who has rank and dignity in our society!" That's wha

urden of his family. Jan wants Iris to be happy, maybe marry a man. Even th