Chapter 5

Julia stepped out of the apartment complex and stood by the side of the road for a bit.

Her stomach started to hurt again.

She dug through her bag for painkillers, twisted open the bottle, but her hands were shaking so badly that two pills fell to the ground.

She bent down to pick them up, but as she crouched, the world spun, and she nearly collapsed onto the curb.

She barely managed to stand up and swallowed a pill dry.

Then she went to the hospital to pick up her follow-up results.

The doctor told her things had gotten…