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confusion : This is a long short story.. it's still pretty rough. Enjoy

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Confusing Waters

Submitted by Josie Kerrigan on July 25, 2008 - 09:22.

Confusing Waters

By
Josie Kerrigan
With contributions from: Noel Shumway

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“So Miss Jennifer Walters, your test results have come back in and everything seems to be normal except one thing, but it shouldn’t be a big deal.”
“Oh, well my stomach has been having some pains lately – I didn’t know if that meant anything?”
“Well, we can do some test, but unfortunately you wont hear the results until after you come back.”
“That’s fine. I’m sure it’s just something minor anyways. Thank you for your time Dr. Phelps.
“My pleasure, tell Dean I said hi.”
***

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