Me & Death (2010)
““Dying,” said Tadeusz. He was looking at me now.
Big, fat concerned expression, which went so oddly with his wise-guy suit. He needed a shave.
“But you said I wasn’t dying. Remember? You didn’t say anything about dying – just told me to pay attention. And I’ve been doing that.”
“You were supposed to wake up in the hospital. But something is going wrong down on the street. Your body is reacting badly.”
“What do you mean, reacting badly?” I was talking fast now. “How badly? What’s wrong with my b...ody?”
“I don’t know, Jim. I’m not –”
“You don’t know?”
“I’m not a –”
“You’re a ghost, Tadeusz. You’re immortal. You know the future enough to warn people. What’s wrong with me?”
“I’m not a doctor,” said Tadeusz calmly. “All I know is what I hear from the front desk. It seems that your vital signs have suddenly started dropping and that you are going to die soon. I’m very sorry.”
“I feel fine,” I said to Tadeusz. “Same as I did when I arrived.”MoreLess
Big, fat concerned expression, which went so oddly with his wise-guy suit. He needed a shave.
“But you said I wasn’t dying. Remember? You didn’t say anything about dying – just told me to pay attention. And I’ve been doing that.”
“You were supposed to wake up in the hospital. But something is going wrong down on the street. Your body is reacting badly.”
“What do you mean, reacting badly?” I was talking fast now. “How badly? What’s wrong with my b...ody?”
“I don’t know, Jim. I’m not –”
“You don’t know?”
“I’m not a –”
“You’re a ghost, Tadeusz. You’re immortal. You know the future enough to warn people. What’s wrong with me?”
“I’m not a doctor,” said Tadeusz calmly. “All I know is what I hear from the front desk. It seems that your vital signs have suddenly started dropping and that you are going to die soon. I’m very sorry.”
“I feel fine,” I said to Tadeusz. “Same as I did when I arrived.”MoreLess
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