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No Longer Warm
“Are you satisfied?” Ed croaked as he saw Javier open his eyes and look around.
Javier squinted, not in anger but with a smile. The oxygen tube was now just under his nose, making his smile very obvious.
“You can still smile? You think everything is okay?!” Ed shouted.
He really didn’t want to be angry at him, but Ed didn’t understand how Javier could still smile. There is nothing to laugh about right now.
Javier slowly lifted his hand, wanting to reach Ed’s cheek, but he couldn’t stretch that far, and his hand couldn’t move any further.
Ed finally bent down so that Javier’s fingertips could touch him.
“You… shouldn’t be angry. You’re old. Anger makes you look even older.” Javier tried to laugh but ended up coughing.
“Enough.” Ed hissed, half-standing to call the doctor if the coughing didn’t stop, but Javier grabbed Ed’s
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