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Part
44
The elder Gage squeezed John's hand and moved toward Roy. "....my G-d..." he whispered. "You... you're Harriet's boy."
"Yes, sir," Roy whispered softly.
He ran his gaze up and down Roy, and a smile crossed his face. "The same chin... and mouth... and ears..." He stepped closer. "...you're Harriet's boy...and mine. There's no doubt at all."
Roy's eyes widened. "You mean... I AM his brother?"
"You certainly are," he said, pulling Roy into a hug. "My firstborn... the one I had to leave behind....oh G-d, I have MISSED you..."
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Craig lay in his bed, sighing as he stared at the ceiling. His hearing had returned, but the antidote for the virus had knocked it right back out again.
Of course, he'd told no one. Being paralysed was bad enough... but to be deaf as well...
He pulled himself upright and swung into the wheelchair for the first time, hoping he'd have the upper body strength to make it move. Doctor's orders or no doctor's orders, he was going HOME.
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