He, the camel | 5-minute Daily Freewrite

_{He and She - original photos from my parents-in-law}

He did not like to drink enough water — his reasoning, lazy to visit the loo so often. Absolutely ridiculous, we know. But not to him, one who earned his living by playing games. Every minute, every second, count.

A gamer's food and drink is the game itself.

His wife, reaching her limit one day, due to his stinking mouth stench, blah-ed out this. "I marry a man, not a camel, do you know? You do need water for your health. Your mouth will be grateful for it."

As usual, it fell on deaf ears, she assumed.

Half an hour later, he stood up after the game was over. "Honey, I am a man-camel, look at my hump here, it contains lots of fats, I can survive through the desert. But not if I lose the game. And I won! I could hear the sound of money". He leaned over to his wife cheek, wanting to give a kiss.

"Stay away from me, your mouth is smelly. Not until you brush your teeth and drink up."

He went to the toilet to respond to the call of nature first, which he had postponed too.

"Arghh!!!! Arghhh!!! Help!!! Pain, it is painful!"

She rushed to the loo and saw him squating down and holding his abdomen, the back side. He had turned pale from the pain.

To the E.R.

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"Unfortunately, we found many stones in your kidneys, either from poor diet or insufficient of water. You need to be operated soon," said the doctor.

He spent an amount for the surgery.

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The END
Health is wealth. Do not chase after wealth at the expense of your health, lest you spend all the wealth to rectify your health.

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