[Short Story] - Untested medicine - 5 minute freewrite challenge
The doctor handed me a small container full of pills under the table.
“If you have any second thoughts, please let me know.”
I was already sweating since I arrived, but holding the untested medication in hand made me sweat more intense still.
I shook my head no and slowly got up from the chair, subtly tucking the box in my pocket while straightening up.
“Same time next week?”
“Same time.”
I closed the door behind me, drove home and went on with my life the same way I usually did. I took the children outside for a fun afternoon, I cooked dinner and eventually ended up in my bathroom, brushing my teeth before bedtime, then downed one of the capsules with a glass of water and went to sleep.
In woke up in the dead of night with blisters all over my body.
In panic, anger and confusion, I called the doctor’s private number at 3 am in the morning and started shouting into my phone the moment he answered.
“What on Earth have you given me? I thought you said many others are taking this too?”
“Calm down. It’s placebo,” he said a soft relaxed voice.
Ding. Time is up.
"if you have any thoughts, please let me know"
in the comments below leave me a clue,
an idea for a story you'd love to read,
a journey to the unknown my keyboard will lead.
If you enjoy writing yourself, I am hosting a constrained writing contest, where each week I limit your writing with various rules and force you to be creative in brand new ways! If you're not a writer yourself, check it out and see what others have come up with! :D
I turn your writing prompts into stories.
Five minute freewrite challenges I have fulfilled:
Fire, Toilet, Flash, Soft feet, Pillow, Grounding, Surprise, Ending the pain, Going for a walk, Car Mechanic, Murderer, Dog hair, Ducks, Untested medicine.
Next writing prompt to be fulfilled:
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An interesting read. Well done!
Thanks! :D
Interesting! It makes me wonder what the pills were being tested to treat.
Timed out before I could explain :3
Interesting. My skepticism makes me wonder if the doctor is just experimenting with him and doesn't want him to know! :)
Was kind of what I was going for.. and at the same time trying to emphasize the power of placebo
I just hate it when that happens, and the doctors never take my calls! 🙄
Interesting freewrite, and you stuck to the 5 minutes too, so great job! 🙂
I.. ugh.. am not sure I want to know what all had already happened to you :o
Thanks! :D
😄
Oh my! That was amazingly good! I didn't see that coming! I want to jump on your constrained writing, too.
Thank you very much! :D
Being fed tic-tacs thinking you're taking some hardcore drug... haha :D
You're very welcome to join anytime! :D
Here's this week's: Constrained Writing Contest #12
Thank you for the link... I'm hoping that my brain will cooperate. I have been experiencing debilitating migraines since October, so I write in between them and on steemit I'm constantly wishing to jump on numerous writing challenges and I have gained so much by doing so. So knock on wood I will be able to do this one!
Sad to hear that :/ and hopefully it stops soon! :D
We'll be very happy of your entry! :D
Also feel free to read the entries of others if you will :D (They are scattered across the post I linked and the main post - that got flagged ._.)
I did read that sad news and it's why I resteemed this. I don't like bullies. :(
Thank you very much for the resteem! :D All effort is greatly appreciated! :D
And thanks to all the support, we now have the biggest reward pool in the history of the contest :D
Woohoo! I'm happy to hear that!
What a great response from the doctor! Now, was it really a placebo or is it like the "water pills" from the Shop in Firestarter? You've got my mind squirreling away now!
Today I'm stepping in for Marianne.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-78-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-pen
Hahah :D I'm happy you liked it! :D
I deliberately left it open, and hid behind the "Time is up" excuse :P
Up to your imagination to decide what it truly was ;D
Thanks! ;D Did that one already also :D I believe it has even more a surprise ending :P
Sorry,I wasn't able to fill in for Marianne until after work ended today. More surprises you say? 🤔
Not a problem at all! :D
Yep! Always surprises with me :3