Coucil Winds: A Short Story

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It was March 8th 2012, in small city, Coucil Bluffs, Iowa. The nurse was dripping numbing liquids into the blood gushing wound. The only thing I felt was a stabbing pain from the wound and a burning from the numbing medicine. They the nurse started typing on the computer.
“Tap your fingers, and tell me if it is numb,” said the Nurse.
“ I can still feel everything,” I replied
“Well I guess we'll just have to add more,” Stated the Nurse.
She opened the door to go grab more numbing medicine and I could hear a baby song play.
“ Hey mom, since you work in this hospital, why are they playing baby song,”I asked?
“They play that song every time a baby is born,” replied my mom.
“Well I guess other people are in a happier situation than me,” I said
The

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