A wave of nausea surged up from somewhere deep inside me, and I stood with my hand pressed firmly over my mouth for a long, suffering moment. Vera moved to her desk, rummaged around, and placed something small in my palm.
"Here you are…"
I opened my hand. A tiny candy. And instantly, Friedrich came to mind — he would have done exactly this, had he been here. Even the candy was pink. But when I slipped it onto my tongue, it wasn't peach. Strawberry. I had apparently expected otherwise, because a small flutter of disappointment passed through me.
"Ho ho ho…"
Vera had been watching me grimace and roll the candy around my mouth. She smiled.
"Just as you were when you were little… you still can't manage medicine. Ho ho."
"Something tasting awful doesn't become easier to swallow…
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