THE APPOINTMENT

By: Tony Mel

It's 7 o'clock in the morning. An alarm clock wakes James up. He's very tired because yesterday he had made a long interstate trip from New York City to West Virgnia to look for a place that didn't even exist. He was extremely disappointed. But now, he's looking for clothes to wear because he has to go to a Doctor's Appointment at 8 o'clock. James is very anxious because some months ago, he has felt a stong stomach pain. Since then, he feels like a twisting in his stomach and he can't even eat like he used to. He has lost 60 pounds, he's scared. He's not the same person, since he has felt that strong stomach pain. That's why he went to West Virginia yesterday, because he was looking for a place where he could buy the Miraculous Cure for that pain, but, you he not find it. Now, he tries to eat his breakfast, but he throws up, as usual.

He gets to the Doctor's office, where he looks for his medical records and calls him in. The doctor's reading his medical diagnosis, he opens his eyes open wide and says at James: "Man, you've got Type D Terminal Cancer" He gasps and starts to shake. "It's been spreading throughout your body since you first came" -the doctor says. Frightened and sad, he finally asks the doctor, "How many days do I have until I die?" He says "Five or Six days; you ain't got much time. I'm sorry, you better make your funeral arrangements" He leaves the doctor's office crying and downfaced. He finally goes home and looks all over the Internet for a cure for Type D Terminal Cancer. But all he finds is trash, things he's already tried, but they're all worthless. Suddenly, he finds a website whose title is "The Miraculous Cure for Type D Terminal, Absolutely Free". He gasps and double-clicks on that website.

He can't believe what he's reading. It's a cure for his disease, and the best of all is that...it's free. Actually, the cure costs $1,000,000,000 [one billion dollars], a price that he cannot pay even if he worked himself off his entire life. But a rich person actually paid the price for that cure, so the only thing he had to do is to write his mailing address and wait until it comes at his door. It even has the UPS Same-Day Mailing Service, so he'll receive it the same day he ordered it, without paying shipping and handling. That's wonderful, he says, but it's too good to be true. He reads many testimonials, they all say the same thing, 'That cure saved my life !!'. He starts thinking, "What can I lose by ordering it?", after all, he's dying. "There's nothing I can lose, because I will die in five or six days". He orders the cure by Internet. He sits and waits, and suddenly someone calls at his door. He opens the door, and it's the UPS man delivering the package for him. He opens it, and find a tiny bottle with an inscription that says "This cure can prevent you from your illness, or your illness can prevent you from this cure." He starts crying, and finally, he drinks the entire bottle.

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