I Sent Him 89 Voice Messages He Sent 89 Transfers Chapter 10

I Sent Him 89 Voice Messages He Sent 89 Transfers Chapter 10

He became far more reserved and cold-hearted than before.

He threw all his energy into work.

Became the toughest, most ruthless Commander on the base.

He moved to the old housing complex on the west side. Lived in the room Maya had lived in.

He drank from the cup she used.

Washed his face with her towel.

Slept on the wooden bed she’d slept on.

Every night, he sent her a message.

Told her what happened that day.

“Maya, I won the base exercise today.”

“Maya, the wild daisies downstairs bloomed. I picked one and put it on your desk.”

“Maya, I learned how to make brown sugar oatmeal today. But you can’t taste it.”

“Maya, I miss you so much.”

The messages always showed as read. No reply.

There would be no more cold money transfers from then on.

He went to the base hospital and found Dr. Fletcher, the doctor who’d treated Maya.

“Dr. Fletcher, how much does bone cancer hurt?”

Dr. Fletcher looked at his haggard face and sighed.

“It is the most agonizing pain a human being can endure.”

“It feels as if bones are slowly crushed and repeatedly pierced by countless sharp needles.”

“Countless sufferers eventually beg their doctors to end their torment.”

Cole’s heart clenched.

His Maya had been in that kind of pain. For a whole year.

Alone.

“Is there a way I can feel it? Just a little?”

Dr. Fletcher froze.

“Commander, I can’t. It could cause serious harm to your body.”

“I need to know.” Cole’s eyes were steady. “I need to know how much she suffered.”

In the end, Dr. Fletcher gave in. He ran a low-dose pain simulation.

The moment the electric stimulation took effect, Cole curled up on the floor.

Agony flooded through him like a tidal wave. He felt as if his bones were about to crack apart.

He shook all over. Cold sweat soaked his clothes in seconds.

After just ten seconds, he passed out.

When he woke, Dr. Fletcher stood by the bed.

“That was only one-tenth of bone cancer pain.”

“And it only lasted ten seconds.”

“Ms. Vance endured that level of pain every single day for a whole year.”