The Distant Metropolis
The smell hits you first, always. It is not the sharp, metallic tang of antiseptic or the damp, rotting scent of old linens that clings to the walls of St. Jude’s. It is something sweet, cloying, and thick, like overripe fruit left in a closed room. You are twelve years old, small for your age, with hands that tremble slightly as you adjust the IV drip for Mrs. Gable in Room 304. You want your...
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