Lifeblood

"You learn to live moment by moment, in a world like mine. Time as an entity begins to lose meaning, and even marking the hours by the old pink plastic wall clock-a relic I brought with me from my old life-seems merely born of nostalgia... My whole world runs by the machine."Anolia Green's blood saves lives, so she voluntarily becomes a research lab's "miracle cure." But after years of this life, she begins to lose herself; a fact she finally realizes when Elena, a new physical therapist, starts asking questions.
Suddenly Anolia wonders where to draw the lines: between selflessness and being exploited, and between selfish love and self-love."Just like love itself is layered and complex and underlies the motivation of characters in this story, the narrative itself, told from Anolia's point of view, is similarly woven." -Mark Leslie, Editor, Feel the LoveA short story for people who love low-stakes conflict, complex inner lives, and the X-Men.