305 Erythema

The vicious barking shattered the quiet of the night. The dim moonlight barely lit up the village roads. Tian Yi shuffled listlessly down the road. Her gait was uneven. She occasionally scratched at her face. Her rental home was by the main street cutting through the village and the village hospital was on the other side. This was the first time she would be visiting the doctor since she moved here. When she walked out from the alley, a motorcycle shot past and almost rammed into her. The motorcyclist cursed in the local slang. Tian Yi did not get the message but from the tone, it sounded like he was scolding her. Tian Yi pulled her coat tighter. She picked up her pace and the wind chilled her heart. 

When she reached the village hospital, she was greeted by an empty building, there was not even a night guard on duty. There was just a village patrol slumped at the nearby bench snoring…