A Brief History of Typhus

The last day in camp arrived. I made a quick last round of my patients, who were lying huddled on the rotten planks of wood on either side of the huts. The unpleasant feeling that had gripped me as soon as i had told my friend i would escape with him became more intense. Suddenly, i decided to take fate into my own hands. For once  I ran out of the hut and told my friend that i could not go with him. Assoon as i had said he couldn't join me, an unhappy feeling left me. But i did not know what the following days would bring,. but i had gained an inward peace that i had never experienced before.