Lucidity

Cancer. It's a horrible word, don't you think? It works its way up out of your throat and spits itself out of your mouth in two harsh, blunt syllables. Cancer. No one says it. No one mentions it. No one even dares skirt around the subject. You wish they would. It might make this whole thing that little bit easier to deal with.

Entry in astronaut.'s Mibba's Next Top Author Contest.

Round 1: Pic fic based on this picture.

Word Count: ~1000.