I Ignored One Small Symptom... I Regretted ItSeason 1

The first time it happened, I laughed.

It was just a small cough.

Nothing serious. At least that's what I told myself.

I cleared my throat, took a sip of water, and continued arranging goods at my shop as if nothing had happened. Customers came and left. Business was normal. Life moved on.

I was only twenty-eight years old. Young, energetic, and determined to change my life. The last thing on my mind was spending hours in a hospital waiting to see a doctor.

Besides, I wasn't coughing blood.

I didn't have a fever.

I wasn't bedridden.

So why should I worry?

Days passed.

The cough remained.

It wasn't getting worse, but it wasn't disappearing either.

One afternoon, my friend Kevin looked at me after hearing me cough for what felt...