Sole-Crusher

What happens when your body rejects your obsessions?

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-an-x-ray-result-of-a-foot-8376138/

The MRI is noisier than I expected. I lie here, perfectly still, and the machine hums, grumbles, creaks, and groans. I stare at the ceiling, hands clasped over my chest, trying not to move. One twitch or spasm, and I’ll ruin the picture I desperately need.