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Weekly Contest #348
Before You Wake Up We sit side by side next to the hospital bed. Gracie stares off into space, her cheek resting in her palm, elbow on one of her crossed legs. My first thought is that she’s struggling to hold up the weight of the world, everything in her mind, but no, it’s the pain I’ve caused her- what I’ve done, that’s dragging her down. The low beep… beep… beep gives my heart a raw ache, but also hope. Normally it beats so fast, but placing a hand over my chest, I feel nothing, just the ghost of it. I hold onto the sound of my ...
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