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Submitted to Contest #272
There are lilies at the bedside. I smell them before I see them. The sweet lingering perfume wafts around the room, determined to mask that retched hospital stench. They stand aimlessly in a crude hospital vase, which is little more than a jam jar filled with not enough water. I used to love lilies.You would bring them to me every Valentine’s Day and on my birthday, knowing that I much preferred them to roses. They would be wrapped in brightly coloured crepe paper and attached would be a card with your name; your signature a spindl...
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