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Submitted to Contest #339
Tea with Mom Her brown eyes were sunken and at half mast, her forehead was beaded with sweat from the fever. Her chest heaved. Her voice was weak and raspy. “I’m going to die” she whispered between coughs. My heart went out to the suffering woman in the bed before me. My brain knew it was not true the thoughts in her head. Treatment in place, her chances were excellent for a complete recovery. She was a young and vibrant mother of seven. She had a number of years ahead of her. History repeats itself and thus her beliefs are real is what she...
Submitted to Contest #102
“Karen… can I have one of your dresses for a little girl who died in a car accident today? She doesn’t have a nice dress to wear.” Dad said. I was stunned. My shoulders slumped. My head hung. My heart sank. I could not speak. I was heartbroken. Tears streamed down my very recently smiling cheeks. I felt life draining from me as I thought of the life drained too soon from her young body. I gravely wanted her to have the dress… any dress! My prettiest dress! My most favorite dress! BUT the one thing I really wanted was for her not to be dead. ...
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