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Submitted to Contest #89
On that day, the weather was sunny and the skies were clear. I remember this because of how the sun shone on my grandmother’s pale, almost translucent skin. It was ironic that instead of brightening her face, it only seemed to expose the life slowly leaving her. I sat in front of her, beside the windowsill. We were the only ones in the room - everyone else already had their own individual conversation with her. However, as much as I wanted to talk to her, I constantly felt myself hesitating. Her hospital room was so stifling. The smell of ...
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