Antonio Simone

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“Before the Priest Arrives and After” by Antonio Simone

Submitted to Contest #234

It was 8:00 pm, there had been stew for dinner, and Tino –in his permanent place on the bed in the other room– had to be put in his night clothes. They always ate dinner with him. The nurse, Lina, sat at the bedside, his sister, Mariella, on the chair by the dresser. Mariella used to take care of him by herself, now her hands shook and Lina helped.  Mariella dealt with the dinner things in the sink while the nurse prepared her brother for bed.  “There was a Frenchman in the muck with him who brought the big silver pocket watch. M...

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