Chaz Rodriguez

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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“The weight of secrets” by Chaz Rodriguez

Submitted to Contest #278

The hospital room was dimly lit, the walls a sterile white that echoed the sterile atmosphere within. Machines beeped softly, their rhythms a constant reminder of the fragility of life. In the center of the room, a bed lay occupied by Samuel Hargrove, a man whose once robust frame had withered to a shadow of its former self. His breath came in shallow gasps, and the pallor of his skin suggested he was more spirit than flesh. Around him, seated in a semicircle, were his family members—his wife, Ellen, their two children, Clara and Jake,...

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