Kathryn Collins

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“My Last Goodbye was Just the Beginning” by Kathryn Collins

Submitted to Contest #44

I held my mom’s hand tightly, tears glistening on my cheeks. The slow steady beeping of the heart-rate monitor and the hum of the instruments keeping her alive haunted me. I heard shallow, ridgid breaths and saw her chest gently rise and fall. One nod from the doctor and I knew it was time. I crouched near the hospital bed and stroked my Mom’s hair, for the last time. Her eyes slowly opened revealing her bloodshot, deep blue eyes that I inherited. She spoke quietly, barely a whisper. “Rachel”, she barely managed. “Remember I love you, a...

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