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Submitted to Contest #306
I'm still holding his hand. His hand that feels cool and dry now. The hand that used to have so much life in it and now it doesn't. The machines beeping around us relentlessly. Every breath he takes, every heartbeat is being tracked. His breathing regular because of the ventilator. After hours of sitting here, telling him everything I have to tell, running out of things to tell him because there is no response, no question, no reaction, my mind begins to wander... "Dad", I say suddenly, "if I could, I would get you everything on this shoppin...
Submitted to Contest #305
“You know what? I quit.” The words tumbled out of her mouth quicker than she had realized. Enough was enough. She took a sharp breath in and felt the weight falling off her shoulders as she breathed out. The relief set in. It was done. She focused in on her bosses’ face again and saw that there was no real reaction to her words. He was sitting behind his large, heavy wooden oak desk and leaning back in his chair, he said something about the need to sign a form before leaving and while she heard him talking in the background and gathering p...
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