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Sheila Mariz Lobitaña

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Her Last Bedtime Story

Sheila Mariz Lobitaña

Submitted to Contest #89

“I’m afraid she doesn’t have much time left.” The doctor’s words echo through my mind all the way down to the hollow pit in my stomach. Guilt and the death of hope feel like hands pressed around my throat, suffocating me. I’m here now, 15 years too late and not an ounce of the man I ought to be, but I’m here. On borrowed time. He excuses himself and leaves the room. I turn towards my daughter. “Hey, thanks for coming.” My ex-wife says, but what she really means is I’m sorry. Sorry for keeping her from you for so long. Aft...

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