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Together
#WritcoStoryPrompt12
The old woman was near death. I could hear her try to draw in painful gasps of breath. I felt helpless as a doctor in this remote part of the world. Was there nothing I could do?
Not at all.
The flat line abrupted me mid-thought.
I felt the pulse draw away steadily, as her wrist grew limp and cold.
The tears condensated quickly inside her husband's eyes. Pain flashing from them like the light of an exit sign.
The veins bulged...
The old woman was near death. I could hear her try to draw in painful gasps of breath. I felt helpless as a doctor in this remote part of the world. Was there nothing I could do?
Not at all.
The flat line abrupted me mid-thought.
I felt the pulse draw away steadily, as her wrist grew limp and cold.
The tears condensated quickly inside her husband's eyes. Pain flashing from them like the light of an exit sign.
The veins bulged...
