A Faint Smile
by Zorlone on Apr.01, 2010, under Sadness
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The panic in the emergency room simmered down like an expertly cooked dish on the fire.
“I will leave you soon,” Eddie said while looking intently at his wife.
“How do you know that?” Lourdes asked while hanging on to each of Eddie’s words.
“I just know, but I am ready now,” Eddie answered her question. These were the words that Lourdes played again and again inside her head while the doctor was telling her that they did all they could for her beloved husband. He lay on the cold stretcher covered with a white blanket.
She unveiled the blanket and reveled her husband’s tranquil pale face. There was a faint smile on his paper white lips.
“Thank you for the ten happy years you spent with me,” Lourdes whispered in Eddie’s right ear then gently kissed his cold forehead.
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April 2nd, 2010 on 3:20 pm
This is a touching story , but death is an inevitable part of life that we have to bear. Una una lang iyan….
April 2nd, 2010 on 8:13 pm
I like the focus on the ten happy years, and the acceptance of death as a natural (if sad) part of life. We’re always so surprised; maybe we should be more surprised and grateful for each happy year we have together.