SUNSETATDUSK

Recal
li
nghowshegoti nt
othedit
ch,sheweptal
oudwishi
ngshe
coul
dturnthehandsofti
me.Shesearchedt
hepaper
sscatter
ed
onherdeskforthedoct
or'
srepor
t.

Raywasdiagnosedofbrai
ntumoratt hepri
meoft i
me.Shehad
somanydreamsatherfingert
ips.Shehadalwaysdesiredto
becomearenownedsurgeonandal ovelymotherbutt
his
suddent
wisti
nterr
upt
edherday-dreamswi t
h'Night
-mares'
.
Shesharedherpl i
ghtwi
thherhear
tthr
ob,Char
leswhoweptin
despai
r,gazedatherandaccusedherofdashi
nghishopesof
becomingaf ather
.Shewokeuptoanoteoffarewel
lfr
om the
oneshet r
usted.

Shet ossedabouti nanguish.Hermi ndwasi nvadedwi thsuici

dal
thought s."
Perhaps,itwouldbebet t
ertoputanendt othis
mi serablejour
ney".Shethought.Shepi ckedupanover dosedpi l
l
ast earsrandownhercheeks.St ari
ngatt hebol dinscri
pti
onof
herdad' sfavouri
tequotebyZigZi gleronthewal lofherli
ving
room, sheunconsciousl
ydroppedt hecupwhi chcr ashedont he
ti
ledf l
oorleavingiti
nseveralpi
eces.Shest aredati tf
orawhi le
andf eltli
kethebrokenglasscup.

Shereadtheinscr
ipt
i oud;"
onal willyoul
ookbackonl
if
eandsay,
'
IwishIcouldhad'or'I
'
m gl
adIdid?".
Shefelthersouli
ll
uminatedandherdreamsbecomingrealagain.
Shethrewawayt hepill
s,hadashowerandwentforawal k.She
smil
edasshewat chedhernei
ghbour'
skidswhower eplayi
ng
happi
ly.Shesatont hegrasst
hinki
ngaboutthebeautyofli
fe.
Sher
esol
vedt
ofi
ghtandgetherl
if
eback.

Recall
ingt
hedoct or'
sadvicet
oundergoasurger
yifshewants
t
oliveagai
n, shesmiled,
touchedherst
omachhopingthefet
us
i
nitcouldfeelhernewlyfoundpassi
onforl
if
e.Eventhoughshe
missedCharlse,sheknewsheneededhersel
fmore.

Itf
eltl
ikeeter
nit
yasshelayedunconsciouswithanoxygen
maskandl otsofneur
osurgicalpr
oceduresbysome
compassionategeni
usesbuthersubconsciousmindwasfullof
hope;thehopetoseethesunagain!

Sher egai
nedconsciousness.Itwasallover
!Now,shecanlive
again.Shesmiledtoherselfassher ememberedMother
Theresa' e;"
squot .
..
li
feistoopr eci
ous,donotdest
royi
t.Li
feis
l
ife,
fightfori
t"
.
Rayarosefullofst
rengt
hembr aci
ngherl i
ttl
egir
l,Reign.She
star
edatChar l
eswithcompassion.Eventhoughithur t
s,she
chosetoletgo.Rei
gndeservesaf at
her..
.Shehurriedlypi
cked
upherphoneanddr ovetothehospital
.Mr sCrai
g'ssurgeryi
sin
anhourti
me!

THEEND!

#Expect
ional
_fi
cton

#Br
eat
hing_
pen

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