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Be-beep. Be-beep.

Time is ticking for me,

I know it.

My husband is by my

bedside, holding my hand tenderly,

guilt and pain are leaking out of his eyes.

"I'm sorry," he tells me,

"I'm terribly sorry."


Be-beep.

I smile.

"It's okay, I'll love you

always."


Beep. Beep.

He digs his head into the sheets,

squeezing my hand tighter.

"If only I wasn't in a hurry."

Again,

"It's okay."


Beep.

He glances at the monitor of my heart rate

and cries.

"I love you; I'm sorry."

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