Dad
The fire went completely out. This is not good. I don't have the strength to toss a few logs in the wood stove. Help me Jesus. I must be desperate. I haven't asked for spiritual health since Mary died. I'm not angry with God. I guess I'm disappointed. Even a man of my age can get discouraged. The love of my life died and I'm so lonely.
Thankfully the lantern is still lit on the side table next to the sofa. There are a few of Mary's love letters from college crumbled in my frozen fist. Painfully I pry open my fingers in order to go back to a happier time.
I begin reading a letter I've never seen before. It must have been stuck behind another one and I'd never noticed. I force myself to sit up. I'm in agony. My lungs feel achy and heavy. Is this what pneumonia feels like? Like I'm drowning on the inside only the water is thick and hot like lava. I take a sip from the cold coffee I'd made yesterday. It has absolutely no favor.
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Dear Reggie,
I hope you're taking care of yourself. I miss not being with you when you're sick--making you tea and reading the bible to you. Drink plenty of fluid ok? Read the Word everyday because it's medicine for your soul and spirit. All God's promises are YES and AMEN! Remember? The last time we were together we both quoted that verse at the exact same time. I love God moments, don't you?
I love you Mary. I miss you with all my heart. Her words gave me the strength to crawl over to the stove. Thankfully it hadn't gone out completely. I got the fire going again and collapsed on the floor.
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4 Sisters of the Apocalypse
Fantasy10 years into the future four sisters discover they have unusual super powers. While reading the journals of their recently deceased mother she supernaturally speaks to them from the past. (Mary died suddenly due to a newly released hyper-virus by...
