The old man's eyes remained closed, his chest rising and falling with each labored breath.
The hospital room was a blur of beeping machine and antiseptic smells .
As Janet held her husband's hand with tears falling like rain upon his skin , a doctor quickly started suctioniong saliva from his mouth, the sound of the suction device echoing through the room.
The doctor's words echoed in their minds "he is not looking good" .
James eyes locked onto his dad's face , willing him to wake up.
As the doctor finished suctioning, the old man's eye flickered opened , locking onto Janet and James, with a faint smile, he whispered 'I love you.. ' with a brief glimmer of hope.
Janet's heart skipped a beat, her voice barely above a whisper: " Did you see that ? " Janet's tears fell harder as she kissed his hands, her own heart giving out in grief.
James eyes widened in shock his own life slipping away in the same instant.
The three hearts , once full of love and life , fell silent together.... the old man's, Janet's and Jame's.
And with that ,the final refrain of their love faded away, like the last notes of a haunting melody.
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THE SUCTION OF LIFE.
Short StorySurrounded by the sterile walls of the hospital, an elderly man lies motionless, his life hanging in the balance. His loving wife and devoted son watch over him, their faces etched with worry and despair. The once vibrant patriarch now fights for ev...
