Excerpts of stories i'll never write

#19

"Please." Her voice was soft as sheep's wool as she looked at the love of her life. But it wasn't really him, his eyes were invaded by dark circles and his lips chapped and split by a breathing tube. "You have to wake up. You promised me forever and here you are missing it." She chuckled to lighten her heart. "We planned so many things and if you don't wake up we'll never be able to do them." She choked on tears. "Dammit Ben! You have to wake up." She held his warm hands hers knowing that it wasn't his own doing. The machines world hard to keep him alive as she worked hard to keep hope.