intro
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"hey janie, can you come downstairs for a minute?"
"yeah! i'll be down in a minute!"
"janie, now please. it's important."
"coming"
"mom, dad, what's up?"
"janie... uncle bryan died last night"
"..."
"...icu all week..."
"...couldn't hold on anymore..."
"..."
"...no funeral..."
"...brunch on sunday..."
"..."
"...cremated..."
"...rare disease..."
"...donate brain to science..."
"..."
"janie, are you okay?"
"..."
"janie?"
* * * 2 weeks later * * *
"hey, mom, you texted saying to call as soon as possible. what's up?"
"sweetie... your grandpa died earlier today..."
"..."
"...hospice last night..."
"...not even 24 hours..."
"..."
"...congestive heart failure..."
"...fluid build up..."
"..."
"...unexpected..."
"...so quickly..."
"..."
"janie, are you okay?"
"yeah, i'm fine"
"are you sure?"
"no, mom... not really"
"i love you sweetie"
"i love you too mom"
* click *
YOU ARE READING
Five Stages
Short Storyafter losing two important members of her family, janie must learn to grieve. 2020 © ele0411. All Rights Reserved disclaimer: I do not own any pictures (including the cover art), or videos used in the story and do not claim them as my own work. cred...
