When the Lights Go Out, the Vows Get Tested in the Dark

you want to believe the illness took a lunch break.

Rachel sat beside her and took her hand.

For a long time, she just watched her mother breathe.

Then she whispered, “Hi, Mom.”

Martha’s eyes fluttered open. She stared at Rachel like she was trying to place a familiar song.

Rachel smiled through tears. “It’s me.”

Martha blinked slowly.

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