The Resurrection of Wildflowers (Wildflower Duet Book 2) by Micalea Smeltzer

Author:Micalea Smeltzer [Smeltzer, Micalea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 30

SALEM

Georgia sleeps soundly on the couch, her hands cradled under her head, mouth hanging open. She can’t be comfortable. I knew she wouldn’t go home, so I told her to at least go upstairs and lay in bed. She didn’t listen. She wanted to be here.

My mom inhales a struggled breath.

This last week, we’ve known this time was coming, and I feel it now.

I had dozed off asleep, but I woke up—sensing the time is imminent, probably within the next hour. Nudging Georgia awake, we climb awkwardly into the hospital bed on either side of her. I rest one of my feet on the floor. I want to be close to my mom, for her to know she’s not alone.

Her eyes crack open the tiniest bit. “Hey, Mom,” Georgia sniffles.

“M-y my girls,” she says groggily, the two words so quiet they’re barely audible.

“We’re here.” I take one of her hands, her skin paper thin. Georgia takes the other. “We’re not going anywhere.”

“L-Love you b-both.”

“We love you too.” Tears stream down my face.

“D-Don’t be m-mad at the world g-girls.” Her chest inflates with a breath, making her cough. “Be h-happy b-because I l-lived.”

Georgia and I hold onto her tiny frail form, both of us crying, and less than twenty minutes later, the alarms on her monitors that she’s been wearing the past few weeks sound, alerting us to the fact that she’s really and truly gone.

“Bye, Mom,” I sob brokenly. “I’ll miss you every day.”

“Love you,” Georgia cries. “I hope you’re not hurting anymore, Mom.”

Our mom suffered so much in her life, a life that was much too short, and all we can do is hope that there really is a better place out there, because if there’s anyone who deserves it, it’s her.

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