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The oxygen machine humming softly beside us.
I pressed my forehead against his and whispered:
“You can’t leave me.”
He smiled — just barely.
“You’re stronger than you think.”
I didn’t feel strong.
I felt like the ground had disappeared beneath me.
Trying to Hold Everything Together
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I kept going.
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