In the Blink of An Eye (2013)
“STEPPING INTO the darkened room, Rupert leans close to his wife. A shaft of light from the kitchen illuminates her profile on the bed. She’s completely motionless. Silent Rupert’s stomach turns over.
“Nan!” He grabs one of her hands, folded on top of the quilt “No, darling, please—”
He breaks off in sheer relief, realizing that her flesh is soft and warm. Bending closer still and putting his ear to her lips, he can hear the faint sound of air passing over the mucus in her lungs. He touc...hes his mouth to hers. He rubbed lotion into them earlier, but her lips are again cracked and dry, a microscopic pink streak of blood escaping a split in the parched skin at the corner of her mouth.
“Oh, Nan,” he whispers, a wave of sorrow breaking over him, threatening to sweep him into utter despair.
No.
He has to remain strong for her, until the end.
And this isn’t the end.MoreLess
“Nan!” He grabs one of her hands, folded on top of the quilt “No, darling, please—”
He breaks off in sheer relief, realizing that her flesh is soft and warm. Bending closer still and putting his ear to her lips, he can hear the faint sound of air passing over the mucus in her lungs. He touc...hes his mouth to hers. He rubbed lotion into them earlier, but her lips are again cracked and dry, a microscopic pink streak of blood escaping a split in the parched skin at the corner of her mouth.
“Oh, Nan,” he whispers, a wave of sorrow breaking over him, threatening to sweep him into utter despair.
No.
He has to remain strong for her, until the end.
And this isn’t the end.MoreLess
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