The Dead And Buried
“Dad and I were in the hospital waiting room, surrounded by family and friends, waiting to hear something, anything about the surgery. Time had never passed so slowly and it had taken far too long. When the surgeon came down the hallway, I should have known just by looking at him. But I figured, he was a surgeon — that serious, somber expression was probably permanently etched onto his face.
Then he said those terrible words. And I laughed. I didn’t think it was funny. Not even amusing. Just... absurd. My mind couldn’t make sense of it. Couldn’t process an appropriate response.
I was as shocked as everyone else when this fake, almost insane-sounding cackle bubbled up out of me. Before I knew it, I was doubled over. The laughs became gasps as I couldn’t catch my breath. I tried. In and out. Faster. Faster. But I wasn’t getting any air.
Someone said, “She’s hyperventilating,” and then arms were around me, leading me toward a chair, but I didn’t make it.MoreLess
Then he said those terrible words. And I laughed. I didn’t think it was funny. Not even amusing. Just... absurd. My mind couldn’t make sense of it. Couldn’t process an appropriate response.
I was as shocked as everyone else when this fake, almost insane-sounding cackle bubbled up out of me. Before I knew it, I was doubled over. The laughs became gasps as I couldn’t catch my breath. I tried. In and out. Faster. Faster. But I wasn’t getting any air.
Someone said, “She’s hyperventilating,” and then arms were around me, leading me toward a chair, but I didn’t make it.MoreLess
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