Wish 01 - a Secret Wish
“John MacGuire asked his wife. A young, handsome man, he stood on the edge of a wide sandy beach, wearing summer shorts and his favorite T-shirt. He pointed toward the water behind him, to the sailboat that bobbed gently in the quiet bay. “It's the perfect day.”
“I can't sail. I'm sick. I don't know what happened, but I can't seem to open my eyes.” Phoebe MacGuire took a quick breath as panic filled her soul and the sounds and smells of the hospital threatened to pull her out of her dream. “...I'm seventy-six years old now, John. How did I get to be so old? I'm scared.”
“No need to be scared, my darling, not when I'm here.”
“But you're not really here,” she whispered, knowing his image was nothing but a memory, and her love had been gone for a very long time.
“I miss you, Phoebe,” he said softly, his voice as gentle as the morning breeze.
“I miss you, too.MoreLess
“I can't sail. I'm sick. I don't know what happened, but I can't seem to open my eyes.” Phoebe MacGuire took a quick breath as panic filled her soul and the sounds and smells of the hospital threatened to pull her out of her dream. “...I'm seventy-six years old now, John. How did I get to be so old? I'm scared.”
“No need to be scared, my darling, not when I'm here.”
“But you're not really here,” she whispered, knowing his image was nothing but a memory, and her love had been gone for a very long time.
“I miss you, Phoebe,” he said softly, his voice as gentle as the morning breeze.
“I miss you, too.MoreLess
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