The Song From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles and the Unexplainable By Cate Bronson Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. ~Plato The phone buzzed on the nightstand, jolting me awake. When I looked at the clock, and saw it was 10:00 P.M., I knew. This was "that" call — the one I had wished would never come. "I'm sorry, but your mother has passed away," said a sympathetic nurse. "I checked on her shortly after you left, then again at nine-thirty, and she was still breathing softly. When I checked back a few minutes ago she was gone. I'm so sorry for your loss." I had expected this but I was still unprepared. I stumbled around the room in shock, feeling lost, no longer sure how to dress myself. I couldn't focus. (Keep reading) |
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