The nurse stepped into the hall and closed the door. Amy stood at the side of Patrick’s bed like she had done towards the end with her mother, but that had been different. She had been a little girl.
Now, she was a mother looking down at her husband. Her hands rested on the railing raised to keep him safe.
“I’m here, Patrick,” she whispered aloud. “I’m ri…
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