There is an elderly woman trying desperately to breathe in her bed. She's asleep but you can hear it in her lungs with each breath she takes. She doesn't have a long
A man and his mother look down at her, quiet at first. The oxygen machine fills the silence in the room.
And then the mother speaks
I'm so scared they're going to call me, because they call me you know, every time something happens.
Why are you scared?
What do you mean why am I scared!? She uses a Kleenex to dry her eyes
You are going to get that call, you shouldn't be afraid of it. Are you surprised that we're here?
No but it's still hard, isn't it?
I don't know, I guess not like it is for you. She's fighting hard to stay here. You should tell her that she doesn't need to.
I can't.
You should tell her that she can go and it will be okay.
I don't think I can. She's my mom.
I know.
The next day the man got a call from his mother.
I got the call just now. She was gone this morning.
Well damn.
His thoughts just selfishly go straight to the ghost on his shoulder. Where is she?
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