her mother held her hand as she slept. she didn't speak. three hours ago they moved her into the icu. the injury was bad; she vomited twice during the journey and then had a nosebleed. "mrs franklin?" the doctor said.
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spacewalk [h.s]
Short Storyhe liked her name. it reminded him of the sky. how large everything really was. how his mistakes were so small and how he was so young.
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her mother held her hand as she slept. she didn't speak. three hours ago they moved her into the icu. the injury was bad; she vomited twice during the journey and then had a nosebleed. "mrs franklin?" the doctor said.