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She didn\u2019t realize she\u2019d only wished for yesterday and therein was her error.<\/p>\n

The first day was as if her dream had come true. She woke up (of course not knowing she\u2019d awakened on this same day the very day before) and he maneuvered around her as they\u2019d done thousands of times before. Shower, mirrors, coffee, breakfast, all a morning symphony until it struck a chord. Minor quibbles, hurt feelings, stubborn crisp goodbyes as they set off in each their own direction.<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t worry until close to seven, turned the oven down to warm and set the salad back in the fridge. She called his cell phone and got a busy signal. The state trooper came at 7:28. Her heart fell to her feet. It held her back within the speed limit on the drive to the hospital. It left her when she saw him white and lifeless on the bed. She asked them to remove the ventilator so she could kiss him goodbye.<\/p>\n

They asked her if she was okay to drive back home. She made the necessary calls from the \u201cfamily waiting room\u201d while she calmed her nerves with iced tea that someone brought her from a vending machine. She drove home slowly, stumbling through the night highway like a drunk feeling his way home.<\/p>\n

To make it real she took the salad out of the refrigerator and dumped it in the trash. She washed and dried the dishes. She watched herself in the mirror getting ready for bed when emotional exhaustion left her tearless and yet she whispered \u201cwidow\u201d into the empty room. She couldn\u2019t sleep and finally got up and took a pill because she couldn\u2019t stay awake. As she drifted into an uneasy sleep she wished for yesterday.<\/p>\n

She woke up and he maneuvered around her as they\u2019d do a thousand times again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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