This Six Sentence Story, hosted by Denise of GirlieOnTheEdge, is a continuation of an earlier Six Sentence story entitled “Crunch“. Do go to GirlieOntheEdge’s Blog to read the other stories and to link up and enter your own. The prompt word this week is “up”.
When our mom finally rose from her seat to take a break from her bedside vigil, I expected my brother’s trickery to be revealed by a crooked smile.
“Ok, she’s gone, you can knock it off now; you got me. Just say something already, tell me how you won the match because I’m such a dumbass.” I sat up in my chair in the corner of the cramped hospital room, watchful for any sign of deception, but his waxen face remained inscrutable and still, attached yet separate from the steady heaving drone of the respirator.
Mom returned and told me that decisions would have to be made and that she didn’t have the strength to make them, that I would have to be the one to tell the doctors when to remove the tubes and wires. While she wept inconsolably I pleaded with my brother to just get up, told him he’d won; he’d won again.
Is there any responsibility in life more difficult?
Have heard people use the word ‘painful’ when describing it; the word ‘awful’ (in its more basic, etymological sense), more accurately conveys the experience of one who must accept such a responsibility.
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Hey there. Yep this guy is in an awful situation. Recall from “Crunch” that he is responsible for putting his brother in the hospital.
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Tell me that you see them now?
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This is really sad. I can’t imagine what it would be like to have to make that decision . Very good six.
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Thanks. Was feeling stumped then returned to the boxing brothers from a couple weeks ago.
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Well written six. How sad for this family to have to say it is time.
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Thank you Pat. Yes, they are in a tough spot.
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What a terribly difficult situation.
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Yep. Not easy.
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Ugh. An awful situation to be in, you described it very well.
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Thank you. I meant to continue the spiraling story of rivalry shown in “Crunch”.
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Boxing. Such a brutal sport. Sad and tragic Six.
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