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Short Story | The Patient Who Wrestled With The Angel
Original Chinese Edition
A gaunt man lay in a hospital bed, emitting phlegmy wheezes from his throat with each exhalation. He knew that he was approaching the end of his life, but he was unwilling to let go.
His beloved wife sat by his side, her eyes swollen from tears as she gazed at him. With his eyes closed, he could hear her wiping away her tears and sniffing.
He struggled to open his eyes and looked at his wife. Her once sparkling eyes were now puffy and red from crying. He didn’t know what to say, so he reached out his hand to her and held it tightly. He remembered all the times they held hands like this, without needing words, surrounded by harmony and sweetness.
But today, the air was heavy with solemnity and sorrow.
They both knew that time was running out because the doctor had just come to deliver the news his wife dreaded hearing.
