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#8: Megan's Last Call
by
Mark Mackey
The
phone rang.
Barbara could hear it as clear as day
through the front door just as she was about to reach into her purse for the
key to get it open and getting soaked by drizzling rain all at the same time. Where
she was coming from, the hospital, watching with stinging, tear filled eyes as her
younger sister Megan was taken off life support; the how and why, a tragic car
accident. Due to the car accident which casualties included her sister’s two
best friends, Lisa and Diane, Barbara wasn’t allowed to say a final goodbye to
Megan.
All during the car trip home, Barbara was
filled with such a strong feeling of depression over her sister no longer at
her side, she honestly didn’t know what she was going to do. Or for that matter
how she was going to survive; the thought of suicide playing itself in her
mind.
Much to her relief Barbara was able to get
the front door open. Rushing inside, she had the receiver gripped in her hand
and placed up against her ear in seconds.
“Hello?”
“Hey it’s me Barb, Meg, I’ve got
permission to call you from the afterlife so I can tell you it’s not worth it
committing suicide because I’m no longer a part of your life.”
“But I miss you so much little sister.”
“I understand that Barb, but if you care
about me, you won’t, now promise.”
“Fine I promise.”
“That’s all I wanted to hear, see you in
Heaven big sis.”
Once she set the receiver back down onto
the cradle, looking out the window, what Barbara saw, a rainbow, Meg’s favorite
thing in the world.
She smiled.
****
Mark Mackey lives in Chicago, has won two screenplay awards one for the short Horror in The Woods, and the feature Length a Tale of Two Girls, have had four of my short stories published in four separate anthologies, Without Title, Christmas Lites, All the Lovely Creatures, and the Perfect Christmas Stuffing.
Such a sad yet sweet story, Mark :) It was great though. Happy writing :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, there was both sadness and hope in your story, great job!
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