RANDOM | FICTION | DRABBLE
They Gave Her No Choice
A daily drabble challenge
Today’s random word is Days.
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The days grew long with each waking minute, the pain insurmountable.
“One never knows how much time one has left,” the attending doctor said. He held the chart. Why didn’t he know?
Trista noticed how the nurses looked at her with sadness. With so much experience, they were the closest persons to understanding her agony, but their hands were tied. Laws still forbade those with mental health issues to choose to end their life.
The absurdity stunned her. Everyone knew her organs were failing.
The shooting pain electrified her.
Trista looked longingly at her deceased bedside neighbour, shuddered, then sighed.
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