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Lily had always wondered if talking to people while they were laying unconscious in a hospital bed ever really helped the person laying in bed. The doctors in all of Lily's favorite doctor shoes like "Grey's Anatomy," "Scrubs," and "e.r." said the person laying in bed could hear them. She knew the power of prayer worked. She had seen it first hand a few times: In high school when her friend Emily was in what was supposed to be a fatal car accident. Lily had prayed for her to live, recover, and walk again, and now they were both in college-Emily wild and crazy as ever. And again freshman year of college when her best friend's dad had what was

Running Down the Avenue She stood in the doorway, bag slung over her shoulder, looking at her feet, then up at him and quickley back down at her feet again. She didn't know what to expect of him now. Somewhere deep down inside of her, she knew that she still loved him, but lately things had not been the same and the tension was high. She had made her decision and was going to stick firm to it. After nearly two years, she decided to break it off. It was the right thing to do. The last year had been full of lots of fighting and bickering and she had constantly been questioning herself if thas was what she really wanted. He was all she had know

We're Headed For A Better Life Tonight I looked up at the moon. For the first time since I moved to the city, I saw the stars. Not as many as I'm used to seeing back home, but I was happy to see them shine as bright as they were in the middle of the city. I made a wish for us. I looked up at the star in the sky that you look at when you make wishes, closed my eyes tight, took a deep breath in and wished-as hard as I could. Normally, this would be the part of the story where the writer would go into great detail describing her wish, carefully elaborating on each meaningful point, but I won't do that- because you see, this is one wish that I w

I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of. "I'm not a concept. Too many guys think I'm a concept or I complete them or I'm going to make them alive, but I'm just a fucked up girl who is looking for my own peace of mind. Don't assign me yours." I remember telling him so many times. We had been down this road so many times, yet just like Joel, he still thought I was going to save him. Sitting in the hard hospital chair looking at his still body, I kept finding myself wondering how we got here? Why does this keep happening? No matter how much I keep trying to push it away to save us both, we keep ending up back in thi

That MUSTY hospital smell and putrid white walls. This is what it feels like: -Every part of my body feels like the pins and needles of a limb that I'm trying to wake up from a painful sleep. -My eyelids are heavy and full and though my body is not tired, it is a battle to keep my eyes open. -The patter of my heart palpitations will not steady. Sometimes its beating so fast I fear it's going to explode in my chest. Or it slows to one beat every now and then and I fear for the sweet calm of its eventual stopping. -He tells me I'm beautiful and that I have an amazing body and when I'm with him I can feel that sexy oozing off me, but when I

Katie closed her eyes tight, nestled her nose in Adam's neck and took a deep breath in. She couldn't bring herself to open her eyes again, she was too afraid she was dreaming. She never thought she'd be here again. She smiled at the thought of being able to fall asleep in Adam's arms again, and decided that she would have this dream as often as she could from now on, each night she went to sleep. As she found herself beginning to drift off, Katie took another deep breath of Adam in, kissed his cheek and let herself fall into a deep slumber. "Katie." "Nuhumm," Katie purred as she felt herself being stirred awake. "Katie," she heard again

Here I am again Lost in those brown eyes So much love I have felt for him So many tears I've cried There are nights when I just lay in bed Not quite asleep Dreaming that I'll be in those arms again With his love That this time I'll keep So scared to lose him I quiver and shake As he brushes my hair away from my face As we lie awake With the simplest pleasures He makes all the difference Such soft touch How I love him so much Tonight it seems things are finally right Together as we lie in bed In one of those sleepless nights I remember those times When things weren't quite right But as I feel his arms holding me tight