After His Eyes Opened
Theafricangirlwhen i left him, my husband begged me to come backmy wife married me just to break my heartwhile i was dying, my husband was with the love of his lifeand then he grabbed me by the neck
She looked alive and my kids were probably not.
And yet, as I closed the distance between us, my heartbeat slowed down and the world paused for us to lock eyes.
I crouched in front of her, fighting back tears as my bottom lip quivered. I struggled to breathe as the weight of a thousand bricks sat on my chest. My breaths picked up and —
“It’s ‘Kay” she whispered, wiping her tears and then, mine. She squared her shoulders before she spoke.
“You just… you need to.. uh, make five things you can see an’ hear an’…”she trailed off. “an’ five things you can, uh, feel?”
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