Death abides by no one's rules...it takes what pleases it without consciousness to its decisions. It destroys what it will. It took the pieces of perfection I once knew and shattered them. Now what remains are shards of a dream, drawing blood with every step.
In the kitchen, her family nibbled Helen__ lemon squares. Melanie urged brownies on the nurses. __ake these,_ she told Lorraine. __e can__ eat them all, but Helen won__ stop baking.___weetheart,_ Lorraine said, __verybody mourns in her own way.__elen mourned her sister deeply. She arrived each day with shopping bags. Her cake was tender with sliced apples, but her almond cookies crumbled at the touch. Her pecan bars were awful, sticky-sweet and hard enough to break your teeth. They remained untouched in the dining room, because Helen never threw good food away.
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In the kitchen, her family nibbled Helen__ lemon squares. Melanie urged brownies on the nurses. __ake these,_ she told Lorraine. __e can__ eat them all, but Helen won__ stop baking.___weetheart,_ Lorraine said, __verybody mourns in her own way.__elen mourned her sister deeply. She arrived each day with shopping bags. Her cake was tender with sliced apples, but her almond cookies crumbled at the touch. Her pecan bars were awful, sticky-sweet and hard enough to break your teeth. They remained untouched in the dining room, because Helen never threw good food away.
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