The Last Wish of Margaret Dawson
**The Last Wish of Margaret Dawson** Enjoy reading for free; if you like the story, and would like to offer a donation it would really be appreciated Blog Short Stories I also write short stories for all. Mail me at joubertles@yahoo.com Her room was so still; the only sound was the faint hum of medical machinery. To her, the hospital hardly seemed to have enough noise for nighttime hours but instead appeared to hold its breath, awaiting something. And this night, Margaret Dawson lay down hospital-wise on a bed; a woman who, all of her lifetime, had given the earth love and sacrifice; and now the years and disease had ground her body to its fragile residuum. With them standing at the door were three of Margaret's children – Sarah, Emily, and Jacob, lost in their thoughts. It had been years since the last time all of them were in a room together. The chasms that set them apart seemed impossible to bridge, every one of them holding his baggage and grievances against the other