He Survived, But I Still Grieve

Ever since the accident, I mourn life before fear

Bethany Marcel
Human Parts
Published in
8 min readJul 18, 2019

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I sat motionless, staring out the window of our condo, waiting for the car to pull up. “Any minute, any minute,” I thought, my phone in hand, my finger hovering above the redial button. Your voicemail — exactly how many times did I hear the start of your outgoing message that night?

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Bethany Marcel
Human Parts

Bethany Marcel is a writer whose work has appeared in Literary Hub, Popula, Motherwell, and more. Find her on Twitter @bethmarcel or at www.bethanymarcel.com