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    Gilda
    Gilda
    Gilda
    Ebook33 pages27 minutes

    Gilda

    By Thomas Harrington

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    No one understands the human brain, especially someone struggling with conflicting signals. Nature pulls in one direction, and morality pulls in another. Add the emotional pressure of love, and any decision becomes more complicated or…easier.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Harrington
    Release dateDec 31, 2014
    ISBN9781310801259
    Gilda
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    Thomas Harrington

    Prior to writing novels, the author enjoyed a multifaceted career: from decorated combat aviator to global communications director of a major consumer brand. He has traveled the world and met sports, film and television stars, political leaders, and royalty. He graduated from Middlebury College, is married, lives in Germany, and has two grown children.

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      Gilda - Thomas Harrington

      Gilda

      A Short (love) Story or A (short) Love Story

      By Thomas Harrington

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2014 Thomas Harrington

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. Thank you for your support.

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      I saw Gilda for the first time the night my wife died at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

      The doctor shook his head, confirming that life had gone out of the hand I held. I placed Karen’s lifeless hand on her stomach and kissed her warm lips for the last time. Her battle with cancer had also taken her beauty, but her spirit and character had remained strong to the end. What would I do without her?

      I bit my lip to fight back tears and turned my head to avoid a sight I did not want to see. A candy striper lurked in the doorway, surely waiting for instructions from a nurse or doctor. Although inappropriate, I thought of something my mother would have said: cute as a button. But, her sweet face was etched in sadness, which expressed exactly how I felt. I decided that the situation must have saddened her, because she could not have known Karen. Our eyes met; she pursed her lips: a display of sympathy, a show of emotion, or a sign of empathy. Her expression caused tears to rise, so I turned back to look at Karen for the last time. The love of my life had not lived to see her forty.

      On the way out, I could not keep my gaze from the young girl. She had a flawless face that can carry off a pixie hairstyle, which surely also highlighted that beauty. She had lowered her eyes, so she did not notice me staring. My thought was that, at a moment of life showing its worst side, this young girl affirmed that beauty also exists, like a brilliant rainbow following a thunderstorm. Once in the corridor, my thoughts returned

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