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Witnessing

By Jennifer S. Davis.
Cecilia was riddled with cancer, didn't have much longer to live, and knew her husband was having an affair with Rose. What Rose couldn't understand was why Cecilia asked her to the house one afternoon before Christmas. Read the full story.

Part One

The house sits at the end of a cul-de-sac, the last of a chain of McMansions modeled after Mediterranean villas. The yard is treeless, the live oaks Rose remembers covering this area in her childhood cleared to facilitate rapid construction....   Read More >>

Part Two

Rose couldn't understand what Cecilia wanted with her now. Yes, Rose had an affair with her husband, Baxter, but she'd known about that for a long time and, dying of cancer, didn't entirely disapprove. Besides, three weeks earlier, Baxter sent Rose flowers and a sweet note, all by way of ending things. So why was she now standing with Cecilia in their bedroom?   Read More >>

Part Three

When Rose rang the doorbell of her lover's wife, after Cecilia invited her over one afternoon, she never imagined that the two of them would set off on a road trip. But Cecilia, riddled with cancer, had hope in one last miracle cure -- a psychic healer in Macon. Cecilia had plenty of faith; what she needed was a ride. Baxter wouldn't take her. She wasn't well enough to drive herself. Rose, well, Cecilia thought this was the least she could do.   Read More >>

Part Four

Who drives hours to a motel in Macon for a miracle cancer cure? Only someone so desperate that she turns to her husband's new girlfriend for a ride. But Cecilia and Rose checked in as they were told, and waited for Mr. Meekle to arrive. Good thing the motell was attached to a liquor store.   Read More >>

Part Five

Mr. Meekle's hands explored Cecilia's sickness for two hours in that dingy motel room. But when Cecilia asked him, despairingly, if there was any hope, he simply advised her to gather her friends and accept death. It wasn't the answer she and Rose had driven all those hours to hear.   Read More >>