I pushed until I felt his [Donovan's] body grow still, the tendons in his neck relaxing. I pushed until I felt the mouth beneath the pillow droop, one last dull groan fading into silence. And I kept pushing, because I couldn't bear to pull the pillow away to see what I'd done."You're free," I said. I closed my eyes, saw Donovan as he had been. One last smile, then he faded.
-Alexander Gordon Smith
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