Comments on 'Identity Crisis Resolved (out-of-order challenge)'"Nurse! She's trying to talk!" Brit's mom was almost shouting in her excitement. The nurse looked annoyed and began checking the bruised girl. She called in an attending who promptly removed the tube from her throat.
"Oh! Brit!" Mrs. Halloway tried to hug her.
"No." squeaked the girl hoarsely.
"Oh, I'm sorry! It must hurt!"
"No." She breathed heavily for a moment. "Leslie."
"What? Leslie's dead, dear."
"Brit."
"You're Brit, dear. I'm your mother."
"No. Leslie."
The nurse jumped in, having an IQ higher than Mrs. Halloway, and volunteered a clarifying question, "What is your name?"
"Leslie."
"Oh God!" Mrs. Halloway shrank back and clutched her chest. Her face went pale. Her mouth frowned in a silent sob, gaping. Then she shrieked, "*Brittany*!"
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Mr. and Mrs. Gosnell soon swarmed around Leslie and showered her with love.
Mrs. Halloway silently slipped down to the morgue and wept beside her daughter. She texted her husband who was away on business, and soon friends came to take Mrs. Halloway home.2008-06-12T20:31:15Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/33375Comment on Identity Crisis Resolved (out-of-order challenge)<p>Thanks for the draft tip :)</p>
<p> BTW there is a very real book out about the mistaken identity of two very real girls who happened to really be in college in my town; and this based loosely on. I do not actually know the details of their story. I do know that the real girl who lived was not properly identified until after the burial of the other. I chose not to write my story that way.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/33375?basename=703612008-06-12T20:31:15ZMistress Elsha Hawkhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawkComment on Identity Crisis Resolved (out-of-order challenge)<p>Oh, and this was a fantastic entry into the challenge. Very heart-wrenching. It made me think about how much I take my own life for granted. Good job!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/33375?basename=699412008-06-11T15:36:54Z♠Ana Cristina♥http://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on Identity Crisis Resolved (out-of-order challenge)<p>Whenever a “twin” is born during the publishing action of a ficlet, I find that placing one in draft form helps remove the clutter.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/33375?basename=699402008-06-11T15:35:26Z♠Ana Cristina♥http://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78