[ WP ] Write a story where each sentence has one more word than the last .

`` Breathe. Once more.'' A shuddering breath. Rattling heard from lungs. Cold metal against his chest. He coughs, pain contorting his features. 
 
 `` You do n't have much longer to live.'' With tears streaming down his face, he nods. Months-long hospital stays had told him as much. She holds his hand tightly, her slender hand squeezing his. 
 
 Someone with a warm smile and a cheerful disposition comes to change his IV. The doctor shakes his hand like a man would, a sad smile on his face. He quickly turns his head away, frowning, and listens to the murmurs from the nurse's desk. 
 
 `` It must be so awful for her, to lose a child like that... I ca n't even imagine.'' 
 
 He watches his mother's trembling hand around his and wonders if he'll have enough time to visit Disneyland. 
 

