Literature
Godfather Death
Death waited at the bedside of the woman in the hospital. She had a constant flurry of attendants, but their numbers dwindled as her fate became clear. She was feverish and still, each breath slow and labored. She was dying.
They'd taken her newborn child from her, and every so often she'd whisper his name: "Marvin." Her husband would take her hand and press his lips against it when she whispered their baby's name, and he'd murmur, "Shh, he'll be fine, he looks healthy and strong."
He did look healthy, and Death had passed him by. He was his mother's sixth child--she had gone through six deliveries without a problem, but she was nearly fift