We sat there quietly until his breathing returned to normal. I felt the perspiration on my scalp.
"I wanted to die serenely. Peacefully. Not like what just happened.
"And this is what detachment comes in. If I die in the middle of a coughing spell like I just had, I need to be able to detach from the horror, I need to say, 'This is my moment.'
scalp /skælp/
the skin on the top of your head
serenely /səˈriːnli/
calmly and peacefully
spell
a period of a particular kind of illness usually a short period
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