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132 Jayden Surprises Me

(Winona)

"You can go in now," I prompt Judy who's still staring at the door.

"Okay, yes," she answers, her voice steady. She passes me, moving quickly but carefully, like she's afraid any sudden movement might break him.

I sit on the seat outside the room and take out my cell phone to make a call to Anne about bringing Abby here after school. Suddenly I hear alarms coming from Jayden's room. What the actual hell? My heart leaps into my throat as I see the medical team rushing toward Jayden's door. I jump up but they block me from going in.

"Sorry, no one in the room right now."

Judy is ushered out a few seconds later, looking distraught.

"What happened?" I ask Judy, my voice cracking with worry.

"I...] don't know. I just touched his face and told him I was there, and I loved him. Then everything went off

at once."

"Oh God. I hope he's going to be okay." I squeeze my hands together.

I wait helplessly as they work on him, my mind racing with awful possibilities. Dr. Green arrives, his face set in a grim expression, and he nods to us and disappears into Jayden's room.

After what feels like an eternity, Dr. Green steps out, looking worried. "Jayden's heart rate went dangerously high. His blood pressure spiked as well. We've managed to stabilize him again, but it was close."

Judy asks, "can I go back in? Are we still allowed to be with him?"

Dr. Green nods. "Let's try while I'm in there as well. We need to be very careful. Winona, you go first."

I nod and head back into the room, my heart racing. Dr. Green steps up beside Jayden and I walk up to Jayden and touch his cheek. "It's me. Are you okay? You scared us."

with a calm, steady rhythm of his

and nods. "Okay. So far so

who is standing back in the

on in."

doorway and wait while

be okay this time. But within moments, the alarms start

medical team rushes back in, and Dr. Green

looks at me, her hands shaking. "Why is this happening?" she asks, tears streaming down her

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"I don't know."

comes out to

all blaring and

I

you come back in?"

in with the doctor and go

rate settles, and

that then." Dr

puzzled. "Is he okay? What's

made it clear his mother being in

I can hardly believe this. "Are

for the next few days, unless there is significant improvement like him waking,

"What about Abby?"

her out. Hopefully it will be fine for

him. I

he always defended his mother when it came down

Plus, Judy and I have made some ground, what if she thinks I'm

deal with this one. I'll be diplomatic." Dr. Green steps back out

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