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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."

a calm, steady rhythm of his heart

observes the monitors carefully and nods. "Okay. So far so

is standing back in the doorway, her face etched with pain

on in."

back towards the doorway and wait while Judy passes me

that everything will be okay this time. But

back in, and Dr. Green quickly

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

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"I don't know."

out

alarms are still all

I'm here." I

you come back in?"

with the doctor and go

rate settles, and the nurses reset the

guess that's that then." Dr Green

at him, puzzled. "Is he

made it clear his mother being in

can hardly believe this.

wants you in here. This might happen with anyone else. But for

"What about Abby?"

it will be fine

weigh up all the reasons why Jayden wouldn't want his mother in there with him. I mean, if it was me not wanting her in

defended his mother when it

some ground, what if she thinks I'm making this up? "Don't make me tell her

I'll be diplomatic." Dr. Green steps back

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