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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."

unchanged. The room is filled with a calm, steady rhythm of his heart

the monitors carefully and nods. "Okay. So far

to Judy, who is standing back in the doorway, her

on in."

and wait while Judy

anxiously, praying that everything will be okay this time. But within moments,

back in, and Dr. Green quickly

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

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"I don't know."

out

are still all blaring and

here." I touch

you come back in?"

in with the doctor and go to the bedside. "It's

heart rate settles, and the nurses

that's that then." Dr

puzzled. "Is he okay?

clear his mother

believe

here. This might happen with anyone else. But for the next few days, unless there

"What about Abby?"

her out. Hopefully it will be fine for

why Jayden wouldn't want his mother in there with him. I mean, if it was me not wanting

defended his mother when

at a loss. Plus, Judy and I have made some ground, what if she thinks I'm making this up? "Don't make me tell her he doesn't want her in

this one. I'll be diplomatic." Dr. Green steps back out and I do

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