Chapter 166

It was the dead of night. Jocelyn’s phone buzzed with urgency on her nightstand. It was Daisy, her voice a cocktail of panic and fear, setting Jocelyn’s heart racing.

Without a moment’s hesitation, she fumbled for her jeans, grabbed her keys, and hailed a cab to the hospital,

“Mom!” she gasped, bursting through the ER doors to find Daisy beside a makeshift bed in the hallway. Calvin, her father, lay there weakly with an IV dripping life back into his veins. “What the hell happened?”

“It was out of the blue, honey.” Daisy managed between sobs. “He woke up shivering, drenched in sweat, looking as pale as milk. He kept saying it’d pass and didn’t want to come here. Then the doctors…they said it’s a heart attack.”

Calvin, now sedated, was less in pain but still a worrying shade of gray.

“What did the doctors say?” Jocelyn asked, her eyes scanning the chaos of the ER-families huddled in grief, the relentless beeping of machines-it was overwhelming.

“They were talking about a surgery.”

“Then let’s do it.” Jocelyn said with a resolve that left no room for doubt.

Daisy wiped away her tears. “The doctor came by, asked us to sign the consent forms. I didn’t understand half of what he said, so I called you.”

“I’ll talk to them.” Jocelyn said, her voice steady but her mind racing. She needed to hurry up to save her

father’s life.

She cornered a nurse, who told her the doctor would explain everything shortly.

Standing beside her father, Jocelyn’s eyes welled up despite her best efforts to stay strong.

“How are you feeling, Dad? Does it still hurt?” she asked, her voice barely a whisper.

“It’s better now,” Calvin replied weakly.

Jocelyn fought back tears as she saw the toll the night had taken on her father. She quickly turned away, not wanting to cause him any more concern.

a minor surgery.” she reassured both her

tears, but the

were blocked in three places and cut off blood flow to his heart. The

a big operation?” Daisy

assured Daisy when she asked about surgery. “No need to cut him open. We’ll do it with localized anesthesia, but

looked to Jocelyn and her voice choked, “We’ll

was best to follow the doctor’s lead. No one knew better than them.

we do it?” Jocelyn

IV. Then sign the consent form when the nurse brings it. After that, we’ll schedule the surgery.” the doctor said and then moved on.

consent form arrived swiftly. Jocelyn read it carefully and then

that was left was

some rest, but she wouldn’t

they could

finally overtook Daisy, and she dozed off leaning on Jocelyn.

miss a beat.

her shoulder. She turned to find

know to come?” Jocelyn asked, surprised.

saw Calvin’s name on the surgery board.” Melvin whispered, careful not to wake Daisy. “No private

“We’re lucky to have even this. Some people are out

stood up, “Wait here.”

are you going?” Jocelyn asked, gripping

if I can pull

times of crisis. It’s

him. She too wanted the best for her

were ready to proceed with the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a second thought. Jocelyn didn’t argue and

the operating room. The minutes stretched into an eternity when the hospital director, Wesley,

Wesley said, having already spoken to the hospital staff. “The patient will

times like these, it was the little acts of human kindness

to be in the ICU for a few days. You have only

“Got it.”

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