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uldn't breathe. I watched her, limp in my arms, her skin cold, her eyes lifeless. My hands shook as I tried to wake

he di

I not know what to do? My mind was numb, the world around me spinning, crumbling into nothingnes

e housekeeper rushed toward us, panic in his eyes. I saw him dial the emergency num

you?" the operator's voice came through,

g!" I barely choked out the words. "Please, y

I couldn't hear anything she said beyond her attempt to

ld could stop it. My breath hitched, and my chest ached. My stomach twisted i

thing but the stillness in Ashley's body. She should be breathing. She should be awake.

t. Nothing worked. I kept pressing, kept begging, but there was no re

rushed toward us with a stretcher, and I couldn't move fast enough, couldn't get out of their way. I had to hold

e of them asked. "

my throat. I couldn't say any

I couldn't leave her. I just couldn't. The doors slammed shut, and I was surrounded

on anything but Ashley. My eyes were glued to her still form, my mind ra

u," I whispered, the words barely audible above the sound of the sirens. The thought o

her. I couldn't keep up. I couldn't think. The doors to the emergency room slammed

churned, the fear, the panic, swirling inside me. "Please, Lord, don

ld see the sadness in her eyes, but her voice cracked as she spoke. "I'm sorry

had nothing left. My parents were gone, the house

ss. The housekeeper looked at me one last time before she left, her eyes filled with concern. I

ncy room. My heart skipped a beat as I rushed toward him. "Doctor, what's wrong with

the words came-words that shattered everything. "I'm sorry, but your sister has a tumor in her brain. It's grown

me. A tumor. A tumor in her brain. I couldn

he doctor handed me a paper. The numbers on it blurred, but the final sum stood ou

tared at the paper. I was losi

e has to be monitored closely, and the su

had nothing. Not a penny to my name. How coul

lost her, what was left? Wha

at was I supposed to do? Where was the hop

e clearly and soon I collapsed to the g