“Lisa…” she said, her voice sounding so weak.
I felt so scared that I started crying, my tears flowing freely down my cheeks. My grandma also had tears in her eyes, and I knew that she probably knew that she didn’t have a lot of time left.
“Grandma…I…” I began speaking in between my sobs.
However, my grandmother just shook her head as if she didn’t want me to say anything. I bit my lower lips as I closed my eyes from the pain. More warm tears rolled down my cheeks as a result.
“Lisa…listen to me…well…” she said in a whisper so soft that I had to lean in to hear her speak.
Unfortunately, I had sense that her next words to me may be her last. I nodded my head and brought my ear closer to hear lips so that I could hear her better.
“You’ll be happy with Hayden. He’ll…take care of you…just like…when you were young…” she whispered as her breathing became more labored.
“What?” I said in confusion.
My grandmother was breathing in fast shallow breaths at this point and all I could do was hold her hand tighter in mine.
“I love you…Lisa…” she whispered.
“No…doctor…doctor!” I called for the doctor loudly as my hand reached out to press the button that had the bell symbol on it.
“I love you…grandma…someone please help!” I wailed loudly.
The door burst open, and the doctor and a few nurses quickly came into the room. The doctor began checking on my grandma while another nurse gently peeled me away from her side.
“Please leave for now…” the nurse said gently as she led me away and out of the room.
I couldn’t take my eyes away from my grandmother. What if this is the last time that I’m going to get to see her? What if there isn’t a next time?
My eyes were glued on her as the nurse continued to pull me away. Then the door of the ICU closed in my face, and I was back outside in the cold and lonely corridor that led to this room.
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