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"No, no way. It was just us at home, and even the pets don't stress him out anymore," Lindey said, then suddenly
went quiet.
| raised an eyebrow, sensing something was off. Before | could ask, Lindey grabbed my hand like she was
hanging onto a lifeboat. "Wait... after | massaged him and he said he'd lie down on the couch, my phone rang. |
picked it up, and... | think | heard him on a call too." My stomach dropped. Could that phone call have set him
off?
"Where's his phone?" | asked, trying to keep calm.
Lindey patted her pockets and frowned. "Ugh, I didn't bring it. It's probably at the house."
Perfect. No way to grab it now, but something about that call wasn't sitting right. Like, what if that triggered all
this?
Before | could spiral further, Wayne and Jace cback, looking super serious. Whatever Wayne told Jace while |
was with Lindey must've been bad. They both looked like they knew more than they were saying, and it made
my chest tighten.
| wanted to ask them what they'd learned, but Lindey was practically glued to my side, her grip ontighter
than ever.
After what felt like forever, the emergency room doors finally opened, and a doctor cout, looking totally
exhausted. "Doctor, how's my dad?" Wayne and Jace blurted out at the stime.
The doctor sighed. "The bleeding's stopped, but the cancer has spread to his liver. His condition is very serious."
It was like someone dropped a giant weight on us. The room went so quiet, | could hear my own pulse.
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The doctor tried to throw in sweak optimism, "Just keep his spirits up. A positive mindset can help extend
his time."
Uh, that was supposed to be comforting? It wasn't.
Matthew's life was on a ticking clock now.
"Thanks, Doctor," Jace said, managing to be polite even though we were all falling apart inside..
Matthew
got transferred to the ICU, and only one person was allowed in.
| figured it wouldn't be me, but Jace and Lindey were insistent. Like, really insistent.
*Rea, when they brought Matthew in, he was calling your name," Lindey said, her voice cracking.
That pretty much shattered me. So, | slipped on the isolation gown and headed into the ICU.
Matthew was lying there, hooked up to all these machines, an oxygen mask on his face. Seeing him like that, so
fragile... | couldn't stop the tears from spilling down my cheeks.
"His anesthetic's still wearing off, but keep him awake, okay? Talk to him. Don't let him fall asleep," a
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nurse instructed, her voice soft.
| sat down by his bed and gently took his hand. "Matthew, it's me-Rea."
His eyelids twitched before he slowly managed to open them, his gaze turning toward me.
"Re... Rea..." he whispered, his voice barely there, but he still smiled.
It broke
here."
my
heart to see him struggling so much. | squeezed his hand. "Don't talk, okay? Just rest. I'm right
But he shook his head weakly and
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| stopped him. "No, you can't do that. Don't move."
Suddenly, the monitor started beeping like crazy, sendinginto panic mode. "Nurse! Nurse!"
The nurse rushed over, gently
scolding Matthew. Yu stopped
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Then she turned towith this serious look. "Please, don't upset him."
| hadn't said anything to upset him! Matthew just wanted to talk.
"He wants to take off the mask to talk to me," | explained. "Is that okay?"
Matthew gave a tiny nod, backingup.
The nurse sighed, then relented. "Fine, two minutes. Make it quick."
She carefully removed the mask, and
Matthew gasped for breath, bis waice
raspy as Pe strode Saal
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