Chapter 34
34–Almost Lost Her
Madeline:
I had been focusing more on my illness ever since the whole mess happened.
lidn’t answer any
I received a few calls and probably realized they were from Yuvonne trying to contact me. So, I didn’t
“Gina,
, please keep the TV volume down,” I called out, asking her to lower it.
They had been blasting the TV since morning, dancing to songs and watching movies. They had also scattered their toys around so much that I felt bad for the room service.
Most of the time, I cleaned their mess myself because I didn’t want to burden someone else. But now that I was working on the files, I just needed a few minutes of complete focus.
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After a few more minutes of silence, when I thought I could finally focus on my work, Elara appeared behind me. I had placed a table near the big window so I could look out at the open sky while working.
My back was turned to the bedroom door, and my kids were in the living area. The suite was beautiful, and the view from the upper floor made it even more stunning. If I hadn’t been working on such a serious case, I would have enjoyed staying here.
“Yes, Elara. Do you need anything?” I asked, turning around. Her shoulders were tucked in, and I grew concerned right away.
“There’s something wrong with Gina. ”
Her tone, her body language, and even the words themselves made the pen slip from my fingers. The next thing I knew, I was pushing my chair back and rushing out of the room to check on Gina.
As soon as I entered the living room, my eyes landed on the couch and I felt my soul leave my body. Gina was lying. there, her muscles stiff and her eyes rolled completely white.
“Gina!” I gasped, rushing beside her and grabbing her hand to rub it. “Gina, what’s going on? Wake up!” I cried, panicking as I placed my hand on her forehead, trying to calm her down.
“Oh God,” I grunted, turning to look at my kids. The two of them were staring at their sister with teary eyes.
“Mommy, is she gonna be okay?” Bodhi asked, his small body shaking from shock and fear.
“Bodhi, please go get my phone quickly,” I told him.
He started shaking his head.
“There’s no time for that. I know where Uncle Baxter is staying,” he said, making my eyes widen at how he ignored my instruction.
Before I could question him further, he rushed toward the main door with Elara.
“Bodhi, no!” I shouted.
But he didn’t listen. He reached the door, swiped the keycard, and opened it.
“Bodhi!” I caught up, rushing toward him but stopping midway to go back to Gina. I was panicking, and I couldn’t leave my daughter alone.
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As I tried to pick her up to go after the other two, they came rumming; back.
“Bodhi! What have I told you about leaving the place without my permission?” I yelled.
I was so anxious about Gina that I didn’t realize I was raising my voice at him. But Bodhi didn’t seem to care. He rushed to his sister’s side just as Baxter entered, still buttoning up his shirt.
“What’s going on?” he asked, squatting beside the couch and finishing the last button.
“I don’t know. I found her like this,” I said between heavy breaths and tears.
“Hey, kiddo, look at me,” Baxter urged, patting Gina’s check to wake her up.
“Okay, we need to call the hospital,” I said, standing up and rubbing my palms anxiously.
“The hospital won’t be able to help. Some of the kids have shown this symptom, and none of them got help from the hospital,” Baxter explained, still trying to wake her.
“Then what, am I just supposed to let her stay like this?” I cried.
He gave me a quick look, gesturing toward the other two kids standing beside me, watching their sister in pain.
“Get me cold water–ice, even better,” Baxter instructed.
We had a small fridge nearby, so I rushed to grab some ice and handed it to him. He started rubbing it on the back of Gina’s hands, so I took more and began rubbing her feet.
The little ones wanted to help, too. They held pieces of ice in their tiny red hands, rubbing their sister’s hands and feet.
Then I saw Gina start to relax. Her body softened, her eyes slowly closed, and her breathing evened out. I broke down as I watched her recover.
“Hey, look, she’s okay now,” Baxter said, grabbing my elbow and pulling me closer. He was kneeling beside the couch while I was near Gina’s feet.
When he drew me near, his arm wrapped around me, and I rested my head on his chest, my face buried in my hands.
The pain of seeing my daughter like that was so strong that, for a moment, I forgot all our personal differences.
After a few minutes, I lifted my head from his chest, and our eyes met. He had been watching me, and I quickly pulled away, sniffling as I wiped the tears with the back of my hand.
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‘Mommy, is Gina okay?” Elara asked, squeezing in between us and wrapping her arms around me.
I gently cupped her face and gave a small nod.
“She’ll be fine,” I replied, though I wasn’t sure how true that was. For all I knew, I was completely lost. My children were suffering and I wasn’t able to help them.
“Are you okay, Bodhi?” Baxter asked, shifting his attention to him and raising his hand for Bodhi to take it.
I noticed Bodhi looking a little hesitant.
“It’s okay. I’m that uncle you came for, remember?” Baxter reminded him softly.
I had noticed that Bodhi would often lean toward Baxter. In the beginning, Baxter was a stranger who had appeared from those dreams that scared Bodhi, but now Bodhi knew he was a friend,
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I watched as Bodhi raised his small hand and placed it in Baxter’s. The way the two smiled at each other made my
heart ache.
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