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Broken: Palaye Royale
"V!" Dad shouts as I carry Marley down the hallway.
"Hold on, Marley." I kick open the choir room door and rush in. I tune out the others and set Marley down on the floor. I feel her thready pulse and then lean my ear down to her lips to hear shallows breaths. They then stop and I snap my head up.
"Violet, what's happening?" Puck kneels down.
"C'mon, Marley." I bounce my hands against her chest.
"Wait, she stopped breathing?" Tina cries.
"Guys, get back! Back!" Santana orders.
I blow air into Marley's mouth. "Marley, c'mon. Breathe. I need you to breathe. C'mon." I continue to bounce my hands on her chest. "Marley, hey. C'mon. Open your eyes. Please. C'mon." I blow more air into her mouth and then bounce my hands on her chest again. "Marley, you can't leave! C'mon!" I keep doing CPR and finally hear her vigorously cough. I close my eyes in relief and she continues to cough. "Hey." I chuckle. "Hey, you're okay. You're alright." I help her sit up. "It's okay. You're alright."
Marley lets out a sob and hugs me. "I'm so sorry! God, I'm so sorry!" She wails and her shoulders hunch up and down.
"Hey, hey. It's okay. It's alright. It's gonna be alright." I place my hand on the back of her head.
"I made you a promise. But I didn't wanna add my problem onto yours. I'm so sorry!" She sobs harder into my shoulder. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Her cries get louder.
"It's okay. It's okay." I whisper. "It's okay. You're okay. You're gonna be alright." I stroke the back of her head and she muffles more sobs into my shoulder. "It's alright. I know, I know, I know. Believe me. C'mon. It's okay." I pull away and cup her face. "It's okay. You're alright. Joe, get her mom and the nurse."
"They're already on the way." Joe tells me.
"Hey, hey. Marley." I grab her hand. "Hey, look at me. And breathe. Breathe." I inhale and exhale with her. "Good. Good. Just keep breathing." I look at Kitty's face and then share a discreet look with Santana.
"Don't—Don't leave." Marley pants.
"I'm not. I'm not leaving you, Marley. I'm right here. We're all here with you, okay? Just breathe. Keep breathing with me." I continue to inhale and exhale with her.
"Does anyone have anything she can eat?" Kitty asks.
"I have some leftover Halloween candy in my locker." Tina says.
"I may have a juice box." Blaine rushes off.
"This is bad. Never in the history of show choir competitions has anyone ever fainted." Artie quips.
