The Life Of Avia Grace

I'll Be

Later that night I was wheeled out of the OR and into a room Mama made a move to enter the room, but the doctor stopped her. 

"I should tell you that she's still under heavy sedation and won't be awake for a while." He said. Mama's eyes were red and puffy from crying. 

"Please..." She begged, her voice slightly hoarse. "Please just let me see her." He nodded and let her in. She saw me and her heart broke. More tears began to stream down her face as she looked down at me. Wires and tubes were everywhere. 

"My baby..." She said in a low whisper. She pulled up a chair next to the hospital bed and grabbed my hand. "You're so cold."

"Why is she so cold?" She asked scared. The doctor's face grew grim.

 "Mrs. Blackstock...as we brought her in to the OR, she flatlined."He told her

"Oh my god..." Was her only response, her face turning pale.

"We were able to bring her back within a matter of moments. We're unsure of what exactly could have cause that." He explained.Mama could only nod. All of sudden I start coughing and trying to move. Mama was sitting on daddy lap

"Avia?!" She jumped out of daddy's lap and was even closer to my side in an instant. The nurse came in and remove the breathing tube I was on. I was so confused about everything. I was awake but the anesthesia definitely hadn't worn off yet. Daddy pulled mama back a bit as the nurse removed the tube. Once she was out of the room, daddy let her go.

 "Baby? Sweetie, can you hear me?" She asked and I nodded slowly.

 "Yeah." I said weakly and my voice was incredibly raspy. Her lower lip quivered as the tears began to fall once more. 

"Thank god...You don't have to talk now, rest your voice and yourself. I'm so glad you're okay...so glad you're okay..." She said 

"Whats going on? Why does my throat hurt? And why do my arms so heavy?" I asked trying to lift them up. Mama placed her hands on one of my arms, lowering them back down to the bed. 

"I think it would be better to tell you once you get some rest Bubs."She said 

"Mommy what going on?" I was so confused that I was getting emotional 

"It's alright baby." She cooed. "You just had to be taken back to the operating room and they did some work on your knee." She didn't want to tell me all that had happened. Mama thought If I was this emotional now, telling me everything would  set me over the edge.

"Whats going on with my knee?" I asked

"That, I'm not sure of."She replied, brows furrowed a bit. "The doctor only told us that you had work done and might not wake up for a while because of the anesthesia."

"Who's that?" I asked pointing to the baby. I was so confused and loopy 

Mama chuckled. "That's your little brother Shelby." She replied. "Isn't he cute?" She added jokingly.

"Of course he is! He's my little brother." I smiled at him. That earned a laugh from both mama and daddy. 

"Well I'm sure glad you approve." Mama said with a giggle.

"He's so fat! I giggled and went to touch my knee 

"No, no, no sweetie." Mama said, guiding my hand away from my knee. "We need to let it rest for a while. Okay? No touching right now."

"You know how the girl bunted the ball? Well thats not exactly the truth. She got so mad that I had stuck her out and she ran over to me and swung at my knee." I said pulling her hand into my and playing with her wedding ring