Chapter 45

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Josh's POV:

"Josh? Help me. Please." I hear Maya whisper weakly, obviously coming around from her coma,  as monitor alarms go crazy. I spin around to see her getting paler and paler. She begins to cough. Blood. I call out for help.
"Maya. It's gonna be okay, I promise you. Just look at me, stay with me baby. I love you." I say, quickly sitting Amelie in  the chair and grabbing her hand. She's coughing blood again.
"Josh. I don't want to die yet. Help me." She whimpers.
"Hey, don't talk like that, you are not going to die. You are not leaving me." I call for help again.
"I'm sorry, I love you Joshua Matthews." Her eyes begin to roll to the back of her head as her eyelids close. Her hand drops. And then the dreaded sound overrides all other beeping and screeches of alarms, and Amelie erupting in fits of tears.
"PLEASE HELP US!" I cry punching the help button several times. Then finally some people come to help. I can still hear it as I pick my great-niece up. No, this can't be happening.. For the past few moments, she's been flatlining...

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