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"So he's going to survive the injuries but may never wake up!?," Jay yells.
She starts sobbing.
"There has to be something you can do!," I say.
He shakes his head sadly.
"C-can we see him?," I ask quietly.
"He's in surgery right now..," the doctor explains.
Leah nods slowly.
"You can see him after the surgery," the doctor walks away and Leah turns to Jay.
Leah pulls Jay into a hug and they stay like that while sobbing.
"I'm so sorry," Leah says to jay.

--
I feel numb. Where am I?
I look around and it's dark, there is a tiny glow of light that seems miles away. Maybe if I go there? Wait, am I floating? I look down and see that I am diffidently floating.
Hello?? Anyone here?
I hear a baby crying and I turn around. Wait.. wasn't that me when I was a baby? I look closer and suddenly a women walks to the baby.
"Shhh baby Ashton, your okay," the women smiles.
Mom? Hey! Mom! Why aren't you answering?! No matter how much I yelled, she couldn't hear me.
'Me' and my mom disappeared and it was dark again.
I'm scared.. is anyone here?!
"Mommy? Why does daddy yell at you?," I see 'me' and my mom pop up near me. I look over.
That's 5 year old me..
"He's.. he's just mad honey," she says.
Wait.. these are memories.
A new memory appears.
I'm being shown all the things that happened to me in my life from day one..
--
Leah and Jay walk into Ashton's room he was in. Leah stands back as Jay walks up to him first.
"Baby? It's mom.. can you hear me?..," jay asks.
Knowing she won't get a response back she sighs.
"I love you, please.. your all I have left.. you have to wake up.. please."
Nothing. No response.
Jay and Leah stayed with Ashton for a couple hours until visiting hours were up.
"I love you Ashton.. please I need you, don't give up," Leah says.
She kisses his cheek and walks out with Jay.
--
I got distracted from my memories being shown when I heard whispers.
They sounded like Leah and my mom.
I miss them. Why can't I see them? Where am I?
"Don't give up", is part of the whisper I heard and then silence again besides the memories playing.
Am.. am I dead?

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