I grabbed his hand as hard as I could, for what could be the last time. "Mommy," he said breathily. "Yes, baby?" I said, taking ragged breaths. "I'm scared." "Don't be scared, baby. Mommy's here. Mommy will always be here." "I love you, Mommy." he breathed weakly. "I love you too, baby," I whispered as a long sharp beep rang throughout the room. Doctors rushed in and nurses wheeled my baby out of sight. "Don't leave me, please, don't leave me." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cover credits to @My_Name_Is_Cookie