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squeaked. The nurses complained about the night shift. Their voices bounced of
ned. The sharp stench of rubbing alcohol hit her face. Her stomach churned. She
ine hissed. Amari stared at her mother's sunken cheeks. The skin looked like gray wax
ed piece of paper. She pulled it out. It was a crayon drawing. She smoothed the wrinkle
eyeballs darted back and forth.
ead snapped toward the door. Her eyes widened. Her pulse hammered in her neck. She dropped to her knees.heavy door slammed open. It hit t
ma's voice rang out. Her
her. She pushed the doo
rame rattled. Under the bed, Amari clamped both hands ovfor this vegetable." Jazmyne said. He
papers. A Do Not Resuscitate form. The signature at the bottom was fo
tilator. Her manicured fingers
. A low hum vibrated
ne's hand grab the thick plastic oxygen tube.
r hands and knees. She threw her small body forward. She wrapped her thin arms around Jazmyne'
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