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n you get back. Do you need me to do something for you? I shook my head, my mind already halfway home. - I'll be fine. I just have to go. - So go. He didn't even stop, he just t

having trouble breathing. She sat there for a few minutes before I walked in and asked if she was okay. You know Mom. She's always fine. Except she said she didn't feel well. That alone was enough to explain why he looked so ragged. I had seen Nana Naz take care of a dinner for an entire church while she had a kidney stone. - I wanted to call an ambulance, but she said she just needed to rest, but then she passed out and that was it. I called 911. She woke up on the way here, but she was disoriented, groggy. I was worried that she had had a stroke. Her father passed away when she was twelve. I did not know that. - It was a? We got out of the elevator onto the ICU floor and he continued - No, thank God. The doctors ran all the tests and said they thought it was a combination of dehydration and a drop in blood pressure. They're going to keep her here until at least tomorrow because they're having trouble stabilizing her blood pressure. That was good to hear, but it didn't make me any less worried. Nana Naz wasn't really old, but she wasn't young either. And she's had a stressful year. Hell, she's had a stressful life, losing her only son, helping to raise her grandson, and then losing him too. - I thought I'd call you and tell you that you didn't need to come. - Israel stopped next to what I assumed was the door to Nana Naz's room. - But honestly, I wasn't sure I could spend the rest of tonight and tomorrow alone. I knew what it cost him to admit that, which meant he was even more scared than I imagined. "I should never have left," I said, shaking my head. - I promised Léo that I would take care of you two, and I can't do that six hours away. Israel gave me a stern look. - Where would you two be if my son hadn't died? I grimaced. - What do you mean? - You two planned to have a full career in the army, right? Even if you guys decided to get married, none of you planned on leaving the army anytime soon. "Okay," I agreed. - Yes, we would still be in the army. - In that case, you could be on the other side of the country or the other side of the world, and I would be right here. - Israel put his hand on my shoulder. "I'm grateful to have you here, but I don't want