Memory Loss

Adele~

Tears blurred my vision instantly. I nearly collapsed onto the bed, clutching his hand to my lips. “Ethan, baby, you’re awake.” My voice cracked under the weight of relief, grief, and a thousand unanswered fears.

For a suspended second, time didn’t exist. The machines kept beeping, the world kept spinning, but none of it touched the small, hoarse word that had just anchored me back to life.

And then, he fell asleep again.

Panic struck like a blade through my chest. “Ethan?” My voice rose, sharp and desperate. I darted to his bed and shook his little arm gently, then harder. “Ethan! Wake up, baby, please—”

“The machines are still beeping.” Detroit drawled from behind me.

That was when it registered and my head snapped to the monitor – he was right, my boy was still stable.

A sigh of relief rattled out of me, shaky and uneven. My knees nearly buckled under me as I pressed a trembling hand to my chest. “Oh God…” The words tumbled out in a broken whisper.

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