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My whole body trembled as I looked at my mother. She looked so helpless, without energy.

Tears were falling from my cheeks and crashing against her pale face "Mother, it won't be long now.... The paramedics will be here any minute.... Please bear it a little longer..." I sobbed in pain.

Damn it, I didn't understand what was taking the paramedics so long.

I tried to call Lucas, but my fingers were too shaky to dial his number.

"Ah!" I screamed, throwing the phone into my purse

"Mom, come on, breathe.... Please... Mom" I said over and over until I finally heard the door.

Within minutes, two burly men came up to the room with a stretcher.

"Miss, give us some room, we need to get your mother to the hospital now" said one of the men.

I immediately gave way to them and walked away as I watched them lift my mother onto the stretcher. I'll go with you," I said, getting into the ambulance.

The men looked at each other and nodded without reproaching me. I took my mother's hand and did not