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Ending it tonight

Author: Star Light
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-07 20:08:45

—SAMANTHA—

I walked out of the ICU ward with heavy legs and a heart that felt like it had been ripped out of my chest. The soft beeping sounds, the machines, the pale light above my daughter’s hospital bed… those were still stuck in my head like a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from.

My sweet girl… she still hadn’t woken up.

The medics couldn’t even lie to comfort me. They said maybe she’d make it. Maybe.

I didn’t want “maybe.” I wanted “yes.” I wanted certainty. I wanted her eyes to open and call me Mommy again.

The doctor’s words kept circling in my head—“We can’t say anything for certain yet… but we’re doing our best.”

Doing their best.

What the hell did that even mean?

Tears stung my eyes, but I blinked them back. I couldn’t cry now. I had to be strong. For her. For Amore. She was the only relative I had left in this cruel world.

“She’ll be okay,” Maryjane said softly behind me, her hand resting on my shoulder. “Don’t cry, Samantha. Please. We’re going to get through this together.”
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