Chapter Fourteen: The Urgent NewsLisa was still rubbing Bella’s mother’s back, trying to calm her, but the coughing wouldn’t stop. It grew harsher, deeper, like something was stuck in her chest. Lisa’s worry turned into full-blown panic.“Ma, please, what is happening to you?” Lisa asked, her voice trembling.The woman tried to respond, her lips moving, but before the words could form, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed onto the couch.“Jesus!” Lisa screamed, leaping to her feet. Her heart pounded so hard it felt like it would burst out of her chest. She shook the older woman gently, but there was no response. Fear swept over her like a flood.She grabbed her phone and quickly dialed Bella, but the line didn’t connect. She tried again, and again…still nothing. “Oh, God! What do I do now?” Lisa muttered, panic rising in her chest.The woman’s house girl ran into the sitting room at the sound of Lisa’s cry. Together, they struggled to lift her limp body. Lisa had never carried any
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