Enough For NowNEOI was practically hyperventilating by the time I reached the hospital, my stomach bunching up with nerves. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking as I reached for the handle of the room Mom was in. “Hi, Mr Vale,” Dr. Andrews said to me at the door, adjusting his pen on his white coat and giving me a curt nod. “She’s stable for now. I’ll give you some privacy.”Then he stepped out. Mom lay still on the bed, her hands on her stomach. I moved closer and took a seat beside her. “Mom,” I whispered. And as if waiting for my voice for a long time, her eyelids fluttered open, and she turned to look at me, lips pulling into a weak attempt at a smile. Her hands rose shakily toward my face. I caught it before it could fall, guiding it to my cheeks. “My boy,” she murmured, finally succeeding in smiling with a grunt. My heart crumbled; emotions rumbled deep inside me. Within seconds I was on my feet, then I was hugging her on the bed, sobbing into her shoulder as she patted my ba
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