Sunday morning Maya woke to her phone ringing, Johns Hopkins flashing on the screen. She answered with hands that shook, a doctor's voice explaining that her mother's condition had changed overnight. They needed Maya to come immediately to discuss next steps. The doctor's careful tone suggested news too serious for phone delivery. Maya asked if her mother was okay and got the non-answer she had learned to dread, they would discuss everything when she arrived.She was dressed in yesterday's clothes, still crumpled from sleeping in them. The drive to Johns Hopkins took forever and no time simultaneously, Maya's mind racing through worst case scenarios. Her mother had been stable Friday, the heart complications managed with adjusted medications. Whatever changed overnight had to be significant for doctors to call this early. Maya tried calling Adrian twice during the drive before remembering they were not spea
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