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GRABBING ONTO THE bed, I listened to Jessie talking about Lauren The hospital in College Station had transferred Lauren to Brackenridge once they diagnosed her with bacterial otten worse

Co, Jessie placed her hands on my aritis isit’s not good They can’t control the fever and her teh and her body could put itself in a co a step away, I shook"No No, she’s not leavingback to look at the love ofback to Jessie, my heart dropped

Tears streamed down Jessie’s face as the door opened and my mother walked in Jessie turned and whispered, "Ellie--"

Giving me a weak smile, my mother moved closer to me "Colt, honey let’s step outside for soLauren "She’s notshe’s going to be okay She wouldn’t leaveto Lauren, I walked up to her and took her hand again Kissing the back of it, I felt in to fall freely "Please, baby Please don’t do this toyou!"

Jessie quickly left the room as I buried my face down into Lauren’s neck Her skin felt so hot So incredibly hot "Lauren, please wake up Don’t leavewithout you, Lauren Please wake up"

A wo "Sir, we need to put the icepacks on her stat"

Strong hands took a hold of my shoulders and pulled , I saw my father "Dad, no I can’t leave her She needs to know I’m here She needs to knoon’t leave her side"

"Colt, you need to get so hi her!" I shouted as

"Gunner," she whispered as my father took another step toward me "Colt Listen to me, son, I knoto eat"

Warmth trickled down my cheeks as I feltThe very reason I breathe"

Tears for for two hours Please"

Wiping the tears from my face, I sloalked intoto be okay"

Two nurses walked into the room as one cleared her throat "I’m sorry, we can only have two people in here at a ti, I nodded my head "What about her fever?" I asked

The younger nurse gavecalled ice packing We will place icepacks in key locations to bring her body temperature down, but we need to do it now"

Guiding me out of the rooet you so in front of"Mompleaseplease don’t leave her"

Shaking her head, she placed her hand on the side of my face "I pros felt like rubber asroo there Grace jumped up and ran over to me and slammed her body into ht My eyes an and Taylor with their parents, Brad and A and I asked, "Where is Mireya?"

Libby wiped her tears away "My parents have her back in Mason"

Grace pulled away and gavemy heart

When my eyes landed on Alex, I felt ot up and walked over to o The last two days had been hell as Lauren continued to decline "Alex, she won’t wake up She won’t wake up forand she loves you so ht as I could, I tried to iine my life without Lauren and I couldn’t I needed her