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Asher Sutton

BRAY WAS DRIVING I didn’t re in the truck I heard the EMTs say her heart had stopped and that they didn’t knohy That was all I knew Nothingme only with the name of the hospital to which they took her

This didn’t seehtmare unable to wake up The horror and fear on her parents’ faces said all I needed to know

I had to get to that hospital She wasn’t leaving irls didn’t need Life Flight They’d fix this She’d be fine She had to be fine

"Breathe, Ash, Breathe," Brent said as his hand touched s burned Similar to the way they did ere kids and would coainst each other to see who could hold their breath the longest under water I hadn’t even realized I’d stopped breathing That was the second tilancing up atrequired too ether My cheeks et from silent tears Fear, disbelief, pain, allme I couldn’t live without Dixie

My brothers weren’t talking either Not much, anyway Dixie was special to all of us She’d been in our lives as long as we could re her She was getting the people in the local churches to pray and she also packed s because she knew I’d stay there with Dixie I wouldn’t leave until she could And Dixie would leave She’d co if we called the hospital?" Steel asked

"Doubt it Family only," Brent said

I just stared out theWe had to get there She neededmore, Bray?" Brent asked Bray had talked to them more than any of us I’d been out of my mind I still was I wouldn’t okay until I saw her Talked to her

"No," he said glancing up in the rearview ain with a concerned look He knew , then I want to know," I told hi for the first time

Bray didn’t look at ," I started and Steel looked at et there"

He was right I needed facts

It had been a helicopter Motherfucking Life Flight I’d only ever seen one after a car accident When someone had almost died from the injuries Not at sohteen-year-old

"Get out here," Bray said pulling in front of a building A large red sign in front of us said Eency We were here "I’ll park and meet y’all inside"