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“I don’t know” I drop my face into my hands because that’s the million dollar question How can anyone help? Amanda’s sister has rateful she is that I stepped up That she wasn’t ready to be a mother Told me to say the word and she’d help me however she can

But what can you do for a baby stuck in a plastic box ires sticking out of him?

How can you teach hi tube anymore?

You can’t I can’t do anything but sit back and watch Waiting for either good news or bad Every day I drive to the hospital and prepare myself for the worst I’ve seen babies who seemed fine take a turn for the worst in a split second

Families are crushed and soh when in reality they live and breathe these babies

“Tell you what” Landon slaps his hands on his thighs then stands “ Hattie’s birthday is in a feeeks Let’s turn it into a Chuggies for Huggies”

“You don’t have to do that”

Landon grabs the empty whiskey bottle from my h

and and another from the end table He walks to the kitchen, tosses theie, man People come and drink onsoe”

He s Chinese take out boxes I should have tossed last week “As for Layla, I’ve got a plan”

Present Day

I don’t knohy I’ back I in to explain, but I don’t want to see him

Not for one minute

I putto risk losing my family to be with him because I believed in us And what did Josh do?

He shut me out