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I listened hard, but heard nothing froht, They surely heard me but didn't care or didn't believe me

What would I do?

I didn't want to leave hi here so I scooped my arms under his and lifted hi him back Withwork I kept hoping he would wake and be all right, but even after all this, he still had his eyes closed, his lips just slightly open

Thewithout hurting hith but I lifted hiht hi his head on the pillow Then I hurried to get a cold cloth to put on his forehead

"Harley, please wake up Harley," I cried I shook hiain, but didn't open

I crawled up beside him and held him and rocked with him on the bed

"Mommy," I muttered "Daddy Please, help us Someone, help us,"

The cuckoo clock struck the hour and the dancers eed They twirled about and retreated

Then all was silent again

All I heard was my own moans, my own soft prayers

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Darkness Rushes In

A Groan slipped through Harley's lips I shook

hiently and repeated his name His eyelids fluttered harder, but he didn't open the frantically beneath It was as if his lids had been glued shut and he couldn't open them no matter how he tried

When I brought my lips to his cheek I felt hoarht for a lass of cold water Lifting his head gently I brought the glass to his lips and poured a little into his h in so he could s He groaned again and I poured soan to open