The heart monitor flatlined.
Emily jumped up in a panic, slammed the call button, then bolted out the door.
"Doctor! Someone, help! Hurry!"
She stood helplessly at the doorway, eyes locked on the flurry of doctors and nurses rushing around William's bed. Her whole body felt like ice, and her heart sank.
When the doctor gave her a look full of regret, Emily ran straight to the bedside, grabbing William's arm and shaking it like her life depended on it.
"William! Wake up, damn it! How am I supposed to live without you?"
"Lucas is your son! You haven't even really seen him yet, haven't held him properly!"
"Please, I'm begging you! Don't leave us behind!"
Her cries tore through the hospital room, raw and gut-wrenching, echoing in everyone's ears like a siren.
Tears
