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~1966 - October 15 - Rosewood Hospital, Room 7

The sun shone through the small window as Susan checked the patients. Outside, the sun was struggling to shine through to push the clouds away and shine, but only rays of light were visible. Susan looked over the charts of the newest child. She glared at the machinery, willing it to heal the sick five-year-old. Dejected, Susan patted the girl's forehead and looked at her watch. 6:45. Susan sighed deeply, then left the room to continue working.

"What happened to her? Is she ok? What are they doing to her?" Lily demanded while tears threatened to escape her eyes.

"Shh. It's going to be alright." Mrs. Evans patted the chair next to her. "Sit down, please?" Lily sat down and hugged her knees. Mrs. Evans looked at her husband, and saw fear in his eyes. She was sure she had fear in her eyes too.

"Daddy? Is Jessie going to be ok?" Petunia asked, her bottom lip trembling. Her dad looked at her and started to answer.

"I hope so." He then muttered to himself. "God, I hope so."

The family waited anxiously for information on the youngest member. At 7:17, the Evans learned what the results were. The doctor addressed the family. "I'm Dr. Knapp. I believe that you are the Evans family?" The group nodded mutely. "Miss Jasmine-"

"Jessie." The girls interrupted. "Her name is Jessie."

She smiled. "Very well. Jessie is getting better, her temperature is coming down. She'll leave late tonight or early tomorrow, I don't know yet. It was smart when you brought her in this morning. If you waited any longer she wouldn't be here." Dr. Knapp paused.

"Jessie will wake up in a few minutes, I'm sure." And here comes the hard part, she thought bitterly as she saw the looks of joy one the family's face.

"Unfortunately, Jessie suffered brain damage from such a high fever." You could cut the tension in the room with a knife.

"We've tried what we could, but that's not much." The Evans were holding their breath, hating that the doctor didn't get to the point.

"Jasmine Evans can't hear anymore."