I ran to my dorm as fast as I could. I knew that I was getting looks from everyone because no one ran across campus that fast. As soon as I got to my door, I heard loud crying. I burst into the room, finding Katie trying to calm down Anthea.
"What's wrong with her?" I yelled, grabbing her from Katie's arms
"Look at her," she said quietly
I looked at my baby. She was turning blue, and she wasn't breathing normal. "Oh, my God. I have to take her to the ER. I'll be back in the morning." I quickly packed a duffel bag with stuff I needed for an overnight stay the hospital. I put Anthea in her carrier and we were out the door.
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I knew that she might've just been having an asthma attack. But I couldn't take that chance. I ran into the emergency room with Anthea and she was taken in. They wouldn't let me in so I sat in the waiting room, sobbing my eyes out. I called Danny to tell him about our daughter.
"Sam? Are you alright? You sound really upset."
"Anthea's in the hospital. I don't know what's wrong with her."
"She'll be okay."
"I'm really scared."
"It'll be alright. I'm here. Do you want to talk?"
"No, I don't want to take you away from your studying."
"I'm not studying. I'm just hanging out with the guys. Y'know."
"Yeah. I miss you a lot."
"I do too. But spring break isn't too far off."
"You're right. I guess I'll see you around."
"Yeah. I'll see you then. Bye Sam, I love you."
"I love you too."
We hung up.
The next few hours were the most painful.
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At about seven that night, I was starting to crack. "What is taking them so long?" I kept saying to myself
I kept pacing in front of the doors, waiting for one of them to come out and tell me that everything's gonna be okay and that Anthea was fine. But the hours went by and no one came out for me. I sat back down and covered my face with my hands. About a half hour later, I saw someone with gorgeous black hair and deep blue eyes. It was Danny. I ran over to him and hugged him tightly.
"It's good to see you again," I said to him quietly
"Even though we just saw each other two weeks ago."
"Yeah."
"So, how're you holding up?"
"Badly. I haven't heard anything on Anthea yet."
"I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault."
I buried my face in his chest and he put his arms around me.
"It's gonna be okay Sam. She'll pull through."
"I hope so," I whispered
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Another thirty minutes passed and still nothing. I fell asleep on Danny's shoulder. Soon, I felt him shaking my shoulder to wake me up. My eyes flashed open and I got up with him. We followed the doctor into a room. Anthea was laying there motionless. I felt more tears fall down my face. I walked over to her and held her little hand. She still wasn't breathing right. My little girl had a huge scar running across her chest. The doctor said it was from the surgery to try and fix her heart rate. They were able to speed it up a little, but it still wasn't normal.
"Is she gonna make it?" I asked quietly
"We don't know. Right now she's in an induced coma. We think that she'll be fine if she wakes up."
"If?" I asked sternly
"There's a slight chance that she won't make it."
"Oh," I whispered
Danny put his arm around my waist. "Don't worry, Sam. She'll make it."
I nodded slightly.
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I wouldn't leave my daughter's side. I feel asleep next to her around eleven. That morning, I was woken up by a nurse. I looked at her incubator, it was empty.
"Where is she?!" I screamed
"She's in the operating room."
"Another surgery?" I sighed
She just nodded.
"When will she be out of it?"
"In a few hours."
"I'll wait."
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The hours went by and still no word on Anthea. Danny had come back to the hospital to comfort me, but it didn't help. He knew that I was going through a lot lately. Finally, at about two in the afternoon, we could finally see our daughter. She was still in her coma. I held her hand again, not wanting to let go. Every time I saw her, she looked smaller. Now she was very small and she could give way at any time. I stroked her cheek as tears flowed down my cheeks. Danny rubbed my shoulder. Suddenly, I felt her little hand grasp around my finger. She knew I was there— somehow. Danny stroked her head a few times. We both felt that she'd make it. That she's wake up soon. Just as our hopes went up, it happened. Anthea's heart monitor went flat.