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At that moment, my cell phone rang. I reached into my bag so I could answer it.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Emma, you have to get to the hospital, fast...its Breanna...." Mom's voice was urgent.
"What? What about Breanna?" I asked my heart pounding.
"Just get here," she said, hanging up the phone.
"Oh no, oh my gosh, oh no..." I didn't know what to do.
Craig put his hands on my shoulders, "What happened?"
"I don't know, we have to get to the hospital. Something's wrong with Breanna," I said. Tears were pouring down my cheeks. I can't lose my daughter, I can't.
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Mom was in the hallway of the emergency room when Craig and I ran in.
"Mom, what happened?" I asked in a panicky tone.
"She fell down the stairs and passed out, I think she broke her arm...so I brought her in," she said. "Don't panic, I'm sure she'll be fine."
"Oh my gosh, what am I going to do?" I said to nobody in particular.
"Emma, she'll be alright, you just have to have faith. Okay? Calm down," Craig put his arms around me in comfort.
"Ms. Nelson?" I heard a voice ask.
"Yes?" I turned to see a tall, dark haired woman in a doctor's uniform.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Kerwin, I'm the one taking care of Breanna. I can assure you she's in good hands," the doctor said.
"Ashley?" Craig asked.
"Yeah, it's me," she said.
"Please, take good care of our daughter," Craig said in a begging voice.
"I always take good care of my patients," she said. "But I'll keep an extremely close eye on her. You might want to go home and grab a few things; she's awake now if you want to see her."
"Of course I want to see her," I said. "Can you take me to her? I'll be back in a minute," I said to Craig.
Ashley led me back into a hospital room. I saw my little girl lying in the bed; she looked so anguished.
"I'll give you a minute alone with her," She said, leaving the room.
I sat down in a chair next to the bed and took her hand. "Hi honey, are you feeling better?"
She nodded her head. "The doctor said I broke my arm. What's that mean?"
"That means that your arm is hurt, and it has to be put in a cast so it can heal. But you'll be okay. Doctor Kerwin told me that you're going to have to stay the night here, so Mommy was going to home and get some of your things. Is there anything special you want?"
She nodded her head again, "I want Mr. Snuggles, can you bring him?"
"Sure honey. I'll be right back," I kissed her on the forehead. "I love you, okay?"
"I love you, too, Mommy," She said.
I smiled and left the room.
"I'm gong to go get Mr. Snuggles and her blanket, do you want to come?" I told Craig.
"Yeah, let's hurry," he said.
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"Okay, that's everything," I said, coming down the stairs.
"Yeah, can I talk to you for a second?" Craig asked.
"Yeah, what?" I said.
"I love you," he said. He took me in his arms and kissed me.
"I love you, too," I said.
"I really wasn't prepared for this, but..." he knelt down on one knee.
My heart stopped, I couldn't believe this was happening.
"Emma, will you marry me?"
I started crying, "Yes," I said.
At that moment, my cell phone rang. I reached into my bag so I could answer it.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Emma, you have to get to the hospital, fast...its Breanna...." Mom's voice was urgent.
"What? What about Breanna?" I asked my heart pounding.
"Just get here," she said, hanging up the phone.
"Oh no, oh my gosh, oh no..." I didn't know what to do.
Craig put his hands on my shoulders, "What happened?"
"I don't know, we have to get to the hospital. Something's wrong with Breanna," I said. Tears were pouring down my cheeks. I can't lose my daughter, I can't.
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Mom was in the hallway of the emergency room when Craig and I ran in.
"Mom, what happened?" I asked in a panicky tone.
"She fell down the stairs and passed out, I think she broke her arm...so I brought her in," she said. "Don't panic, I'm sure she'll be fine."
"Oh my gosh, what am I going to do?" I said to nobody in particular.
"Emma, she'll be alright, you just have to have faith. Okay? Calm down," Craig put his arms around me in comfort.
"Ms. Nelson?" I heard a voice ask.
"Yes?" I turned to see a tall, dark haired woman in a doctor's uniform.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Kerwin, I'm the one taking care of Breanna. I can assure you she's in good hands," the doctor said.
"Ashley?" Craig asked.
"Yeah, it's me," she said.
"Please, take good care of our daughter," Craig said in a begging voice.
"I always take good care of my patients," she said. "But I'll keep an extremely close eye on her. You might want to go home and grab a few things; she's awake now if you want to see her."
"Of course I want to see her," I said. "Can you take me to her? I'll be back in a minute," I said to Craig.
Ashley led me back into a hospital room. I saw my little girl lying in the bed; she looked so anguished.
"I'll give you a minute alone with her," She said, leaving the room.
I sat down in a chair next to the bed and took her hand. "Hi honey, are you feeling better?"
She nodded her head. "The doctor said I broke my arm. What's that mean?"
"That means that your arm is hurt, and it has to be put in a cast so it can heal. But you'll be okay. Doctor Kerwin told me that you're going to have to stay the night here, so Mommy was going to home and get some of your things. Is there anything special you want?"
She nodded her head again, "I want Mr. Snuggles, can you bring him?"
"Sure honey. I'll be right back," I kissed her on the forehead. "I love you, okay?"
"I love you, too, Mommy," She said.
I smiled and left the room.
"I'm gong to go get Mr. Snuggles and her blanket, do you want to come?" I told Craig.
"Yeah, let's hurry," he said.
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"Okay, that's everything," I said, coming down the stairs.
"Yeah, can I talk to you for a second?" Craig asked.
"Yeah, what?" I said.
"I love you," he said. He took me in his arms and kissed me.
"I love you, too," I said.
"I really wasn't prepared for this, but..." he knelt down on one knee.
My heart stopped, I couldn't believe this was happening.
"Emma, will you marry me?"
I started crying, "Yes," I said.
