Even Now
“She sat straight up and looked at her dresser alarm clock. Six a. m. Lights were flashing outside the window and suddenly she was awake enough to understand what was going on. Her heart felt like it was turning somersaults inside her chest. Something must’ve happened with Papa.
Her mom was sleeping in the office; her dad on the living room sofa. Now she and her mother met in the hallway and hurried down the stairs. They were halfway down when they saw her grandpa on a stretcher, being taken out... through the front door. Her grandma was saying, “I’ll be right out. I want to ride with him.” She shot them a quick glance. “He had a seizure. They want to admit him, just in case there’s something they can do.”
Near the side entrance to the living room, Emily’s dad walked up and gave his head a quick shake. “Mrs. Anderson, can I do anything?”
“Bring the others.” Her grandma ran into the entryway with Papa’s two blankets. Then she took quick hold of Shane’s wrist and looked at the rest of them.MoreLess
Her mom was sleeping in the office; her dad on the living room sofa. Now she and her mother met in the hallway and hurried down the stairs. They were halfway down when they saw her grandpa on a stretcher, being taken out... through the front door. Her grandma was saying, “I’ll be right out. I want to ride with him.” She shot them a quick glance. “He had a seizure. They want to admit him, just in case there’s something they can do.”
Near the side entrance to the living room, Emily’s dad walked up and gave his head a quick shake. “Mrs. Anderson, can I do anything?”
“Bring the others.” Her grandma ran into the entryway with Papa’s two blankets. Then she took quick hold of Shane’s wrist and looked at the rest of them.MoreLess
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