Chapter 8 - Ethan Refuses To Leave His Mother Hospital Bedside
Inside Room 412 of the county hospital, the heart monitor beeped in a steady, reassuring rhythm as Claire rested peacefully.
Ethan sat in a hard plastic chair beside the bed, refusing the nurses' offers to take him to the cafeteria for dinner.
“I’m not moving an inch until she wakes up and talks to me,” Ethan told the attending physician with fierce determination.
The doctor smiled warmly, placing a comforting hand on the boy’s tired shoulder before exiting the private recovery room.
Claire stirred slowly under the warm cotton blanket, her eyelids fluttering open as she adjusted to the soft indoor lighting.
“Ethan... are you still here, sweetie?” she whispered, turning her head slowly to look at her devoted son.
“I told you I wasn't going anywhere, Mom,” Ethan smiled, tears of relief finally spilling over his tired eyelids.
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Claire reached out a shaky IV-tubed hand, stroking his dark hair with infinite tenderness and overwhelming maternal gratitude.
“You saved my life today, Ethan... you were braver than any adult in that room,” she whispered, her voice choking up.
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