Georgia stood frozen in the corner of the hospital room, her body racked with sobs as chaos erupted around her.
Doctors barked orders, nurses rushed in and out, and the relentless rhythm of chest compressions pounded against Wendy's frail body. The sharp crackle of the defibrillator filled the room, each jolt making Georgia flinch as if it struck her own heart.
Nick's arm was firm around her waist, Vicky gripping her other side, both of them holding her up as she shook violently, her knees threatening to give out.
"Wendy, please… fight. Don't leave Katie. Don't leave me. I need you in my life... I don't know how to live without... Please..." Georgia whispered through broken cries, her voice nearly drowned by the beeping machines.
Seconds stretched like hours until finally—
A monitor beeped. A strong, steady rhythm returned.
