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Conchita started sobbing, and the woman left and returned with a box of tissues.
The sirens came, and Aisha willed them closer. She closed her eyes and counted to keep her focused, to keep her going through the pain that gripped her arms. She heard voices, and someone pulling her off her mama. Her initial resistance weakened as she became aware of the medical services. She moved away and sat with her back to the wall. Someone covered her in a blanket, and she realised she was trembling and cold. Tears streamed down her cheeks as the men attending her mama attached wires and fired shocks through her mama’s limp body, before they carried her away on a stretcher.
“San Juan De Dios Hospital,” the florist said.
Conchita and Aisha followed in a taxi. Aisha couldn’t look at her sister.
“I’m sorry I said those things,” Conchita said.
“I’m tired,” Aisha said.
They travelled in silence and waited in the hospital waiting room in silence. Six o’clock came and went, and then seven o’clock, and Aisha’s heart ached for Gabi. Exhaustion slowed her mind. Knowing she couldn’t leave the hospital until she had confirmation that mama was going to be okay numbed her emotions. “Go home, Conchita. You need to tell Papa what’s happened. I’ll stay here until we find out more.”
