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I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking, what if she woke up in the middle of the night and didn't see a single face looking at her? So, I just watched her hoping she would stir, blink or even twitch. I got nothing. Her mother had woken up twice and asked me to sleep, but I was too excited, I wanted to be the one to see her move her fingers again.

That morning was calm, beautiful I must say. The door creaked open gently and a nurse stepped in with her chart. Oh, how I loved to see ...