"Sure," Shane and Alice both responded simultaneously and started leaving the couple with the doctor.

    "I’m not sure if she’ll wake up anytime soon but it’s a good idea that you have somebody look after her just in case," Dr. Wilson said as she guided the couple inside her office.

    Tina sat beside Bette and took her hand. Bette looked at Tina and she saw the same fear in her eyes. She squezzed Tina’s hand to assure her that everything is gonna be alright while putting both their hands, intertwined, on her lap.

    "You are both aware of your daughter’s condition, right?" both women nodded still holding each others hand. "I’ll be straight here. She is not getting any better. The medication we gave to her seems to have lesser effect on the illness she has. What I’m saying is that you are also aware that we really need to undergo with the operation. I want to know if you’re still open to the idea."

    "Yes, we are," Bette found the courage to speak. There’s nothing else in her mind other than saving their daughter’s life.

    "And you also know that there’s no guarantee that the surgery will be successful, right?"

    "We would like to take any chances we have, Dr. Wilson. Any chances that could save our daughter’s life," Tina answered looking at Bette. Bette just squeezed Tina’s hand tighter as an approval.

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    Tyler moved her head to straighten from the small bed she’s lying.

    "Hey, how are you?" Tyler saw her Momma B’s restless face just bellow her right arm. As she moved to the left, she felt her Momma T’s face at the back of her hand.

    "Momma B, where am I?" Tyler asked innocently as she didn’t remember everything that had happened yesterday at Alice’s place.

    "You’re in the hospital, honey. Are you feeling okay now?"
 
    "Yeah. I think so. What happened? Did I have an attack again?"

    "It’s a long story. Do you want something to eat?"

    "I’d like to eat pancake from The Planet."
 
    "Oh, baby. You know you can’t have it right now. How about a fruit and I’ll go ahead and buy you something fresh in the cafeteria?" Bette suggested as she knows that she can’t come up with a pancake from her sister’s cafe within the next 20 minutes. And she’s fully aware that her daughter is very hungry now.