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Shadow got up and crept into Maria’s room. “Maria? It’s Christmas.
Maria didn’t answer.
“Please be asleep.” Shadow whispered. He stepped closer to Maria’s bed and nudged her shoulder. “Maria?”
Gerald walked into the room as Shadow checked her pulse.
“No.” Shadow said, gently shaking Maria’s shoulder. “Maria, wake up. Please.”
Gerald stepped over and pulled Shadow away. “She’s gone, Shadow.” He said, voice breaking. “I already called an ambulance.”
Shadow pulled away and headed for his room. He locked himself inside and curled up on his bed, weeping softly.
*
Shadow curled up in the chair beside Maria’s now empty hospital bed. He had never cried in his life, but he did today.
Gerald came in and knelt down beside Shadow’s chair. “I’ll have to schedule her funeral tomorrow.”
Shadow drew a shaky breath.
“You need to talk?” Gerald asked.
Shadow uncurled, but looked down at the floor. “She was so excited for her Christmas party.”
Gerald nodded. “I know.” He said, handing Shadow a tissue.
Shadow wiped his eyes.
Shadow’s phone chimed.
Gerald glanced at the screen. “That’s Sonia.” He said. “You need to call her.”
Shadow picked up his phone and dialed Sonia’s number.
“I’ll let you talk to her privately.” Gerald said, getting up. He left the room.
Sonia answered her phone. “Merry Christmas, Shadow!”
“Maria died this morning.” Shadow said, voice breaking.”
Sonia gasped. “Oh… I… I am so sorry, Shadow.”
Shadow nodded.
Sonia started crying. “I’m sorry, we’ll be home soon. We’re done with the tour.”
“Be careful.” Shadow said softly. He hung up.
*
Manic hugged Sonia as she sobbed uncontrollably in their tour van. “It’s Maria, isn’t it?”
“She died this morning.” Sonia sobbed.
Sonic sadly shook his head. “Oh, man, on Christmas.”
Manic started crying.
Sonic looked away, crying for a moment.
After several minutes, Sonic finally regained his composure.
“Alright, sis.” Sonic said. “I’ll take you to his house, then come back to help Manic drive the van home.”
Sonia wiped her eyes. “Thanks, Sonic.”
Maria didn’t answer.
“Please be asleep.” Shadow whispered. He stepped closer to Maria’s bed and nudged her shoulder. “Maria?”
Gerald walked into the room as Shadow checked her pulse.
“No.” Shadow said, gently shaking Maria’s shoulder. “Maria, wake up. Please.”
Gerald stepped over and pulled Shadow away. “She’s gone, Shadow.” He said, voice breaking. “I already called an ambulance.”
Shadow pulled away and headed for his room. He locked himself inside and curled up on his bed, weeping softly.
*
Shadow curled up in the chair beside Maria’s now empty hospital bed. He had never cried in his life, but he did today.
Gerald came in and knelt down beside Shadow’s chair. “I’ll have to schedule her funeral tomorrow.”
Shadow drew a shaky breath.
“You need to talk?” Gerald asked.
Shadow uncurled, but looked down at the floor. “She was so excited for her Christmas party.”
Gerald nodded. “I know.” He said, handing Shadow a tissue.
Shadow wiped his eyes.
Shadow’s phone chimed.
Gerald glanced at the screen. “That’s Sonia.” He said. “You need to call her.”
Shadow picked up his phone and dialed Sonia’s number.
“I’ll let you talk to her privately.” Gerald said, getting up. He left the room.
Sonia answered her phone. “Merry Christmas, Shadow!”
“Maria died this morning.” Shadow said, voice breaking.”
Sonia gasped. “Oh… I… I am so sorry, Shadow.”
Shadow nodded.
Sonia started crying. “I’m sorry, we’ll be home soon. We’re done with the tour.”
“Be careful.” Shadow said softly. He hung up.
*
Manic hugged Sonia as she sobbed uncontrollably in their tour van. “It’s Maria, isn’t it?”
“She died this morning.” Sonia sobbed.
Sonic sadly shook his head. “Oh, man, on Christmas.”
Manic started crying.
Sonic looked away, crying for a moment.
After several minutes, Sonic finally regained his composure.
“Alright, sis.” Sonic said. “I’ll take you to his house, then come back to help Manic drive the van home.”
Sonia wiped her eyes. “Thanks, Sonic.”
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