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As soon as we walked into the waiting room, I was embraced in hugs. But nothing seemed to warm me. An icy feeling had covered my entire body. I squeezed my eyes shut. He'll be okay. He's fighting to come back to me. I tried to slowly breathe in and out as everyone said encouraging things to me. But it felt like I couldn't breathe. He won't leave you. "Penny?" Daphne saying my name seemed to pull me out of my trance. She put her hand on my shoulder. "Take a deep breath, okay?" I nodded. I tried to focus on my breathing. "Do you want me to go get you something else to eat? Or maybe some water or something?" I shook my head. She wasn't saying it was going to be okay. She wasn't throwing out meaningless words to try and make me feel better. And for the first time I realized why. She knew w
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