The brink of

I saw mummy laying in bed
Her eyes shut
Blood everywhere
I touched mummy
She was cold
Wet
Wet with sweat
I called out to her
No answer
I called out again
No answer
Mummy wake up
Please
I need to call someone
Aunty Mary. She’ll come
She always does
The ambulance came
They didn’t want to take mummy
We did not have enough money
We said please
Please take her
She’ll die
Grandma was crying
My sister had a 100 dollar bill
We did not have anything else
It was more than we had to give
But we gave it to them anyway
The finally agreed to take her
At the hospital
Cold
It was cold
Grandma wailing
Screaming at mommy to come back
Come back
I cannot live without you
Don’t leave this old woman behind
I have nothing without you
Come back
Please
Come back