Ashton's Empire

65

Ryan had been frantically rushing to the hospital all morning.

It was the news he had been dreading since his grandmother was hospitalized last week—she had slipped into a coma, with doctors having no idea when she would wake up again.

With every mile he drove, his anxiety grew more intense.

As Ryan arrived at the hospital, he ran inside towards his grandmother's room.

When he reached it, his heart sank—his grandmother was still in her coma. But as he looked closer, he realized that she was beginning to open her eyes.

Ryan could hardly believe his eyes as he watched his grandmother regain consciousness.

She slowly began to focus on him, before giving him a faint smile and speaking his name.

With sudden joy, he realized he'd made it just in time.

However, even as Ryan basked in his joy, his grandmother soon began to close her eyes once more.

With a heavy heart, he realized that although he had made it just in time, his grandmother only had moments left.

He held onto her han