A BREATH AWAY

His body was limp, and his face was ashen, eyes half-lidded and unfocused.

His hands twitched faintly, his fingers scraping weakly against the air as he struggled to draw in a shallow, rasping breath.

"No!" Kelly screamed, dropping her crutches and stumbling forward, reaching desperately toward her father. "Papa! Papa, please!"

Marvin grabbed her arm, his own heart was pounding wildly, trying to keep her back. "Kelly, wait—he’s still breathing! We can save him!"

Kelly’s gaze snapped to him and her eyes were brimming with tears, hope was warring with terror on her face.

Together, they lunged forward. Marvin climbed onto a nearby chair, his hands were shaking as he struggled to reach the knot around Mr. Craig’s neck.

Kelly, gasping through her sobs, steadied the chair for him, gripping it as tightly as her trembling hands would allow.

“Hurry, Marvin!” she cried, her voice was breaking. “Please—hurry!”

The knot was tight and stubborn, digging cruelly into Mr. Craig’s neck. Marvin’s fi

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