After eating, they all settled in their rooms. Daniyal was leaving the bathroom and heard Officer Miller's voice in one of the bedrooms. He stopped to peep in and saw him sitting back on the bed, all of the children surrounding him as he read a book to them. Even his older son seemed mesmerized by the story as he read it. He felt a spark of jealousy as he listened to this gentle man read to his sisters and his own children. He felt the urge to run in and jump on the bed to listen, too, but he shook it off.





He went into the room that Salim had shown him. There were two beds, so he prepared one bed for his sisters and one for himself. He prayed to Allah swt and laid back on the bed and was just going to wait on them to come, but he fell into a deep sleep. He began to dream about his dad and mom when life was so much simpler. He dreamed that they were on vacation and having a great time. The weird part about the dream was that the twins were there. He loved his baby sisters even though he hated their dad. He slept without awakening until Fajr when Officer Miller called out his name. He jumped up, thinking something was wrong, but Officer Miller calmed him down, explaining that the news was good. His mom was awake and doing much better. They were about to take the respirator off and see how she does.

"I need to be there,"Daniyal got up and started getting ready to leave. He told him that he would take him over there, but the girls could stay there with his mother. His mother always watched his children when he worked or went anywhere. She reassured Daniyal that the girls would be okay. He did not argue, but was anxious to get to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, Daniel ran ahead of Officer Miller to where his mother was. She was propped up and even smiling a little when he entered the room. She still did not have very much color in her face, but he was just glad to see her. "I am sorry I scared you, son," She said, weakly.

He fell into her arms, but was careful at the same time. She had one hand in between them to keep him from hurting her. He noticed it and backed away. She told him that she was okay, but made him sit on the side of the bed to talk to her.



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