Chapter 30

"No!" I gasped. This couldn't be happening. I looked over at Ashton who was still stuck in a daze of emotions. "You have to do something else!" Mrs. DeLorentes shouted. Her lips trembled and tears welled up in her eyes. "He cannot die... He cannot-" Ashton was over to her in an instant to catch her as she stumbled back in shock. "You may go in to see him," the doctor said softly, motioning to the room. We rushed in to see that the heart monitor was flat and read zero. The oxygen mask and IV drips had been disconnected from CaVaughn. It really was over. He was gone. His mom stumbled over to the bed in sheer disbelief. She gently ran her palm along his face as tears rolled down her porcelain cheeks. "No!" she cried, doubling over beside the bed. "My baby! Please come back! Why is this happening?" Ashton moved over to her mechanically and she buried her face in his chest as she sobbed u