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Jumbie Berry
Her father took her up and gently laid her in his
arms and they rushed out of the shaded canopy of
the forest toward their car , only stopping when
they were temporarily blinded by the sun.
The vehicles they passed were only a blur as they
zipped through the lanes on their way to the
Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. Amanda lay in the
back seat, curled in agony, her head resting on her
sister’s lap.
The hospital gates opened before they got to it,
their distress announced by the loud horn of the
car.
A nurse rushed to their aid and immediately
directed them to an enclosed room where Dad laid
Amanda on the bed. She began throwing up
furiously, her stomach aching as she violently
convulsed, with nothing left to bring up.
The nurse questioned her frantic family to
determine as to what may have caused her
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