its a wonderful life [camren]

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The next hour was a complete blur for Lauren. It seemed like one moment she was outside talking to Normani and the next she was sitting in the emergency room. After Ally had come outside, they had rushed back inside the house to see most of the party guests gathering around in a circle. In the middle of the circle lay Camila sprawled out on the floor. Lauren was at her side immediately, Sinu was next to her, and her parents were holding her screaming daughters while Alejandro was on the phone calling 911. Sinu explained to Lauren that Camila had been talking one moment and was on the floor the next, in the midst of having a seizure. The paramedics arrived shortly after and rushed Camila to the nearest hospital. Lauren, Alejandro, Sinu, Sofi, Clara, Mike, Dinah, Ally and Normani all followed in a few cars. Needless to say the party was over, Taylor, Vero and Chris stayed at the house to watch the children.

"She's been in there for a while," Lauren said as she looked up to the clock for the millionth time.

"I know, I just wish someone would tell us what is going on," Sinu said as she squeezed her daughter in law's hands.

"She's going to be ok, Camila is so strong," Clara told Lauren, she was on the other side of her daughter, rubbing her back, attempting to comfort her.

"Mrs. Cabello," a doctor in blue scrubs walked into the waiting room.

"Yes," Lauren stood up as fast as she could for being nine months pregnant, as did everyone else.

"I'm Dr. Cole," the older man replied. "I was one of the attendings on call this evening when your wife was brought in."

"How's my wife? What's wrong with her?" Lauren quickly asked, all she wanted was to know that Camila was going to be ok.

"I'm afraid that Mrs. Cabello is suffering from a ruptured brain aneurysm," Dr. Cole stated as everyone gasped. Alejandro immediately wrapped his wife in his arms.

All alone, Lauren felt her knees buckle beneath her as her mother helped her back into her chair, fearing that she couldn't stand on her own.

"Are you alright Mrs. Cabello?" Dr. Cole asked, noticing just how pregnant she was, it looked like she could deliver any day now.

"A brain aneurysm?" Lauren questioned, trying desperately to fight back her tears. "I don't...I don't understand, she's so young and so healthy."

"Sometimes these things just happen," Dr. Cole replied as he patted her shoulder.

The nerve of this ass, Lauren thought, she controlled herself from slapping his smug little face. "Is she going to be ok?"

"We're prepping her for surgery right now," Dr. Cole explained. "Dr. Cohen will be performing the procedure, he's one of the top five neurosurgeons in the country, and your wife will be in great hands. I'm going to have a nurse take you to the surgery waiting room where Dr. Cohen will speak to you briefly about Mrs. Cabello's surgery."

"Thank you Dr. Cole," Alejandro said as he held Sinu closely, Lauren was unable to speak, still shocked from the news that Camila had a brain aneurysm.

The group of family and close friend was speechless at the news. How could someone as young and healthy as Camila have a brain aneurysm. It just didn't make any sense to them. Shortly after Dr. Cole's departure, a nurse took the very sad group up to the surgical waiting room. They were quickly briefed by the neurosurgeon, Dr. Cohen, before he rushed off to surgery. They all had unanswered questions but the doctor told them that every minute counted and he couldn't waste more time than necessary.

"Look at her," Ally said sadly as she watched her best friend stare blankly out the window. "She's been like that for over an hour now."

"I know," Normani replied. "Maybe you should talk to her."