"Azura?" I whispered as her eyes

began to close slowly; the doctors

yelled in the background to keep

concentrating, to keep hanging

onto the tiny thread of hope and

strength.

Her eyes grew with surprisement

and her head turned towards me.

"C-Charlie?" she stuttered as I

gave her a weak smile.

"Azura, I love you."

"I love you too, Charlie. Always.

Promise you'll be there for

Adelina and Theo?"

"T-That's wh-hat we're n-naming

them?"

"Do you like it?" She smiled

underneath my eyes.

"I love it. A-azura. I w-wish I could

have s-spoken earlier. I w-want

to tell you that y-you are beautiful.

I love every single thing about you.

You are my everything. You are my

stars, my m-moon, my sky, my universe."

She began to cry as I wiped away

her tears.

"You are i-important, Azura. You

are not worthless. You are the

best person I-I have ever met.

without you, m-my world will

fall apart. Please, Azura, I-I

don't know what to do w-without

you." I felt my voice crack as I

sobbed into her blanket. "Azura,

you are the shades of blue. Every day,

you were a new shade. You brought

meaning to m-my life. You colored

in the black and white, with shades

of blue. Light blue. Dark blue. Celadon

blue. Iris blue. Dawn blue, sky blue.

Azure blue. God, I love you so much,

A-Azura."

I saw the doctors slowly bring the

two angels into the world of flaws;

innocence and beauty consumed

those flaws. Azura looked up at

them and tears rolled down her face.

"They are so beautiful," she whispered

to me. I nodded furiously, knowing I couldn't

say anything without letting everything

out. Their tiny cries echoed in the room

as Azura asked to hold onto them.

She kissed the two angels on their

foreheads, as they quieted down

in her arms. "Adelina and Theo, always

know that mommy loves you.

no matter what. I love you so much."

She whispered before handing them

back to the doctor.

Mother was sobbing behind the

doors, her body limp as she

fell down the wall and cried into

her arms.

"Azura," I whispered as she smiled

at me. Her breathing was coming to

an end as the heart rate machine

began to lose its rhythm.

"Charlie?"

"Yes?"

"Each day, you made my shades

a little lighter."