Sing: The Era of Music

Chapter 44: Question's Answered

As the group made it down, a gazelle awaited them. "Zelle! Were here." said Phil. "Everyone! Cosgrove is here." said Zelle. Then a dog, wearing a black suit enters the room. "Greetings, everyone. I am Cosgrove. Apologies for the delayed arrival." said Cosgrove as he looked at everyone in one of the Moon Troupe. "I will answer your questions." he said. Cogrove explained to the Troupe how DiMarco ended up being the crazed leopard to begin with. He revealed that Chris's father, Malcolm, knew DiMarco a long time ago. The two were in an altercation that lead to DiMarco to murder Malcolm but he prevented that and got DiMarco arrested. He would then vow revenge when he got out. After he got out, he was plotting to kill Chris but his mother, Queen stopped him, sacrificing herself to save Chris. Everyone was speechless, especially Chris. "But...I don't remember that day." he said. Carmen looks at Phil, nodding at him. He sighed. "Chris...this may be hard for you to hear...and if you heard enough I can stop." said Phil. "Unc, just lay it on me. The truth may hurt but it's best I hear it all." said Chris. Phil sighed once more. "Okay. Do you remember the surgery you had the day your mother died?" asked Phil. "Sort of. Dad never really told me the details about it. Why? What was the surgery for?" asked Chris. "Heart transplant." said Phil. The room was silent and Chris's face was white. "Y-You can't be serious. A heart transplant?" asked Chris as he slowly filled with fear. Porsha held his shoulder. "Did your parents tell you how you were born?" asked Carmen. Chris shook his head. "Well, your mother was pregnant with you at the time she was confronted by DiMarco. He would try to kill you in the womb but your father stopped him from letting that happen. DiMarco then got arrested and they went to the hospital to check on you. Thankfully, you weren't harmed. But you were born 4 months early." said Phil. "The doctors said you weren't expected to make it...but you were a fighter and managed to survive." said Carmen. Chris gasped. "Survive? Are you saying I could've...died?" asked Chris. "Yes but you never gave up on yourself. Then when you were born, at the time your heart wasn't functioning properly. You had a congenital heart defect. You remember how you would easily get tired almost everyday?" asked Phil. "Yeah, I would take 2 to 3 naps all the time until I was 18. I was really tired." said Chris. "Well, your mother knew that you would be afraid if they'd told you about your condition. She didn't want you to worry. So on the day before she died...she asked for one last request." said Phil. "What was it?" asked Chris. "To give you her heart." said Carmen as everyone gasped. Chris was speechless. He then looked at his chest and touched it. Feeling the heartbeat inside. "Her heart?" asked Chris. "Yes. It was too soon for you, so Queen wanted you to live on. Besides she was an organ donor. She was dying and wanted to give it to you before she passed." said Phil. Chris heard his mother's heartbeat in his chest. "S-She saved me. If it hadn't been for her...I would've died." said Chris. "Your mother would do anything for you. She loved you." said Carmen. Chris slowly teared up. Porsha reached for his shoulder to comfort him but Chris stood and walked out the room, holding his head with both hands. Phil sighed as he looked down. "Give him a moment. Let him process all of this." said Phil as everyone watched him walk down the hall. Chris entered the bedroom as he took off his shirt. He then looks at a mirror as he moves his fur around his chest and as he looks close...he sees a large scar on his chest. He then looks at the necklace as he slowly breaks down. He silently cried. Outside the door, Porsha was listening and heard his cries. She then knocked on the door. "Hello?" said Chris. "Babe. It's me." said Porsha as she opened the door and saw him on his knees and face buried in the blankets, crying. "Chris." said Porsha as Chris looks at her. She then pulls him in a comforting hug. As they separated, Porsha noticed the scar. "Let me see." said Porsha as they stood and she saw the scar. "Chris, I am so sorry. I had no idea." said Porsha. "I was wondering...why I was so tired back in the past. But now I know." said Chris. He then looks out the balcony window. "She gave me her heart...replacing my actual heart. I just...I just wish I could thank her. For...saving my life." said Chris as he broke down again as Porsha hugged him again and this time, she didn't let go. "She already knows." said Porsha as the two look outside the window, at the glistering ocean.