It Won't be Long Now (sequel to adopted by mullette)

My Parents

Harper's POV

Numb. 

Everything is numb. 

Everything is bright. 

This..white room. 

Am I...dead? 

"Harper."

I turned around, frightened at the sound of the voice behind me. 

There stood a woman I knew well. Long curly black hair, brown eyes, skin the same tone as mine. 

"..mom?"  I said, my voice almost a whisper. 

She nodded, opening her arms. 

I couldn't have run faster. I ran into her arms and was immediately engulfed in a hug. 

I started to cry, I'd waited for her. Waited years to see her again. 

"I missed you so much..¨ I mumbled. 

"I know, baby...I know. I love you so much. You've been so strong."

I had a searing pain in my side and I yelped falling to the ground and holding my side. 

My mom watched, pity in her eyes. 

She kneeled next to me, placing her hand on my back. 

I shivered, the pain falling away from me. 

"am I....dead?" I asked quietly. 

"no..this is the bridge, the place between life and death, Your life is in your hands. You choose whether you live or die," she explained. 

"I can...I can do what?"

"You get to choose, life or death." she said again, smiling. 

My eyes widened. How was I supposed to choose between my mom and dad...and my parents now..? Not a question most kids have to figure out. 

"You should stay." I heard, but it wasn't my mother. So I turned around. 

"dad....!" I got up and ran to him, hugging him tightly. 

I heard what he said, but I didn't think about that. My mom put her hand on my back, smiling. I pulled back from the hug to look at my dad. Suddenly realizing what he said. 

"wait...what..?" 

"You have to stay, princess." He said, using his old nickname for me.

"wha-" I started, but my mom cut me off. 

"You have a family down there that cares for you, we miss you, baby. We do, but they love you. Look." She said, moving her hands to open some sort of window. 

I looked in and gasped. 

It was the Hamilton family. John and Alex in the waiting room sitting in chairs. Philip pacing back and forth, clearly crying. They looked so sad....I did that? 

"that's not even the worst of it.." my dad said, flipping the screen-like thing to my new family. 

There was Teddy, he was sound asleep in the hospital chair, his face red and tear stained. Laf sitting on the end of the bed, completely broken. He was crying, so was Herc. I've never seen Herc cry before.  Then....there was me. On the hospital bed. Pale and hooked up to many machines. I didn't look so good. I assumed the Hamilton's were in the waiting room because of the weird family only rule. I wiped a tear from my cheek. 

"They need you, Harper. You need more time. You aren't done on earth. You have a little brother, who earlier was only asking. "why is Harper sleeping?" and "whats wrong with sissy?" or "why won't she wake up?". He doesn't understand. You're a daughter, they need you." My mom explained. 

"we love you." she added, kissing my forehead and smiling sadly. 

My father walked over and hugged me.  "I love you, princess."

My mom joined the hug. It was a group hug for a few minutes then they pulled away. 

"It's time to make your decision. Your time isn't done. Choose wisely, baby. We love you."

They vanished, gone.  Two buttons appeared in front of me. 

Life

Death

My life is in my hands, I looked at the screen, seeing John had began to cry a little. 

What do I do?