Changing Carter WATTY AWARDS 2012

Empty Room

The room was empty as if no one was ever in here. I ran back to Jake in tears, "My mom...she.. gone.." I couldn't get it out. 'The room.. empty.."I said as tears flooded my eyes Jake giving me a hug trying to calm me down. "Carter are you sure you went to the correct room?" I nodded. The Dr.Maze came in who is Jakes doctor. "Doctor can you help us please, Carters mom is not in her room." The Dr. looked confused. "I am sure it is just a mix up, maybe a different room."He said. "Dr. can I make my appointment later please?" Jake said. "No Jake you " he cut me off "please?" he said. The doctor nodded Jake grabbed my hand and we ran out of the room. "Where could she be, did she have an appiontment call your dad."He said. He called my dad because I was crying to hard. "Hello Mr. Keign its Jake , where are you?" Jakes voice sounded a little shakey. "Yes sir, we are on our way, your welcome." Jake hung the phone up and looked down at his shoes. "Carter, your mom is in surgery, I know where your dad is "he said. We continued running through the halls when we finally saw my family I ran to them crying.

My dad explained to me what had happend when " they took my mom off of life support her heart stoped they are trying to add a pace maker." I told Jake.

We sat in silence in the waiting room for about 40 minutes and Dr.Reed came out. We all stood up Jake could read the Dr. and told me to look him in the eyes. I wasn't sure why at the point he was doing this. But I turned around only to see my dads eyes in tears with the doctors arm around him. I ran to my dad knowing that my mom was no longer alive. My grandparents criying. My dad went back there with the doctor I let my grandparents to them selves they needed the time, mean while Jake wraped his arms around me as tight as he could. I could tell he was crying as well. Why did this have to end like this why.

My dad came back out "Carter mom, dad ,Jake you too please come here "My dad said. As we all walked back to the operating room we saw a mirical.

My mom her eyes open, breathing on her own. My heart was going so fast my knees where shaking. I noticed my grandparents having to sit down to take it all in. "Mom, mom I love you." I said. I leaned over and kissed her forhead. "I...Love..you." she said as her eyes closed. I yeld for help scared that this was it. "Carter your mom needs her sleep she isnt going into a coma we have given her sleeping medicine, your mom is going to be okay." Dr.Reed said. I could feel Jake squeezing my hand.

The Doctor showed us the way out to the lobby. "Jake you are an amazing young man. I don't think Carter could have gotten through this as well as she did with you." My dad said. I smiled and hugged him.

I walked Jake back to his room for his check up. "Ill be here waiting for you, just like you said everything is going to be okay." Dr. Maze shut the door and I headed back I walked past my moms emty room remebering all that happend, me crying sleeping in the halls, Jake and I almost kissing before the Dr. interupted us, the nursery where we met, the garden there were so many memories, so many things that I had to tell my mom. Tears began to fall as I thought about what I had done if Jake hadn't have awolken from his coma.

My dad send me a text saying he was running home and that he would be back in an hour that he need to get things for mom. I sat outside the door waiting for Jake to be finished. Dr. Maze walked out the door saying I could go in. I walked in to see everyones eyes in tears, "Carter" Jake grabed my hands. My heart sunk. "The cancer" he said looking down. " Its all gone" he said with a grin. I was relieved. His mom ran over to give me a hug. This day was going amazing.

Jake wanted to sit in the garden one more time till we were aloud to see my mom. He stood behind me, arms wrapped around me, words didn't need to be spoken we both knew what each other was thinking. It felt like I was on cloud nine.My mom awake but on a long recovery, and Jake's cancer was gone, I couldn;t have asked for anything else. "Thank you," he wispered I turned to face him. "Thank you" I said. I could see both my father and grandparents and his parents our of the cornor of my eye watching us, but neither of us carried. He leaned in to kiss me, and as exspected, "Theres no kissing in a garden!" My dad yelled jokingly. I knew my dad was going to be okay. As we turned around to see everyone smile a feeling of compfort set in.