Changing Carter WATTY AWARDS 2012

A sigh of relief

Jake gave me a hug and told me he would call me later, and stop by he had to go home he wasn't feeling to well do to his medice. I made my way to the waiting room. It has been about 4 hours since Jake and I where in the garden and my mom wolk up out of her coma, and it felt great. I could honestly say that the pressure was lifted from apon my chest. Though both my mom and Jake had a long road of recovery. Jake's wouldn't be as bad but wouldn't be plesent. He is required to get kemo done every 2 weeks and has to have check ups a lot. My mom on the other hand had to have speech theropy, physical theropy and much more. We were told that my mother would never walk again either, but I am just happy to have her alive in my life, and know who I am.

"Carter, your mom is awake, you may see her I must tell you that her speech is poor, and she doesn't look to well but we will release her apon her recovery which could be a couple of weeks." I shook my head as we walked back he explained more to me. He gave me the nudge to go ahead and open the door. I opened it slowly.With my hand reaching for the door handel my heart spead up, my legs began to feel like jello again, it took everything I had not to cry. It reminded me of when I was in my room and had to give in to them. I turned the handle the entire way took a breath and walked in. "Mom." I said. "Its me Carter." I wispered while reaching for her pale and cold hand. "Car..Car..Carter, I ..Love .You." she said with a weak tone. I gave her a hug and told her how much I loved her. I began to cry I didn't care , I couldn't keep it back. I heard the door creak, my dad walked in tears flowed down his eyes as well.But we were here together, alive, and on our way to recovery. "She is going to make it, we will have her back in commision but it will take a while," Dr.Reed said. Dr.Reed ask us to give our mom some sleeping time. "Carter why don't you call Jake, you guys can go out and celebrate tonight. We won't be allowed in with your mom she is being watched very carefully. You guys go bowling or somthing, I''ll go to mom and dads and we can spend the night there." My dad said he had finaly begun to get the color in his face back.

I dialed Jake's number.Ring Ring.. "Hey Jake ". "Hey how are things going? Do you need me to come up there with you?" being careing as always he kept offering. "You can if you want, they won't let us sleep in the same room as my mom tonight, so I am staying with my dad at my grandparents, my dad said you and I should celebrate tonight are you up for it?" I asked . "Am I up for it of course I am!" He said with a slight laugh, "Text me the directions to your grandpartents house, I'll pick you up at 5?" he said. "sounds good what are we going to do?"

"It's a suprise, bring your camera though and I'll bring mine." he said very enthusiasticly. "See you them!" I said.

As my dad and I headed to our house to get clothing I told him about the plans for tonight. I think I was a little excited because dad kept telling me to slow down.As we parked our car I ran up to my room trying to think of what I would wear. This would be our first date out side of the hospital, I really wanted to know where we were going but there was no point in asking Jake was to good at keeping secrets.

I picked up my favorite yellow dress, my yellow scarf and my pink sandels and put them in my bag with my make up and hair straightner. I sat on my bed and it began to sink in. The last time I sat on this bed I heard sirens, the last time I opened the door for my parents they stood in tears. The memories of everything buzzed around my brain. "Carter you ready we should probably head to mom and dads." said my dad.. I shoved pajamas and extra things into a bag just like I had when my mom was in the hospital. I ran out my room.I stoped" You okay hunny" dad asked. "Yes give me one minute." I ran back into my room grabbing a picture off my desk. It was of my mom dad and I. I never wanted to go anywhere with out it. We made our way to the car. "You need to be back by 10pm tonight okay, you know your grandparents and I don't like you hanging out at night." he said." I wil, even though I'm 19 and still have a curfew." I said kiddingly.. "Well when its summer and your under my roof its my rules." I knew now he wasn't kidding. As we approched my grandparents house my dad told me that they were still struggleing but that my grandmother wanted to help me get ready for tonight. As I opened the door to their house I could see them sitting in the kitchen. "Knock knock" my dad said. "No one is home, " my grandpa joked. Now that my mom was on her way to recovery everyone became a little more livly. It was about 3pm so I had 2 hours till Jake would be picking me up. "Carter come with me up stairs." grandma said. I followed, I never noticed how clean their house was. We made our way up stairs, I could tell that she was excited to help me get ready for the big night out. "May I do your hair" she asked pulling out her curling iron."Of course grandma'' I said and gave her a hug.