My Heart is Yours

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 My life was like a fairytale of happiness, however, story has no happily ever after.

"And the prom queen is," Shelby Wayers said to the crowd as the girls lined up shoulder to shoulder. My face was looking at the crowd and staring at all the people that loved me. "Olivia Jackson!" Shelby screaming into the microphone. I felt like the whole world stoped. Coming back to reality I walked up to Shelby in my expensive heels. The whole crowd cheering my name. As I laid hands on the cheap plastic staff covered in gold paint.

Tears coming in my eyes I say in a tearful voice, "Wow. Just wow. Thank you all so much for making me prom queen this year and I will make sure that all of you will be treated with respect this year. And not just me, but all students will be nice to everyone." Students cheered As I did a great smile for the school paper. "And now lets have the prom queen and king do their traditional dance." Shelby said while moving her hand in an upward motion. And there he was. The football team captain and the cheer captain dancing together. Gabe looked at me with love. He was the perfect boyfriend. The music behind us didn't matter because we were just starring into each other's eyes. My head on his shoulder we swayed. I looked up at his cute face and then I fell. And I don't remember what happened next.

"Uggh." I quietly moaned and saw balloons and gift baskets surrounding me. I turned my head and saw Gabe sitting in the chair and filling out forms. "What happened?" I quietly moan. "You had a heart attack and passed out." Gabe put down his clipboard and walked up to me. I was so weak that all I could go was lift a finger. Gabe noticed me slight movement and picked my hand up. "Where are my parents?" I ask him with a little more energy by the minute. "They are talking to the doctor." He quietly says while putting chin over my head. Feeling the brush of his chin he kissed me on top of my head and looked at me. "I love you." Gabe said with all seriousness. "I guess I love you too." A smile came over my face and we both started laughing. He started to tickle me gently and I could not stop laughing. "Okay Okay Okay! I shout, "I love you too." He reached towards me and kissed me on the head. As he looked back into my eyes he said while letting go of my hand, "I'm going to grab your parents." I looked at him and agreed knowing that they must be so worried. "Okay." He sat up from the bedside and walked towards the chair were he first sat and grabbed his clipboard and walked away.

I was being prepared to get a thousand kisses on my forehead. "Oh dear God!" My mom shouted while entering the room. And the thousand kisses began. After being almost kissed to death, my doctor entered the room. "Hey Olivia," He said while knocking on my door. "How are you feeling?" He asked while being serious. "Better than I was two minutes ago." I chuckled. But no one was laughing everyone was staring at me, like I turned invisible. "Olivia, when you had a heart attack we did a check up on your heart and you have stage 3 cancer in your heart and you need a heart transplant almost immediately." The doctor said. "Wait. What would happen if I didn't get the transplant?" I asked hoping it wouldn't be the answer that I thought it would be. "You could die." The Doctor said." I stared blankly at the ground. I could barely breathe. "Thankfully though Olivia we already found a heart donor and this person would like to remain anonymous." The doctor said while coming closer to me. "When would be the best time to schedule the surgery." My mom began to rub her cold hand on my sweaty back. "Since the tumor is a bigger size than it would normally be, I think that it would be best to operate tomorrow." He looked at my parents. "Let's discuss this outside." My mom said while pulling away. Gabe entered my room. I began to sob and sob for the rest of the night.

"Are you ready for the surgery today, miss Jackson?" A nurse said while prepping me for surgery. "Yeah." I looked at my parents, they were looking so sad and worried, but I got pulled away from them. As they wheeled me into the OR they began to ask me questions if I was ready. I wanted this surgery to be over I remained silent and fell into the amnesia.

My eyes slowly opened and I saw the bright sun shining down in my room. The only person that I saw was my dad. He was reading some sort of book. I turn my head with the little strength that I had. Gabe wasn't there. As I slowly turn my head back again I ask. "Where is Gabe?" My dad came up to me with tears in his eyes "Olivia the heart donor was Gabe." I began to breathe faster. "NO, NO, NO NO!" I scream. Tears began to fall down my face

An hour after it took to stop me crying, I received a letter from my parents that was from Gabe.

Dear Olivia,

If you get this letter than your surgery was successful. And first of all I love you so much and even my dead soul will love you. I had a brain tumor and I was going to tell you, but when you started to cry about your cancer I decided not to. I told the doctors that I will donate all of my organs, but I will only donate my heart to you. I love you.

Love,

Gabe

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