Family Matters

Heaven Is For Real

Maya's POV

Charlotte got really sick, really fast. her temperature was 102. she wasn't doing well.

One day she was sleeping on the couch and I went to check her temperature and it was 104.

"Miles!" I called

"What Maya, what's wrong?" Miles said running in the room

"Her temperature spiked. I think it's appendicitis, you had in college I had it too, I think this is the beginning of it. we need to take her to the hospital."

We raced to the hospital as fast as possible. Miles was driving and I was sitting in the back with Charlotte.

"Faster Miles, we don't have much time!" I said as Charlotte started to lean forward in her car seat.

When we got her there, they did a CT scan and told us that it was appendicitis.

They put her in the bed and wheeled her though the hallways,

"M-mommy?" Charlotte said

"Yes baby?" I said frantically trying to keep up with the doctors

"Am I gonna d-die?" she said trying to keep her eyes open

"No baby your not."

Charlotte dropped her stuffed lamb that she had in her hands.

The doctor help Miles and I back as we watched them wheel her into the room.

We turned around and started to walk away.

Miles held me in his arms as I clutched Charlottes blanket.

As we where walking I saw her lamb and picked it up and held it to my heart as I started to cry.

We sat in the waiting room for hours and hours with no word from the doctors.

"I'll be right back." Miles said starting to stand back

"I'll go with you." I said looking at him

"No stay here, I'll only be a minute." he said

Miles' POV

I walked down the hall of the hospital to the chapel.

I went in and sat down and started to pray,

"I know I haven't prayed in a while but I need your help. God I don't know what I did to deserve all that has happened to my family. why did I have to be stabbed? why did Chloe have to be raped? why did I have to hit Maya? why did my family almost die in a car accident? why did I almost loose my wife? why did we loose our baby? why did our son have to be stollen? Why did my father have to die? why did Max have to be shot? and now you want to take my baby girl away? how dare you God! what did I do to deserve this?! why do you want my baby? you already took one, why do you need her? isn't she supposed to be one of your creations? I don't know what she can do for you but I know that if you take Charlotte away from me that Maya will be devastated and it will break my heart. so please, please, please, please don't take away my baby girl! Amen." I got off my knees and stood up and left the room

Maya's POV

I called everyone and asked them to pray for us. even though we aren't religious, we need the prayers.

If my baby girl dies I'm never going to be the same.

Miles came back and sat with me.

Five minutes later the doctor came out,

"She's out of surgery, you can see her now."

We ran to her room to see her waking up,

"Mommy? Daddy?" she said looking at us

"Oh Charlie, your ok!" I said running to her

We sat and hugged her for an hour.

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"Mommy?" Charlotte said as she walked into the kitchen

"Yes dear?" I said

".....I saw Heaven."