Is there Truth in the Stars? (A Laurisa Cimorelli Fanfiction)

Chapter 15

Chapter Fifteen

"She's alive, that's the good news. She is breathing." The doctor smiled at us and I saw how Mom and Christina sighed in relieve. But didn't they listen earlier? There was bad news, too.

I closed my eyes because I wanted to hold on to that moment where he said that my little sister was alive. I didn't want to hear more. But I had to.

I felt a hand grabbing onto mine and when I opened my eyes I saw Christina with a little smile on her face.
"She's alive", she whispered.

The door got pushed open and Dad looked at us. His eyes were red and puffy. Obviously from crying.

"She's alive", Mom whispered to him and Dad sighed in relieve.

"She's alive, but..." The doctor started which made my heart ache. There was the bad news.

"She's really sick."

Okay, so that were the bad news? I mean she took sleeping pills. She didn't want to be alive anymore. Everyone in that room already knew she was sick. That she needed help for her psychological state.

I narrowed my eyes because I didn't know what to do.

"She took too many sleeping pills that destroyed her liver."

"What?", Christina asked shocked. I didn't understand ether.

"Okay, let me try to explain this to you. You know the liver is there to reduce toxins, but in Lauren's system were too many toxins. So now her liver doesn't work properly."

"So she needs a new one?", I asked and wondered about how strong my voice sounded because inside I was a mess.

The doctor looked at me surprised. Clearly, he thought I was dumb. But when he told us that her liver doesn't work I absolutely knew what that meant.

"Yes. Well a part of it because the liver grows on its own. But Lauren is really weak and we can't wait much longer."

"Then what are you waiting for? Take my blood or whatever you need. She can have mine!" I almost screamed at him.

"Stop, Lisa. First your father and I will get tested. If we can't donate than the rest of you can try" Mom decided and I sighed because somehow I wasn't okay with her decision.

Both Mom and Dad had to go with the doctors for the tests while Christina and I went back to the waiting room. A place where waiting seemed to take much longer.
We weren't allowed to visit Lauren because they also had to run other tests on her.

"I can't believe it. Why don't they test me? I mean that would make more sense, right? Why are they so dump?" I said.

Christina looked at me confused. "Now you're the one who has to calm down, Lisa. Our little sister is going to be fine. Didn't you listen?"

"But I mean...."

"No. Thank God Lauren has such a big family. I bet one of us is going to be the perfect donor."

She was right about that, I guess.

After a while Mom and Dad entered the room again. They sat down next to me, waiting nervously for the results.

When the doctor came back he smiled. "Mr. Cimorelli you are a perfect match." Everyone was relieved but somehow I wasn't.

"Would you please come with me so we can run some other tests?" Dad nodded and walked out of the room again. Mom followed to ask if we could see Lauren.

"She'll be completely fine. I just know it!", Christina said and smiled like I've never seen her smile before. Somehow I couldn't quite follow her happiness.

"What if she doesn't?" I asked quietly.

"We need to have faith in God, now."

My head was killing me and even though I didn't understand my own thoughts I couldn't make them shout up.

"What's wrong with you, Lisa? You're so quiet."

"I don't know. I have to... donate her part of my liver."

Chris looked at me confused. "What?"

"I don't know."

"Lisa, shout the hell up! Your sister is going to be fine, did you understand? Why the hell aren't you happy for her?"

"I am. Of course I am!"

"Then why aren't you showing it?"

"I don't know, okay?" I said which made Christina narrow her eyebrows.

"Maybe you should just leave! We need to stay positive and you're not helping!", she screamed at me. Was she being serious? 

I jumped up from my seat and run outside. She was right. I wasn't helping. But I couldn't even understand myself. I had no idea what was going on in my head or outside of it.

While standing outside at a huge tree I saw Michael, Katherine, Amy, Alex and Dani arrive. They didn't see me and I didn't want to talk to them about Lauren. I didn't want to see their crying faces. So I turned around. 

I tried to calm down outside. And when I felt a little better I went back. Chris still sat on that same chair while the rest of the family sat in a corner talking quietly. They looked at me with big eyes, but I ignored them and slowly sat down next to Christina.

"You were right." I said.

"I'm always right." She smiled at me showing me that she wasn't mad anymore.

"I somehow thought that if I was the one donating her part of my liver that she would..."

"That she would talk to you again?", Christina asked.

I nodded.

"She will talk to you, Lisa. Because now we know that she needs help. Professional help and we will bring her to find joy in life again. Even without Ethan. We will do everything we can and we will succeed. Okay? You don't need to donate her an organ so that you have something in common with her. You were best friends back then and you will be soon. Understand?"

I nodded. "Thank you, Christina. For being the best big sister someone could ask for."

"Thank you for being the bravest", she answered. Then she looked at the ground. "And thank you for saving Lauren for the second time now. You are her hero." She pushed a tear away and I hugged her tightly.

"It's gonna be okay."

Well, is it? Wow, two updates in one day! But you defenitely deserved that after such a long time. I hope you liked the chapter! What do you think is going to happen next? Is Lauren going to be okay?