The Lion And His Lioness -- A Hamilton Fanfiction
Chapter 21 - Thank You for Saving Me, Uncle Lin
Vanessa
I watched sympathetically as my husband, Lin-Manuel Miranda, silently sob over the fact that our goddaughter might not make it through this. We had been coming for the past year since the accident happened. Sure, it wasn't always to visit Ranza at first but we were in the same room. It counts, right?
"Lin, you need sleep." I had told him one time during January of 2020. "You know if Esperanza was awake, she would tell you the same thing, right?" He had nodded, but ignored my order for him to sleep. In the end, he passed out from exhaustion at Ranza's bedside. He wouldn't leave her side, no matter what. Nor have Sebastian and I.
Sebastian, although he was five turning six this year, knew what was happening as did his three year younger brother, Francisco. They knew, from what they could gather from the amount of times we've taken them both to see Mione at this hospital, that it was bad news. Just as I was about to scold Lin for not sleeping again, a doctor came in. Immediately, Lin was alert.
"Good or bad?" I asked upon seeing the Doctor's expression. Her face was a mix of emotions. In the mist, I could decipher three that were more prominent than others; regret, worry, and guilt. She didn't speak for a moment, taking each of us in as she tried to find the correct way to word her next words. "Doctor?"
"I-I'm afraid.." She took a deep breath. "I'm afraid that things aren't looking so good with Esperanza's vitals. S-She" Another deep breath. Why? Did she know the family personally? "S-She might have to be put into eternal sleep... I'm sorry.... I-I'm so, so sorry." The doctor quickly left, tears falling down her cheeks as she did so.
"Is Ranna gonna die?" Sebby asked, getting off my lap and making his way over to where Esperanza was, laying helplessly and unaware of what was happening. Francisco followed him, sitting on Esperanza's other side, nearest his father. Sebastian sat nearest to me.
"Momma? Dada? Is Ranna gonna die?" Tears started to glisten in Francisco's big brown eyes as he grasped the severity of the situation.
I picked Francy up, placing him in my lap as Lin did the same with Sebby. "No, no baby. Mione isn't going to die, she's just going to be asleep a little longer than we originally hoped for. Everything's going to work itself out, don't worry." I comforted. All we could do was hope and pray. Hope and pray that Esperanza would live.
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Esperanza
I was sat on my own, the full moon glaring down at me, at the base of the tree as the memories of what Charles Lee had done to me all those months ago. Lily really did look more like Alexi than she did Charles. I'm glad. I just wish she was here with me now, I need all the help I can get. Raising my head, I looked towards the stars as the lyrics to said song came back to mind.
"I will not make
The same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break
The way you did, you fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
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The Lion And His Lioness
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