ADOPTED BY GEORGE SALAZAR

Y.O.U C.H.O.O.S.E

George's Pov 

It's been 3 weeks and the doctors are finally going to try waking her up to day but in the last 2 weeks she's flatlined 3 more times but always came back, but they want me to sign a DNR (do not resuscitate). I'm not giving up on my daughter, though I will admit that they have a good reason for wanting me to. All this is not good for her heart. I sit in her room which now starts to feel normal. The decaying hope of all the people who love her simmers in the air. I think 'what if she never awakens? What if I never see those beautiful eyes and smile ever again.' No I can't think like that she needs me to be positive. Dr. Levi walks in and says " it's time. Is everyone on their way?" I nod and he says " well in that case I need to explain to you what is going to happen. I am going to remove what's been keeping her sedated and switch it out with a banana bag which is just this bag full of yellow fluid. It has vitamins and things she will need a little extra of. She will get two. In this first one will be shot at the twice with 50ml each of the drug that should wake her the second is so that it moves faster. After all that she should wake up in about 6-12 hours. Do you understand what I will be doing?" I nod "sign here, and initial here." I do so and he begins.

Jai's Pov 

"I told your mom about all the papers and money and stuff I was leaving just you. She was mad but she understood that she would be getting insurance money and a lot of it when I died. I guess she never realized it wouldn't all go to her and that you would end up with 2/3s waiting in the bank for you being held by someone other than her" My dad said I could tell we had been talking for a few hours already. So I asked " how long have we been talking? He says " Going on almost 26 hours that You've been here but that's because they haven't woken you up yet." At that moment I start to feel a bit dizzy and I lose my valence and fall into my dad's arms and he says " well now they are." I look at him and say " daddy what do I do. I don't want to leave George or Anna, or Chris-" he cuts me off " Forget about Chris. Trust me. I am not allowed to tell you anymore than that." I nod and sit up looking at the scene that's appeared in front of me. I'm lying in a bed and look lifeless and I see George holding my hand and I think and say "if I was awake I would have pulled my hand away to hide the fact that I want him to adopt us and be our or at least Anna's dad."

I look over at the man I called dad for 8 years of my life and then I look at the man who has been there for a year and a half. My birth dad takes my hand and says " I was brought here so that it would be a choice for you but I'm not here to make you choose. Here's how I see it, if you choose to stay here with me I'd be ok with that but if you choose George is ok with that too. Here's the thing that matters, dead or alive I'm always going to be right there in your heart. But if you come to heaven you can watch and be in their hearts but you will always be missing to them. For me, I get to watch you grow up and do amazing things with your life." I nod and I look back at George and I feel a flurry of  emotions that blast threw my short slim thick body and I look back at my dad and I feel it again. There one and the same. I say " The reason why I push him away, why I act like I don't want his help is because he reminds me so much of you and it felt wrong to say that. " My dad laughs and says " It was my intention to make sure that the person who would take care of you would love you as much as I do. I thought that was your mom but clearly she failed me. So I went with the next best thing. Btw Anna is so beautiful and so incredibly smart. You did an amazing job so far." I start crying and say " I think I made my choice." He nods. I am shown 2 doors and I walk towards one.

George's Pov

Everyone from the BMC fam is here. We are all around her singing. Dr.Levi told us that it could help so why not. 

[George:]

Have you ever felt like nobody was there?

Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?