Sorry I couldn't stop thinking of this as a story:
Summary: Tori Vega is the living unwilling donor to her older sister Trina who is selfish and vain and will do anything to survive her battle with leukaemia and so will their parents even if that means losing their other daughter. But what if Tori didn't want to risk her life this time around is she allowed to be selfish to get the things she wants? Like love. With the help from her older brother Jesse will Tori be able to discover a world that doesn't involve hospital visits and caring for Trina or will she be continue to help her sister at the cost of her own life? OOC Loosely tied to My Sisters Keeper.
Tori: Tori is the youngest out of the three Vega kids. She was created to be a donor for her older sister Trina but what if doesn't want to do it anymore? She's 16 and has been donating since the second she was born. Although she doesn't want her sister to die she doesn't want to either. She has never loved anyone and only has two friends at school since all the trips to the hospital makes it hard to make friends. Is she being selfish?
Trina: The middle child of the Vega kids and suffering from leukaemia. She is very selfish and doesn't want to die and will do anything to stay alive, even if that means that her baby sister will die in the end. She is 17 and was told she would die by age 5 but due to Tori's "donations" she has lived an extra twelve years. She yells at Tori for being selfish all the time and the end up fighting about it.
Jesse: The oldest out of the Vega kids at 19 and is the only one who can see that all of these procedures are slowly killing Tori. He always tries to protect Tori from their family but can never quite succeed. What if he knew a secret about Tori that she only confided in him? Would this change the way the family thought?
David and Holly: The Vega parents and will do anything to keep Trina's health in a somewhat good condition. They believe that Tori doesn't get a say and that she should just follow along with what they tell her to. They want their eldest daughter to stay alive no matter what even if it ends up killing their youngest. They planned to stop having children after Jesse and Trina but because Trina got sick the needed a third to be a donor and that is all she will ever be in their eyes.
Beck: Completely smitten by the mysterious brunette whose name is Tori. She is in every single one of his classes but she is hardly at school why? (16)
Jade: Beck over protective twin sister who doesn't want to see her brother hurt be the girl she doesn't know, but is she hiding a secret from Beck?
Cat, Robbie and Andre: Tori's only friends at school. They know everything about her situation and are trying to go after the guy that she likes and to follow her heart. They are always there for Tori after the fights with her family.
"Tori, how could you go this to me can't you just be a good sister and give me your freaking lung and kidney. The doctor's told you that you can live with only one of each. Why are you being selfish?" My older sister Trina screamed at me. This is how every morning has been for the last week. Trina is suffering from leukaemia and its now killing her. After the countless operations I've been through to keep her living up until this point she still calls me selfish.
"Trina you heard what the doctor said, I don't want to live like that." I told her gently. It's not like I want my sister to die but I can't donate to her anymore it will end up killing me.
Last week Trina had to visit the doctors they told her that her lungs and kidneys were failing her and were about to shut down and without a transplant she would die. That's where I come in. I was created in a test tube to be the living donor to Trina. My parents didn't want another child but they wanted to keep their perfect daughter living. After the doctors told Trina she needed a lung and kidney transplant my parents took me straight to the doctors.
Flashback
"In most cases only certain patients will survive with one lung." The doctor explained.
"It doesn't matter we need to try and keep Trina living." My mother told the doctor. It's not like I haven't heard her say that she'll risk my life for Trina's before, but it hurts the same no matter how many times she says it.
"I have to explain the risks that may occur to Tori as she is the donator." He turned to look at me. "Tori, you will need to come for checkups before and after the surgery. We need to decide if your lungs are healthy enough to donate one to your sister, that means looking at your whole body including your heart. You will not allowed to do any strenuous activities nor lift any heavy items. It will be harder for you to breathe when you get short of breathe and 9 times out of ten you will need oxygen. Your sister also needs a kidney which will mean you cannot do sport, anything dangerous is completely out of the question and drinking and doing drugs is forbidden. After these two surgeries your life will never be the same." He explained.
"She'll do it." My mother said not asking for my opinion.
End of Flashback
"You think I want to do this anymore Tori? Jesus Tori it's not always about you, stop being selfish." Trina yelled at me again.
After that doctors visit I had to go for the check up. I got our older brother Jesse to take me. He is the only one in the family that will ever side with me. He's my protector. The whole way to the hospital I cried to him. I explained that I didn't want to do this. There was so many side effects to this surgery and how mum and dad never listened to what I had to say it was always about Trina.
Once we arrived at the hospital I went straight into an examination room for the check up and two hours later the doctor called us into his office to tell us the news.
Flashback
"Tori is unfit to donate any organs, I'm sorry." He stated simply. Was this a joke? Did I just get what I wanted or will I have to donate no matter what the problem is.
"What do you mean?" Jesses asked taking my hand in his.
"Tori's labs came back. Her heart isn't strong enough to survive the two surgeries. It seems that Tori's body is slowly giving up much like Trina's. In Tori's case it's from all the surgeries and taking of her blood and bone marrow every few weeks. I'm so sorry Tori but if you continue to donate to your sister no matter how small it may seem it will kill you."
End of Flashback.
I was dying and Jesse was the only one who knew about it. Tonight we are going to sit down as a family and Jesse and I will explain why I can't donate. Until tonight though I have to listen to Trina tell me how I'm being selfish.
"Trina, I'm sorry I can't tell you what you want to know right now but tonight you will find out. I have to go now I'm so sorry." I said as I ran out of the house. I could hear her yelling that I was selfish. I ran to the forest out the back of our house and I sat there and cried. I was dying and I was going to die there was no stopping my parents. They would force me to do this surgery even if it will kill me.
I'm going to die and I haven't kissed a boy, been to a dance, drank alcohol, all the little things that kids my age take for granted I am never going to be able to do them. I sat there and cried just wallowing in self pity, I was being selfish I should help my sister.
"Tori are you ok? I heard her yelling at you again." My brother Jesse said as he sat down next to me.
"Jess I'm going to die aren't I? I'm going to die and I haven't even done anything with my life. I want to live Jesse, I… I want to fall in love and have a boyfriend and all those things that everyone takes for granted. I'm going to die and I never told Beck how I feel. Jesse I don't want to die." I rambled. Beck was the popular guy at school that was amazing and so sweet I had a huge crush on him but I will never get to tell him.
"Tori, you are not being selfish. You are the most selfless person that I know and I know that you would do anything for Trina. If I know you, which I'm 99.99% positive that I do, I know that you are thinking that you will do the surgery so Trina can live even if you die. I know that's why you're crying. But listen to me Victoria Marie Vega, no matter what Trina, mum, dad or even you say I will not let you go through with that surgery. I believe that it is your time to be someone other than the donator to Trina, someone other than the mystery girl at school. I also believe that Trina's time was up a long time ago and now it is her time to go. I will do everything I can to protect you and to help you become you." Jesse told me. I love my brother so much, I just sat there hugging him until I stopped crying.
"You will live Tori Vega, mum and dad will see that they have another daughter not just a donor." He said smiling as he pulled me towards the house.
I was time to explain why I can't donate and to hear what our parents have to say about it.
This story is in no way bashing leukaemia patients. It is a fictional story. I also believe that Trina is selfish and this is how I think she would act. Anyways let me know what you think of it and if I should continue or not. Again no disrespect intended to leukaemia patients, I was just watching My Sister's Keeper and thought what if. Let me know what you think xxx KissesInTheDark95