When last we left Milo, Melissa had thwarted his suicide attempt by rallying the troops to get to Milo's house and save him. Now at Danville General, some of Milo's friends consider what they may have done to cause Milo to get pushed over the edge. HERE WE GO!
Half an hour later, everyone was at Danville General Hospital, where Milo was currently undergoing surgery to repair his neck that was cut open by his thwarted suicide attempt. Outside the Murphy Suite, Amanda punched the wall, cursing in Spanish and English.
"Aye Dios Mio! I'm such an idiota! Why did I not see Milo for the kind, sweet guy that he is? Why did I not look past his curse?" She asked herself, kicking the wall. "Amanda Cristina Lopez, you really did it this time, you daughter of a bitch..."
This tirade got the attention of Milo's sister Sara. "Watch the language there, girlie," she said.
"Sorry..." Amanda started, sobbing. "...I just can't help but blame myself for what happened to Milo."
"Lydia told me the whole thing. Amanda, right?"
"Yeah. You must be Milo's sister. I bet hearing what happened scared the Banderas out of you."
"I don't know what that means, but I was really freaked out," Sara told Amanda. "Not just about what he did but why he didn't go to mom, dad or even me first. He didn't have a good reason not to."
Amanda collapsed into Sara's arms and cried her eyes out. "Sara, I don't know what to do. I feel like I'm responsible for what happened to him! I hid under the desk with Mort when we did the egg drop assignment in Murawski's class and I told him to stay away from everything at the school dance and yet he fixed everything that night! He's a real sweet guy and I should've given him a chance but because of my stupid perfectionist ways, I nearly got him killed!"
"Amanda...NONE of this is your fault," Sara started. "From what I gathered from Lydia, Milo was hoping Melissa could find a cure for the family curse. Sure, with his condition, he felt like he wasn't loved, but I think that was all in his head. He had Melissa and Zack backing him up, he had mom and dad...and he had me. How could he even think of killing himself?"
"I don't know anymore..." Amanda said wistfully.
"It'll be okay, Amanda...trust me. Milo's tough, he'll get through this," Sara reassured Amanda. "If you ever need to talk to anyone, I'm here for you."
3 hours later, one of the doctors came into the waiting room.
"Mr. and Mrs. Murphy?" Martin and Brigitte immediately stood up. "Milo's going to be alright," they both breathed sighs of relief. "We managed to stitch up his throat. He might sound a bit hoarse for a little while. He'll have to stay here for a few weeks for observation and we'll be assigning a hospital therapist for him." He looked up at their questioning looks. "It's routine procedure for attempted suicides. I guarantee our therapists are fully licensed professionals with good credentials."
"If it's all right," Martin said. "May we go in and see him?" The doctor nodded. Martin,. Brigitte, and Sara headed for the opening. But when Melissa tried to join them the doctor stopped her.
"Sorry, miss. Immediate family only right now."
Sara quickly turned around. "She's one of the family," she said quickly.
The doctor turned to Brigette. "Is this true?"
Brigitte nodded. "Yes. She is one of the family." The doctor stepped aside to let her go past.
"Little brother, I'm pretty miffed at you right now..."
"About what, Sara?" Milo asked.
"How could you even think of killing yourself? We love you too much for you to even think about pulling such a stupid and shallow stunt!"
Milo sighed in remorse. "I admit it was stupid and shallow of me, but I wanted to keep you safe. What if my curse inadvertently put you or someone else I care about in danger - danger that was not intended to happen? That's why I tried to kill myself. What I didn't expect was Melissa rallying everyone to try and save me. Seeing Melissa, Zack, Amanda and now you here, just...thank you."
"It's not just me here, Milo," Sara said as she stepped aside to reveal...the entire extended Murphy clan!
"What is this? The whole Murphy family is here? Mom? Dad? Grandma and Grandpa? Cousin Nate? Aunt Laura and Uncle Joey?"
"We all broke the land speed record to get here, Spidey," Milo's grandpa greeted, using the nickname he gave him when he was a baby.
"You gave us all quite the scare there, little badger!" Uncle Joey remarked.
"That's an understatement there," Milo's dad began. "But in all seriousness - while we all have Murphy's law, I think we can agree that it just makes every day an adventure."
"We love you, Milo and no force on Earth can ever change that," His mom told him.
"Your mom's right, Milo. We all love you and don't let Murphy's law tell you otherwise!" Amanda added in, pecking Milo on the cheek (and probably hiding her guilt about her perfectionist ways). "And thanks for saving the school dance, Milo."
Milo smiled as he looked around, seeing his entire extended family, Diogee, Amanda, Lydia, Zack and Melissa.
"You guys are right. I was stupid and shallow to try a dumb stunt like that. It'll take a while for me to recover from this, but thanks to you...all of you - my friends, my family...and Diogee...I know I'll get through this. So thank you, each and every one of you. Now can you give me some space? I just got out of surgery, don't ya know?"
"That means you too, Diogee. Go home, boy," Amanda said to Milo's furry friend, sending him home. "He's not supposed to be at the hospital!"
Yes, while Amanda's on the mend from how she treated Milo early on, she still feels some residual guilt because of how things ended up turning out. There's going to be some special guest appearances coming up soon, so stay tuned and remember...
IT'S MILO'S WORLD AND WE'RE ALL LIVING IN IT!
