Date: 2-22-1965
City: Phoenix, Arizona
Place: Church Sanctuary
Event: Praise and Worship
Action: Joyfully, the choir by which includes 16 year old Olivia Shepherd worships the lord. Lightheaded, Olivia collapses on the stage and the music dies. Fear overcomes the other choir members and the congregation. Pastor Stanley Shepherd and his family rush to Olivia's aid. Church service remains cancelled until further notice.
Place: The hospital- Olivia's recovery room
Anne Shepherd (hysterical, she begs Olivia): Please wake up, baby
Olivia (opens her eyes): I am awake
Meredith Shepherd Connor (praising God): Hallelujah
Olivia (nauseous): I have to vomit
Deacon Wilson (Olivia's 18 year old boyfriend, offers Olivia a bucket): You can vomit in this bucket
(Olivia relieves herself. A doctor walks into the room bearing life changing news for her)
Doctor: Olivia, you are pregnant
Olivia (coughing): I am not pregnant. You are talking to the wrong girl.
Doctor: Fainting and vomiting are two symptoms of pregnancy.
Deacon, Anne, Christian, Meredith and Lewis Connor (shocked): What?!
(Shocked, a speechless Stanley exits the room. He takes five year old twins, Lillian and Sky Shepherd back with him to church)
Olivia (crying, she yells): DAD!
Anne (places a hand on Olivia's shoulder): Your dad is just in shock. He needs time to regroup his thoughts. I am sure that he still loves you.
Date: 10-2-1965-Nine months later-The night before Sarah's birth
Place: The Shepherd's house-Olivia's bedroom
Action: Heavily pregnant, Olivia (16) has been on bed rest all month long. Deacon Wilson (18) is kind enough to visit her.
Deacon (climbing through the bedroom window): Hello, sweet Olive
Olivia (struggles through a contraction): Thank God, you are here
Deacon (touching Olivia's stomach): I can feel Sarah move within your stomach
Olivia: I have been experiencing contractions all day long. My water hasn't broken yet. The doctor says my water has to break in order for labor to get started.
Deacon: You appear to be in a lot of pain. Our little princess might arrive tomorrow.
Olivia: Sarah doesn't belong to us. Meredith and Lewis are adopting her. They have been dealing with infertility problems. Remember?
Deacon (fighting back tears): Yes, I do remember our agreement. I support your decision. I will still miss Sarah though.
Olivia: I am about to give birth. You have decided to show up all of a sudden. I forgive you for being distant these past months.
Deacon: I thought your family didn't like me because I got you pregnant. I assumed it would be best for me to keep my distance. You never once left my mind.
Olivia (giving Deacon sonogram pictures of Sarah): We created a miracle nine months ago. Isn't Sarah beautiful?
Deacon (looks at the pictures): Wow, Sarah is huge. However will you get this baby out of you?
Olivia: I will push really hard for the baby to come out of me
Deacon: How has your family been treating you?
Olivia (choked up): My family has kept me in hiding. I attended a private school for pregnant girls a long time ago.
Deacon: I don't know if I should break my silence. I don't want your family to kill me.
Olivia: My family wishes to see more of you. They forgive you for impregnating me. You are Sarah's birth father after all.
Deacon: I need more time to work on myself. I don't want to create drama with them again. If only I could breakthrough the clouds then I would see the sunlight.
Olivia: I understand
Deacon: Just cause I am distant, it doesn't mean I don't care about you. I will always be here for you.
Olivia (kissing Deacon): I love you
Deacon (with a smirk): I love you too
(Deacon climbs out of the bedroom window and he is never seen again. Olivia's heart bleeds in his absence)
Date: 10-3-1965
Scene: Hospital Delivery Room
Situation: Olivia Shepherd (16) gives Sarah up for an adoption.
Olivia (having contractions, she screams): AHA...AHA...AHA
24year old Meredith Sheppard Connor (crying, she holds Olivia): I love you, my little sister. I thank you for giving Sarah to Lewis and me.
Olivia(sobbing): No problem, you and Lewis deserve a baby
41year old Anne Sheppard (stroking Olivia's hair): Olive, you are super girl
Obgyn (checking Olivia's cervix): Olivia, you are now fully dilated. You can start pushing whenever you have a contraction.
Olivia (feeling pressure down below, she complains): I have to push, the baby is coming right now
Obgyn (preparing to catch the baby): So push
Olivia (screaming as she begins pushing): AHA...AHA...AHA
Anne (encouraging Olivia): You can do this. I have faith in you
Meredith (watching the baby exit Olivia's lady parts): OH MY GOD
Obgyn (placing the baby on top of Olivia): Congratulations, it's a girl
Olivia (placing the baby in Meredith's arms): This beautiful little girl belongs to you. I do believe
Meredith (overcome with emotion, she talks to the baby): I love you so much, Sarah Jeanne Connor
Olivia (crying into Anne's arms): I am such a big burden on everyone. Whenever will my pain and sorrow end?
Anne (assuring Olivia): Olive, you are not a big burden on anyone. You are only just a teenager and a high school student. You have your whole entire life in front of
you. I support your decision to give Sarah up for an adoption.
Scene 2: The waiting room
Meredith (carrying Sarah, she approaches Lewis and Stanley): This is Sarah Jeanne Connor
27year old Lewis Connor (holding Sarah): Hello, princess
Meredith(sobbing): Lewis, we are finally parents after all these years of infertility. It is a miracle, can you believe it?
Lewis (kissing Meredith): I love you, Meryl
41year old Stanley Sheppard: How is Olivia doing?
Meredith(sniffling): Olive is tired, but doing well overall
Stanley (referring to Sarah): She is surely destined for greatness