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Chapter 21
Indiana's P.O.V.
I sat in the waiting room, waiting for my grandmother to get back from testing. Its been 3 days since he surgery and they are checking to see how things went. Not one person has been here except me. The nurse let me know she was back in her room and I walked back in.
"The results should be in shortly." The nurse said before walking out.
"Indiana dear, you really should go home and get some rest. I'll be fine, you don't need to keep a bedside vigil on me."
"You are everything to me gram. You have been there for me through everything and I'm not leaving you when you need me the most." I felt my tears form and start to fall.
"Sweety, you can't always be super woman."
I sat there in the chair next to her bed and watched her for hours. The doctor finally walked in.
"What are the results?" I asked him.
"I'm afraid we have to take the leg. The blood clot is reforming and there is little circulation going on in the left foot."
The tears flowed out of me at that point.
"When is the soonest she can get the surgery?"
"Tomorrow, but there is a problem."
"Whats that?"
"Her insurance won't cover it."
"Why won't they cover it?"
"Because she recently had one."
"Well I'll pay for it I don't care. How much do I need down?"
"$15,000."
"I'll get it, I have the money in my back account."
"Indiana, I can't let you do that."
"I'm doing it and no one is stopping me."
I walked out of the room after giving her a kiss. I went to the bank and took the money out. I got the money but my balance said $600.
"Excuse me, why is the balance $600?"
"Your account has been frozen."
"How would it be frozen?"
"Perhaps your employer froze it."
I walked away with the money and realized also, now I was gonna have to stay home with her. I have no money to renovate her home and she has stairs. I'm only going to be able to pay for part of her surgery as well. I don't know what to do anymore, I was really thinking about going back too. I got back to the hospital and sat the doctor down to talk to him.
"I have the down payment but I have a problem."
"Well what is the problem?"
"My account has been frozen. This is all I'll be able to afford. I'll have to stay with her at home considering she has stairs and I don't have money to renovate her home."
"You have two options, 1 would be to do nothing. The other would be to sell her home to pay for the surgery and then put her in a nursing home."
"She is not going in a nursing home. I'll come up with the money somehow. Just do the surgery and I'll figure out the rest."
I walked into her room and she looked up and smiled at me.
"Whats troubling you?" She asked and I sighed.
"Life."
"What about life?"
"Everything, love and happiness, pain and suffering."
"I heard you and the doctor in the hall talking."
"You did?"
"Yea... I understand you want to do what you can but sometimes you can't do it all."
"I will make sure you are taken care of."
"Sweety, please just sell the house and let me go to a home. I won't let you give up your dream for me."
"How are you so sure its my dream anymore?"
"I heard it in your voice when you were talking out there. You want to go back."
"I do, but I will not let you go to a home."
"I'll be fine there."
"No I'm not letting that happen. I will figure things out but I am not letting you go to a home if I can help it."
"I want you to go back to work and be happy. Find the man that has your heart and settle down. When I do pass on I'd like to know beforehand that you are happy and are going to be taken care of."
"I will grandma, I will be taken care of. Let me take care of you now."
I went home shortly after, she wants me to get some rest. I got home and called Melina to give her the bad news.
"I'm not coming back."
"Why not?"
"I can't."
"Why can't you."
"My grandmother had to have her leg removed. She is going to need constant care. I can't renovate, my funds are short. Her insurance is refusing to pay for another surgery too. So I have to spend what money I do have as a down payment on it. Vince froze my account, with good reason."
"Let me help you."
"No I'm not taking help from you Melina. Please keep your money."
"I'd rather see you come back."
"I can't take money from you. I'll take care of her. I'm sorry I gotta go." I said hanging up quick. I am not taking money from anyone.
Melina's P.O.V.
"I can't take money from you. I'll take care of her. I'm sorry I gotta go." She said and hung up quick. I wish she'd let me help her. I guess I have to be the one to let everyone know that she is not coming back.
Monday came pretty quick and I found Cena pretty quick.
"I've heard from Indiana..."
"And?"
"She isn't coming back."
"I already figured that."
"Its not."
"Don't even go any further. I'm trying to get over her, I don't need any excuses."
"Listen to me. Can you do that?"
"I guess."
"Its not the reason you think. She can't come back?"
"What do you mean she can't come back?"
"She won't leave Rosanna."
"Whats wrong with Rosanna?"
"She had another stroke and they found out it was a blood clot. They removed it and monitored it and it came back. Now they have to remove her leg."
"Oh man, but she will eventually get better right?"
"Yea she will if she gets the surgery."
"Why wouldn't she get the surgery?"
"Her insurance is refusing to pay for it. Indiana was going to pay for it but her account is frozen. The house also needs renovations too and she won't be able to pay for them."
"I'll take care of it, as long as she can come back to work."
"She won't take money from people, I've already tried to help."
"I'm taking care of it, whether she wants me to or not. I know she wants what is best for her grandmother without being a burden to anyone, but I want her to have options."
"You just want her back in your life."
"I've faced the facts that I won't have her in my life, at least not they way I want. I've done too much. I'll never forgive myself for it."
"You've really changed."
"I have and I let a great girl walk out of my life before I knew what a great person she was. I'll always love her, even if she doesn't love me."
Well I thought Cena was gonna win the poll, but almost all you last minute voters voted for Morrison. Morrison won 55% to 45%. Guess we will find out what happens. Let me know how you like the chapter and let me know how you liked the poll results. Thank you!