Family Matters Chapter 12
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters or the lyrics to the song.
We get to Mercy an' Mercedes finally has a pulse. It's weak but it's better then nothin'. I hold on to her hand as they wheel her in. I hold on tight to. Afarid if I let go, I'm goin' to lose her forever. "I'm still here Mercedes, I'm still here." I say givin' her hand a reassurin' squeeze to let her know I'm there, that I haven't left. A doctor puts his arm out an' stops me. I haveta let go of her hand, I can't go any further. I watch through the window as they work I'm sister, again she has no pulse.
"Bosco, Bosco - Bosco!" Faith says to me. I hear her but I don' look back at first. I jus' watch Mercedes, tear comin' down my cheeks. Kim an' Alex stand next to Faith. "Bosco, did ya call you Mom?" She asks me.
"What?" I ask lookin' at Faith for only a short few seconds then lookin' back into my sisters room. Finally they gotta pulse. I Look back at faith. "I should go do that, stay here case she wakes up and is lookin' for me. Let her know I'm here."
"I will Bos." She says watchin' me walk off.
I walk outside and pull out my cell. I stare at it for a little, figurin' out how I'm goin' to tell my Ma, her baby is sick. Really sick. That she needs to get here, an' fast cus' she may not have a chance to say goodbye if she doesn't. Thought I hope that won't happen. I hope that when I come back in Mercedes will still be there.
I sit against the wall still starin' at my phone. Starin' at my Ma's number. I rub my forehead an' lean back an' I close my eyes. I see my sister. I see her when she was little. I'm teachin' her how to ride her first two-wheeler. She looks so happy. Her lil' pigtails blowin' the wind. The way she laughs. It's so cute. She falls off a few times, her lil' knees are all skinned up, but she keeps tryin' an' finally she gets it. I see how excited her face is, how happy she is. How happy I am cus' she so happy. That's how is usually is. If I'm happy, it's cus' Mercedes is happy 'bout somethin'.
Next I see her High School Graduation. I see her walk across the stage, and get her diploma. She was valedictorian. She's so smart. She got a scholarship to NYU, she was goin' to go into Law. She wanted to be police officer eventually, like her big brother, but my Ma an' I convinced her to study pre-law an' maybe think 'bout bein' a lawyer. She went to NYU, was there for a year an' half. Before things got bad for her. She started havin' all these nightmares. 'Bout when she was a kid an' all. She couldn't sleep, she couldn't function at all. So she left school for a while, she planned on goin' back the next semester but never did. It was all down hill from there. Now she's in the ER, now she's dyin' Someone as smart an' as beautiful as her, an' look what's happenin' to her. Look what my old man has done to her. He's ruined her life. He's ruined all our lives. But Mercedes, she really got the bad end of the stick. She could'a been lawyer. She could'a showed everyone that not all of us Boscorelli's are bad. It really makes me wanna kill my old man. How he hurt my family, an' how he doesn't even care all the messed up people he's left behind. How is daughter is in the hospital right now. Dyin' an' he doesn't give a rats ass. I sigh and press the send button on my cell. I wait for my Ma to answer. "Ma." I say to her when I hear her voice. "You need to come to Mercy." I pause as I start cryin' again. "It's Mercedes, she's really sick Ma." I hear her voice crack, when I tell her. I can tell she's scared, she can tell I'm scared. "Jus' come to Mercy Ma an' quick." I tell her before hangin' up and walkin' back into the hospital. Faith is still standin' where she was when I left. She looks over at me when I walk in an' then looks down at the floor. Her eyes sad. I'm exceptin' the worse. I'm figurin' that when I walk up to that window there be a white sheet over her. Kim and Alex. They have the same look as Faith. They can't look at me for more then a few seconds before lookin' away. I stop a few feet from her room before goin' over there. I take this time to collect my thoughts. Then I take a deep breath and walk over to the window, an' I look into Mercedes room. I see her lyin' there. I see my worst nightmare has jus' come true. I've lost my heart. How am I goin' to live without my heart?
I walk into her room and I look at her. The doctors still workin' on her. Not givin' up.
Diamond Rio - I Believe
Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And it's like you haven't been gone a moment from my side
Like the tears were never cried
Like the hands of time are holding you and me
And with all my heart I'm sure we're closer than we ever were
I don't have to hear or see, I've got all the proof I need
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, Oh I believe
I walk to her bedside and pick up her hand. I look up at her heart monitor an' still no heart beat. "Mercedes, I'm still here and I ain't leavin' ya Hun."
Chorus
Now when you die your life goes on
It doesn't end here when you're gone
Every soul is filled with light
It never ends and if I'm right
Our love can even reach across eternity
I believe, Oh I believe
"You're my heart Mercedes, I can't live with out you. So don' go away jus' yet. You fight this damn it fight this." I tell her as a nurse pushes me back, her hand fallin' out of mine.
Forever, you're a part of me
Forever, in the heart of me
I will hold you even longer if I can
Oh the people who don't see the most
See that I believe in ghosts
And if that makes me crazy, then I am
'Cause I believe
Oh I believe
Her limp hand falls to the side, I look up at her heart monitor once again. Then close my eyes, as tears fall down my cheeks.
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, Oh I believe
Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And I believe
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters or the lyrics to the song.
We get to Mercy an' Mercedes finally has a pulse. It's weak but it's better then nothin'. I hold on to her hand as they wheel her in. I hold on tight to. Afarid if I let go, I'm goin' to lose her forever. "I'm still here Mercedes, I'm still here." I say givin' her hand a reassurin' squeeze to let her know I'm there, that I haven't left. A doctor puts his arm out an' stops me. I haveta let go of her hand, I can't go any further. I watch through the window as they work I'm sister, again she has no pulse.
"Bosco, Bosco - Bosco!" Faith says to me. I hear her but I don' look back at first. I jus' watch Mercedes, tear comin' down my cheeks. Kim an' Alex stand next to Faith. "Bosco, did ya call you Mom?" She asks me.
"What?" I ask lookin' at Faith for only a short few seconds then lookin' back into my sisters room. Finally they gotta pulse. I Look back at faith. "I should go do that, stay here case she wakes up and is lookin' for me. Let her know I'm here."
"I will Bos." She says watchin' me walk off.
I walk outside and pull out my cell. I stare at it for a little, figurin' out how I'm goin' to tell my Ma, her baby is sick. Really sick. That she needs to get here, an' fast cus' she may not have a chance to say goodbye if she doesn't. Thought I hope that won't happen. I hope that when I come back in Mercedes will still be there.
I sit against the wall still starin' at my phone. Starin' at my Ma's number. I rub my forehead an' lean back an' I close my eyes. I see my sister. I see her when she was little. I'm teachin' her how to ride her first two-wheeler. She looks so happy. Her lil' pigtails blowin' the wind. The way she laughs. It's so cute. She falls off a few times, her lil' knees are all skinned up, but she keeps tryin' an' finally she gets it. I see how excited her face is, how happy she is. How happy I am cus' she so happy. That's how is usually is. If I'm happy, it's cus' Mercedes is happy 'bout somethin'.
Next I see her High School Graduation. I see her walk across the stage, and get her diploma. She was valedictorian. She's so smart. She got a scholarship to NYU, she was goin' to go into Law. She wanted to be police officer eventually, like her big brother, but my Ma an' I convinced her to study pre-law an' maybe think 'bout bein' a lawyer. She went to NYU, was there for a year an' half. Before things got bad for her. She started havin' all these nightmares. 'Bout when she was a kid an' all. She couldn't sleep, she couldn't function at all. So she left school for a while, she planned on goin' back the next semester but never did. It was all down hill from there. Now she's in the ER, now she's dyin' Someone as smart an' as beautiful as her, an' look what's happenin' to her. Look what my old man has done to her. He's ruined her life. He's ruined all our lives. But Mercedes, she really got the bad end of the stick. She could'a been lawyer. She could'a showed everyone that not all of us Boscorelli's are bad. It really makes me wanna kill my old man. How he hurt my family, an' how he doesn't even care all the messed up people he's left behind. How is daughter is in the hospital right now. Dyin' an' he doesn't give a rats ass. I sigh and press the send button on my cell. I wait for my Ma to answer. "Ma." I say to her when I hear her voice. "You need to come to Mercy." I pause as I start cryin' again. "It's Mercedes, she's really sick Ma." I hear her voice crack, when I tell her. I can tell she's scared, she can tell I'm scared. "Jus' come to Mercy Ma an' quick." I tell her before hangin' up and walkin' back into the hospital. Faith is still standin' where she was when I left. She looks over at me when I walk in an' then looks down at the floor. Her eyes sad. I'm exceptin' the worse. I'm figurin' that when I walk up to that window there be a white sheet over her. Kim and Alex. They have the same look as Faith. They can't look at me for more then a few seconds before lookin' away. I stop a few feet from her room before goin' over there. I take this time to collect my thoughts. Then I take a deep breath and walk over to the window, an' I look into Mercedes room. I see her lyin' there. I see my worst nightmare has jus' come true. I've lost my heart. How am I goin' to live without my heart?
I walk into her room and I look at her. The doctors still workin' on her. Not givin' up.
Diamond Rio - I Believe
Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And it's like you haven't been gone a moment from my side
Like the tears were never cried
Like the hands of time are holding you and me
And with all my heart I'm sure we're closer than we ever were
I don't have to hear or see, I've got all the proof I need
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, Oh I believe
I walk to her bedside and pick up her hand. I look up at her heart monitor an' still no heart beat. "Mercedes, I'm still here and I ain't leavin' ya Hun."
Chorus
Now when you die your life goes on
It doesn't end here when you're gone
Every soul is filled with light
It never ends and if I'm right
Our love can even reach across eternity
I believe, Oh I believe
"You're my heart Mercedes, I can't live with out you. So don' go away jus' yet. You fight this damn it fight this." I tell her as a nurse pushes me back, her hand fallin' out of mine.
Forever, you're a part of me
Forever, in the heart of me
I will hold you even longer if I can
Oh the people who don't see the most
See that I believe in ghosts
And if that makes me crazy, then I am
'Cause I believe
Oh I believe
Her limp hand falls to the side, I look up at her heart monitor once again. Then close my eyes, as tears fall down my cheeks.
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, Oh I believe
Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And I believe