Many woke up feeling dizzy and the world a blur and unfocused. Through the spinning of the world she saw a little boy with black curly hair smiling at her, "Your awake!"
Manny smiled and sat up and gave this curly head boy a hug, "I thought I lost you Alex."
The little boy slightly pulled away, "I'm not Alex, my mommy named me Adam. Your close though." Adam started laughing.
Manny was smiling and crying at the same time. She touched her hair and noticed that it was long and was almost to her knees. "Who is your mommy Adam?"
"She's in the room out there waiting for you to wake up. My daddy is there also." Adam said pointing out the door.
Manny pulled off the strings connected to her arm and slowly got off the bed. She noticed it was hard to walk. Manny walked out the door and started crying as she watched Adam jumped into his moms lap and yell, "She's awake! She's awake!"
Manny ran over to Adam's mommy, "Ashley!"
Ashley pulled away and looked at Manny who was crying, "What are you doing out of bed?"
"I came to see you. Is Adam your baby?"
Ashley laughed, "Yea, he's four years old."
Manny gasped, "Four?"
Ashley looked down at her shoes, "Yea, you've been in a coma for four years. You did some serious damage to yourself on Christmas day four years ago. Do you remember that?"
Manny sat down crying, "I don't know what I was thinking. Wait, why are you here and not my mom? Is she at home? I can't wait to see her, I love her so much."
"Manny... Your mom died in a car crash. Your Aunt Maria and Uncle Palo Gonzalez are your guardians now."
Manny closed her eyes, "Wonderful. As if my life can't get any worse. First my Alex, then my mom?"
Ashley put an arm around Manny, "Well for good news, Craig and I got married after we found out that I was pregnant."
Manny laughed and smiled with tears still in her eyes, "I'm so happy for you. I wish I could have been there to see you get married."
"Well the bad part about it was I had to wear a maternity wedding dress because I had this little guy in my belly." Ashley said running her left hand through Adam's hair.
"Where is Craig by the way?"
Arms suddenly wrapped around Manny's waist, picked her up, and swung her around, "Manny!"
Manny started laughing, "Craig." She turned around and gave Craig a hug.
Craig hugged Manny tightly and kissed her cheek and started crying profusely, "Manny, I've missed you so much."
Manny's doctor came running up to her, "You're awake!"
"Yea."
"Well we need you to take a check up and make sure that you're alright."
Manny smiled at Craig and followed the doctor into a room.
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Ashley picked up Adam who was sitting on one of the chairs, "See, didn't I tell you she was nice?"
"Yea you did mommy. You are smart."
Ashley laughed, "No you are."
Craig put a hand on Adams back and started kissing Ashley.
"Mommy... Daddy." Adam said with his hands over his eyes.
Craig and Ashley both looked at Adam and started laughing.
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Manny sat down on one of those cold, hard, paper-covered beds. She looked at the doctor, "So do you got any bad news?"
The doctor started flipping through papers, "Well let's see here, you're awake so that's good, but your herpes has worsened over the past four years so you will need surgery so we can reduce it some, you did damaged to your brain some, there is one good thing that your mother wanted to tell you, but since she is no longer here Mrs. Manning decided to give you the news.
Manny nodded and slowly walked to Ashley, "So Mrs. Manning, you have some good news for me?"
Ashley smiled and looked at Craig, "Well, you mom told me, while you were in the coma, that she only told you that Alex died, because she thought that he needed a real family..."
Manny's sad face was becoming a big smile, "What does that mean Ash?"
"You mom gave Alex to a family, and they were willing to take care of Alex until you were old enough to take care of him, he's ok! He's fine! He's still alive!"
Manny gave Ashley a hug and they were jumping up and down like little kids.
Manny ran to Craig, "Alex, my baby, is still alive! The docotrs saved my baby! He didn't die!"
Craig smiled, "Yea, here's the address. You can be a real mom now!"
Manny snatched the small piece of paper from Craig's hand and held it to her heart; I'm got a second chance. Thank you God.
Manny looked down at the address and then at Ashley and Craig who were smiling, "This address looks very familiar."
One Month Later
It has been a month and Manny already had her surgery and is now on her way to go pick up Alex.
Manny was driving with Ashley in the passengers seat holding Adam in her lap, "So Manny, are you getting excited?"
"Ash you have no idea."
Manny stopped the car in front of a small red brick home with a clean green front yard that had toys scattered everywhere. I've been here before. Manny took in a deep breath as she tied her long hair into a bun. She got out of the car and walked to the front door and rang the doorbell.
A lady with long straight brown hair answered the door, "Well hello there, May I help you?"
"Yes, I'm Manuela Santos, and I'm here to pick up my little boy Alex."
The lady gave her a hug; "We've been expecting you for the longest time. I'm so glad to see you awake."
"We? Who are we? And do I know you?"
"My husband and I, yea I know, I'm too young to have gotten married, but we really loved each other. And you know what, you're right, we are right for each other."
"I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Manny, it's me, Rosetta."
"Rosetta?" Manny's mouth dropped.
"Please come inside."
Ashley and Adam decided to wait in the car.
Rosetta led Manny into the kitchen where a little boy was eating some cereal. He was wearing a baseball uniform and also had black curly hair. The little boy looked up. "Who is that?"
Manny just stared down at the little boy and sat down beside him, "So you must be Alex."
The little boy nodded.
"So do you like your house and your mommy Alex?"
"Yes. She's not my real mommy though. She said my real mommy fell asleep and couldn't take care of me."
Manny took his hand, "So do you like baseball?"
The little boy rubbed his nose, "Yea."
Manny laughed, "If you could, would you want to see your real mom?"
The little boy looked up at his Rosetta and Rosetta looked at Alex. Alex took another bite of his Fruit Loops, "Yea."
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Ashley and Adam were sitting in the car listening to some music, "So Adam, do you think Manny will be surprised to see Alex?"
"Yea!"
Ashley laughed and looked over at the house. She saw the door open and saw Manny holding Alex's hand and talking to Rosetta.
Ashley got out of the car just as another car pulled up behind Manny's.
Manny looked at saw a tall, shaggy hair, 17 year old run up to front porch, "Manny?"
Manny smiled and looked down, "Jt, surprise surprise. How have you been?"
"Well let's see, the first time I had sex was gonna be the last time. So now I have to suffer everyday of my life..."
"Jt I'm sorry."
"Why did you do that to yourself? Why did you take those pills, you don't know how much you hurt me."
Flashback
Craig dropped Ashley at her house, "So do you want me to stay over with you or will you be ok?"
Ashley sniffled and nodded her head, "I'll be okay, I just wonder how Jt will take this news."
Ashley stuck her head through the window of the car and kissed Craig, "I love you."
"I love you too Ash, I'll talk to you tomorrow."
Ashley watched as Craig's black corvette zoomed off. She buttoned up her jacket and started down the road to Jt's. Before Ashley rang the doorbell she looked at her watch with said 8:35 am. Ashley rang the doorbell and nervously waited for someone to answer.
Jt answered the door rubbing the morning glory out of his eyes, "Hey Ashley, wild party last night huh?"
"Yea, very wild. So... Can I come in?"
Jt step aside, "Oh sorry, sure, it must be freezing out there. Wait, what are you doing her anyways? I thought this weekend was a you and Craig weekend."
"Stuff came up."
"What kind of stuff?"
Ashley put a hand over her stomach, "I think I'm about to throw up."
"Ash you pregnant?"
"Well last night Craig and I... Jt, I'm not here to talk about me and Craig. It's hard to say, but it's about Manny."
Jt froze so he couldn't let anything, not even his breathing, disrupt what he about to hear.
Ashley started forming tears in her eyes and looking up at the ceiling. Just seeing Ashley was tear jerking for Jt.
Ashley took a deep breath, "Last night, Manny had a seizer and she is now in a coma."
Jt closed his eyes, "Ash, I think you should go."
Ashley looked at Jt, "umm ok."
2 Days Later
Jt's mom dropped him off at the hospital. A doctor led him to where Manny was lying down asleep.
Jt stood beside her bed holding Alex in his arms and started stroking her face and crying. He laid Alex beside Manny, "That's your mommy Alex, and until she waked up my mom and I will be taking take of you." Jt picked up Alex and put him on the other side of Manny. Jt got onto the bed and lied down beside her and was stroking her face. "Why did you do this?" He started crying, "I need you, Manny I love you and always will. Stop being an idiot and think about what you're doing to other people. Manny, inside you're killing me."
Jt reached for a napkin, which was covered by, get well flowers and balloons.
He wiped his eyes, "I love you." Jt fell asleep beside the unconscious Manny crying himself to sleep.
End of Flashback
By then they were all sitting in the living room. Manny was crying and holding Alex's hand.
Manny stood up and gave Jt a hug.
Ashley smiled when she saw Alex hug their legs, "The perfect family." Ashley said to herself.
Jt pulled away, "I'm with Rosetta now, it's over for you and me.
Manny started crying a nodded, "I guess I'll be going now. And I know, Alex is on the city baseball team, I'll see you guys later."
Jt grabbed Manny's arm, "I may not want you to be with me, but I still love you and am glad to see you again."
Manny turned the other direction and Alex, Ashley, and Adam followed closely behind.
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Manny has been bumming over at Ashley and Craig's home that they had bought, and so she decided to go see her Aunt and Uncle who are now living in her home where she lived while growing up. She opened the door and saw her Aunt dusting, "Oh Manuela, nice to see you finally have time to see your family."
"Not seeing me for my entire life and then becoming my guardians when my parents are gone does not make you family." Manny said as she slammed her keys on a nearby table.
"Hey! You're gonna scratch that. You better watch your attitude."
Manny rolled her eyes, "I'll be upstairs gathering my things." Instead she went into her mom's bedroom and saw her uncle resting. "I can't believe this."
She walked up to the bed, and shook him, "wake up!"
Her uncle started groaning by the shaking.
"What happened to all of my parents things?" Manny said with a growing yell.
"We sold it."
"And what did you do with the money?"
"We bought a new car."
Manny felt anger boil within her, "I can't believe this! You sold your sisters stuff, her treasures for a car! You selfish pig!" Manny slapped her uncle and slammed the door behind her.
Her uncle was not pleased with that. How dare she call him a pig? He opened the door and grabbed Manny's arm and pushed her against the wall, "I am in charge of you! You do not call me a pig!"
Manny stood up rubbing her arm because it hurt as soon as it made contact with the wall, "I can't believe I decided to come here. I knew that this was how it was going to be like! You can't take control of stuff that's not for you! My parents worked their asses off for the jewelry, the furniture, and for me, and all you can do with it is sell it! And without my consent!"
Her uncle punched the wall and made a huge hole, "Your parents were rats! Idiots! And you're just like them! And one more smart remark I'll kick you out!"
Aunt Maria came running up the steps, "What in God's name is all this commotion?"
Manny shook her head and spit on her uncle, "I'm out of here." She grabbed some of her belongings and threw them into the car where Alex was patiently waiting.
Manny stuck the key into her Mercury and grabbed Alex's hand, "It's going to be okay. I'll buy us a small, nice apartment. It is going to be great."
"Why can't I just go back to my mom and dad?"
"Because they aren't your parents, I'm you're mom and your dad is... Is Craig."
"Who is Craig?"
"He gave you to me. Say, how about we go see him before your baseball game?"
Alex smiled, "Ok."
Okay, sorry if that chapter was kind of boring, it took me a while to write it! =/ well tell me what you think so plz review!
