Manny ran to the emergency room with Spike by her side. She ran some more an then stopped. She saw her mom and dad
sitting on a couch crying. Actually only her mom was crying. Her dad just sat there looking really depressed. Her mother then
looked up and saw her standing by the doorway. She stood up and tears were coming out of her eyes. Manny ran to her and
hugged her tightly. She couldn't help it. Even though things weren't so well in the family she had to hug her. Her mom hugged
back and the two cried together. Spike decided to go sit somewhere else and give them all alone time. Manny and her mom
sat down together.
"How have you been?" asked her mom.
"Alright," said Manny.
"So are you still..." her mother began to ask.
"Yeah," Manny said in a small voice.
Manny turned to see her dad looking at them. He seemed so mean and angry. Manny could understand. First he finds out his
daughter is pregnant and then his son is hit by a drunk driver and in critical condition. It was really sad.
"Hello Manny," said her father.
Manny walked over to him, "Daddy, I'm sorry," she said, "I am so so sorry!"
She cried and he held her in his arms.
"I was afraid I'd lost you too," he said, "Just like your brother."
"But David's going to be okay," said Manny, "I just know he will."
"I don't Manuella," he said, "I just don't know."
Her mother hugged with them and they all cried together.
20 minutes later a sad looking nurse came out to talk to the Santos family.
"How is he?" asked Mrs. Santos.
"He's stable but it doesn't look to good," said the nurse.
"When can we see him?" asked Mr. Santos.
"You can come right now. One at a time." said the nurse.
"Can I go first?" asked Manny.
"Sure Sweetheart," said her mother.
Manny followed the nurse into David's room. Manny was shocked when she saw him. He was covered in bandages, he had
blood all over him, and his eyes were sealed shut as he just lied there.
"Will you be ok?" asked the nurse.
"Yeah," Manny lied.
The nurse left the room, leaving Manny alone with David.
"Look at you," Manny said speaking to David, "You're so weak laying in that bed. You're supposed to be the strong one in the
family. But you're here. You have a basketball tournament this weekend. You won't get to go. I know you wanted to. You were
telling me all about it. But now it's all changed. Last year at this time our family was so normal. Me, you, mom, and dad. But
now so many things are tearing us apart. You can't die now. You're a fighter and I know you'll pull through. I love you."
Manny started to cry. She was so upset. She couldn't take the hospital anymore. She left the room.
"Mom," said Manny when she reached the waiting room, "I'm going to have Ms. Nelson drive me home."
"You don't want to be with us?" asked Mrs. Santos.
"It's not that," said Manny, "I just wanna get away from here. It's so depressing."
"I understand," said her mom, "We'll call you if we get any news."
"Alright," said Manny.
"Sleepover there tonight," her mother continued, "Your father and I will spend the night at the hospital."
Spike walked in the waiting room to check on how everything was going.
"Christine," said Mrs. Santos, "Thank you so much for taking in Manny these part couple of days."
"It's was no problem," said Spike, "Manny's a joy to have over. Is there anything I can get you?"
"Me and my husband are spending the night at the hospital so can you come over to my house and Manny will tell you which
things to bring for us?" asked Mrs. Santos.
"Of course," said Spike, "Do you want Manny to spend the night at my house?"
"That would be very helpful," said Mrs. Santos, "Thank You."
"No problem," said Spike.
Spike and Manny got in the car and left the hospital. Manny turned to Spike.
"Well I made my decision and I don't need to think it over," said Manny.
"Do you still want the abortion?" asked Spike.
"Yes," said Manny, "My family is really sad about David. If I move back home with them and have a baby then it will be ten
times more chaotic."
"Are you sure this is what you want?" asked Spike.
Manny nodded her head.
"Then we can schedual an appointment for later this week," said Spike.
Manny stared out the car window and started to cry.
sitting on a couch crying. Actually only her mom was crying. Her dad just sat there looking really depressed. Her mother then
looked up and saw her standing by the doorway. She stood up and tears were coming out of her eyes. Manny ran to her and
hugged her tightly. She couldn't help it. Even though things weren't so well in the family she had to hug her. Her mom hugged
back and the two cried together. Spike decided to go sit somewhere else and give them all alone time. Manny and her mom
sat down together.
"How have you been?" asked her mom.
"Alright," said Manny.
"So are you still..." her mother began to ask.
"Yeah," Manny said in a small voice.
Manny turned to see her dad looking at them. He seemed so mean and angry. Manny could understand. First he finds out his
daughter is pregnant and then his son is hit by a drunk driver and in critical condition. It was really sad.
"Hello Manny," said her father.
Manny walked over to him, "Daddy, I'm sorry," she said, "I am so so sorry!"
She cried and he held her in his arms.
"I was afraid I'd lost you too," he said, "Just like your brother."
"But David's going to be okay," said Manny, "I just know he will."
"I don't Manuella," he said, "I just don't know."
Her mother hugged with them and they all cried together.
20 minutes later a sad looking nurse came out to talk to the Santos family.
"How is he?" asked Mrs. Santos.
"He's stable but it doesn't look to good," said the nurse.
"When can we see him?" asked Mr. Santos.
"You can come right now. One at a time." said the nurse.
"Can I go first?" asked Manny.
"Sure Sweetheart," said her mother.
Manny followed the nurse into David's room. Manny was shocked when she saw him. He was covered in bandages, he had
blood all over him, and his eyes were sealed shut as he just lied there.
"Will you be ok?" asked the nurse.
"Yeah," Manny lied.
The nurse left the room, leaving Manny alone with David.
"Look at you," Manny said speaking to David, "You're so weak laying in that bed. You're supposed to be the strong one in the
family. But you're here. You have a basketball tournament this weekend. You won't get to go. I know you wanted to. You were
telling me all about it. But now it's all changed. Last year at this time our family was so normal. Me, you, mom, and dad. But
now so many things are tearing us apart. You can't die now. You're a fighter and I know you'll pull through. I love you."
Manny started to cry. She was so upset. She couldn't take the hospital anymore. She left the room.
"Mom," said Manny when she reached the waiting room, "I'm going to have Ms. Nelson drive me home."
"You don't want to be with us?" asked Mrs. Santos.
"It's not that," said Manny, "I just wanna get away from here. It's so depressing."
"I understand," said her mom, "We'll call you if we get any news."
"Alright," said Manny.
"Sleepover there tonight," her mother continued, "Your father and I will spend the night at the hospital."
Spike walked in the waiting room to check on how everything was going.
"Christine," said Mrs. Santos, "Thank you so much for taking in Manny these part couple of days."
"It's was no problem," said Spike, "Manny's a joy to have over. Is there anything I can get you?"
"Me and my husband are spending the night at the hospital so can you come over to my house and Manny will tell you which
things to bring for us?" asked Mrs. Santos.
"Of course," said Spike, "Do you want Manny to spend the night at my house?"
"That would be very helpful," said Mrs. Santos, "Thank You."
"No problem," said Spike.
Spike and Manny got in the car and left the hospital. Manny turned to Spike.
"Well I made my decision and I don't need to think it over," said Manny.
"Do you still want the abortion?" asked Spike.
"Yes," said Manny, "My family is really sad about David. If I move back home with them and have a baby then it will be ten
times more chaotic."
"Are you sure this is what you want?" asked Spike.
Manny nodded her head.
"Then we can schedual an appointment for later this week," said Spike.
Manny stared out the car window and started to cry.