Chapter 11: Choices Part II
(Last time on Relatives through Time)
Kimberly was offered a job at Silver Guardian Headquarters. Hunter and Blake were accepted into the Thunder Ninja Academy. When Kimberly tells her boys she'll think about letting them go, Hunter gets into an accident. Will Kimberly take the job at SGA? Will Hunter be all right?
(Now the Conclusion)
Kimberly was standing in the hospital waiting room worried out of her mind about her son. She still couldn't get him to wake up at the racetrack and once the ambulance came, she refused to let them take her son without her. She had Lucas bring the children to the hospital while she went with Hunter.
Kylie saw that her mother was worried and walked over to her. She pulled on her mother's dress and Kimberly looked down at her daughter. "Mommy is Hunter going to leave us like Auntie Trini did?" She asked. Kimberly picked her daughter up.
"No, sweetie, Hunter's not going to leave us like Auntie Trini did," She assured her.
She hugged her daughter and bit her lip as she thought about her son's safety. Just then, the doctor came out. "Is there a Miss Kimberly Hart?" He called. Kimberly set her daughter on the ground and walked over to him.
"I'm Kimberly," she answered.
The doctor looked at her a bit confused. "I'm Kimberly Hart, I'm Hunter Hart's mother. What's wrong with my son? Why won't he wake up?" She asked.
"Miss Hart, your son has a broken arm. He finally woke up right before we got him into surgery," he informed.
Kimberly let out a sigh of relief. "Could I please see my son?" She asked.
"Of course," he replied.
Kimberly nodded and then she went into Hunter's room.
Hunter was awake and was looking out the window. "Hunter," she whispered. She walked over and hugged her son.
"I'm okay mom," he assured her.
Kimberly kissed the side of Hunter's head and looked at the cast on his arm. "It's okay. They said that the impact from the fence broke my arm," he informed.
"I was worried sick about you. Especially when you wouldn't wake up," she told him.
Hunter held onto his mom's hand. "I'm okay, mom," he assured her. Tears were falling down Kimberly's face as she kissed her son's forehead.
"I don't think I'm going to let you boys go to Blue Bay Harbor," she informed.
"What?" Hunter asked.
"Look at you, Hunter. You're sitting in a hospital with a cast on your arm."
Hunter sighed. "Mom, Blake and I really want to go to karate school. Please let us go," Hunter insisted. Kimberly stroked her son's face.
"Sweet heart, not right now with your arm in that cast," Kimberly answered.
She kissed Hunter's forehead again and stood up. "We'll talk more about it later," she informed. Then she left to let her son rest.
When Kimberly arrived home, she found the letters sitting on the table. Tears fell down her face as she thought about letting her sons go to Blue Bay Harbor. "Kim?" A voice called. She looked over her shoulder and saw Lucas standing there. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"No, Lucas, I'm not okay. My son is in the hospital after crashing his motorcycle. I can't pay my bills. Mr. Collins wants this job or me. To make matters worse, my boys want to go to some karate school in Blue Bay Harbor," she replied.
Kimberly finally fell to the floor in tears. "First, I lose Trini in that car crash. Then my bills piled on top of me. My son got into his crash. My daughter thinks her brother's going to die. Now my boys want to move far away from me to go to some karate school," she sobbed. Tears fell down her face and Lucas kneeled in front of her. "I can't do this, Lucas. I don't know what to do," she sobbed. Lucas sighed as he hugged her. He ran circles on her back while trying to get her to calm down. "I can't do this anymore, Lucas," she sobbed. Lucas cried against his shoulder. Tears fell down her face and onto his jacket. Lucas sighed as he kissed the side of her head.
"Everything's going to be okay," he whispered.
She shook her head. "No, it won't be okay. My boys want to leave me," she sobbed.
"No, no, no," he whispered.
He pulled back and placed a hand on her face. "Kimberly, your boys want to make a nice future for themselves. Please understand me, Kimberly. Your boys want to make a future," he assured her. Tears continued to fall down her face. "Your sons don't want to lose you. You're the best thing that ever happened to them," he assured her. Kimberly placed her head on his chest and she started to calm down. "Everything's going to be okay," he murmured.
(Two Days Later)
Kimberly sighed when she saw her son trying to do his homework with the cast on his arm. "Baby, are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied.
Kimberly knew that Hunter was angry with her and she thought about the conversation she and Lucas had. She had to let her boys go. "Honey, listen to me. This is hard for me to say, but you have to listen to me. Once your arm is healed, I'm going to let you and Blake go to Blue Bay Harbor to go to the karate school," she informed.
"Really?" Hunter asked.
"Hear me out, Hunter. You have to promise that you'll keep in touch and that you'll come to visit."
"Yeah, of course we will."
Kimberly bit her lip as she hugged her son. "You just keep in touch with me okay?" She asked. Hunter nodded as he hugged his mom.
"I love you mom," he told her.
"I love you too, baby."
Later that afternoon, Kimberly walked into SGA and went straight to Mr. Collins's office. "Kimberly, I assume you've made a decision on the job offering?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Collins, but I can't join the Silver Guardians," she replied.
Mr. Collins sat back. "I can't abandon the job I'm doing now," she answered. Mr. Collins nodded.
"There's always an opening here if you ever need the job," he told her.
Kimberly nodded before leaving.
(Two Months Later)
Kimberly stood at the airport with tears falling down her face. "You guys take care of yourselves okay?" She asked. They nodded before hugging their mother tight. Kimberly hugged her boys back and sighed sadly.
"We'll be okay, mom," Blake assured her.
Kimberly nodded and kissed the side of their heads. Their flight was boarding and Kimberly watched as her boys went on the plane to their new life. She picked Kylie up and wrapped her free arm around Hannah's shoulders. "Come on," she murmured. Hannah nodded and followed her mother out of the airport.
