Chapter 1
17 Years Later-
"Mom, mom I'm home" Samantha Kieran walked through the door of the one room apartment she shared with her mother. "Mom where are you, I made some extra money today, so I can get that prescription filled, Mom…"
Asleep on the sofa lay Laura Taln, one hand clutching a medicine bottle.
"Mom, wake up I have good news…" the figure began to stir softly and opened her eyes, Laura smiled at her daughter, she was the only thing left to live for.
"How was… work honey?"
"It was great and I got Adrian to give me an advance, so I can go and pick up those painkillers. I should at least be able to get a bottle, which should hold you until your appointment next week-by the way did anyone call, like Stanford or the research lab, maybe?"
Laura looked sadly into her daughter eyes, at two years old Sam had been branded a genius, at ten she had graduated college, and at fifteen she had completed her PhD
and residence, now at seventeen she was working 60 hours at week at a dead end gas station, trying to make end's meet for the two of them.
"Earth to Mom, anyone call" Sam said startling her mother out of reflection. "If I could just get an interview at the lab they would have to hire me, then I could continue the research and get you some decent meds. It's just… oh I see myself at that gas station forever, I… oh forget it I'm going shopping."
As Sam was pulling on her sweatshirt the phone rang, "Hello" –"Samantha, manners" whispered Laura, "I mean this is Samantha Kieran, who may I ask is calling?"
"This is the Stanford Medical Research Center calling for Doctor Kieran", a male voice said quietly.
"This is she" – "Dr. Kieran we regret to inform you that we cannot grant you an interview"
"Why I sent my resume and I have recommendations from all my professors, why…"
"The fact of the matter is Miss Kieran, that no med lab will even consider an underage doctor on their staff, you're just a liability. Try back in a few years and we'll consider you again, as I said you come highly recommended but…" that was all Sam could stand, she brought the phone down on the table with a crash.
"Idiots, morons, male chauvinist pigs, how dare they, if the medical profession says I can go to med school and complete my intern years before I am 18 then I should be able to get a frickin job!"
"Honey… you just have…" –Laura was cut off abruptly by the door slamming shut.
Sam walked down the street fuming, she was mad but more than that she was scared, if she couldn't get a job at a med lab or even a hospital she was toast. All her life people had told her to study and work hard and doors would open, now she felt like all the doors had been slammed shut in her face. More than anything Sam wanted to study medicine, find cures, but mostly save her mother. Ever since she could remember her mother had been on her "deathbed" but each time she had pulled through, but now everyone was saying this was it, well if she could just be allowed to research she could save her… since she was the only one her mother had, since her father left them.
A couple of hours later Sam unlocked their apartment door, a bag of groceries in both hands. "Mom, mom" no answer. "Look I'm really sorry I stormed out, I'm just really…
Mom, mom of my god", Sam screamed as she stared at the figure lying on the floor, bathed in a pool of blood.
Ill update again tommorow. Please read and review. Promise Ill add House next chapter.