Once they arrived at the hospital, Mollianne was still unconscious, but she was stable. The doctors did some standard tests on Mollianne and discovered that her appendix ruptured.

Amanda was in the waiting room since she wasn't allowed to be in the room with Mollianne while the doctors ran their tests.

One of the doctors walked out to the waiting room, "Parents of Mollianne Jamison."

Amanda stood up and walked toward the doctor, "What's wrong with her?"

"She has a ruptured appendix. We have to remove it." The doctor explained

Amanda nodded, "Will she be okay?"

"She'll be just fine." The doctor replied "The surgery is a standard surgery. We do it almost all the time."

Amanda nodded and signed the approvement papers. Then the doctors took Mollianne to an OR to perform the surgery.

When Mollianne came out of surgery, she was still under the anesthesia. Amanda sat by her daughter's bed, and didn't leave for anything. She wanted to be the first person her daughter saw when she woke up.

About an hour after surgery, Mollianne was starting to wake up. She mumbled softly, "Mama?"

Amanda looked up and smiled, "Hey sweetie, it's okay. I'm right here."

"I feel sleepy." Mollianne said

Amanda nodded, "Yeah that's normal. Don't worry the anesthesia is wearing off, so you won't feel sleepy anymore."

"Mama? What happened?" Mollianne asked

"Your appendix ruptured and the doctor had to remove it." Amanda explained

Mollianne nodded and replied, "Sorry."

"What are you sorry for, sweetie?" Amanda asked confused

"I didn't go to you yesterday when my side first started hurting." Mollianne stated "It must have been hurt because of my appendix."

Amanda looked at Mollianne with sympathy and stroked the little girl's hair, "Oh honey, it's okay. You're right though you should have come to me the minute it started hurting, but it doesn't matter now. You're okay now."

Mollianne nodded, "Mama, I want you to adopt me."

Amanda looked at Mollianne shocked. Of course she was planning on adopting Mollianne eventually when the little girl was ready, but she wasn't expecting Mollianne to ask to be adopted.

Sorry for the long wait and the cliff hanger. Please leave comments. They are greatly appreciated.

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