Sorry for not uploading on Sunday like I said and thanks to everyone who is reading my stories. It's always nice to know that someone likes what you come up with.
Also, thank you to the anonymous reviewer, kyle, for making me laugh. What you said reminded me of a friend I have who is also named Kyle. He just goes on long tangents about things that other people don't notice. But you came up with a good point that I think I should address. Let's all just pretend that either Peter Pan is invisible to the satellites in space or this world just doesn't have satellites even though it is 2012. It doesn't make sense, I know, but I really didn't think about that because there was no problems like that in the original Peter Pan movies. So just pretend that there are no such things as satellites for right now. If you want something else, please just tell me some ideas and I'll try and put it in the story. Oh, and I plan on making this a pretty long story so thank you for your comments. They are greatly appreciated.
I also want to thank PeterPan LOver for making me laugh in a different way. What you said didn't make sense to me. The summary clearly states that the main character is black and it is stated a lot of times throughout the first and second chapter. So I don't understand how you could have read enough to like the story but not notice that the main character was black. That's very odd. But thank you for the compliment.
Anyways back to the story.
Janet and Thomas made their way to the car with Tiana in Thomas' arms. Both were frantic and not knowing what to do other than get to the hospital as quick as possible.
"I called the hospital, the doctor said that we need to get there quickly," Cliff yelled through the door.
"Ok, Janet, open the door for me, Cliff sit in the back with Tiana. Hurry," Tom ordered while struggling to unlock the door while holding someone was in his arms. Cliff took Tiana and Janet hurriedly grabbed the keys from Tom's hand and unlocked the door. Everyone got in and sped off towards the hospital.
"Cliff, try to get her to wake up, I don't think she is supposed to be sleeping," Janet demanded while in the front seat watching the traffic whizzing by. She had to make sure they did not get in to a car accident from the way Thomas was driving. The car was going to make it to the hospital in two minutes. At any other time, it would have taken the Darlings ten minutes.
Cliff was lightly slapping Tiana's face to get her to open her eyes. It wasn't working but they knew she was still breathing, so that was a good sign. Several attempts were still made to wake her up but all failed. Finally the Darlings made it to the entrance of the hospital.
It seemed there was already a bed waiting for them.
"It's a good thing we called, huh," Cliff said trying to make light of the situation.
The nurses and doctors put Tiana on the stretcher and rolled her off to her room. One of the people seemed to have some sort of pen in their hand and they injected Tiana with it. Immediately, her throat started to get smaller but her breathing was still ragged. A little bit of color was coming back to her face. Whatever that thing was, it really did work.
Tiana and the hospital staff got to the room and put her on a softer hospital bed. Tiana's eyes were closed but everybody could tell she was getting better by the second.
5:32 p.m. Saturday afternoon
"You all are lucky that you got here as fast as you did," I heard a voice say. My eyes were closed, so I couldn't tell who was talking or not.
"Thank you doctor, so much," another voice said, but was more familiar. Was that Janet?
"Now, I only have one question."
"Yes, doctor?"
"Why didn't you lot have an EpiPen or an adrenaline injector of some sort? Every family should have one lest there be a member of the family with a peanut allergy."
"We didn't know she was allergic. We just adopted Tiana not too long ago. There are some things we don't know about her yet."
"Well you all are going to have to get all the medical information on her or else something like this will most likely happen again."
"Yes, doctor," I could definitely identify that voice as Thomas, but he sounded really upset. I knew he regretted what happened. It wasn't his fault, well it was a little, but I wasn't mad at him. I wasn't mad at any of them.
"Now, follow this nurse and she will give you all the prescriptions necessary for Tiana. For right now, she must get some more rest. I could tell that she has not received enough sleep in the last few days."
I heard all the footsteps leaving the room and that is when I decided to finally open my eyes. It was unbelievably bright; I would have thought it was heaven if I didn't see all the medical equipment around me.
Pushing myself up to sit correctly was kind of difficult, but I did it. As soon as I was comfortable, I began to cry. It hurt at first due to my throat but I continued. I was crying because today was not turning out how I thought it would be. Thinking about running away and then almost dying was not a part of my plan on this fine Saturday. I was just going to do homework that would take me hours, listen to music, and stare outside my window thinking about important things. It was pretty uneventful, but that was what I had in mind.
I was crying because these people, who are very nice and wonderful, don't know anything about me. I'm trying my best to make it work with them, but I just can't do it. The only family I want is my family. The Dobsons. Harold and Whitney. Mama and papa. They knew what kind of food I liked, my favorite color, my favorite type of music, and everything in the whole wide world about me. They especially knew what causes me to get sick like a peanut allergy.
This is why I must leave. I could tell the Darlings all these different facts about me and my life, but they will never truly know me like my parents did. It's sad because I want to make it work, but it just won't, at least not in my eyes.
I sat there crying for a good thirty minutes before I heard people coming towards my room. I quickly wiped my face of all the tears and tried to disguise my true feelings, so I didn't look like I was just bawling my eyes out.
"Tiana, you are awake. Thank heavens," Janet exclaimed right before hugging me to death. It was very uncomfortable, but I knew she was beyond scared, so I accepted it. Thomas walked in behind her with a look of relief and sadness.
"Tiana, sweetie, I am so sorry. If I had known that you were allergic to nuts, I would not have made it. Please forgive me." By the time he was finished, he was holding on to my hand with a firm grip and urgency written on his face. I could tell his apology was genuine.
"It's ok, I know you guys didn't know about my allergy," I said with a small smile. Thomas' face changed from guilty to a softened look. That was good. I needed to reassure their minds because these last moments together need to be good ones. I don't want them to think I'm leaving because they almost killed me.
Wow, I guess I finally made my decision. I'm going to Neverland. But before I leave, I really need to know some things.
"I'm sorry, Tiana, this will never happen again. I promise." Thomas kissed my forehead and stood up. I nodded my head because I knew this wasn't going to happen again. There will never be a chance of this happening again, but they don't know that.
"Where's Cliff?" I asked realizing that Cliff was nowhere to be seen.
"He went back to the house to get a change of clothes for you. We knew you didn't want to walk out of here in your knickers."
Letting my head fall, I saw that I was still in my pajamas from this morning. Good looking out, I guess.
With Cliff being gone, now was the time to ask this question, "Um, you guys…why did you adopt me?" I looked up to see two shocked faces. There was an awkward pause and both Janet and Tom looked at each other.
A minute passed and Thomas was finally brave enough to answer such a difficult question at such a random time. "We adopted you because we thought you were special, and you are." Janet nodded at that part. "Janet and I saw a beautiful young lady with intelligence and uniqueness that was trapped in an orphanage that could not show off your inner and outer beauty."
They thought I was beautiful? No, this has to be a lie. Why would they go all the way to America if they were only going to get someone they thought was smart and beautiful? There's smarter and more beautiful people here in London, and they especially deserve parents more than I do.
"But why did you all adopt in the first place and why did you go to America to do it? You guys have Cliff."
"Yes, we do have Cliff, but we needed another addition to the family in order to feel complete," Janet answered finally speaking up. "We looked all throughout London for someone, but they weren't the right fit, so we decided to go to America to see if someone from there would become a member of our family. That is when we found you. Everything was telling us that you were the one to be in this family. No other child was as great as you, Tiana. You are our family."
My heart dropped in my stomach, and I wasn't able to hold the act any longer. My eyes started to water and then progressed into sobs. Janet and Thomas immediately started to comfort me by rubbing my back and giving me tissues.
Even though my question was answered, I didn't like the answer. I wanted them to turn out to be bad people and make it easier to leave them, but it is not. Nothing is ever easy for me. When I leave, their hearts will be broken and I will be the cause.
"Thank you. I just wanted to know the reason," I said while still sobbing. There was nothing else to be said and all of us knew it. Another few minutes later, my tears stopped and Cliff came in with my clothes. I got dressed in silence while everybody waited outside the room. After finishing, the Darlings and I left the hospital while saying bye to everyone who helped and drove back to the house. I didn't say a word.
We walked through the front door. "Tiana, you should get some sleep, the doctor said you needed your rest," Thomas lightly told me. I nodded my head. Even though I slept for so many hours, I was still very drained of energy. Before I went upstairs, I gave Thomas a good, long hug. He was surprised, but he returned it.
"Thanks again, and I'm not mad at you," I softly said in his chest. With my five foot stature and his six and a half foot, I wasn't able to reach his shoulders. He looked down at me with appreciation in his eyes. I then hugged Janet with the same force. With her, I was able to lay my head on her shoulders but only by a little. Cliff was standing by the door looking left out and I ran and gave him a hug, too. He deserved one for helping me out today. After that, I made my way upstairs, laid in my bed and started drifting off to sleep.
"I hope Peter gets here soon," I said to myself with a lone tear making its way down my cheek.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this except my characters. Do I really have to say this every chapter? Isn't it implied after the first one?
Hope you enjoyed it. Read and review. I take all criticism, even the ones that don't make a lot of sense.
