"why do we have to say goodbye if she's right here?"
"that's how these things work."
"why can't she live anymore?"
"she just can't."
"why?"
"ty, please…"
"I don't want to say goodbye."
"you have to."
"no?"
"mmhm."
"please?"
"you have to."
"but she can't hear me."
"mm, maybe."
"you say goodbye first?"
"..."
"you say goodbye first."
"...okay."
"...she's waiting."
"I'm sorry."
"why're you whispering?"
"you're killing me, you know?"
"what're you telling her?"
"shh, back up a bit."
"hmph."
"I don't know what I am supposed to tell him."
"..."
"you're supposed to help me."
"are you crying? don't cry! she'll wake up and-"
"I'm not crying. get off of me, ty."
"I'm sorry…"
"It's okay."
"when she wakes up she'll laugh at you."
"yeah."
"why did those people hurt her so bad?"
"they didn't like her."
"they don't know her."
"that's the sucky part, isn't it?"
"..."
"hmm."
"wake up!"
"stop it."
"wake up!"
"leave her alone, ty."
"please - wake her up...please?"
"no."
"this says she's breathing. why won't she open her eyes?"
"you see this?"
"yeah…"
"see how it's flat?"
"...yeah."
"it means her brain isn't awake."
"when will it come on?"
"...it won't."
"I don't understand."
"I know. it's okay."
"she took a nap with me this morning."
"it's okay, ty."
"it's not!"
"alright. can we please leave? I hate hospitals."
"so does she! we have to take her with us."
"she can't come with us."
"then we have to stay."
"alright."
"can I sit on your lap?"
"...mmhm."
"hmph."
"you ready to say goodbye?"
"no."
"you have to."
"no, I don't."
"why not?"
"she didn't say goodbye to me."
"Well how about you tell me what you would say to her if she were going away for a while? on a very long trip."
"...that I love her."
"yeah, what else?"
"...that I hope she brings me back a present."
"and?"
"….that I'll miss her lots."
"mmhm."
"and I hope she has a good trip."
"well - that's a pretty good goodbye, don't you think?"
"yeah…"
"we have to go now ty."
"yeah."
"want to go tell her what you told me?"
"no. I already told her but on silent."
"mkay."
"do we have to go?"
"I think so."
"will we see her again?"
"eventually."
"mkay. can we go home now?"
"yeah."
"you said goodbye?"
"yeah...on silent."