15 years later

"Today all of us say goodbye to everything we knew. We now step into a very new and yet exciting world. Each of us is going in a completely different direction. Everything that we thought was important now seems so meaningless in front of what lies ahead of us. New places, new people and new friends await us. Today we begin the journey to fulfill our dreams. Most of our dreams are getting into a good school and a course of our choice. With time I have realized how pointless some of my dreams have been in front of others. It was my dad's dream to cure Alzheimers but due to circumstances he wasn't able to achieve this dream. Now that I'm graduating his dream has become mine. My dad wanted to cure this horrendous disease for the love of his life my mother. Now I would like to step into his shoes and continue his research in the field for her. So friend's don't limit your dreams to tomorrow. Dream for the sky and one day we might even reach there"

Zola stepped down from the podium only to be greeted by her extended family. Her mom, dad and brother were the first to reach her. Meredith was openly crying listening to her daughter's speech. Derek had the biggest smile on his face and couldn't be prouder of his daughter. Bailey was highly moved by the valedictorian's speech. He too wanted to make a difference when it was his turn but he was just fifteen now so he had time to decide.

Zola was terrified of going out into the real world but at the same time she couldn't wait to go and enter medical school and become a surgeon like her parents. It wasn't just her heritage that drew her to surgery but the satisfaction of saving a life.

"That was amazing my dear goddaughter" said Christina

"That was indeed a really good speech" said the long time Chief of surgery Owen

" Yeah Zo you were really good" said Christina's only son Ethan

" Thanks guys, actually I lost my speech and made this up as I stood there!" she admitted

"You really are like your dad aren't you" said Lexie

"Well seeing as he lost our wedding rings the day we got married I would say you are his true copy" joked Mark

"Come on guys it was Bailey that did that even you know it! It's been fifteen years can't you forget it" asked Derek "Hey I had no idea what I was doing!" screamed Bailey in defense

"Nope" chorused Lexie and Mark

"Did he really loose your rings mom?" asked Mark and Lexie's younger daughter Hannah.

"Yeah he did and guess where we found it in your cousin Bailey's hand" said Lexie sweetly

"Where's Sofia?" asked Zola

"Finally somebody remembered about me I'm graduating too remember!"

"How could we forget about you?" asked Zola as she hugged her best friend

"Mom, Mom,Mom and Dad geez I have a lot of parents!" she said as she called all her parents, Callie, Arizona,Lexie and Mark

"Lucky you" said Mark and Lexie's elder son Nathan

"Oh you have no idea of how many eyes I have to avoid to escape from the house" said Sofia

"Oh you are in trouble young lady just for that" said Callie

"Oops!" said Meredith

Just then Meredith's cellphone rang it was Alex Karev.

"Hey Alex"

"Wow congratulations okay we'll stop by soon. Yeah her speech was great it seems she's gonna cure Alzheimer's for me yeah okay bye"

"Joe had her kid its a girl" she announced.

Every doctor from the Seattle Grace Mercy West hospital became incredibly successful in their professional and private lives. All the previous residents were now promoted to attendings.

Meredith became one of the foremost general surgeons in the country only behind Miranda Bailey. She took up her mother's diabetes clinical trial and was able to cure the disease. She got many offers from prestigious hospitals all over the world for her to work for them but she refused all the offers to be close to her family and friends.

Christina gave birth to her son Ethan a few months following Mark and Lexie's wedding. She rose to become the head of cardiothoracic surgery at SGMW. Even though she was the head she still made calls to her mentor Teddy Altman when it was a difficult case. She had a very good relationship with her fifteen year old son. Her god children found her as a role model and most of the time a very fun person who loved to dance.

Lexie was now a very successful neurosurgeon. She and her mentor Derek Shepherd initiated many clinical trials together and have had quite a few successes. Their only fall back was the Alzheimer's trial which they couldn't manage to accomplish. She was now a mother of two kids Nathan and Hannah. They all were very close to Callie, Arizona and Sofia. Her kids wanted to become like her one day.

Alex found the love of his life in an intern Joe Wilson. They got married five years after they met and now had two baby girls. Alex was completely controlled by the three girls in his life in other words he was whipped. As far as a pediatric surgeon goes he was among the top ten in the country. He designed a new type of incubator for ambulances. His wife too specialized in pediatrics and she was a natural in the field especially with traumatic patients and handling emotional parents.

April passed her boards on the second attempt and became a trauma surgeon. She married Jackson and had three kids. Jackson worked as a plastics surgeon and was a doting father to his kids

Derek found a promising resident in Lexie and taught her everything he knew. She was a very fast learner and had his same passion for neurology. Both of them together saved numerous lives but there were some that couldn't be saved. Derek was now giving guest lectures to medical students and found teaching them very enjoyable. His hand recovered very quickly from the accident and was now in good shape.

Arizona and Callie were now very proud parents of a medical student. Sofia too wanted to become a surgeon just like all her parents. Arizona was now a person that walked with a prosthetic and she was proud of it. All the anger she had at Callie on the subject seemed so meaningless. She called herself a survivor. They brought up Sofia together to be a strong independent woman.

Mark still had to go for yearly checkups with Christina to make sure his his heart was still healthy. It amazed him how much he loved Lexie. With time his love for her only grew. He and Jackson together made an amazing team and they still raced while they operated. Hannah and Sofia had him wrapped around their little fingers. He spoilt all his kids to no end and if not for Lexie they would have become as bad as him. But nonetheless Lexie loved him for it.

Ben and Bailey were living a fairy tale. Even though she was dubbed BCB(Booty call Bailey) she couldn't care less. Even after all these years she lit up at the sight of him They had a boy who they named after Mark as he was the one that saved his life when he was born.

Richard retired from being a surgeon a few years ago and started teaching. But sadly he died early last year. His death affected Meredith, Bailey, Derek and Mark the most. To Meredith he was the only father figure she had known before she found her own father. Bailey missed bossing him around even though he was technically her boss. Mark and Derek felt the loss of a very great teacher and man. He lived a very long and happy life and everyone prayed that he find happiness in his death too.

'Congratulations Sofia and Zola' a huge banner read. Everyone was at the Shepherds house celebrating the graduation of Zola and were talking, laughing and congratulating everyone. The parents couldn't be prouder of their kids. Alex Joe and their girls too made it to the party, they also were being congratulated on the new addition to the family. There was one chair in the corner left empty as a memorial to Richard. Some were seen going and looking at the chair and shedding a single tear remembering a great man.

Zola and Sofia were the stars of the evening and they were truly enjoying their new found freedom. Soon both of them would go their own ways and become surgeons. They too shared a bond just like Meredith and Christina. They promised that wherever they went they would do their residency at Seattle Grace Mercy West hospital which was now ranked number one on every list, whether it was level one trauma center or best teaching hospital. All of it was because of the doctors and their dedication to the profession.

Meredith was very happy the way her life turned out to be. She also wondered how different it would have been had she made any different choice. What if she did her residency at another hospital? What if Derek never came to Seattle? What if Alex never brought Zola and the other African kids to Seattle? Her life and everyone else's would have been so different. As she stood there she watched her family and friends have the time of their lives. Of course she missed Richard and George immensely but there was nothing she could do about it.

Now all she could think about was, 'What if their accident that happened all those years ago wasn't the perfect accident?'. Anyone one of them could have died that day. All she knew in that moment was that she loved everyone in this house and would do anything if she could save them. Love really was the greatest weapon, not power or money. Love.

A/N Phew! Finally finished the story! Hope you like this one just like the others. Thank you soo much to every single reviewer fznevtiwala,yanglover,broomsticks1,williamsm98,lau renzo267,guest,sparklelove4,melinda,aotterbot4ever and merder4evs.! This story was for all you guys especially yanglover! I'm so sad its over but hopefully ill write more and you will review them too! See you soon with another story! Bye 3

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