Miracles from Heaven Page #6

Hey, pretty girl. I like your necklace,

but we're gonna have to take it off.

But I like it near me.

Hmm. You know what?

If we put it here,

its power will go into the liquids,

and it will protect you from the inside.

What do you think?

That's a good idea.

I know.

Doc, you're a smart guy.

I know, birdie.

I'm very smart.

How's that?

Merci, Dr. Nurko.

Oh!

Fondue. Croissant!

Foie gras. Mardi gras.

More tests. Is she okay?

- With these disorders, there are flare-ups.

- Mmm.

Everything becomes paralyzed.

Nothing moves,

not even the air she swallows.

Anna is not responding to the medicine

as well as I'd hoped she would.

So she needs to be closely monitored.

I just want to make sure

she doesn't have any obstruction

that requires surgery.

Once the episode resolves, she can go home.

What's your name?

Haley.

I'm Anna. I'm from Texas.

- Do you have a horse?

- No.

But we have five dogs,

two pigs, three cows, and some goats.

Oh, and a donkey.

Lucky.

My dad's a vet.

He brings a lot of dogs home for me.

Makes my mom mad.

My dad writes for the newspaper.

Sometimes we get tickets

to see the Red Sox.

It's just me and him.

My mom left.

Sorry.

Why do you want the cross with you?

It's just, like, a reminder.

Of what?

That Jesus is with me.

Do you think he's with me, too?

Of course he is.

Do you have cancer?

No.

- I have a weird stomach disease.

- That sucks.

I have a weird bone disease.

It always hurts.

Me, too.

Are you afraid you're gonna die?

Sometimes.

Okay, Anna,

we are gonna roll you down the hall.

All right, now let's get you down gently.

Ready?

Now, step back.

Careful.

Perfect.

You okay? Good.

Haley.

I'll see you when I get back.

That's the first one.

- Yay.

- Right.

Good. All right.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Now, there's two more.

Wait to see.

- Okay.

- All right.

This one's red now. It's bold.

- I like that one, too.

- All right. Okay.

Good choice. Not bad.

So, tell me...

Tell me about your friend. Hmm?

Your roommate.

Oh, um, her name's Anna.

They live in Texas.

Um, they have five dogs,

three cows, two pigs,

goats, and a donkey.

Wow.

She told me not to be afraid to die.

Why'd she say... Why'd she say that?

You're not going to die.

Because she's not afraid.

She says God is always with her.

Well...

I guess if that makes her feel better,

that's good.

That's her.

Hi, Anna. Welcome back.

Hi.

Hey.

Hello.

Here you go, ladybug.

Here you go.

Hold on to Mama.

Okay. Nice and slow.

- Ready?

- Mmm-hmm.

One, two, three.

Nice and easy.

I want to give you something.

Oh, don't reach, honey.

I'll get it for you.

I want Haley to have it.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

It's pretty, isn't it?

Yeah.

Can we?

Mmm-hmm.

Doctor.

I'm Ben, Haley's dad.

Hi.

Uh...

Look, I'm happy that the girls hit it off,

but I'd appreciate it if your daughter didn't...

Didn't fill her head with that kind of stuff.

Well, I don't know what made Anna do that,

but I am certain that

she didn't mean any harm by it.

No, no, I'm sure that she didn't.

But it's not really our thing.

So, I just don't want anyone

to give her false hope.

I hope you can understand that.

More than you know.

Abbie.

Abigail.

Hey, sweetie.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Come on, what is it?

I said, nothing.

Okay.

Did you all eat?

No.

Why not?

Because I didn't think I'd be here.

I thought I'd be at my all-star tryouts

and then we'd pick something up.

Oh.

Oh, baby, I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

I mean, there's another one next year.

Maybe you'll remember that one.

Abbie, wait.

Abbie. Abbie!

Abbie.

Abbie, can I come in?

Baby, I need to talk to you.

It's okay. I'm not mad at you.

It's just hard without Mom here.

What's wrong, Daddy?

Baby, nothin'.

Daddy just made a mistake.

Go back to bed.

I love you.

I love you too, Daddy.

Okay.

All right.

Let's see here.

- Can I take you down to the playroom?

- No.

Would you like to read? Can I read to you?

I have King Arthur and His Knights,

A Tale of Two Cities,

- Moby Dick.

- I don't feel like reading.

A Moveable Feast.

It is, um, Hemingway, and it's set in Paris.

No.

I'm never going to Paris anyway.

I just want to go home.

Haley got to go home.

We just can't take a chance, honey.

Can I have the heating pad for my stomach?

- Yes.

- It's getting worse, Mommy.

Yes, baby.

Oh, honey.

I need another tramadol.

It isn't time yet, baby.

I'm sorry.

But it hurts, Mommy.

Don't you understand

that it never stops hurting?

It never stops.

Oh, I'm sorry, honey. I know it does.

I know it does.

I want to die.

Annabel.

I want to go to heaven where there's no pain.

You know, baby, if you went to heaven, you...

You wouldn't be with me and Daddy anymore

and you would...

You'd leave a hole in my heart.

I'm sorry, Mommy.

I don't want to make you sad.

I... I just want it to be over.

Not this one.

Come on.

We still have to go through security.

- ...front of the line.

- Sir, can we go ahead of him?

- Is there another line?

- How many cards does he have?

- Really?

- This is nuts.

This is embarrassing.

What if Anna dies

- before we get there?

- Hey, she's not gonna die, okay?

Okay.

- I'm sorry to hold you up.

- No.

- I need to see.

- We're gonna miss our flight.

That's the last one.

Why is this taking so long?

The flight boards in 20 minutes.

- Come on.

- Really?

This is nuts.

- Everybody stop...

- Can we move it along?

Do I have to get in another line?

We've been here for 30 minutes already.

Oh, uh...

There seems to be a problem with my system.

Uh, I guess I'm gonna have to

manually issue the tickets.

Just be aware there may be

an overdraft fee from

your credit card company, okay?

The nurse

wants you to take a shower.

Tell me why.

Annabel, it's been five days.

You need a shower, little girl.

For what? Why do I need a stupid shower?

It doesn't matter. None of it matters.

Look at me. Annabel, look at me.

Don't say that! I am here trying to help you!

Well, I don't want any more help!

- I just want to be left alone!

- Well...

Hi, honey.

Hi.

Hey, I was wonderin' if you...

Maybe you'd be able

to put Annabel on the phone.

Yup. She's right here.

It's your daddy, young lady.

Hi, Daddy.

Hi, sweetheart.

Hey, how do you feel about playin' a game

before you have a shower?

How do you know I need a shower?

Well, 'cause I can smell you

right out here in the hall.

One, two, three, go!

- Surprise!

- Surprise!

Abbie!

Anna!

Anna!

Oh, yay.

Anna!

You want a hand?

Yes. God. Hey.

Come here.

This is more like it, huh?

There we go.

Look at my girlies.

We missed you, baby.

- Look at my girlies.

- We missed you.

Stop squeezing so hard.

Stop being such a baby.

- Oh, come on.

- Who are you calling a baby?

- All right.

- Who's the baby now?

You are.

Oh, no, no, no. Wait, wait, wait.

Hey, girls, you're gonna

get us kicked out of here.

- Oh!

- Excuse me?

Have you lost your mind?

- Watch it!

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