User blog:Simon7055/Sam's Vow

April 7, 2007

'''“Amanda…you know the baby wasn’t meant to arrive ‘till a month from now.” Sam heard a doctor say as she secretly listened in from the hallway corridor. Her parents had told her to stay in the waiting room while they talked to the''' doctor. But Sam had to know just what was happening to her baby brother.

'''"I know…" Sam heard her mom reply. '''

'''“His lungs aren’t fully developed enough to breathe on their own. His immune system’s severely compromised. And with the state his muscles are in, it’ll be a miracle if he’s ever able to move around on his own. '''

'''He’s currently being kept on life support, hooked to a ventilator. in a sterile, temperature-controlled environment, but…quite frankly, his odds of survival are…low. It…(deep inhale, then sigh) it would be better if we just...pulled the plug." '''

'''Sam gasped as she heard her mother do something she’d never done before. She cried. A loud, mournful wail escaped Amanda’s lips as she collapsed into her husband’s arms. Erik himself was completely silent with shock, unable to say anything, fearing that if he did, he'd lose control. Sam could feel tears streaming down her face as well. How could a doctor say something so horrible?'''

'They were going to kill her brother? How could they do something like that?'' Sam sank to her knees, shaking in fear and desperation. '''

'''She ran to the incubation room, where she saw the box carrying her newborn sibling. He looked so small and fragile, shivering even though the room was very warm, and the box he was in was probably warmer. He had a ventilator mask over his visibly terrified face. His breathing was so shallow, so weak. His chest was rising and falling, but it was barely noticeable. '''

'''Sam knelt down next to his bed, and, still crying, began to pray. "God…I don't know what your plan for Simon is…But please…Please, don't take him away from us…If you let him stay, if you help him get through this, and help Mommy and Daddy make the right choices for him, I promise that I’ll always be there for Simon, now and forever. I’ll never leave him… I'll watch after him, and make sure that he's always safe." Sam whispered, looking down at the container holding her fragile baby brother. "I'll never let anyone hurt you…I'll protect you forever…I'll be the best big sister in the world…If you just find the strength to live..." she sobbed as she bent down and kissed the glass, hoping that her love could reach him, that he’d feel it and give her a sign…  '''