My Sister's Keeper- Alternate Ending

My Sister’s Keeper Alternate Ending
The Judge had to take ten minutes to make his decision. Campbell bought me another soda, also not very warm, and we sat down and talked. He said that no matter the outcome of the case, everything would turn out alright. He must be nervous. I wondered if he still only cared about winning. There was only one way to find out. I asked if I could pet Judge, who was lying at my feet. He had responded,” Normally, the answer would be no, but I think you petting him one time won’t hurt.” He smiled. I’ll take that as a no. We all filed into the courthouse after the break. “I have made my decision,” the Judge announced. “There wasn’t an easy answer to this case, so I did the best I could.” I held my breath. The Judge continued,” I declare Anna not to be medically emancipated from her parents.” I exhaled in an almost inaudible sigh. “We did the best we could,” Campbell said. “I understand,” I replied. Forgive me Kate. I did my best. The Judge dismissed everyone. My dad rushed up to hug me. He reassured me that everyone will still be the same and that he and mom both love me very much. My mom was slower. She walked toward me; her arms open to hug me. I was unsure. Things were sure to be different from now on. I didn’t know what going to happen from now on. I mean obviously things couldn’t go back to normal. I had sued my parents! I decided to play it cool and just go to go along with the flow. I too, walked toward my mom and allowed her to hug me. “I’m so proud of you,” she whispered. “I need to go see Kate,” I told her. “We’ll all go visit her,” she amended. I said goodbye to Campbell and Julia, and we departed for the hospital. It took about thirty minutes to drive from the courthouse to the hospital, and the ride was very awkward. Nobody knew what to say, so we all sat in an uncomfortable silence. When we arrived at the hospital, I jumped out of the car and ran up to Kate’s room. I knocked before I entered the room. “Kate?” I said. “Come in,” she answered. As soon as I walked in, I realized we were not alone. Our brother, Jesse, was leaning casually against the bed. “Hey Jesse,” I greeted. He responded,” What’s up little sis?” “I would like to speak to Kate—alone if you don’t mind,” I asked. Jesse nodded and walked out of the room. I went and sat down next to her on the bed. “Hey Anna,” said Kate, “What brings you here?” “The court case just ended,” I explained. “I’m sorry Kate. I did the best I could, but it wasn’t good enough. I lost.” Kate sat there, taking this new information in. Then, she hugged me. “It’s okay,” she reassured me. “Everything is going to be different now,” I complained,”I don’t care how small the difference is. The fact is that it will be different.” “That may be true,” Kate allowed, “But there is one thing that will always be the same. You will always be the greatest sister anyone can ever ask for.” I smiled, “Thanks.” At that moment, my parents walked into the room, along with Jesse. “Well this is nice,” said my mom,”The whole family is together.” “Yeah it is,” Kate and I said simultaneously. We all started laughing. “Okay Kate,” a nurse said as she walked in, “You’re free to go home.” She smiled and left. We piled into the car and drove home. When we arrived at our house, my dad started to make dinner. Kate and I headed to our room. “Wow it feels good to be back home again,” said Kate. “Yeah it does,” I agreed,” You must have been sick of that hospital room.” “You must have been sick of the fire house too,” Kate replied. I nodded. “What are you going to do now,” Kate asked in a whisper. Just then, mom called us down for dinner. We were having Kate’s favorite dinner; pizza. Everyone around me was talking. Even Jesse had joined us for dinner. I, on the other hand, ate my dinner in a pondering silence. Kate had asked a good question. What was I going to do now? I chewed my pizza thoughtfully as I contemplated my options. My parents wouldn’t force me to donate a kidney to Kate, but they would like me to. So, I could donate one of my kidneys to her, or I won’t and she’ll be free. “Mom, I’d like to talk to you,” I started. She laughed,”You already are.” “I’ve made my decision,” I stated, “I’m going to donate a kidney to Kate.” Everyone froze and I was sure Kate was in shock. My mother was the first to speak. “You are absolutely sure?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied, “I’m sure.” My mother crushed me in a bear hug. “You don’t know how much this means to me and Kate,” she exclaimed. Kate murmured,”You’re sure?” “I’m sure,” I repeated. First thing in the morning, we were at the hospital getting ready for the surgery. The nurses gave us some medicine to keep us unconscious during the surgery. The next moment I was aware of, I was waking up in a bed in a hospital wing. Kate was in the bed next to me; my dad was sitting on the side of my bed. “Hi sweetie,” he said. “Hey dad,” I replied, “Is Kate….” “She’s going to be fine,” my dad happily told me, “The transplant worked perfectly without complication.”


Five years later, Kate is healthy and hasn’t had a problem since the transplant happened. She looks at me with all of the world in her eyes and says “Thanks”.