Mint Choco Chip

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The woman in room 219 woke up two weeks after she had been admitted.

Her husband was crying.

Her daughter was crying.

They yelled at her.

They hugged her.

She promised she would never leave again.

A young man came up.

He put his arm around the girl.

The woman squealed. 

"When?" She asked.

"Two weeks ago," The girl replied happily, resting her head on the boy's shoulder as she kissed her head, making the woman fangirl about babies in the future.

That made the girl and her boyfriend turn red.

The girl's friends came over, and told the woman they were glad she was okay.

Two boys were holding hands.

The girl gasped.

"When did this happen?"

The boys smiled. 

"Today."

The girl grinned.

"Operation #SHOGAN successful. I repeat, operation #SHOGAN successful."

One of the boys rolled his eyes.

The other one looked confused.

The girl looked around.

One person was missing.

"Where's Ashley, Marcus?"

The boy the question was addressed to frowned, "No one has seen her since the camping trip."

That made the girl frown with concern, "Where could she be?"

The boy next to her held her tighter, "Don't worry," He said, "Ashley can take care of herself. I'm sure she's fine."

She nodded, but she was still worried.

Just then, two more people came in.

The room was really getting crowded now.

The girl looked surprised.

"Nelson, Avery, what are you doing here-are you pregnant?" She gasped out once she saw Avery's belly.

The girl's parents looked at each other.

Avery smiled, "Yes, I'm pregnant."

The girl looked happy, "I'm going to be a big sister?" 

Nelson nodded, and then looked at her mother.

"We heard you were in a accident.  Are you alright?"

He said this so sincerely, the woman felt guilty.

She smiled, "Yes, I'm alright."

There was an unspoken agreement between their eye.

Yes, they seemed to say, we'll share her.

Nelson looked at his daughter. 

The precious daughter he shared with three other people.

And he was satisfied with just a quarter.

The girl saw her two sets of parents chatting like long lost friends.

She felt the boy's arm around her.

She heard her friends laughing around her.

And she smiled.

THE END