After the deal was rejected, the trial begins. The first witness that is called up is Anna’s mother, Sara. Of course since she is the opposing side, Campbell’s job is to go hard on her and that was exactly what he did. He asked her many things about the procedures that Anna went through, and some of them she was told to describe how the procedure went. Most of the things that she said were facts that could have been used against her which is why she stood up for herself and said that she loves both of her daughters equally and the only reason why Kate was her main focus was because she is the sick one.
The next part of the story is a flashback of Sara’s when she remembers her daughter Kate’s first love. One day while Kate was in the hospital waiting for her treatment, she met this boy, Taylor who was on the other side of the room waiting for his treatment. Her mother remembers Kate starting a conversation with this boy, the first time she did anything of that nature. Immediately Kate became very fond of Taylor and gave him her phone number hoping he would call. When they go home she Kate tells her mother that she felt as though something bad was going to happen. Her mother was very puzzled by why her daughter would say such a thing and Kate replied to her by saying that every time something good happened in her life like Taylor something bad always happens to balance it out. Her mom thought it was a very outrageous belief but three days later after a checkup, Kate was told that she was going back into relapse. When Taylor comes back to the hospital to see Kate he asks her to come with him to the hospital dance for the sick children. She agrees, and goes dress shopping with her mother and sister. When she finds the prefect dress and hair to go with it her and Taylor go out and Kate’s family couldn’t have been much happier. A couple of days after the dance, Kate isn’t worried about the treatment that she is getting but about why Taylor hasn’t called her in the three days that passed. Her mom goes out to ask the nurse where he was and she was told that he died that morning…
The day of the hearing comes and Campbell’s last chance is for Brain, Anna’s dad/ Sara’s husband to explain to the judge that he disagrees with his wife on making Anna continue being a donor for her sister although she didn’t want to. But instead of disagreeing, he agreed with his wife and the only hope that Campbell had left was to have Anna testify although she clearly said in the beginning that she didn’t want to.
After many people testified, Anna’s guardian aid is called up to testify. The reason for her being placed with Anna was because they needed someone from the outside to provide Anna with the guidance she needed with making her decisions. For the first time ever, Julia did not have a recommendation to what was best for Anna.
When Anna decides to testify, it’s a surprise to everyone. Ever since Kate’s condition worsened, she was been more ok with the thought of dying. Her mom was the one standing in the way of letting Kate go. Kate just wanted to be free, and the reason why Anna filed for medical emancipation from her parents was because…Kate asked her to. After Anna told the court this her attorney, Campbell had a seizure. She then told Anna the truth of why he needed Judge his dog. Judge was a service dog that managed his seizures. Julia who was there for Campbell ever since they were in his school made sure that Campbell was ok, which is when she told him that he wouldn’t leave her anymore but that she would, in another fifty-sixty years.
One of the last things they do that day with the judge is take a trip to the hospital to see Kate. After everyone is done talking to her, Sara stays last and apologizes to her daughter for everything, but Kate says it’s ok because she lived a good life.
The next day after the closing statements are given, the judge makes his decision and says that Anna is medically emancipated from her parents and Campbell was put in charge of following that through. After the case is over, they all go and Campbell offers to give Anna a ride and she accepts. They leave and after a while her parents were about to leave too but Brain got called in for work because of a car accident that occurred. When he gets there he takes the victims out the car and notices that the guy he pulled out the car was Campbell Johnson and in the passenger seat was his young daughter, Anna. When they bring her to the emergency room, the doctor comes out and says that she is not responding to the medication given because she is brain dead and they asked the parents if an organ donation is something they would like to consider. Campbell who has the right to decide told the doctors that there was a girl upstairs (Kate) who needed one, and as for Kate she survived and thrived off of the second chance her sister gave her, and even after eight years didn’t have a relapse.
Quote:
“I take her with me, wherever I go” (Picoult 423).
Reaction:
Anna’s death was the most surprising thing that occurred in this book. I would have never, ever pictured an outcome of this sort, which makes this book so wonderful. When Anna died, Kate was given the organs that she needed in order to survive. If Anna survived, I doubt that Kate would have been able to live. After Kate’s kidney transplant, she now is able to thank her sister every day for the second chance that she has given her. Kate is able to remember this every day of her life because of it being part of her body, and is demonstrated through the scars she has and will see for the rest of her life.
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