Orphaned sisters 2024 | Full movie | Lifetime moives based on a true story

Summary

The script tells the story of 14-year-old Gertie who has been secretly raising her younger sister Izzy alone after their mother died a year ago. When their house burns down, Gertie turns to her teacher Mrs. Freeman for help, moving in with Mrs. Freeman and her husband. Gertie struggles with her faith in God and belief in miracles as she copes with loss. When Mrs. Freeman ends up in the hospital in a coma, Gertie prays desperately for her recovery, challenging her doubts about God. In the end, Mrs. Freeman miraculously wakes up, restoring Gertie's faith.

Takeaways

• 😢 Gertie raises her younger sister Izzy alone after their mother dies from cancer
• 😟 Gertie skips school and struggles to provide for herself and Izzy
• 🏠 Their house burns down leaving them homeless
• 🤔 Gertie lies about having a living parent to avoid being separated from Izzy
• 🙏 Tanya and Greg, a childless couple, take Gertie and Izzy in temporarily
• 😠 Gertie loses faith in God after unanswered prayers for her ill mother
• 😰 Izzy is hit by a car and ends up in a coma
• 💡 Greg decides he wants to adopt Gertie and Izzy
• 😇 Izzy miraculously wakes from her coma after Greg prays
• 😊 The experience restores Gertie's faith and she agrees to the adoption

Q & A

What happened to Gertie and Izzy's house?

Their house burned down in a fire started by a space heater left on.

What happened to Gertie and Izzy's mother?

Their mother died from cancer about a year ago.

How have Gertie and Izzy been surviving on their own?

Their mother set them up in an apartment and created a company that owns the apartment. Gertie pays the rent online from the company's bank account.

Why doesn't Gertie want anyone to know they are alone?

She is afraid she and Izzy will be separated if the authorities find out they are unsupervised minors.

How does their teacher Mrs. Freeman find out about their situation?

Gertie lies about having a note from her mother. Mrs. Freeman investigates and realizes the mother has passed away.

Why does Izzy get hit by a car?

She runs into the street after arguing with Gertie about God at the Freeman's house.

How does Tanya react when Greg wants to take Gertie and Izzy in?

She is very resistant at first because she is still grieving her inability to have children.

What makes Tanya change her mind about Gertie and Izzy?

When Izzy wakes from her coma, she tells Tanya that their mother visited her and has a message from God saying He is real.

What happens at the end of the story?

Greg and Tanya get temporary custody of Gertie and Izzy so they can stay together as a family.

What is the overall message of the story?

The importance of faith, family, and leaning on God even in difficult times.

Outlines

00:00

🎥 Introductory scenes depicting two sisters, Gertie and Izzy

The opening scenes introduce 14-year-old Gertie Nash and her younger sister Izzy. Gertie reminisces about happy childhood memories before their mom got sick. Izzy resists waking up for school but Gertie persuades her. They keep their good grades and proper behavior in class a secret from their teachers.

05:00

👩‍🏫 Gertie meets with her teacher Mrs. Freeman after class

Gertie's teacher Mrs. Freeman requests to meet with Gertie after class regarding her mother's absence from parent-teacher meetings. Gertie explains that her mom is sick but working evenings. Mrs. Freeman wants Gertie's mom to sign an agreement committing that Gertie will stay on top of her assignments.

10:05

💃 Greg takes his wife Tanya out to dinner to celebrate their love

Greg Freeman takes his wife Tanya out to a nice dinner just to celebrate their love, without any special occasion. They joke lovingly about having kids someday, trusting that God's timing is right.

15:06

😢 Tanya receives the news that she can't have children

The doctor informs Tanya that she has fertility issues and cannot have children. Tanya spirals while Greg tries to comfort her, suggesting they pray and consider adoption. But Tanya angrily questions God and storms off.

20:14

🎹 Gertie secretly practices piano at school when discovered by Mrs. Freeman

Mrs. Freeman discovers Gertie secretly practicing piano at school after hours. When asked, Gertie admits that she wrote the excuse letter from her mother. Mrs. Freeman says Gertie is very interesting.

25:15

💔 Tanya and Greg disagree about starting the adoption process

Tanya and Greg argue as he suggests considering adoption but Tanya refuses, complaining about unanswered prayers for children. Greg won't confirm whether he wants kids, further upsetting Tanya.

30:17

🔥 Gertie and Izzy explain their house burned down so the teachers bring them home

When Gertie and Izzy say their house burned down, Mrs. Freeman and her husband Greg offer to take the girls home with them for the night. But Gertie later admits their mother is dead and has been for almost a year.

35:22

😟 Without their mom, Gertie has been raising Izzy completely alone

Gertie reveals that after their mom died of cancer and their dad beforehand, she has taken over raising Izzy fully by herself. She says their mom set up an apartment and finances to provide for them after her death.

40:25

🍳 Greg makes the girls breakfast and promises to take them to visit their hospitalized mother

Greg makes a failed breakfast for the girls before promising to take them to visit their mother in the hospital. But Gertie admits their mother is dead - they made the hospital story up since they have no family.

45:27

😤 Mrs. Freeman is upset by the mother's irresponsible plan for the girls

Mrs. Freeman criticizes the mother for recklessly planning to leave Gertie and Izzy alone after her death instead of entrusting them to the state. But Gertie fiercely defends her mother's intentions.

50:30

👩‍👧 Without any relatives, Gertie has cared for Izzy completely alone

Gertie explains how she has taken over fully raising Izzy since their mom died a year prior. She says their mom prepared finances to provide for them, not wanting the girls to be separated in foster care.

55:33

😔 Gertie openly challenges Greg's faith after her mother's death

Greg encourages Gertie to have faith in God, but she's bitter - she prayed desperately for her sick mother who still died and left Gertie caring for Izzy alone. She insists God will disappoint Greg too.

00:36

😭 Izzy storms off angrily, gets hit by a car and falls into a coma

Upset by Gertie saying God and heaven aren't real, Izzy runs outside into the street and gets hit by a car. At the hospital, Izzy is alive but comatose with serious injuries.

05:46

🙏 Greg and Gertie pray earnestly at Izzy's bedside

The doctors say Izzy may have suffered too much damage to recover. Greg prays intensely for God to save Izzy, admitting that his faith is all he has left. Gertie prays also but prepares to be let down by God again.

10:48

😌 Mrs. Freeman miraculously wakes from her coma after the girls pray

Despite Gertie's expectation of disappointment, their urgent prayers are answered as Mrs. Freeman unexpectedly regains consciousness. She tells the overjoyed girls that their mom visited her.

15:50

💖 Greg legally assumes custody of Gertie and Izzy

With Mrs. Freeman recovered and the girls' mom still gone, Greg gladly takes legal custody of Gertie and Izzy so they can stay together as a family.

20:52

🙌 Gertie's views transform seeing God answer their impossible prayers

Stunned by the inexplicable waking of Mrs. Freeman, Gertie admits she now knows God is real and loving. She says love, family and miracles are found by faith.

Keywords

💡Family

The concept of family is central in the video. Gertie has to take care of her younger sister Izzy after their mother dies. They cling to each other as the only family they have left. When the Freeman family takes them in, they become their new family.

💡Faith

Faith in God is a major theme. Gertie loses her faith after her mother dies despite her prayers. But Mr. Freeman retains his faith even in hard times, believing God will see them through.

💡Prayer

Prayer connects to the theme of faith. The characters pray often, but Gertie feels disillusioned when her prayers seem unanswered. Still, prayer gives the others hope.

💡Death

Death features prominently. The girls' mother dies, triggering their struggles. Later Mrs. Freeman is hospitalized, making them afraid of losing another parental figure.

💡God

God's existence and nature is debated. Gertie rejects God, while Mr. Freeman asserts God is real and loving despite unanswered prayers.

💡Struggle

After their mother's death, Gertie struggles to raise Izzy alone illegally. Even the Freeman family struggles with infertility before deciding to adopt.

💡Motherhood

Motherhood, both its importance and loss, is a poignant theme. The girls miss their mother deeply. Mrs. Freeman helps fill that void.

💡Secrets

Gertie hides from authorities that she lives alone illegally with Izzy, scared they will be separated in foster care.

💡Hope

Despite tragedies, flashes of hope appear, from the Freeman family adopting the girls to Mrs. Freeman suddenly waking from a coma.

💡Miracles

When Mrs. Freeman inexplicably revives, her recovery defies medical science, causing several characters to label it a miracle.

Highlights

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Transcripts

those are the happiest memories of my

life then Mom got

sick now when I look at

sunrises well they aren't as bright and

shiny

anymore I'm Gertie

Nash I'm 14 years

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old break so close it's more than I can

take I'm slow

Iz

he sleep is for sleepy heads open your

eyes come on Izzy get

up come on get up we got to go to

school isn't it Saturday it's Wednesday

isn't it a holiday what

holiday pick one make one up be creative

H how about National go to school day

nope what are you talking about that's a

great holiday I don't like

it come on Izzy get up now okay

okay you guys sign this what's this

report card I have to have Mom signment

since she didn't come to a parent

conference

meeting good job

[Applause]

thanks

[Music]

Izzy you have got to remember to turn

off the heater before we leave okay what

what come

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on are your grades as good as mine are

you kidding no you get to see my report

card but who checks

yours and you want to check my report

card yeah

all right I'll show you when we get home

can I sign yours too nope why not cuz

you can't that's not fair it's not about

Fair

Izzy don't pout just don't know how to

do it right you can teach

me when you're a little older

okay you think our teachers

know not if we keep quiet about it

I'm keeping

quiet good as long as we get straight A

and keep behaving in class no one will

notice anything okay

okay

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R sorry you have to get to school so

early

okay I love you though love you

too

have a good day okay

okay bye

bye you really not going to tell me no

no man why am I telling you

B it wouldn't be a surprise if I told

you right but you know how patient I am

all right fine fine I'm just going to

surrender and um play along I already

let you talk me into leaving my car so

this better be good oh wait a minute

this is me we're talking about here I

know that's exactly why I'm saying

it okay let see that was cold I got to

go to school mhm I would have been on

honor all if I had teachers at the bre

oh aren't you smooth M babe I wish it

were that simple I'm still trying to

find ways to inspire these kids in two

weeks baby just give them some time they

warm up to you I love you okay thank you

now honey

really 4:30 don't be late yes

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ma'am yes that's what I'm talking about

work it out

mama okay so 2x + 5

= 15 we're going to solve for

x okay who among you would like to

Dazzle us with your mathematical genius

and solve the

equation well don't everybody rush up

here at once don't worry we

won't oh Mr Stevens you won't have to

worry when you go to detention

again

sorry come on

people Miss Nash I appreciate your

willingness but let's give some of your

other classmates an opportunity to

shine come

on this problem was in the

homework you did do the

homework

really leave your assignments in the

basket I can't wait to grade these

papers

Miss Nash can I see you a minute after

class thank you thank you thank you

close the door when you

leave yes hi I miss seeing your mother

at the last parent teacher conference

she couldn't make it I gathered

that she's sick oh she has cancer I

didn't know

Miss Thompson knew and so she just

stopped expecting

her well how is she she's getting better

so she's at

home yes oh good great I'm glad to hear

that well then um well what I did with

the other parents when I met with them

is went over my plan for the rest of the

year then I asked them to sign this

agreement basically committing to making

making sure you're on top of all your

assignments that all your projects are

in on time that way my grades are fine

yeah yes I know that I'm the best

student in this class Miss Thompson she

always just let I'm not Mrs

Thompson Mrs Thompson isn't here anymore

I

am listen Maybe I can meet with your

mother I can go to your house and and

she seems to be doing everything I need

her to do so this shouldn't be a big

deal she's

working she works evenings

I thought you said she was sick she

is life is tough at our

house is everything all right at

home everything's fine can I can I just

go please okay please have your mother

assign that if she has any questions my

number's on the

bottom okay can I yes thank you

okay

she knows she doesn't know anything

she's just reaching that's

all she knows I'm telling you stop

saying that what are you going to do

nothing I'm going to do my homework go

to school tomorrow and get good grades

like I'm supposed

to oh my God she knows would you calm

down I answered all of her questions

everything's fine trust

me

[Applause]

Mom I'm right here hello you've reached

the Nash residence we're sorry but we're

on a Anna we can't get to your call this

time but please leave us a message and

we'll return your call as soon as

possible have a nice

day Miss Nash this is Mr Murray the

landlord I'm calling to let you know

that we did not receive the

r hi Mr

Murray uh yeah hello uh no sir she's not

home uh yes sir she wanted me to let you

know that she was sending that wire out

to the bank so you should be getting it

anytime yes sir I'm doing it I mean um

I'm I'm looking at it right

now and it says that it's pending so you

should be getting it by

tomorrow

yes sir I'll tell her that you

called okay thanks Mr Murray bye you

forgot to pay the rent didn't you shut

up

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Izzy here we are

face to face trapped inside a warm and

bra she's good yeah she is this is nice

honey thank you I love this place

dinner's wonderful mhm and the dessert

we haven't dessert yet trust me oh you

are so bad I know baby I

know and sweetie it's not my birthday

you know and our anniversary is like six

month month away that's right so what

you're saying I can't have a little just

because

celebration just because yeah just

because I love

you you're my wife just because you're

the best thing that God has ever done

for me just because a man should be able

to take his wife

out you know just because we live a good

life we need to take advantage of this

baby we don't have any kids well we can

take care of that at deser

you know what I'm

saying cuz I'm just saying I'm not going

to be this F but you are getting old

okay I'm getting old we got a plan for

things you know we already had this

conversation baby I'm good on kids okay

God will work everything out when it is

time okay where is this

waiter we need to get the show on the

road me baby

me

baby I miss you

mama good

[Music]

night hey Izzy are you ready for

bed what are you doing just tucking in

my sheet making it tighter

[Music]

good night

peanis sleep

tight

ctie I miss

[Music]

Mommy I miss her

too do you think God can see

her

I told you there is no

God then who made the world and

everything nobody it just

happened it had to be somebody no it

didn't how do you know I just

know

how go to sleep

Izzy see you in the

morning

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God hi Asia hi Mrs Freeman how are you

today I'm good good did you do your

homework I did I did

great open your books to page

38 hi Michelle who was

that

[Music]

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all right

[Music]

class

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um staring at it is not going to fill it

up be quiet let's

go can I have some

apples yeah

sure

who's

that that's the teacher I told you

about come on let's

go watch where you going sorry

sorry Miss

Nash I missed you in my class today you

skipped

class I'm Sorry Miss Freeman something

came up

must have been something pretty

important it was

personal a Family Matter oh I

see and who is this I'm Izzy we're

sisters well nice to meet you Izzy nice

to meet you is your mother here she uh

she just wanted us to get her a few

things she made us a list told you she

works evenings you did

well I guess I just seem to keep missing

her guess I'll meet her one of these

days guess so

Izzy I'll expect you in my class

tomorrow miss Nash and I'll also expect

a note from your mother explaining this

family matter and my signed agreement

understand yes ma'am

good well it was nice to meet you Miss

Izzy nice meeting you miss

teacher person Mrs Freeman Mrs Freeman

yes be careful see you

tomorrow she's pretty like Mommy she

looks nothing like Mom I didn't say she

looks like Mommy I said she's pretty

like Mommy whatever why are you skipping

class don't worry about it

okay well that's white KS for you what

is that supposed to to mean come on now

you know white folks let their kids

drive in preschool stop it they do not

yes they do there's a whole bunch of

white kids out there right now with

credit cards cell phones Driver's

License Driving themselves home from

first grade you are so silly stupid oh

baby you know what I mean it I just

think it's irresponsible for the mother

to do that but Greg she has to work you

can't leave kids to their own devices

That's how little kids get in trouble

these days

black moms have to do the same things

honey how many black kids have you s

running them up cuz their Mas had to

work well not when I was growing up now

you had to be home before the street

lights came on I know times have changed

old man

wrong it's just disturbing honey she

missed my class

today she can afford it what do you mean

she can afford it

come on baby give a girl a break your

mother has cancer but the woman is still

working and you say that she's at the

top of your class right yeah this little

girl's turning in all her work on time

I'm just saying she deserves a couple of

days okay well what if it was your

daughter then I turn at hide exactly no

it's not the same thing why not cuz both

of us are still here and you are not

sick well we'll just see how easy it all

is when we do have

kids going to take about a few more

minutes see you guys tomorrow oh and

let's make sure we're putting the work

into the homework tonight okay please

I'm expecting great

things oh miss Nash thank

you

no I do understand I mean really I need

you to be a man who breaks up by

text no I do hear you I need you to hear

me grow

up jeez good morning Miss

Jackson rough day honey I pay somebody

to make it go faster I hear you could

you do me a favor I need to see a file

on one of my students name Gertrude Nash

H gertude Nash don't know her must be a

first time offender uhuh no she's not in

any trouble I'm not even sure she did

anything wrong I'm just getting to know

my

students all right when you're done just

put it in that basket okay okay thank

you

MH thank you sure sweetie have a good

[Music]

day

I can't do this by myself yes you can

Gertie can you help me please I taught

you everything you need to know trust

yourself but what if I mess up then

we'll start again now your audience is

waiting

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

I'm right here all I want you to do is

play your song little girl play your

song well are you going to play that

thing or what Mr mson knows I'm here he

I'm not here to bust you miss

Nash I heard the music as I was coming

in and I thought I'd stop in for a free

concert will I get

one I'm not that

good play something let me

see I'd rather

not well you don't have to be

embarrassed about it I'm not embarrassed

then what is it

you just don't want to play for

me yeah it sounds about

right well I'm really hurt by

that just

kidding me

too Miss Nash let me ask you a question

and I really want you to be honest with

me because you're not in

trouble and either way I'm not going to

judge you

it's just two girls

talking

okay okay Miss

Freeman you wrote the letter from your

mother didn't

[Music]

you just two girls

talking just two girls

talking

my mother wrote that

[Music]

letter you are a very interesting person

Gertie

Nash very interesting so are you Miss

[Laughter]

[Music]

ran

okay

I see the morning

sun rise in your

eyes and all the

[Music]

days well I

tried

and we'll we'll we'll keep trying

[Music]

it's not like it's anybody's fault it's

no yeah of course not no all

right so we just thought we come in to

see uh if everything was okay great well

I'm sure everything's fine we'll just

run a few tests and see what we come up

with

and you ready Tanya

[Music]

yes

look baby it's going to be fine

okay we just we just need to keep

trying you know doing it at the right

times we have been doing it at the right

times and in different ways nothing's

working it's just stress stress yeah you

been stressing out about it so bad I'm

sure that's putting some pressure on

your body you just need to relax so it's

my fault no I'm not saying that it's not

your

fault look what I'm saying is why don't

we just wait for the test results to

come back okay I was nervous when we had

my check up and everything came back

fine

right everything is going to turn out

right with you too so just got to have

faith

okay if you're wrong I ain't never

wrong what if you are

[Music]

wrong you know

what give me a

hand father

God we thank you for your peace that

passes all understanding yes so we come

to you in the name of

Jesus and we ask that your will be

done we ask this in Jesus's

name and for his sake

amen

there'll be better day there going to be

a better

day

what are you done yet does it look like

I'm done if I say yes can we playgo fish

no I'm almost finished paying the bills

and they don't get paid by playing cards

oh so now you want to pay the bills wow

I think you're sleepy and it's past your

bedtime no I'm not please one game and

then straight to bed but when I beat you

you're going to go to bed

sad I'm going to take that chance I

figured you might let's

play

Gertie what's wrong I can't

sleep you're such a sore loser uh-uh you

cheated can I sleep with you

sure

thanks Gerty you're

welcome now go to

[Music]

sleep do you remember seeing

dad I mostly remember how sad mom was at

the

funeral where was

I waiting to be

born what did Mom tell you you already

know this Izzy go to sleep tell me again

[Music]

please she told me she loves you very

much

[Music]

and and to kiss you every

day you almost missed

[Music]

today almost I'll go to

[Music]

sleep

[Music]

if the road to success had an

elevat I'd be the first to take a ride

take a ride one step at a

time they ran out of apples

[Music]

I know this is not the right time or

place but I wanted to say that I'm sorry

for making you so mad at

me I'm not

mad God I'm disappointed oh

okay babe I just want to know that we

want the same thing baby I want what you

want okay but Greg no come on I love you

whatever makes you happy then I want

that

thing I don't know what else to say that

sounded pretty

good thank you for the flowers you're

welcome so um are you able to get out of

the meeting no I couldn't reschedule

anything so

okay

listen I'm sure the doctor's going to

give you a clean bill of help yeah and

then tonight we can

celebrate by making

twins okay

okay thank

you no thank

you I'm

sorry nowadays there are options however

that we didn't have in the past

I have to be honest about your odds

[Music]

though thanks for letting me see a movie

on a school night you're welcome been

kind of mean to you lately figured you

deserved it yeah you

have I'm sorry it's okay I still love

you I love you

too is he no Andy stop stop Andy stop

no do you know what happened someone

left a space heater

on

no ST is in

there I know I know we can't go in there

okay

[Music]

Gertie I don't think we're supposed to

be in here come

on I'm scared there's nothing to be

afraid of okay you're hungry I'm hungry

everything we have just got burned up

and we have no money this is our only

option we just have to keep going till

we get to the

cafeteria you trust me yeah okay then

come on come on you get up to

[Music]

easy

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okay ger we shouldn't be in here sh come

on oh uh-oh hello what are you ladies

doing

here hello officer uhuh ain't no hello

officer my foot what you ladies doing

here it is clearly after school hours

look down the hall ain't nobody else

here are your parents here for the

meeting no sir we were go with the get F

you ain't got nothing to say

huh I don't like the way it looks you

understand me it could be way more

pretty than this but it's not pretty

because cuz y'all don't make it Unpretty

I don't like it guess what violation

know what that mean about to show you

that's no business

now you two are going down you know

that

Neil what's going on here well these

young ladies were recklessly recklessly

roaming throughout the hallways you know

we don't tolerate that around either

Miss Nash we were just going to the

bathroom

uh Neil thank you I've got it covered

from now on this is my student you got

it yeah I I I have them both I mean you

sure I do thank you so very much okay

they violent now yes get into my class

okay thank you Neil I mean like a relay

rate you can take it exactly

okay you're

welcome she called me Neil I like

that mhm

I'm assuming this little incident means

your mother is not here at the PTO

meeting Gertie I'm going to give you 5

Seconds to come clean or I'm taking you

back out there denil and tell him I was

covering for you 5 seconds and you

better impress

me five 30 four quiet buy three gry

please two I can't one have it your way

our house burned down Iz

he

[Music]

what

[Music]

been waiting all night I got plans for

you

[Music]

woman hey babe I know you like to bring

your work home but it's kind of

different sorry uh this is Gertie and

izy oh the student from the store yeah

right right right right this is my

husband Mr Freeman hi ladies hi Mr

Freeman hi you know just call me Greg no

Mr Freeman's

okay right right he can I talk to you in

the kitchen for a second sure girls I'll

be right back

oh look get you yeah okay all right baby

what did the doctor say I've been

waiting all afternoon

oh it's me you what's you what are you

um I can't have children I'm the

problem

don't say that no no no no no no don't

you say that

okay don't say that you're fine we're

fine we are going to be fine no no it's

not fine there's nothing fine about this

situation I'm just saying that we can

work it through together that's all we

have options okay well I don't see any

options I don't see any damn options at

all you know stop we need to pray okay

let's pray

what are we going to pray for

Craig oh you going to pray God's will be

done that's what you did the last time

this was the answer so what the hell is

praying going to

do this is a nice house hey what about

adoption somebody else's baby okay okay

or or we can just do

nothing I'm sorry or we can just be

happy and accept it as it is is and just

be happy with you and

me you would love that huh God okay then

what is your plan Tanya because I've ran

out of ideas oh you know I know maybe we

can go to the supermarket and see if we

can catch a sale on two more little

white girls they got burned out of their

home tonight does that have to do with

our relationship and our marriage they

didn't have anywhere else to go so I

brought them here for the night in the

morning I'll take them to see their

mother in the hospital during visiting

hours so she can't can't watch them

tonight but she can watch them in the

morning that makes sense he they had

burned out Greg the last thing we all

need is this from

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you

come on baby not now

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okay but may may I help you you I'm

hungry okay well you know there's food

in the kitchen you have to fix it for me

I'm too

little that is

nonsense when I was your age I used to

be a cook at Waffle

House you where's your sister she's

still

asleep she cried a lot last

night she should try sleeping on this

couch

oh okay all right if if I cook you

breakfast you promise to leave me alone

mhm you shake on

it all

right oh okay all right let's go come on

come on let's go why were you sleeping

on the

sofa yeah that's a good

question so you want eggs bacon yep

okay everything but eggs and bacon no

eggs and bacon look cereal huh you want

some cereal I only eat corn

flakes you would only eat corn

flakes what about oatmeal you like

oatmeal can you make oatmeal

cannot it's it's oatmeal okay it's not

like it's a rack of lamb what's a rack

lamb never mind can you make it like

Gertie no but I know who can who Gertie

so why don't I go wake her up okay

no

okay you're going to love this trust me

okay Gertie doesn't know anything about

the Freeman Family Deluxe oatmeal

recipe all

right now this has been passed down from

generation to generation my family has

won awards for this recipe won awards oh

yeah tons of Awards just a whole wall

full of awards making

oatmeal there we

go all

right

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I I would say pray but I don't think

that would help right

now are you sure you learned the recipe

right yes I learned the recipe right

it's just need a little bit more butter

that's all you know everybody's a Critic

this ain't grits

I'm just

saying just try something it it it

tastes better than it

look okay why don't you just go ahead

and get dressed and um we go get

everybody some breakfast okay good

idea

hey hey what come in is Izzy in

here

what no I can't find Izzy Izzy's

gone oh well she's got to be around here

somewhere no she's not I've looked

everywhere for her I'm telling you she's

gone she knows not to go anywhere

without telling me she knows oh right

going to calm down where's Izzy I don't

know but we can find her wherever she is

wait a minute where's Greg he's gone too

and he must have taken her because she

knows not to go anywhere without telling

me she knows not to go with strangers

gry please calm down he's no stranger

she would never run off she's gone he

probably just took her to the store

where where would they go are you sure

you looked outside yes I looked

everywhere I'm telling you she's gone

they're not gone just come let's go find

her

Greg

Izzy Izzy Iz GRE let

me okay let me just call him okay I told

you he's not here all right and you sure

you checked outside yes I looked

everywhere I'm telling you they're gone

okay me just bring

him oh wait wait you hear that yeah he

left his phone he'd leave his head if it

weren't attached to him okay so they'll

be right back how do you know where else

could they go Gertie you are

overreacting he probably just took her

to the store why would he do that listen

Gertie I'm going to get dressed so we'll

be ready when they get back and I'm

going to take you to see your mother

what hospital is she in

anyway St Mary's

you can just take us there and leave us

there we'll be

fine oh okay no problem okay I'll be

waiting

outside hello yes could I have the um

the telephone number for St Mary's

Hospital the Cancer

Ward

great

75 thank

you your mother's not at St

Mary's but then you knew

that I uh what' you think Gertie I was

just going to drop you you and your

sister off at the hospital and drive off

see you on Monday make sure you do your

homework I didn't know where is your

mother

Gertie what are you

making what are you talking about this

is a

masterpiece it looks kind of messy whose

side are you on I'm just saying all

right let me see what you got Mom are

you okay mommy mom mom mommy mom where

is your mother she's

dead

dead she died a year ago a year

ago that'll be a year next

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month who have you been living with

since then

nobody it's just

us she did have cancer I didn't lie

about

that started in our ovaries

first the doctors told us that there was

nothing that they could do to fix

her and that the only thing they could

fix her was a

miracle so we prayed for a miracle

we prayed at

home we prayed at

church God never said

anything God never did

anything she was going to

die but didn't you have any relatives an

uncle aunt

cousin it's always been just us since my

father

died I don't really remember him much

but

he died right before Izzy

came how did you end up living by

yourself didn't somebody come looking

for you after she died what are you

doing for

money my mother fixed it for

us fixed it what do you mean fixed it

she knew she was going to die and

so she made sure we'd be okay

how she got us an

apartment we all moved into it and

that's where we were

living and I pay the Run online every

month as long as the landlord got his

money he doesn't bother

us well where were you living before

that we had a

house Mom sold it to the

company what

company my mom created a company a

corporation she said it would protect us

she sold the house to the company and

made a contract with the manager so that

we could rent it out and the money from

that goes into the company bank account

okay girl this doesn't make any sense

how come the state didn't just pick you

guys up at the hospital she told the

hospital we were her

nieces the nurse was nice and let me

come in

but Izzy had to wait in the waiting

room she told told me that she was going

to be gone

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soon that God had something for her to

do and then I was in charge

now I cry her every

day I'm so sorry

G I I I just can't believe the mother

would said it up for you to live on your

own she didn't want us to get split up

and more than likely they were going

to what kind of mother could do that

don't talk about my mother like that you

don't know

her Cody I do you know what it was like

for her to set us up while she was sick

huh do you know what it was like for her

to raise us when she didn't feel good

don't talk about her you don't know I'm

sorry

Gertie

ctie we got

breakfast no she

knows

Gertie what was that all

about

hey oh wait a minute let me get this

straight

so she's been raising Izzy by herself

for the past year she said her mother

set it

up

wow

wow yeah I think that's

interesting uh what impressive it's

dangerous and

irresponsible yeah I guess

so so you think it's all right for them

to be on their own like that oh no wait

a minute I didn't say

that look that's all I'm saying is is

they've been doing pretty good on their

own so far that doesn't make it right

Greg kids need some kind of supervision

they need guidance and

nurturing it's a mother's job to protect

her children they don't have the

judgment to so what do you want to adopt

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him

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really no not

really what are we talking about here

what are you talking

about would it really be so

bad

maybe I'm taking the girls shopping so

they can

um get their mind off

things all

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right I haven't had any clothes in a

long time it hasn't been that long long

enough okay Izzy you like

yours yeah they're all

right hey girls solid or print solid

okay try it

on your teacher's nice she's

okay I like Mr Greg

too you only like him cuz he got you

breakfast so you're so

easy Gertie I got an

idea

no but you don't even know what I was

going to say all right what we could

stay with them they're nice and they

have l

no why not cuz we can't well where are

we going to go I'll think of something I

just thought of something how can we

never do what I think of Izzy they're

just being nice to us because we're

temporary they don't want us to stay

forever how do you know I just know did

you ask them

well well what did you

no well maybe they didn't think of it we

don't need them okay on Monday we'll get

a new place and it'll be just like it

was before we'll be fine but Izzy

stop

hey I'm

sorry oh you can count on his

ass you trust me don't

you don't

you

good you got to listen to me all

right I won't let you

down we're a team we got to stick

together okay

okay come on let

sh

you know I'm I'm sorry for what I said

about your mother I didn't mean to

insult her I just I'm

sorry I

know sorry for what I said

too okay hold this for me please Gertie

watch I'm going to climb all the way to

the top be

careful she likes you you know now oh

yeah I like her

too we're going to leave on

Monday

leave where are you going

Gertie not really sure about that part

we can find a motel room or

something that does not sound

safe I

know the best thing for you to do is to

help us get another

apartment

can't believe you're seriously

considering this of course not I can't

do that

good they do need a place to stay though

mhm no

Tanya why it's just for a little while

until we figure out what we're going to

do well we already know what to do we

call Child Services and the state will

come and pick them up no Greg then why

not because they might get separated

then they might not get

separated you can't be this insensitive

I'm not insensitive their mother just

died yeah about a year ago and the state

should have picked them up then listen

their mother did all the wrong things

for the right reasons okay I'm not

saying what she did was right then what

are you saying I'm

saying can we just think about

it okay I thought about it real simple

come Monday and call child service is

and they'll come and pick them

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up

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hey can you

play my mother taught me she could

play we used to play some songs

together so what's going on you can't

sleep I'm just getting milk for

Izzy helps her sleep sometimes it's good

Mr Freeman you know call me Greg okay

Greg

mhm I'm sorry about all

this we don't want to be any

trouble no

worries well thank you for

everything letting us stay here and you

know okay it's our

pleasure

you never wanted to have

kids don't you think you should uh get

that milk up to your

sister

right can I get you

some no thank you okay okay good night

good

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night can we go to the park after

breakfast

no can't go to the park every day okay I

figure we go to church this

morning I'm not going today what was

that we're not going either I'm going no

you're not hey look stop it everybody at

this table is going to church except

me what do you mean you're not going

just what I said it's all just

Superstition anyways dirty don't say

that it is is

believing in God is like believing in

Santa Claus not true Izzy you're right

okay God does exist he's just as real as

you and me you

understand where you

going

time you're fooling yourself you

know I know the

truth the truth is you don't know

nothing but I'm not going to sit here

and argue with a 14-year-old girl in my

house T what

Tanya look look hey do you hear me

talking to you what's wrong with you I

thought we were supposed to be

encouraging these girls there's nothing

wrong with me I just don't feel like

dealing with God today oh you don't feel

like dealing with God today no I got too

much on my mind and that's when you need

to be praying more I am so sick of

praying Gregory I'm so sick of God too

wait how are you going to be sick of God

I'm sick of God making a fool of me he's

making a fool of you God knows I want

children you know I want children but

how come I can't have them yeah no idea

what Miracles God has in store please

Don't Preach to me we're not even

praying for the same thing Greg do you

even want to have children with me I

already told you just answer yes or no

Greg do you want to have

children is he out there stop huh it

Izzy stop it you're being a baby stop it

Iz he show meop huh stop it stop

it yes or no do you want to have

children where's he's

not he is how huh how do you know

because Mom told me

so mom is dead hey Gertie

Hey Izzy Izzy Izzy wait wait

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hey you know Gertie that was really mean

it's time she learned the truth she

needs to grow up look I know you got a

lot of hurt in your heart little girl

but that does not make God

a okay good news is she's stable she has

a broken leg and a fractured rib now we

are concerned about swalling in her

brain she's in a

coma come

on well how bad is

it okay well she's going to be okay

right there's no way we can tell but

we're doing all we

can want to see it right now I want to

see my baby right now of

course I'll be right back

okay

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oh baby look at

you look at you

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baby

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it's going to be okay

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it's going to be okay you hear

me babe I need you to wake up

okay I'm sorry for arguing with

you I'm sorry if I made you feel alone

because you are not alone I am always

here I love you and I am always here

even right now for Better or For Worse

you understand

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I will come in there and get you if I

have

to so I need you to

fight I need you to fight this thing

please and come back to me because I

can't let you

go I

can't I'll see you when you wake up

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okay

hey is she okay

not

really but look visiting hours are over

and they threaten to call the police if

we don't get out of here

so are you guys

hungry I'm

hungry you're always

hungry all right well let me go check in

with the doctor and uh we'll go get

something to eat

okay

okay do you need to go to the bathroom

no are you sure Izzy yes I'm

sure okay well I'm going to the bathroom

you stay right here don't move

okay

this will

help okay

ready who bu he I don't know I went to

the bathroom and now she's gone do you

left her here by herself I was only gone

a

minute I hope you understand

mommy she needs you more

now you can help her

because you know what it's

like bless you with God so he can tell

you how to fix

her sorry I was just introducing her to

Mommy uh-uh you all need to leave

visiting hours are over come

on let's go you

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guys

ladies going on upstairs and get

B what's wrong isie I'm sorry I ran out

in the street I didn't mean

to hey

Hey listen to

me it wasn't your fault it wasn't

anybody's fault it was an accident

okay okay okay come

here come on

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izy okay you try to get a good night's

sleep all

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right

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that was

nice

thanks I'm a little rusty no it sounded

good

I don't know about all

that I used to be a musician so really

yeah yeah

so you know when I met

Tanya I was uh playing in

clubes and I was only making

pennies but I was playing jazz

mostly then she came in and changed my

life grounded

me so you didn't want to be a musician

oh yeah I love being a

musician I'm I'm

confused she made me prioritize

things I found a piece of me and her

that I didn't even know

exist I found myself

I don't know what I would ever do

without

her you know sometimes you think that

you're giving up something real

important come to only find out that

you're making room for things even

greater you sound like my

mother she's a wise woman

you think she's going to be

okay

yeah I prayed and God answers

prayers well I prayed too thank

you I me I prayed when my mother was

sick in the

hospital and nothing happened

nothing I mean I begged for her to stay

and she left us left me and now I have

to raise Izzy on my

own just me to look out for her

me and Where's God huh where when I'm

crying when is he

sick understand understand God is God is

here

where your

wife is lying in a hospital bed I

understand that wait second just like

her and I prayed just like you're

praying and when he lets you down God

will not let me down he will let you

down and you'll be wondering if you

prayed the wrong way if you believed

enough or if even heard

you God will will not let me down yes he

will no he

won't now I'll

admit I don't fully understand how God

moves but I know he's

real I've seen it Gertie the only thing

that I have left is my

faith and I have to keep that because I

ain't got nothing

else you understand

well I'm

sorry and I really hope she's

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okay so we shouldn't have to go to

school you both will have to go to

school okay so what's going to happen to

us you have anywhere else to go nope we

can find a

place well we don't want you in the

street so we'll hold off on that until a

little bit

later so you're not going to turn Us

in

no

may I help

you yeah

um my name is Greg

Freeman what can we do for

you well I I have a little bit of a

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situation if God had a

name What would

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here are your temporary custody papers

we just need you to sign them and we'll

be on our way all

right and yeah yeah God is great yeah

yeah God is good yeah yeah yeah yeah

yeah yeah what if that was one of

us just a SL like one of

us just a Stranger On The Bus trying to

make his way

oh if God had face

what would it look like and would you

want to

see if see it meant that you would have

to

believe in things like heaven and in

Jesus and the Saints and all the

prophets yeah yeah God is great yeah

yeah God is good yeah yeah yeah yeah

yeah what if that was one of

us just a like one of

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us thanks for the pizza Mr Freeman

pepperoni is my favorite oh good you're

welcome

he knows she's going to be okay

right yeah I

do

hello she's not getting any worse but

we're very concerned that she's not

getting any

better sometimes there comes a point

while of no return

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thank you doc uh girls why don't you

wait in the waiting room and I'll be

there in a minute

okay I'm coming with you no we're not

Izzy come on we're family

now Family sticks

together

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right

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here's the

problem hey

baby you know that doctor he says that

uh you don't want to come back

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decisions have to be

made well I already made a decision that

I was going to wait here on

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you I'm just saying you might want to

hurry it up a little bit

though Mr Freeman help

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me okay can I say a

prayer

of

course hi God it's me Izzy Nash you got

a

minute I know you're busy and everything

but this is kind of an

emergency Mrs Freeman is having trouble

waking up and nobody knows how to fix

her except you so if you could please

just help us really fast we'd be out of

your

way you needed

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Mommy I get

that but come on God this is like

our second

chance and everybody deserves a second

chance won't

help yes it will I'm not falling for it

again it's a joke it's not a joke I know

it's

real then where's mom

huh you trust

me

right I believe you got to believe we

need

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you

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pleas I don't know what to

say just say what's in your

heart

God

I'm so

scared and I don't think that you can

hear my

voice I scream and it's like a

whisper I prayed for my mom so

much I prayed so

loud

and this is my last chance

God I'm stepping out on faith one last

time and if you don't answer

me I'll know you're not

real or that you don't love me

please hear me

please we need you to heal Miss Freeman

that's all I ask

please I need

you

amen

there's your

God hey just wait one minute for what I

told you this would happen I told you

you have to give God a chance I'm such a

fool you're not a fool just stop it

Gertie leave me

alone you guys are so

loud my

God hey

hey jealous see see Gertie I told you

hi somebody called the doctor she's

waake so sorry I'm just so

excited

okay we prayed for you you did did you

see our

mom yes really what did she

say she told me to kiss the both of you

every

okay she told me to tell Gertie

something

what she's so proud of

you and don't give up so

easy

and she told me to tell

you

God is

real he loves

us

he

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us if you'd asked me before about in

Miracles I'd have told you neither

existed at all but I saw a miracle with

my own eyes God is real love is forever

and

family family is where you find

it