Brian FitzgeraldShe did. She told you million times, you didn't want to hear it.
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Andromeda 'Anna' FitzgeraldWhen I was a kid, my mother told me that I was a little piece of blue sky that came into this world because she and Dad loved me so much. It was only later that I realized that it wasn't exactly true. Most babies are coincidences. I mean, up in space you've got all these souls flying around looking for bodies to live in. Then, down here on Earth, two people have sex or whatever, and bam, coincidence. Sure, you hear all these stories about how everyone plans these perfect families. But the truth is that most babies are products of drunken evenings and lack of birth control. They're accidents. Only people who have trouble making babies actually plan for them.
Andromeda 'Anna' FitzgeraldI, on the other hand, am not a coincidence. I was engineered. Born for a particular reason. A scientist hooked up my mother's eggs and my father's sperm to make a specific combination of genes. He did it to save my sister's life. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Kate had been healthy. I'd probably still be up in heaven or wherever, waiting to be attached to a body down here on Earth. But coincidence or not, I'm here.
Andromeda 'Anna' FitzgeraldI want to sue my parents for the right to my own body. My sister has leukemia. They're trying to force me to give her my body parts.
Andromeda 'Anna' FitzgeraldWell, I want you to tell them, because they've been doing it to me my whole life. I wouldn't even be alive if Kate wasn't sick. I'm a designer baby. I was made in a dish to be spare parts for Kate.
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Sara FitzgeraldOh my God, you're good. You're really good. You know, I've seen your commercials, right? I mean, who hasn't? And I always thought that you were some sort of headline-seeking hack. But you have real talent. You almost had me believing that you cared about Anna.
Andromeda 'Anna' FitzgeraldI'll never understand why Kate had to die and we all got to live. There's no reason for it, I guess. Death's just death, nobody understands it. Once upon a time, I thought I was put on Earth to save me sister. And in the end, I couldn't do it. I realize now, that wasn't the point. The point was I had a sister. She was fantastic. One day I'm sure I'll see her again. But until then, our relationship continues.
Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald[about her lawyer, who is having a seizure in the courtroom hallway]He was an epileptic. He too knew what it was like to not have any control over his own body.
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Kate FitzgeraldThis is it. I know I'm going to die now. I suppose I've always known that. I just never knew when. And I'm okay with it. Really. I don't mind my disease killing me. But it's killing my family, too.
Campbell Alexander[smiling jokingly]... Ninety-one. While, I guess I should go...
Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald[stepping forward and hugging Alexander affectionately]... Thanks for coming over, Mister A. It was really good to see you.
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Jesse FitzgeraldOur family is kind of disconnected. Dad's relatives are wealthy and distant, and Mom's side drives her crazy. So besides Aunt Kelly, we never really get to see anybody except on holidays or disasters.
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Kate FitzgeraldDo I look pretty, Daddy?
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Aunt KellyI know it's important for you to feel like you never gave up. I mean, who are you if you're not this crazy bitch mother fighting for her kid's life, right? But there's, like, a whole world out there. You don't see any of it. Nothing. Sooner or later, you... you gotta stop. You gotta let go.