Sunday, November 13, 2005
Chapter Three - part one
III
John freezed. He had no idea what to do. Halloween night, a light in the sky, a princess in his arms.
Slowly he started to be awake again. Without taking his arms around her he gently laid her warm body on the floor and took his jacket to support her head.
“She's so beautiful!”
John shacked his head trying to put that thought away. “It's no time to listen to your heart. He tricked you so many times” he said to himself trying to wake her at the same time. She was warm, her face was light pink. She didn't seem hurt. Just having a sweet sleep with sweet dreams. Only one thing to do – call 911!
Princess, princess! She could hear a voice but all was so dark and so strange. She couldn't find the strength to open her eyes, to answer back, to even move. She could feel a kind of warm touch in her face and a strange feeling of safety.
Then the silence was broken by a sudden lightning sound. She could hear people talking but she couldn't understand what they were saying.
She felt herself lifting, as if she was truly levitating, and suddenly some peace of mind took care of her.
“No mom, I don't want to wake up. The school will be closed today. There's too much snow.” and she wrapped herself in the blankets.
Princess, princess, wake up!
She could hear him now and she was moving her hands and legs. Maybe she could also speak: “Yes?” She could speak. Could she open her eyes? Yes, but there's too much light. Everything is so white and bright. But after a few seconds she was able to look around. “Where am I? A hospital? Why?” And where was that voice that kept calling her princess?
John was now sitting in the waiting room. He looked at the clock in the wall and then confirmed the time in his watch: 4:55 am. Almost 11 hours passed since they got there. He was told she was fine, no brain damage, but she needed some rest. “Do you know her? What's her name? She has no ID with her and nobody is looking for her.”
This was what he was told when they got there. A few hours latter a very handsome lady showed up. Danielle, that's how she introduced herself: “I'm Maryann's sister.” Maryann, John said to himself, that's your name princess...
“She's awaking!” They both ran to the doctor. “Only family can come in!” John was turning his back when he was caught in surprise: “He's my... husband!” The doctor gave John a very suspicious look and John replied with a very serious cold face.
John had no idea why Danielle acted like that. In those hours they spoke not more than some minutes. But John didn't know that Danielle was always looking for a boyfriend for her sister, and she could notice how concerned he was, almost as much as she. “He's handsome, good looking... Why not?”
“Who are you?”
“I'm John. We crashed on the street and you fainted into my arms.”
“What are you doing here?”
“Calm down Maryann. He stayed outside for almost 11 hours waiting to know you well.” Then whispering “And he's cute!”
Maryann stayed in silence. There was a stranger in her room because her sister thought he was cute. “He's in fact cute, but he may also be a psycho. Danielle will never stop trying to get me a boyfriend.”
“Well, I guess I should be going. I hope you'll get well soon. And sorry for disturbing you.”
John was not the kind of guy to make his will prevail no matter what. He felt his princess was in no mood. As he was leaving the room Danielle called for him:
“Wait John. I think Maryann has something to tell you.”
When he turned back the sisters were exchanging flashing looks.
“Sorry, I was a jerk. I'm just pissed to be in the hospital. Thank you for taking care of me.”
“No problem. It was the least I could do.”
“And John, if you can come back tomorrow to make her some company. I really have a very full day.”
“Danielle! I'm sure he's a very busy person too to come to the hospital babysitting a stranger on a Friday!”
“I may be able to show up, but only if it's not an inconvenient for you.”
“Of course it isn't. She will love to talk to you. You'll tell her better what happened than me. So, see you John. It was a pleasure. And thanks again for taking care of my little sister.”
“No need to thank!”
John left the hospital room trying to look cold and concentrated, but inside a shiver was expanding and could blow in a smile any moment now, and he couldn't let Maryann see it.
John freezed. He had no idea what to do. Halloween night, a light in the sky, a princess in his arms.
Slowly he started to be awake again. Without taking his arms around her he gently laid her warm body on the floor and took his jacket to support her head.
“She's so beautiful!”
John shacked his head trying to put that thought away. “It's no time to listen to your heart. He tricked you so many times” he said to himself trying to wake her at the same time. She was warm, her face was light pink. She didn't seem hurt. Just having a sweet sleep with sweet dreams. Only one thing to do – call 911!
Princess, princess! She could hear a voice but all was so dark and so strange. She couldn't find the strength to open her eyes, to answer back, to even move. She could feel a kind of warm touch in her face and a strange feeling of safety.
Then the silence was broken by a sudden lightning sound. She could hear people talking but she couldn't understand what they were saying.
She felt herself lifting, as if she was truly levitating, and suddenly some peace of mind took care of her.
“No mom, I don't want to wake up. The school will be closed today. There's too much snow.” and she wrapped herself in the blankets.
Princess, princess, wake up!
She could hear him now and she was moving her hands and legs. Maybe she could also speak: “Yes?” She could speak. Could she open her eyes? Yes, but there's too much light. Everything is so white and bright. But after a few seconds she was able to look around. “Where am I? A hospital? Why?” And where was that voice that kept calling her princess?
John was now sitting in the waiting room. He looked at the clock in the wall and then confirmed the time in his watch: 4:55 am. Almost 11 hours passed since they got there. He was told she was fine, no brain damage, but she needed some rest. “Do you know her? What's her name? She has no ID with her and nobody is looking for her.”
This was what he was told when they got there. A few hours latter a very handsome lady showed up. Danielle, that's how she introduced herself: “I'm Maryann's sister.” Maryann, John said to himself, that's your name princess...
“She's awaking!” They both ran to the doctor. “Only family can come in!” John was turning his back when he was caught in surprise: “He's my... husband!” The doctor gave John a very suspicious look and John replied with a very serious cold face.
John had no idea why Danielle acted like that. In those hours they spoke not more than some minutes. But John didn't know that Danielle was always looking for a boyfriend for her sister, and she could notice how concerned he was, almost as much as she. “He's handsome, good looking... Why not?”
“Who are you?”
“I'm John. We crashed on the street and you fainted into my arms.”
“What are you doing here?”
“Calm down Maryann. He stayed outside for almost 11 hours waiting to know you well.” Then whispering “And he's cute!”
Maryann stayed in silence. There was a stranger in her room because her sister thought he was cute. “He's in fact cute, but he may also be a psycho. Danielle will never stop trying to get me a boyfriend.”
“Well, I guess I should be going. I hope you'll get well soon. And sorry for disturbing you.”
John was not the kind of guy to make his will prevail no matter what. He felt his princess was in no mood. As he was leaving the room Danielle called for him:
“Wait John. I think Maryann has something to tell you.”
When he turned back the sisters were exchanging flashing looks.
“Sorry, I was a jerk. I'm just pissed to be in the hospital. Thank you for taking care of me.”
“No problem. It was the least I could do.”
“And John, if you can come back tomorrow to make her some company. I really have a very full day.”
“Danielle! I'm sure he's a very busy person too to come to the hospital babysitting a stranger on a Friday!”
“I may be able to show up, but only if it's not an inconvenient for you.”
“Of course it isn't. She will love to talk to you. You'll tell her better what happened than me. So, see you John. It was a pleasure. And thanks again for taking care of my little sister.”
“No need to thank!”
John left the hospital room trying to look cold and concentrated, but inside a shiver was expanding and could blow in a smile any moment now, and he couldn't let Maryann see it.
# posted by William Jack @ Sunday, November 13, 2005 
