Second Chances: No Good Turn Goes Unpunished.
A Simon & Simon Story
When one of the Simons is hurt during an assignment,
his family faces some hard questions.
Will their faith be enough to stop a killer? (This is a work of fiction. No money is being made on it, and the characters are owned by Universal
and are only being borrowed for a little while. .)
Prologue
Paralyzed.
Laurie didn't hear that word. No. He wasn't going to be in a wheelchair, no, it had to be a mistake.
She looked in the eyes of her friend, doctor, surrogate uncle. "Rudy, are you sure?" she managed.
"Honey, I think it's only temporary, he's had a shock to the spinal cord. It's not damaged that we can tell, just swollen, that's why he has some feeling below the waist, but his legs are affected for the time being. If it doesn't go down in 24 hours, I'll try something else, but for now we'll let the medication work." he replied.
Make a sound, any sound, Rick, please. "Rudy, can we see him, is he conscious?" her husband asked, finally.
"He's in and out of awareness, yes, you two can go in, then I want only one of you or Robin or Cecilia in at a time.", her friend told them. She caught him staring at her; "Laurie, are you all right, do you want some water?"
"I'm ok, just give me a minute.", she replied. Taking a deep breath, she focused on Rick's face. Please God, let me stay together, not fall apart, she prayed. "I'm fine, Rudy, can we sit with him now?"
The doctor gazed at the husband and wife sitting so still in front of him. "Sure, just know that he may not make much sense right now. Give him some time, all right?"
"Ok, thank you, Rudy." she answered automatically. Glancing at her husband again, she saw he wore the same expression, shock and disbelief. Realizing this was one time she needed to be the strong one, she held out her hand. "Darling, let's go see him, please?"
As if the words unlocked something, a flicker of emotion appeared in his eyes, then Rick looked at her. "All right, Laurie." Taking her hand, he felt how cold it was, then cursed himself for only focusing on his fears.
Interlocking his fingers with hers, he gazed down at his wife, "He'll be all right, sweetheart.", he told her. Following Rudy down the hall, they went into a hospital room, then stopped short.
Tubes everywhere, hooked up to an i.v., it was their worst nightmare. Exhaling, Laurie advanced toward the bed, then leaned over and kissed his forehead.
"It's your mom, Robbie, your father and I are here." she said.
A Simon & Simon Story
When one of the Simons is hurt during an assignment,
his family faces some hard questions.
Will their faith be enough to stop a killer? (This is a work of fiction. No money is being made on it, and the characters are owned by Universal
and are only being borrowed for a little while. .)
Prologue
Paralyzed.
Laurie didn't hear that word. No. He wasn't going to be in a wheelchair, no, it had to be a mistake.
She looked in the eyes of her friend, doctor, surrogate uncle. "Rudy, are you sure?" she managed.
"Honey, I think it's only temporary, he's had a shock to the spinal cord. It's not damaged that we can tell, just swollen, that's why he has some feeling below the waist, but his legs are affected for the time being. If it doesn't go down in 24 hours, I'll try something else, but for now we'll let the medication work." he replied.
Make a sound, any sound, Rick, please. "Rudy, can we see him, is he conscious?" her husband asked, finally.
"He's in and out of awareness, yes, you two can go in, then I want only one of you or Robin or Cecilia in at a time.", her friend told them. She caught him staring at her; "Laurie, are you all right, do you want some water?"
"I'm ok, just give me a minute.", she replied. Taking a deep breath, she focused on Rick's face. Please God, let me stay together, not fall apart, she prayed. "I'm fine, Rudy, can we sit with him now?"
The doctor gazed at the husband and wife sitting so still in front of him. "Sure, just know that he may not make much sense right now. Give him some time, all right?"
"Ok, thank you, Rudy." she answered automatically. Glancing at her husband again, she saw he wore the same expression, shock and disbelief. Realizing this was one time she needed to be the strong one, she held out her hand. "Darling, let's go see him, please?"
As if the words unlocked something, a flicker of emotion appeared in his eyes, then Rick looked at her. "All right, Laurie." Taking her hand, he felt how cold it was, then cursed himself for only focusing on his fears.
Interlocking his fingers with hers, he gazed down at his wife, "He'll be all right, sweetheart.", he told her. Following Rudy down the hall, they went into a hospital room, then stopped short.
Tubes everywhere, hooked up to an i.v., it was their worst nightmare. Exhaling, Laurie advanced toward the bed, then leaned over and kissed his forehead.
"It's your mom, Robbie, your father and I are here." she said.