Chapter 2

Chandler raced to the hospital and quickly found that Monica was in ward 201. He was on his way to see Monica and was about to enter her ward when a doctor stopped him.

"Are you Chandler?" the doctor asked.

"Yes. Doctor Dorian?" Chandler replied.

"Hello." He held out his hand and Chandler shook it.

"Your wife's sate is critical. I'm afraid that her chances at surviving are slim. I'm so sorry. You can see her." He said sadly and moved away from the door.

Chandler couldn't believe it. He was going to lose Monica. No. The doctor said her chances were slim but he didn't say there was no chance. He tried to convince himself of it but a voice in his head just said that he had to say goodbye now because he wouldn't get another chance. Then he remembered. His friends had no clue! He decided to call them before he got in. He called his own apartment even though none of his friends lived there he knew they would be there.

"Hi, it's Chandler. Is everyone there?" Chandler asked as soon as Phoebe answered the phone.

"Hi...eh, yeah everyone except you and Mon. Why?" She asked, confused.

"I have to tell you guys something. Put me on speaker."

"Okay" Chandler heard a few beeps from the other line. "You're on speaker. Tell us your news!" Phoebe said rolling her eyes thinking it would be something stupid, I mean it was Chandler.

"Okay. Well. Here's the thing. You see, the thing is." Chandler stuttered trying to find the right words. He thought he might as well just come right out with it. "Monica got ran over by a lorry. I'm at the hospital just now, the Doctor said it is critical and she probably won't survive. You guys should come down here!"

"We are already on our way!" And with that Phoebe hung up.

He put his phone away and slowly entered the room. He gasped when he saw Monica with cuts and bruises all over her. She was hooked up to numerous wires and a pipe was up her nose. She was awake but barley.

"Hiya sweetie." Chandler said quietly.

"Hi. Look, Chandler before you say anything let me speak. I'm scared and I'm probably not going to make it through this so I want to make sure that you know that I love you so much! Tell the guys I love them too. Always remember I love you and..." She wasn't finished but she had no time. Her eyes slowly closed and she breathed her last painful breath. Chandler heard a long beep and turned around to see a straight line.

Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe were all in a taxi on their way to the hospital when Ross got a text. From Chandler.

All it said was.

'Gone'

'What do you mean?' Ross asked in reply.

'She is gone, dead.' As Ross read the text her felt his heart break.

Days past and the hurt was still there and was killing Phoebe, Joey, Rachel, Ross but especially Chandler. All they did now was sit and stare at each other, occasionally cry and they did look through a few photo albums but that was it. About 5 days later they decided, although they didn't want to they had to start going through Monica's things and start organising her funeral. They all drove to... Chandler's house, not Monica and Chandler's house, Chandler's house and it was heart aching to enter but eventually they did. Chandler and Rachel went upstairs to Chandler's room to look through Monica's things and Joey, Phoebe and Rachel went into the basement.

"I'm sorry." Rachel said to Chandler trying with all her might not to cry.

"I know, I am too!" Chandler replied, his voice so hollow and emotionless.

"I seriously...I just..." She paused "I can't even begin to imagine the hell you're going through!"

"You're going through it too. She was your best friend!"

"Yes, but too you she was so much more. She was an amazing friend for what? Ten years and then a loving girlfriend, fiancé wife and the mother of your children. I love her, in a friend way. You loved her..." Chandler interrupted.

"Love her. I still love her! I will always love her, even if she's not here to receive my love it will always be here!" With that he broke down crying. He was crying more than Rachel had ever seen someone cry and anyone could easily tell that he was falling apart inside. While trying to keep it together Rachel hugged Chandler but as she held him she felt cold tears roll down her face. She gave up and let herself weep.

She did so for a long time but after about 20 minutes they stopped and looked up at each other. Rachel gave chandler an encouraging smile and told him

"We'll be okay!"

"I know. But it will take me a looong time before I'm 'okay' with this."

"Yeh, I know. Me too. So, c'mon let's look through her stuff. I have always wanted to do this." She joked trying to make Chandler (and herself) feel better.

Rachel walked over the big box in Monica's cupboard and opened it. It was filled to the brim with memories and at the top was a photo album labelled 'Kiddie stuff'. She opened it and laughed at the first picture. "Ha, there's something I've never seen before." Rachel managed to say through her laughs.

"What?"

"Monica is taller than everyone in this photo!"

"No way!" Chandler had to see this! He laughed. The first time since Monica died.