Chapter 7: Dana's house



Max took a quick pit stop to fill up her tank then rode through the night and the deserted city roads to Dana's house. She would have to go through Dana's window. Max sighed. Why couldn't Terry be a man and tell her himself?

Max rounded the corner and saw Dana's house on the end of the street. She slowed down, trying not to make noise to awake Dana's neighbors. Max pulled into the driveway of Dana's house. She turned off the motorcycle and began climbing the side of the house.

She reached Dana's window with some difficulty. Hey, she wasn't Batman. Max rapped softly on Dana's window. 'Come on Dana, wake up.' She pleaded to herself. Dana didn't even flinch. Max rapped on the door loudly this time and Dana awoke quickly.

"Max!" Dana squealed when she slumped over to the window. Dana opened the window and let Max inside her bedroom. She lowered her voice to a whisper. "What are you doing here?" "I have to tell you something Dana. It may be hard to believe but it's the truth." Max replied. Dana nodded though Max could tell she was confused. "Come on Dana, why don't you sit down?"

Dana sat on her bed looking up at Max as she took in a long, loud breath then began her story. Sometimes Max had to stop to suppress her tears. Mostly, she looked at the floor when she was talking because looking at Dana was too painful. Max finished with, "We don't know what's wrong with him." When Max finally looked from the floor Dana was white and panic stricken. Dana fell off her bed, crumpled into a ball on the floor and cried.

When she had no more tears to shed, Dana asked, "Can I see him?" Max nodded. "When?" "Sometime…perhaps today. I'm not sure." Max paused then looked up at Dana. "No, let's go now. I think Terry has something he owes you." "Owes me?" Dana asked. "Something he hasn't told you…" Max's voice trailed off. She took Dana's hand and led her down the side of the house just as the sun was coming up.

Dana and Max jumped on the motorcycle and rode off to the hospital. 'You have to tell her Terry. You owe her that much.' Max thought.