Chapter 11

Voice over the speakers of the Toronto Hospital

"Cold Blue, Cold Blue. Room 216. Cold Blue. Cold Blue"

The three friends look at each in horror: TOMMY! they scream simultaneously and ran to his room.

There are multitudes of doctors and nurses scurrying about.

Nurse: I'm sorry you'll have to wait outside, the nurse bellowed as she closed the door in the face of three panicked friends.

Darius sunk to the floor actually showing some remorse: Why did I make him feel so bad about it. He lives with it everyday and I just couldn't leave him alone.

Sadie and Kwest listening and watching at the door:

Doctor(1): Charge to 200. Tommy's pail body rose off the bed and thudded back down.

--BEEEEEEEEEP--

Doctor(1): "Charge to 300." His body convulsed on the bed again. "He's still flat lined, push 2cc's of epi and charge to 400."

Doctor (2): There's nothing left to shock doctor.

Sadie buried her head in Kwest's chest unable to watch him die.

Doctor (1): He was perfectly fine. He shouldn't have flat lined. The doctor started to perform CPR. --Crack went a rib-- I said push it, now, she yelled.

Kwest's eyes filled up with tears watching his friend fade away.

Doctor (1): Charge to 400, clear.

The doctors in the room waited for a second, watching the monitor.

Doctor (2): He's gone. Call the time.

Doctor (1): Just wait a minute! She yelled, frustrated with his lack of faith.

Flash to Jude

Jude was hunched over in her seat, still clutching her chest: Ow, Tommy? Jude tried desperately to take a deep breath, but only shallow breaths were allowed to pass through her lungs.

Stewardess: Mam are you ok?

Jude: No I need a phone. The stewardess flipped down the phone in front of Jude in the seat.

Jude in excruciating pain: Yes I need Toronto General. Ring Could you connect me to room 216?

Receptionist: Um…I'll connect you to the nurse's station.

Jude in between breaths: Wait…breath…Why…breath.

Ring

Nurse: Second floor nurses station.

Jude: Could you…connect me…to Tom…Quincy's room…please.

Nurse: Um…Hold on one moment please.

Jude's panic at why no one would connect him to his room made her breathing even more hesitant. Everything around her was spinning.

The nurse walked to Tom's room talking to Sadie, Kwest, and Darius: There's a young lady on the phone for Mr. Quincy, could any of you talk to her?

Sadie: Jude? I'll take it. On the phone Jude?!

Jude: Sadie? Let me…talk to…Tommy, she said confused as to why her sister was on the phone and thinking the worst for the reason he wasn't.

She paused and then through the tears: Jude he's…

Jude: Sadie…what? Tell…me.

Sadie: What's the matter with you? Why are you having trouble talking?

Jude struggling to breathe, the tears making it even harder to take a steady breath: Sadie please…I know…something's wrong…I feel it… she said almost inaudible from desperate breaths and sobs.

Sadie: There working on him Jude. Where are you?

Jude: A plane…Can you…talk to…him?

Sadie: His hearts not beating Jude.

Jude: "WHAT," she said shaking! "I…knew something…was wrong…Just tell him...I love him…please…It's important," she said frantically becoming dizzy from the lack of oxygen. Her head was throbbing and she rocked back and forth fighting the desire to pass out.

Sadie: Hang on Jude I'll be back.

Sadie TTH: I don't know if he'll hear me, but what else do we have to lose.

Jude waited in agony when she passed out and fell to the floor.

Sadie entered Tommy's room where the doctors have stopped working.

Sadie: What are you doing? Keep working, she screams.

Doctor (1): If his heart doesn't start beating on it's own I'm afraid he's gone. I'm so sorry, he's just been out too long.

Sadie leaned down and whispered in Tommy's ear: "Don't go Tommy. Jude needs you. She called for you. She felt you dying. She cares Tommy, she does. She loves you. If you go so will Jude. You two are connected. She said to tell you she loves you. She wants to be with you Tommy, but you have to come back. Fight for her, don't give up. It's not too late. She may seem strong, like she needs no one, but it' a lie. She needs you Tommy. What will she do without her soul mate?" Her words had become squeaky as she tried to get them out without breaking out into full sobs.

Jude lying on the floor with a stewardess taking her pulse and begins to perform CPR.

"I need help she's not breathing."

Tommy lies in his hospital bed while the doctor watches the heart monitor.

"I'm sorry Ms. Harrison, looking at her watch. Time of death…"