Danny took a deep breath so here it was a different future.
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Alice took a deep breath, the next time she'd walk out of this place she'd probably have a little boy or girl. Her heart leapt slightly at the thought, she could just see a little boy, the image of Danny... Danny.
She walked, or... waddled, through the wards until she reached Danny's room. She set her bags down slowly before walking over to him and greeting the lifeless man with her usual kiss. She stood up straight and looked at him. His expression was pained today, like he was experiencing something terrible. She sighed before sitting down. Was not waking up for the birth of their child not painful enough for him?
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Danny's mother took his hand and as the times before he saw many events flash before him. They were of course all a blur, he couldn't see too much of his future could he?
"This future is more full on Daniel." His mother touched his arm to comfort him. "You'll see a lot more."
Danny just nodded as they stopped at Leopards Den. He frowned, the place had a terrible atmosphere, it was dull, dead, lifeless. He saw the animal hospital sat idily gathering dust and he realised no one was outside. The stagmant air was left lingering. Danny didn't like this.
"Come on." His mother said, clutching her sons hand like he was just five years old. Danny felt scared, vulnerable. This was not the way he knew his home!
"Alice we have to make some arrangements! Please!"
Danny frowned as he heard Dupe's hoarse voice, he quickly walked round to see a tearful and emotional Dupe trying to get into their room.
"I don't want too! You haven't lost the love of your life!" She screamed. "You're not the one who's one day got to explain to..." Alice's voice went muffled so Danny couldn't hear. "Why their father is not here!"
Danny gasped... he'd always be there for his child!
"You died Daniel." His mother whispered.
"No! I refuse, I refuse to die!" Danny shouted! He felt a stabbing pain in the back of his head.
They walked into the room and saw Alice clutching Danny's pillow, she looked truly awful. Her beautiful features were so... hurt, so petrified. Her eyes were red and raw with the amount of crying she had obviously done and she was thin. Suddenly a baby started crying, Danny jumped in shock as Alice leapt into action. The baby was nothing but a blur but he could see the way Alice looked after him.
He smiled, his eyes welled with tears, his heart felt like he was going to burst with love, pride and gratitude. He rubbed the back of his head as he got the same stabbing pain. Ouch! They hurt!
"Come." His mother interrupted his thoughts as she grabbed his hand. The next scene they were taken to was near where Sarah has been buried. Danny sighed.
He looked around, horrified by the sight he saw. He could see Alice weeping, although he could also she was trying to be brave, Evan had his arm around her as both Olivia and Charlotte clutched her hands. Rosie and Max were stood next to them, Rosie's head buried in Max's chest. He then saw a number of other people gathered around a black marble tombstone.
He decided to take a closer look. He smiled as he saw all the black was broken up by every person wearing blue. Danny's favourite colour, mainly because it was the colour of Alice's eyes, he could see even the baby in his blurry vision wore a small blue jumper with black pants. He was awe-struck.
He moved towards the tombstone and grimaced as he saw the writing – his own name was there. He winced as he saw the coffin... his dead body was in that?
He continued to watch the service... suddenly the coffin was lowered and he heard the worst sound he had ever heard. A high pitched, pained shriek and then the never ending sobbing. His heart broke as he saw Alice on the floor. He wanted to run and hug her, tell her it was okay, but he couldn't. And that broke his heart even further. This was the height of all torture, Danny literally felt torn.
"I don't... I don't wanna see anymore. It hurts too much mum." Danny whimpered as he saw everyone leave Alice, she began talking to his wooden box. Danny by this point was crying his heart out. He couldn't take this! He couldn't put Alice through this, he never ever wanted to hurt her and he was sorry for all the times he had. His stabbing pain returned.
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Alice felt sick... oh just go away she thought. Why did she have to go into labour now. She knew she should tell someone deep down but she didn't want to. She didn't even want this is to be real anymore... she wanted to wake up from this nightmare! The baby was positive maybe, but Alice felt like she couldn't do this without Danny. She felt guilty.
She sighed, definitely showing, the contractions were getting worse, starting to kill her in fact. Now all she needed was for her damn waters to break! She cursed angrily... Danny had to wake up for this! She wasn't exactly feeling exactly confident about... in Olivia's words, popping the baby out without him, and she wasn't sure she felt comfortable with Vanessa, well she did but not as comfortable as she would with Danny.
"Danny you stupid man I'm in labour, please wake up!" She cried. "Anyway, I'm gonna have to ring Vanessa, I want you not her!"
Alice sighed as she walked off and rang Vanessa.
"Hello?" Vanessa's dainty voice answered.
"Vanessa it's Alice listen... oh shit." Alice looked down.
"What Alice?" Vanessa sounded alarmed.
Alice sighed, "Vanessa, my waters just broke."
"On my way." Vanessa put the phone down as Alice sighed, she had to tell a nurse now.
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Danny was taken away from the painful scene and taken to around two years in the future. God, Alice was unrecognisable. Her once glowing skin was pale and dull. Those once beautiful, vibrant eyes were now hazed and dreary. Those once moist lips were shrivelled and chapped. Her once perfect hair was now a mess, un-styled. Danny winced as he even saw a few grey hairs seeping through.
"This cannot be Alice... she'd DIE if she thought she had grey hairs." Danny cried in hurt, disbelief and anger.
"She's not Alice anymore. She's nobody." His mother told him. "Alice is broken Daniel, she's depressed, lonely. She only lives for the children."
"You mean..." Danny stopped.
"She's practically dead." His mother elaborated.
Danny began to week, this was torment, anguish!
"No! Alice is always alive! She's alive in here." He put his hand to the left side of his chest, over his heart. His mother had to quickly swipe her eyes, god her son really did adore that woman.
"Come." His mother said.
Danny nodded and took her hand. He wasn't sure how much more of this he could take. This hurt like a knife through his chest. He'd rather die than see all this happen to Alice! Or should he say, he'd rather live than all this happen to Alice. He felt that stabbing pain once more. What was that?
Danny was whisked to yet another funeral. He could see blurs of people. He frowned, why not show him? He looked at the tombstone. This was eighteen years in the future.
"Alice stayed alive long enough to care for your child. She battled through all those years. When they left home to go uni, she felt alone. She wanted one person you. For eighteen years, she battled her depression and her ultimate desire. For eighteen years, she waited to join you once more. She loved you Danny, she never loved anyone else." His mother told him.
"No! No! No! I can't watch her funeral!" He screamed hysterically. "But she waited for me?"
"She never stopped believing you'd be waiting for at rainbow bridge. She never lost that image of you standing there, her running towards you, you sweeping her up in her arms and kissing her. She imagined you with all the animals around you. And then you'd take her hand and you'd be together for all eternity." His mother was crying by this point. "She hadn't heard your voice, seen you, smelt you or touched you for eighteen years Daniel."
"I love her so much. I would be there waiting for her. But, she lives hell... God, mum I can't do this to her! I love her so much! I have to live... I couldn't imagine losing her, I don't think I'd survive." Danny whispered. The pain returned.
"Come on Daniel, I think you've seen enough." His mother said before taking his hand...
A/N – Ohhh what's gonna happen? Is Danny gonna wake up?
Dum dum dum!
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