--Two Months Later--
MJ and I were sitting at home watching cartoons, Aunt Mandy was in the kitchen making us lunch and we heard a glass break. We ran into the kitchen and Aunt Mandy was laying on the floor hunched over herself. MJ ran for the phone and I went over to Aunt Mandy, "Aunt Mandy? Are you okay? MJ's calling 911... They'll take care of you." Aunt Mandy just moaned. MJ was on the phone with the dispatch lady, "911 what is your emergency?" "My Aunt is laying on the floor, I don't know what's wrong with her but she needs an ambulance right away!" "Ok, Honey, what is your address?" "6874 Hillbridge drive." "Ok, an anbulance is on it's way. Do you know what your Aunt was doing when she fell down?" "She was making us lunch. She has cancer… is she gonna die??" "I don't know honey, but the ambulance is on it's way. Can you take the phone outside to flag them down so they know which house is yours?" "Babs, run out front, flag down the ambulance!" And with that said I ran outside. About three minutes later the ambulance came. "Hurry! She's in the kitchen!"
With that said the medics took over, put Aunt Mandy on a stretcher and ran off to the ambulance. A medic came over to MJ and I, "Come on, you'll ride in the Ambulance with us. You can tell us about your Aunt." "Ok, she has Breast Cancer. She's only 30 years old. She's the only family we have left." And by that time we were in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
MJ and I were in the waiting room for a while and then a nurse came over to us. "Are you girls going to be ok?" *sob* "I don't know, is our Aunt Mandy going to be ok?" "I don't know that hun, do you have any family to call?" MJ looked up at her, "She's our only family left, everyone else is in Heaven." "We could call Shawn and Paul, they would know what to do." "Ok, girls, do you know what Shawn or Paul's phone number is?" "No, we have their phone number at our house though. Could a police officer go and get it for us?" "Yes, one sure could, just tell him exactly where the phone number is."
About half an hour later MJ and I were finally on the phone calling Shawn. "Hello?" "Shawn, it's Babs." I said crying. "Honey, are you ok? Why are you crying?" "Shawn… Aunt Mandy is in the hospital. I don't know if she's gonna die or not. What is gonna happen to us if she dies?!" "Ok, Babs honey, calm down. I'm going to call Vince McMahon. Can you give me the phone number of where you're at so I can call you right back?" "Yes, but what if you don't call back?" "Babs, sweetie, trust me, I'm gonna call you back as soon as I can, Okay?" "Yes Shawn, nurse… what's the phone number?" The nurse took the phone from me and gave Shawn the phone number and they hung up.
MJ just looked at me, "Babs, it's gonna be okay. Everything will work out. Mommy and Daddy are looking over us right now, some how everything will be ok in the end." I stared at MJ, "I always knew you were the smartest of the two of us." And we went over to the hospital chairs and just held each other while we cried.
A few minutes later a doctor came over to us, he kneeled in front of us and said that he had news about Aunt Mandy. We both were dreading what the doc would say but we both wanted to know. He told us that Mandy's cancer was starting to take over her whole body and that she would be in pain most of the time, so she would have to stay at the hospital. He said that Mandy was awake and wanted to see us, but that she didn't look very good. And with that said to us we went to Aunt Mandy's room and saw her for the first time in the hospital bed, where she stayed for quite a while. Aunt Mandy talked to us for a while but then she got tired, so we left the room, while we were in the room Shawn had called, but the nurse had told him that we were busy so he made sure that the nurse would have us call him back as soon as we left that room.
The nurse told us that Shawn had called and that he wanted us to call him back as soon as possible. So I called him. "Hello?" "Hi Shawn." "Hi Babs, how is Mandy doing?" "She's dying. Well, we knew that she was dying, but she's really dying. The doctor said the cancer's taking over her body." "I talked to Vince earlier. He said that I could have off as much time as I need. I'll take the next flight out to Omaha, okay?" "Ok Shawn."
With that said MJ took the phone from me, "Shawn?" "Yes, MJ?" "When you're here do you think you could talk to Aunt Mandy about who's gonna take care of us when she goes to heaven?" "Yea hun, I will definetly talk to her about that. I already booked a flight, it leaves in about 20 minutes, the flight should only take two hours." "Okay Shawn." "I'll come straight down to the hospital when I get to Omaha ok?" "Yes, Shawn. Shawn? Thank you." "Oh, MJ, you're welcome. Paul will come to visit too, we just can't both have the same amount of time off." "Ok… I'll see you later tonight." "Bye MJ, tell Babs bye for me will you." "I will Shawn. Bye."
A little while after MJ got off the phone we both fell asleep in those uncomfortable chairs in the waiting room. A few hours later we were woken up by someone shaking us. "MJ, Babs, wake up." I opened my sleepy eyes, "Shawn?" "Yea, hun, it's me." "What time is it?" "It's a little after 4." "Ok… MJ, we need to get up. I'm really hungry and I know you are too, we had no lunch." "I know, I'm awake, I just don't wanna get up." "Aren't those chairs really uncomfortable?" I rolled my eyes at Shawn's comment and said, "Yea, but they're better than nothing."
Shawn laughed, "If I didn't know better I would think that you were teenagers just by the attitudes." "Yea, well buddy… we're still ONLY 10, our birthday isn't until January 20th." Shawn laughed, "It's only June, do you have a count down yet?" MJ rolled her eyes, "Our birthday was only 6 months ago, that means there are 6 months until it's our birthday again, why would we ALREADY have a count down for it?" "Hey now, I didn't mean to rub you the wrong way hun, and besides… I was only teasing you two, you know how much I like to do that." I rolled my eyes again. Shawn really loves to tease us, it's quite annoying actually.
We got up and went with Shawn to the cafeteria for some dinner. By the time we got back to Aunt Mandy's room she was awake. "Hi girls. Did you have anything to eat yet?" "Yes, Shawn took us to the cafeteria. Their food isn't too bad." Shawn laughed, "Aww… MJ don't let the cooks hear you say that. You may hurt their feelings." I looked at MJ, "And besides. It's better then anything Shawnie Boy could have cooked for us." MJ and Aunt Mandy laughed at that comment, Shawn just shook his head at me and said, "Just wait till I get you back home. You're gonna be FORCED to eat my food." And with that said he laughed evilly, which made everyone a little worried.
MJ and I were sitting at home watching cartoons, Aunt Mandy was in the kitchen making us lunch and we heard a glass break. We ran into the kitchen and Aunt Mandy was laying on the floor hunched over herself. MJ ran for the phone and I went over to Aunt Mandy, "Aunt Mandy? Are you okay? MJ's calling 911... They'll take care of you." Aunt Mandy just moaned. MJ was on the phone with the dispatch lady, "911 what is your emergency?" "My Aunt is laying on the floor, I don't know what's wrong with her but she needs an ambulance right away!" "Ok, Honey, what is your address?" "6874 Hillbridge drive." "Ok, an anbulance is on it's way. Do you know what your Aunt was doing when she fell down?" "She was making us lunch. She has cancer… is she gonna die??" "I don't know honey, but the ambulance is on it's way. Can you take the phone outside to flag them down so they know which house is yours?" "Babs, run out front, flag down the ambulance!" And with that said I ran outside. About three minutes later the ambulance came. "Hurry! She's in the kitchen!"
With that said the medics took over, put Aunt Mandy on a stretcher and ran off to the ambulance. A medic came over to MJ and I, "Come on, you'll ride in the Ambulance with us. You can tell us about your Aunt." "Ok, she has Breast Cancer. She's only 30 years old. She's the only family we have left." And by that time we were in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
MJ and I were in the waiting room for a while and then a nurse came over to us. "Are you girls going to be ok?" *sob* "I don't know, is our Aunt Mandy going to be ok?" "I don't know that hun, do you have any family to call?" MJ looked up at her, "She's our only family left, everyone else is in Heaven." "We could call Shawn and Paul, they would know what to do." "Ok, girls, do you know what Shawn or Paul's phone number is?" "No, we have their phone number at our house though. Could a police officer go and get it for us?" "Yes, one sure could, just tell him exactly where the phone number is."
About half an hour later MJ and I were finally on the phone calling Shawn. "Hello?" "Shawn, it's Babs." I said crying. "Honey, are you ok? Why are you crying?" "Shawn… Aunt Mandy is in the hospital. I don't know if she's gonna die or not. What is gonna happen to us if she dies?!" "Ok, Babs honey, calm down. I'm going to call Vince McMahon. Can you give me the phone number of where you're at so I can call you right back?" "Yes, but what if you don't call back?" "Babs, sweetie, trust me, I'm gonna call you back as soon as I can, Okay?" "Yes Shawn, nurse… what's the phone number?" The nurse took the phone from me and gave Shawn the phone number and they hung up.
MJ just looked at me, "Babs, it's gonna be okay. Everything will work out. Mommy and Daddy are looking over us right now, some how everything will be ok in the end." I stared at MJ, "I always knew you were the smartest of the two of us." And we went over to the hospital chairs and just held each other while we cried.
A few minutes later a doctor came over to us, he kneeled in front of us and said that he had news about Aunt Mandy. We both were dreading what the doc would say but we both wanted to know. He told us that Mandy's cancer was starting to take over her whole body and that she would be in pain most of the time, so she would have to stay at the hospital. He said that Mandy was awake and wanted to see us, but that she didn't look very good. And with that said to us we went to Aunt Mandy's room and saw her for the first time in the hospital bed, where she stayed for quite a while. Aunt Mandy talked to us for a while but then she got tired, so we left the room, while we were in the room Shawn had called, but the nurse had told him that we were busy so he made sure that the nurse would have us call him back as soon as we left that room.
The nurse told us that Shawn had called and that he wanted us to call him back as soon as possible. So I called him. "Hello?" "Hi Shawn." "Hi Babs, how is Mandy doing?" "She's dying. Well, we knew that she was dying, but she's really dying. The doctor said the cancer's taking over her body." "I talked to Vince earlier. He said that I could have off as much time as I need. I'll take the next flight out to Omaha, okay?" "Ok Shawn."
With that said MJ took the phone from me, "Shawn?" "Yes, MJ?" "When you're here do you think you could talk to Aunt Mandy about who's gonna take care of us when she goes to heaven?" "Yea hun, I will definetly talk to her about that. I already booked a flight, it leaves in about 20 minutes, the flight should only take two hours." "Okay Shawn." "I'll come straight down to the hospital when I get to Omaha ok?" "Yes, Shawn. Shawn? Thank you." "Oh, MJ, you're welcome. Paul will come to visit too, we just can't both have the same amount of time off." "Ok… I'll see you later tonight." "Bye MJ, tell Babs bye for me will you." "I will Shawn. Bye."
A little while after MJ got off the phone we both fell asleep in those uncomfortable chairs in the waiting room. A few hours later we were woken up by someone shaking us. "MJ, Babs, wake up." I opened my sleepy eyes, "Shawn?" "Yea, hun, it's me." "What time is it?" "It's a little after 4." "Ok… MJ, we need to get up. I'm really hungry and I know you are too, we had no lunch." "I know, I'm awake, I just don't wanna get up." "Aren't those chairs really uncomfortable?" I rolled my eyes at Shawn's comment and said, "Yea, but they're better than nothing."
Shawn laughed, "If I didn't know better I would think that you were teenagers just by the attitudes." "Yea, well buddy… we're still ONLY 10, our birthday isn't until January 20th." Shawn laughed, "It's only June, do you have a count down yet?" MJ rolled her eyes, "Our birthday was only 6 months ago, that means there are 6 months until it's our birthday again, why would we ALREADY have a count down for it?" "Hey now, I didn't mean to rub you the wrong way hun, and besides… I was only teasing you two, you know how much I like to do that." I rolled my eyes again. Shawn really loves to tease us, it's quite annoying actually.
We got up and went with Shawn to the cafeteria for some dinner. By the time we got back to Aunt Mandy's room she was awake. "Hi girls. Did you have anything to eat yet?" "Yes, Shawn took us to the cafeteria. Their food isn't too bad." Shawn laughed, "Aww… MJ don't let the cooks hear you say that. You may hurt their feelings." I looked at MJ, "And besides. It's better then anything Shawnie Boy could have cooked for us." MJ and Aunt Mandy laughed at that comment, Shawn just shook his head at me and said, "Just wait till I get you back home. You're gonna be FORCED to eat my food." And with that said he laughed evilly, which made everyone a little worried.