You'll be in my heart, part 6, "THIS BOND BETWEEN US"
With help from Jing-Mei, Malucci got Carter on a bed. He saw that Carter was in a lot of pain but he knew it all was psychological.
"John! John! Do you hear me? Jing-Mei examined Carter. "Abby!"
"Yeah?" Abby said.
" Give him oxygen 15 l/h per mask. We've got to help him breath. He really is having problems. I thought he was over it".
Abby shook her head. "No, he will always remember it, but what have happened to Kate and Tess just reminded him of it too much. Poor Carol and Doug. This is just so. . .so. . It's so terrible that I can't even put words on it. 9 years ago I delivered Kate. She almost died and so did Carol. But later everything were fine with both girls and Carol. I remember everything as it was yesterday. How she was in love with 'the epidural man'. 9 years ago I helped them into the world and now they're gone. It's unbelievable".
"This is going to be tough for everyone. Those two girls know. . . ". Jing-Mei started but sadly remembered that Tess and Kate were dead. ".. knew everyone in the entire hospital. They kept running out from day care as often as they got the chance".
"Yeah, they were great girls", Abby said almost laughing as she remembered when Kate and Tess ran away from day care to watch all the action down stairs where their mother worked.
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"Tell me when the coast is clear", Kate whispered to Tess who was looking for annoying adults.
"Now!" Tess began to run followed by her sister.
Since they were 2 they'd from time to time ran away so by the age of 5 they were practically experts. They knew exactly where to crawl and where it was safe to walk. When they passed the admin. desk outside day care they headed to the elevator. After being on the run a couple of times they now knew which floor the ER was. They had ended up at the morgue once but when they'd discovered where they were, they'd run into the elevator again and tried the other floors.
"Tess, there's a nurse! Hide!" Kate said and hid behind two big plants while Tess crawled under a chair. When the nurse was gone, they continued their tour.
"That was close", Tess laughed. "I hope there's no one in the elevator".
As Tess wished the elevator was empty and both girls ran in it and pushed the button, which lead them down to the ER. When the door opened again they could see people running everywhere.
"Look!" Tess pointed. "There's Uncle Mark!"
"Don't worry. He's busy with sick people. Come on, maybe Jerry can show us
pictures", Kate said and took her sister's hand.
Tess and Kate crawled on their way to the admin. desk but when they didn't see a person there two sad puppy faces looked at each other. "No Jerry", Kate informed Tess who got upset. "Oh man!"
"The lounge?" Kate asked, and Tess nodded.
They took a quick look around after grown-ups before running into the lounge, where the TV was. Tess jumped up in the couch followed by her sister who had found the remote control and started to flip through the channels.
"Where are the cartoons?" Tess asked impatiently.
"I don't know", Kate replied.
Without thinking about getting caught Kate began to shout to the TV. "Hey! Stupid TV! Where are the cartoons! I know you're hiding them!
"Show us some cartoons you stupid. . little. . . big. . ugly. . grown up- tv", Tess continued yelling.
Carol was standing by the admin. desk with Abby, Carter and Haleh when she heard two too familiar voices.
"What's that?" Haleh asked
"Oh man! Not again", Carol said and headed to the lounge followed by the three others. When they entered the room, the first thing they could see were the twins standing by the TV talking and screaming at it. They were pretty mad.
"No matter how much you yell at it, the TV doesn't listen".
Both Tess and Kate stopped screaming when they heard their mother's voice. Tess looked at Kate. "Busted". They both turned around, looking not too happy about being caught so soon.
"Hi, Mommy", Tess said and put on her cutest smile that she knew her mother usually fell for, however this time it didn't work.
"This is the fifth time you run away from day care this week and it's only Tuesday. I'm sick of you running away all the time". She led the girls out from the lounge.
"Are you very mad, Mommy?" Tess asked. Even though it didn't work the last time, Tess again tried to get her mother feel sorry for her. This time by putting on a sad puppy face.
Carol looked down at her daughter. "No, I'm not very mad, but why do you have to run away from day care all the time?"
"Because we want to be with you", Kate said, curling her lips trying to do Tess' puppy face.
"I'm with you almost all the time except when I'm working".
"Why can't you just quit working, then?" Tess asked.
Carol stopped and knelt in front of Kate and Tess. "Look, girls. I have told you this thousand of times. I have to work so we get money. What happens if we don't have money?"
"Homicide: Life on the street", Tess grinned.
"Yeah, that is. ." Carol stopped. "Homicide: Life on the street"? What have Jerry shown you now?"
"Nothing", Tess said quickly. "We just watched it in the lounge last time we came that far".
Kate continued. "Yeah, usually we get caught on our way out of the elevator but this time and last time we got it all the way to the lounge with the big TV".
"Well, if I don't get to work because you keep running away from day care, we'll be "Homicide: Life on the street". Got it?"
"Oh no! I like our house!" Tess cried.
"Yeah, me too! Come on, Tess. Let's go back to day care! Go to work, Mommy!"
The twins began running in the direction of the elevator. Carol smiled happily as she followed them. Hopefully this was the last time they would run away, at least for a while.
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Meanwhile Jing-Mei and Abby tried to help Carter, Carol and Doug had come home again, this time knowing their little girls were dead. Their girls would never smile or laugh again.
"I should have protected them more, I should never have let them go swimming all by themselves, I should…." Carol cried but was interrupted by Doug.
"Stop saying those things, Carol. There's nothing you should have done. You did everything what a good mother would have done". He took Carol and his arms and they both stood crying on each other's shoulders.
"Did I?"
"Yes".
"If I was a good mother then why the hell are they dead now?"
"Shhh, calm down, Carol"
"No! I'm not going to calm down! Kate and Tess are dead! My little girls are dead, Doug, and I'm never going to hug them, or kiss them or tell them how much I love them ever again. Someone stole my daughters away from me…and…and." Carol wasn't able to say another word. All she could do now was cry. No matter how much she wanted to hope it was all a dream and that the girls would come running down the stairs fighting or laughing, she knew it was over. They would never sleep in their beds or watch Tarzan, their favourite movie, anymore. "Tarzan….", she said to herself.
Last Christmas Doug had bought them a karaoke player and Tess and Kate loved it, especially singing their favourite song from Tarzan, "You'll be in my heart". Carol wiped her tears while she ran upstairs in to Tess' room where she'd seen it last. When she came down she could see Doug sitting on the couch holding his face in his hands. She put the player on the floor and sat down next to him. Doug took her hand and squeezed it and then he smiled at her through all the tears.
"At least we've got each other", he finally said. Carol nodded and smiled back. "Yeah, we do".
While tears continued fluming down their cheeks, they looked at each other before their lips met. Doug looked at Carol to see her reaction but when he saw she didn't pull herself away, he assumed it was okay. He kissed her once more before he hugged her. "We'll get through this, Carol. We'll get through this, together".
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For one so small,
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry
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Don't you listen to them
'Cause what do they know
we need each other
to have, to hold
they'll see in time
I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together
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Carol looked at Doug and began to sob again. "Yeah, I…I know. I just miss them so much".
"So do I", he said and then he repeated himself, this time whispering while he kissed her on the forehead. "So do I"
With help from Jing-Mei, Malucci got Carter on a bed. He saw that Carter was in a lot of pain but he knew it all was psychological.
"John! John! Do you hear me? Jing-Mei examined Carter. "Abby!"
"Yeah?" Abby said.
" Give him oxygen 15 l/h per mask. We've got to help him breath. He really is having problems. I thought he was over it".
Abby shook her head. "No, he will always remember it, but what have happened to Kate and Tess just reminded him of it too much. Poor Carol and Doug. This is just so. . .so. . It's so terrible that I can't even put words on it. 9 years ago I delivered Kate. She almost died and so did Carol. But later everything were fine with both girls and Carol. I remember everything as it was yesterday. How she was in love with 'the epidural man'. 9 years ago I helped them into the world and now they're gone. It's unbelievable".
"This is going to be tough for everyone. Those two girls know. . . ". Jing-Mei started but sadly remembered that Tess and Kate were dead. ".. knew everyone in the entire hospital. They kept running out from day care as often as they got the chance".
"Yeah, they were great girls", Abby said almost laughing as she remembered when Kate and Tess ran away from day care to watch all the action down stairs where their mother worked.
---------------------------Flashback--------------------------------------
"Tell me when the coast is clear", Kate whispered to Tess who was looking for annoying adults.
"Now!" Tess began to run followed by her sister.
Since they were 2 they'd from time to time ran away so by the age of 5 they were practically experts. They knew exactly where to crawl and where it was safe to walk. When they passed the admin. desk outside day care they headed to the elevator. After being on the run a couple of times they now knew which floor the ER was. They had ended up at the morgue once but when they'd discovered where they were, they'd run into the elevator again and tried the other floors.
"Tess, there's a nurse! Hide!" Kate said and hid behind two big plants while Tess crawled under a chair. When the nurse was gone, they continued their tour.
"That was close", Tess laughed. "I hope there's no one in the elevator".
As Tess wished the elevator was empty and both girls ran in it and pushed the button, which lead them down to the ER. When the door opened again they could see people running everywhere.
"Look!" Tess pointed. "There's Uncle Mark!"
"Don't worry. He's busy with sick people. Come on, maybe Jerry can show us
pictures", Kate said and took her sister's hand.
Tess and Kate crawled on their way to the admin. desk but when they didn't see a person there two sad puppy faces looked at each other. "No Jerry", Kate informed Tess who got upset. "Oh man!"
"The lounge?" Kate asked, and Tess nodded.
They took a quick look around after grown-ups before running into the lounge, where the TV was. Tess jumped up in the couch followed by her sister who had found the remote control and started to flip through the channels.
"Where are the cartoons?" Tess asked impatiently.
"I don't know", Kate replied.
Without thinking about getting caught Kate began to shout to the TV. "Hey! Stupid TV! Where are the cartoons! I know you're hiding them!
"Show us some cartoons you stupid. . little. . . big. . ugly. . grown up- tv", Tess continued yelling.
Carol was standing by the admin. desk with Abby, Carter and Haleh when she heard two too familiar voices.
"What's that?" Haleh asked
"Oh man! Not again", Carol said and headed to the lounge followed by the three others. When they entered the room, the first thing they could see were the twins standing by the TV talking and screaming at it. They were pretty mad.
"No matter how much you yell at it, the TV doesn't listen".
Both Tess and Kate stopped screaming when they heard their mother's voice. Tess looked at Kate. "Busted". They both turned around, looking not too happy about being caught so soon.
"Hi, Mommy", Tess said and put on her cutest smile that she knew her mother usually fell for, however this time it didn't work.
"This is the fifth time you run away from day care this week and it's only Tuesday. I'm sick of you running away all the time". She led the girls out from the lounge.
"Are you very mad, Mommy?" Tess asked. Even though it didn't work the last time, Tess again tried to get her mother feel sorry for her. This time by putting on a sad puppy face.
Carol looked down at her daughter. "No, I'm not very mad, but why do you have to run away from day care all the time?"
"Because we want to be with you", Kate said, curling her lips trying to do Tess' puppy face.
"I'm with you almost all the time except when I'm working".
"Why can't you just quit working, then?" Tess asked.
Carol stopped and knelt in front of Kate and Tess. "Look, girls. I have told you this thousand of times. I have to work so we get money. What happens if we don't have money?"
"Homicide: Life on the street", Tess grinned.
"Yeah, that is. ." Carol stopped. "Homicide: Life on the street"? What have Jerry shown you now?"
"Nothing", Tess said quickly. "We just watched it in the lounge last time we came that far".
Kate continued. "Yeah, usually we get caught on our way out of the elevator but this time and last time we got it all the way to the lounge with the big TV".
"Well, if I don't get to work because you keep running away from day care, we'll be "Homicide: Life on the street". Got it?"
"Oh no! I like our house!" Tess cried.
"Yeah, me too! Come on, Tess. Let's go back to day care! Go to work, Mommy!"
The twins began running in the direction of the elevator. Carol smiled happily as she followed them. Hopefully this was the last time they would run away, at least for a while.
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Meanwhile Jing-Mei and Abby tried to help Carter, Carol and Doug had come home again, this time knowing their little girls were dead. Their girls would never smile or laugh again.
"I should have protected them more, I should never have let them go swimming all by themselves, I should…." Carol cried but was interrupted by Doug.
"Stop saying those things, Carol. There's nothing you should have done. You did everything what a good mother would have done". He took Carol and his arms and they both stood crying on each other's shoulders.
"Did I?"
"Yes".
"If I was a good mother then why the hell are they dead now?"
"Shhh, calm down, Carol"
"No! I'm not going to calm down! Kate and Tess are dead! My little girls are dead, Doug, and I'm never going to hug them, or kiss them or tell them how much I love them ever again. Someone stole my daughters away from me…and…and." Carol wasn't able to say another word. All she could do now was cry. No matter how much she wanted to hope it was all a dream and that the girls would come running down the stairs fighting or laughing, she knew it was over. They would never sleep in their beds or watch Tarzan, their favourite movie, anymore. "Tarzan….", she said to herself.
Last Christmas Doug had bought them a karaoke player and Tess and Kate loved it, especially singing their favourite song from Tarzan, "You'll be in my heart". Carol wiped her tears while she ran upstairs in to Tess' room where she'd seen it last. When she came down she could see Doug sitting on the couch holding his face in his hands. She put the player on the floor and sat down next to him. Doug took her hand and squeezed it and then he smiled at her through all the tears.
"At least we've got each other", he finally said. Carol nodded and smiled back. "Yeah, we do".
While tears continued fluming down their cheeks, they looked at each other before their lips met. Doug looked at Carol to see her reaction but when he saw she didn't pull herself away, he assumed it was okay. He kissed her once more before he hugged her. "We'll get through this, Carol. We'll get through this, together".
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For one so small,
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry
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Don't you listen to them
'Cause what do they know
we need each other
to have, to hold
they'll see in time
I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together
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Carol looked at Doug and began to sob again. "Yeah, I…I know. I just miss them so much".
"So do I", he said and then he repeated himself, this time whispering while he kissed her on the forehead. "So do I"