1 Chapter 10
Amy was sitting in a chair looking out the window. She saw two people fighting and she shook her head. * It's awful to fight * she thought to herself. She rolled her head back and suddenly pictured something awful.
*Either shut up or leave me alone!* she heard someone say in her head.
She jumped up a little frightened. "What was that?" she asked as the nurse came in. "What was what?" the nurse asked. "I just pictured someone yelling at me. Telling me to shut or leave them alone," Amy said nervously.
The nurse hugged her. "Don't worry sweetie. No one is coming after you. It could be that you're recovering," the nurse said smiling. "So you think I'm in this hospital because someone yelled at me?" Amy asked. "Maybe. I don't know. But like I said give it time. You'll recover," the nurse said reassuringly. Amy nodded and walked back over to where she was sitting. As the nurse walked out she sighed. "I'm never going to remember anything," Amy said as she laid her head on the table.
:: Funeral ::
Matt and Bailey arrived before anyone else. They were both wearing black and they both had sad looks on their faces. Although they knew Amy's body didn't turn up and they couldn't place her in the casket, they still used one. Matt sighed as more people approached them. "I'm so sorry," Gilbert said sadly. Matt hugged him. "She's gone Dad. She's gone," Matt wept. Gilbert held his son tightly. "We'll get through this son," Gilbert reassured him. "I hope so Dad. I really hope so," Matt said as he let go of Gilbert. Next to approach them was Jeff and so on...
After the funeral was over, Matt felt relieved but still sad. "You want to go to the park?" Matt asked Bailey. She nodded. Even though she knew he didn't want to go to the park for fun, she still said yes. He opened the car door for her and she got in. He then got in and started to drive to "Floyd Lamb Park."
:: Floyd Lamb Park ::
They walked through the long white gate and approached a tree.
"This is where I proposed to your mommy," Matt said as tears drizzled down his cheeks. Bailey hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry you're stuck with me daddy," Bailey said apologetically. He smiled a little. "Stuck with you? That's the best thing that ever happened to me," he said as her smile widened. "Can we play hide and go seek? That was Mommy's favorite game when we came to the park," Bailey asked. Matt nodded and started to count. She ran and ran, but suddenly bumped into someone.
"Ouch!" she yelled. "Oh I am sorry honey. Are you ok?" the lady asked concerned. Bailey nodded. "I'm playing hide and go seek 'cause it was my mommy's favorite game," Bailey explained.
The lady looked confused but nodded. Suddenly Matt came behind Bailey and picked her up. "I found you!" he yelled as she laughed.
The lady smiled at him as he looked at her. "Hi. I'm West," she said extending her hand. "West? Interesting name. I'm Matt," he replied as he shook her hand. "Your daughter bumped into me and then she explained that she was playing hide and go seek with you," West said as Bailey nodded. "Yeah. I told her it was Mommy's favorite game," Bailey said proudly. Once again, West had a confused look on her face. "My wife died a couple of days ago," Matt said looking down. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt anything," she said as she turned to walk away. "No, no. It's ok," he said stopping her. "Well. I have to go actually, but it was nice meeting you and your daughter. She's very cute," West complimented.
"Will you be my baby-sitter?" Bailey asked out of nowhere. "Excuse me?" West asked. Matt realized that he did need a baby-sitter to take care of Bailey. "I know we don't know each other very well. But if we can exchange numbers or something like that, I'd really like it," he said as she smiled.
"Ok and yes, I'd love to baby-sit you. If that's alright with your daddy of course," she said as Matt nodded. "Yay!" Bailey yelled. Matt wrote down his phone number as she wrote hers. They exchanged papers and said goodbye. Once she was out of sight, Matt looked at Bailey confused.
"Why did you want her to baby-sit you so much? We don't even know her," Matt said. "She seems nice and I wanted her too. And plus I know we needed a baby-sitter," Bailey said in a smarty voice. Matt laughed a little and pulled her close to him. "I love you so much," he said as they walked to the swing-set. Bailey smiled and got on a swing. Matt started to push her back and forth. He sighed as he looked up at the sky. Maybe he could survive after all.
Amy was sitting in a chair looking out the window. She saw two people fighting and she shook her head. * It's awful to fight * she thought to herself. She rolled her head back and suddenly pictured something awful.
*Either shut up or leave me alone!* she heard someone say in her head.
She jumped up a little frightened. "What was that?" she asked as the nurse came in. "What was what?" the nurse asked. "I just pictured someone yelling at me. Telling me to shut or leave them alone," Amy said nervously.
The nurse hugged her. "Don't worry sweetie. No one is coming after you. It could be that you're recovering," the nurse said smiling. "So you think I'm in this hospital because someone yelled at me?" Amy asked. "Maybe. I don't know. But like I said give it time. You'll recover," the nurse said reassuringly. Amy nodded and walked back over to where she was sitting. As the nurse walked out she sighed. "I'm never going to remember anything," Amy said as she laid her head on the table.
:: Funeral ::
Matt and Bailey arrived before anyone else. They were both wearing black and they both had sad looks on their faces. Although they knew Amy's body didn't turn up and they couldn't place her in the casket, they still used one. Matt sighed as more people approached them. "I'm so sorry," Gilbert said sadly. Matt hugged him. "She's gone Dad. She's gone," Matt wept. Gilbert held his son tightly. "We'll get through this son," Gilbert reassured him. "I hope so Dad. I really hope so," Matt said as he let go of Gilbert. Next to approach them was Jeff and so on...
After the funeral was over, Matt felt relieved but still sad. "You want to go to the park?" Matt asked Bailey. She nodded. Even though she knew he didn't want to go to the park for fun, she still said yes. He opened the car door for her and she got in. He then got in and started to drive to "Floyd Lamb Park."
:: Floyd Lamb Park ::
They walked through the long white gate and approached a tree.
"This is where I proposed to your mommy," Matt said as tears drizzled down his cheeks. Bailey hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry you're stuck with me daddy," Bailey said apologetically. He smiled a little. "Stuck with you? That's the best thing that ever happened to me," he said as her smile widened. "Can we play hide and go seek? That was Mommy's favorite game when we came to the park," Bailey asked. Matt nodded and started to count. She ran and ran, but suddenly bumped into someone.
"Ouch!" she yelled. "Oh I am sorry honey. Are you ok?" the lady asked concerned. Bailey nodded. "I'm playing hide and go seek 'cause it was my mommy's favorite game," Bailey explained.
The lady looked confused but nodded. Suddenly Matt came behind Bailey and picked her up. "I found you!" he yelled as she laughed.
The lady smiled at him as he looked at her. "Hi. I'm West," she said extending her hand. "West? Interesting name. I'm Matt," he replied as he shook her hand. "Your daughter bumped into me and then she explained that she was playing hide and go seek with you," West said as Bailey nodded. "Yeah. I told her it was Mommy's favorite game," Bailey said proudly. Once again, West had a confused look on her face. "My wife died a couple of days ago," Matt said looking down. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt anything," she said as she turned to walk away. "No, no. It's ok," he said stopping her. "Well. I have to go actually, but it was nice meeting you and your daughter. She's very cute," West complimented.
"Will you be my baby-sitter?" Bailey asked out of nowhere. "Excuse me?" West asked. Matt realized that he did need a baby-sitter to take care of Bailey. "I know we don't know each other very well. But if we can exchange numbers or something like that, I'd really like it," he said as she smiled.
"Ok and yes, I'd love to baby-sit you. If that's alright with your daddy of course," she said as Matt nodded. "Yay!" Bailey yelled. Matt wrote down his phone number as she wrote hers. They exchanged papers and said goodbye. Once she was out of sight, Matt looked at Bailey confused.
"Why did you want her to baby-sit you so much? We don't even know her," Matt said. "She seems nice and I wanted her too. And plus I know we needed a baby-sitter," Bailey said in a smarty voice. Matt laughed a little and pulled her close to him. "I love you so much," he said as they walked to the swing-set. Bailey smiled and got on a swing. Matt started to push her back and forth. He sighed as he looked up at the sky. Maybe he could survive after all.
