When Elizabeth felt a little steadier, she got up from her chair in the
lounge and went to see what patients she still had to see. Elizabeth was
reading her charts when she saw Susan approach her.
" Are you okay?" she asked worriedly
"I think so," Elizabeth replied, hesitantly. " Just think, this way, I will be closer to Mark sooner than I thought."
"Oh Elizabeth, don't think like that. You're going to be fine! I can tell." Susan said, trying to comfort her grieving friend. " What do you say we go to Doc Magoos after work and get a bite to eat, huh?"
"Oh I really shouldn't. I've got all of this paper work to do and…"
"Elizabeth, you need a break!" Susan said, cutting her off.
"Well I guess I could use a little pick-me-up." Elizabeth said, trying to sound cheerful.
"Very well then, I'll meet you right here in a half hour." Susan said and smiled.
"Thank you Susan," Elizabeth said, gratefully and pulled her into a warm embrace.
"You know I am always here for you" Susan said, "I'll be back at 6:00."
Elizabeth finished some of her paperwork and went to the lounge to rest until she was to go to Doc Magoos. Elizabeth fell into a deep sleep and started to dream.
"Elizabeth, you look beautiful tonight." Mark exclaimed.
"Oh mark, you don't have to say that!" Elizabeth replied, giggling.
"Oh but I do…you look amazing."
Elizabeth could not figure out why her husband was saying she looked so beautiful. She had just finished with Ella, her hair was in a messy bun on the top of her head and she had her pajama pants on with a tank top. She didn't feel very glamorous at the least bit. Just then, she heard a knock at the door.
"Damn, I'll get it. Don't you go anywhere!" Mark exclaimed.
Elizabeth waited for her husband to get back. Finally she got up and walked over to the front door which was open. To her horror, she saw Mark, on the floor covered in blood.
"MARK!!!" She exclaimed!
Elizabeth…can you hear me? Elizabeth?
"Elizabeth?" Susan asked, worriedly
"Mark…oh Susan, I'm sorry. I just had an awful dream." Elizabeth replied. She was blushing a little and her head was cold sweat.
"Sweetie, you don't look good. Maybe we should do this another time." Susan said, stroking the hair back from Elizabeth's forehead.
"No, no I'm fine, let's go." Elizabeth said and got up from her chair. Suddenly she saw the whole room moving but she tried not to let it bother her. She reached out to Susan just for comfort.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Susan asked.
"Yes I am fine." Elizabeth said even though she felt as though she had just been run over by a truck.
At Doc Magoos, Elizabeth and Susan got coffees and a pizza to share.
"So, what seems to be really bothering you?" Susan asked as she sipped out of her coffee.
"Its just that, well Mark died from Cancer and it just frightens me that I may die as well. But in other ways, maybe it's a good thing. Maybe Mark needs me up there." Elizabeth said as she looked out the window into the star-filled sky.
Susan nodded. "I can understand how you might feel that way but you have to understand that Mark wants you to be happy and healthy. He knows you have Ella and that she needs you here. Whatever would she do without her mommy?" Susan said.
"Susan, may I ask you something?" Elizabeth asked
"Why sure, anything!" Susan replied with a friendly smile.
"If I die, will you take Ella for me?"
"Elizabeth, you are not going to die. But if those circumstances do come, I would be glad to take care of Ella."
"Oh Susan, thank you so much!" Elizabeth cried and threw her arms around her friend.
" Are you okay?" she asked worriedly
"I think so," Elizabeth replied, hesitantly. " Just think, this way, I will be closer to Mark sooner than I thought."
"Oh Elizabeth, don't think like that. You're going to be fine! I can tell." Susan said, trying to comfort her grieving friend. " What do you say we go to Doc Magoos after work and get a bite to eat, huh?"
"Oh I really shouldn't. I've got all of this paper work to do and…"
"Elizabeth, you need a break!" Susan said, cutting her off.
"Well I guess I could use a little pick-me-up." Elizabeth said, trying to sound cheerful.
"Very well then, I'll meet you right here in a half hour." Susan said and smiled.
"Thank you Susan," Elizabeth said, gratefully and pulled her into a warm embrace.
"You know I am always here for you" Susan said, "I'll be back at 6:00."
Elizabeth finished some of her paperwork and went to the lounge to rest until she was to go to Doc Magoos. Elizabeth fell into a deep sleep and started to dream.
"Elizabeth, you look beautiful tonight." Mark exclaimed.
"Oh mark, you don't have to say that!" Elizabeth replied, giggling.
"Oh but I do…you look amazing."
Elizabeth could not figure out why her husband was saying she looked so beautiful. She had just finished with Ella, her hair was in a messy bun on the top of her head and she had her pajama pants on with a tank top. She didn't feel very glamorous at the least bit. Just then, she heard a knock at the door.
"Damn, I'll get it. Don't you go anywhere!" Mark exclaimed.
Elizabeth waited for her husband to get back. Finally she got up and walked over to the front door which was open. To her horror, she saw Mark, on the floor covered in blood.
"MARK!!!" She exclaimed!
Elizabeth…can you hear me? Elizabeth?
"Elizabeth?" Susan asked, worriedly
"Mark…oh Susan, I'm sorry. I just had an awful dream." Elizabeth replied. She was blushing a little and her head was cold sweat.
"Sweetie, you don't look good. Maybe we should do this another time." Susan said, stroking the hair back from Elizabeth's forehead.
"No, no I'm fine, let's go." Elizabeth said and got up from her chair. Suddenly she saw the whole room moving but she tried not to let it bother her. She reached out to Susan just for comfort.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Susan asked.
"Yes I am fine." Elizabeth said even though she felt as though she had just been run over by a truck.
At Doc Magoos, Elizabeth and Susan got coffees and a pizza to share.
"So, what seems to be really bothering you?" Susan asked as she sipped out of her coffee.
"Its just that, well Mark died from Cancer and it just frightens me that I may die as well. But in other ways, maybe it's a good thing. Maybe Mark needs me up there." Elizabeth said as she looked out the window into the star-filled sky.
Susan nodded. "I can understand how you might feel that way but you have to understand that Mark wants you to be happy and healthy. He knows you have Ella and that she needs you here. Whatever would she do without her mommy?" Susan said.
"Susan, may I ask you something?" Elizabeth asked
"Why sure, anything!" Susan replied with a friendly smile.
"If I die, will you take Ella for me?"
"Elizabeth, you are not going to die. But if those circumstances do come, I would be glad to take care of Ella."
"Oh Susan, thank you so much!" Elizabeth cried and threw her arms around her friend.