"Wake up"
"Tess? Can you hear me? Tess? It's mum. Carol."
There was still no reaction from Tess.
"Tess? We are both here. Mum and dad." Doug said worried.
"Carter, have you examined her yet?"
"Well, I'm not her doctor, but Weaver said he was afraid of a coma."
"Oh my God", Carol exclaimed. Her little girl was in a coma. "Tess?"
"Hopefully she'll wake up soon".
"How soon, Uncle Carter?" Kate asked.
"I don't know, Kate. But don't worry, she'll be fine."
"Mum?" Tess opened her mouth. She didn't manage to say much more before she disappeared again.
"Tess! Tess! Can you say something more, please? Sweetheart?"
"I'll go and get Kerry."
"Thanks for your help, Carter".
"No problem, Doug".
After two long minutes dr. Weaver entered the room.
"Kerry! She talked with me! Is there something I can do?"
"Don't worry, Kate. Let's take a look."
Kerry took a look at Tess.
"She's still in a coma, but apparently it's not as deep as we first thought. I'll let you guys be alone."
"Kerry?"
"Yes, Kate!"
"Can you tell Ella that Tess will be fine? If you meet them, I mean?"
"Of course!"
Kerry went to see some others patients.
"Doug, do you want something to drink?"
"Yes, Carol. I'll get it. You can stay here with Tess."
"Thanks."
"Come on, Kate. Let your mother stay here alone with Tess. I want to hear every tiny thing you did in Spain. Okay?"
"Okay. Mum, do you mind if I go with dad."
"Of course not".
Doug and Kate went outside while talking. Kate told him about everything from camp. And Carol talked to Tess hoping she could hear her. Suddenly Tess began seizing.
"Tess? Oh my god! Kerry! Someone help!"
"Carol, are you okay?" Dr. Chen came running into the room.
"Tess? Dr. Chen, help her!"
"Tess? Don't worry, Carol. We'll take care of her! Tess, can you hear me? Tess?"
"Is there something I can do?"
"Yes, make sure she have free airways. You know what to do! You are a nurse."
"Okay, Chen! Thanks". Tess' seizure had stopped now. "Go and find Carter. And if you see Doug and Kate, tell them that they have to come here now!"
"Yes, I'll do that!" Chen said and ran out the door. Carol looked at her daughter.
"Tess, why can't you wake up soon? Tess, can you hear me? I love you, and we are doing everything we can. Please wake up. We are all worried, about you. Please, can you here me? Tess!"
Carol sat down with her head in her hands. Suddenly Tess started talk...
"Mum, are you okay? Mum?"
"Oh my god! Tess! Sweetheart!"
"Why are you crying?" Tess asked. "Did something happen?"
Drs. Chen and Carter came running into the room while Carol was hugging Tess.
"What happened?"
"Tess is back!" Carol couldn't say more, because Doug and Kate came running into the room.
"Tess! We missed you so much. You scared us. " Kate said.
"Hi! You are back! Ella just called! She wanted to come to see you."
"What is wrong with you? I have just been sleeping, right?"
"No. Tess, you just woke up from a coma." Carter said.
"What? John, are you coming with jokes again?"
No one was smiling. Tess looked around.
"That was a joke! Right, John?"
"I am so sorry, Tess. It's not a joke. You were in a coma." Chen said.
"What?" Tess looked around one more time. "Say something people!"
"Can everyone please go outside?" Kate asked. "I want to talk to Tess, alone."
"Give us a sign when you want us back."
Doug and Carol went outside with Carter and Chen. They started talking.
"Tess, do you remember anything from the plane?"
"What plane? Oh, on our trip home?"
"Yes, do you?"
"Well, I remember when I said to you that you had to say remember me on a letter. Then Ella took the letter. We saw County from the plane. And… I don't remember anything else. Sorry."
"That's ok. I just wanted to know when you went unconscious."
"Where is that letter?" Tess said.
"What letter?"
"The letter I talked about on the plane."
"I don't know. Maybe it's still on the plane. You could always write a new one."
"Can I get something to write on and an envelope?"
"I'll go and get it."
Kate went out and found some papers and an envelope.
"Kate, do you know where his address is?"
"No"
"Oh god. It's still on the plane. How am I now going to send him the letter?"
"Tess, don't worry! We'll find a way to give him the letter!"
"Yeah. Even if I have to go to Norway! I mean it!"
Kate looked at Tess while she wrote the letter. The words repeated themselves in her head:
"Even if I have to go to Norway! I mean it!"
Did she really mean it? It was a very long way to go….
"Tess? Can you hear me? Tess? It's mum. Carol."
There was still no reaction from Tess.
"Tess? We are both here. Mum and dad." Doug said worried.
"Carter, have you examined her yet?"
"Well, I'm not her doctor, but Weaver said he was afraid of a coma."
"Oh my God", Carol exclaimed. Her little girl was in a coma. "Tess?"
"Hopefully she'll wake up soon".
"How soon, Uncle Carter?" Kate asked.
"I don't know, Kate. But don't worry, she'll be fine."
"Mum?" Tess opened her mouth. She didn't manage to say much more before she disappeared again.
"Tess! Tess! Can you say something more, please? Sweetheart?"
"I'll go and get Kerry."
"Thanks for your help, Carter".
"No problem, Doug".
After two long minutes dr. Weaver entered the room.
"Kerry! She talked with me! Is there something I can do?"
"Don't worry, Kate. Let's take a look."
Kerry took a look at Tess.
"She's still in a coma, but apparently it's not as deep as we first thought. I'll let you guys be alone."
"Kerry?"
"Yes, Kate!"
"Can you tell Ella that Tess will be fine? If you meet them, I mean?"
"Of course!"
Kerry went to see some others patients.
"Doug, do you want something to drink?"
"Yes, Carol. I'll get it. You can stay here with Tess."
"Thanks."
"Come on, Kate. Let your mother stay here alone with Tess. I want to hear every tiny thing you did in Spain. Okay?"
"Okay. Mum, do you mind if I go with dad."
"Of course not".
Doug and Kate went outside while talking. Kate told him about everything from camp. And Carol talked to Tess hoping she could hear her. Suddenly Tess began seizing.
"Tess? Oh my god! Kerry! Someone help!"
"Carol, are you okay?" Dr. Chen came running into the room.
"Tess? Dr. Chen, help her!"
"Tess? Don't worry, Carol. We'll take care of her! Tess, can you hear me? Tess?"
"Is there something I can do?"
"Yes, make sure she have free airways. You know what to do! You are a nurse."
"Okay, Chen! Thanks". Tess' seizure had stopped now. "Go and find Carter. And if you see Doug and Kate, tell them that they have to come here now!"
"Yes, I'll do that!" Chen said and ran out the door. Carol looked at her daughter.
"Tess, why can't you wake up soon? Tess, can you hear me? I love you, and we are doing everything we can. Please wake up. We are all worried, about you. Please, can you here me? Tess!"
Carol sat down with her head in her hands. Suddenly Tess started talk...
"Mum, are you okay? Mum?"
"Oh my god! Tess! Sweetheart!"
"Why are you crying?" Tess asked. "Did something happen?"
Drs. Chen and Carter came running into the room while Carol was hugging Tess.
"What happened?"
"Tess is back!" Carol couldn't say more, because Doug and Kate came running into the room.
"Tess! We missed you so much. You scared us. " Kate said.
"Hi! You are back! Ella just called! She wanted to come to see you."
"What is wrong with you? I have just been sleeping, right?"
"No. Tess, you just woke up from a coma." Carter said.
"What? John, are you coming with jokes again?"
No one was smiling. Tess looked around.
"That was a joke! Right, John?"
"I am so sorry, Tess. It's not a joke. You were in a coma." Chen said.
"What?" Tess looked around one more time. "Say something people!"
"Can everyone please go outside?" Kate asked. "I want to talk to Tess, alone."
"Give us a sign when you want us back."
Doug and Carol went outside with Carter and Chen. They started talking.
"Tess, do you remember anything from the plane?"
"What plane? Oh, on our trip home?"
"Yes, do you?"
"Well, I remember when I said to you that you had to say remember me on a letter. Then Ella took the letter. We saw County from the plane. And… I don't remember anything else. Sorry."
"That's ok. I just wanted to know when you went unconscious."
"Where is that letter?" Tess said.
"What letter?"
"The letter I talked about on the plane."
"I don't know. Maybe it's still on the plane. You could always write a new one."
"Can I get something to write on and an envelope?"
"I'll go and get it."
Kate went out and found some papers and an envelope.
"Kate, do you know where his address is?"
"No"
"Oh god. It's still on the plane. How am I now going to send him the letter?"
"Tess, don't worry! We'll find a way to give him the letter!"
"Yeah. Even if I have to go to Norway! I mean it!"
Kate looked at Tess while she wrote the letter. The words repeated themselves in her head:
"Even if I have to go to Norway! I mean it!"
Did she really mean it? It was a very long way to go….