Leonie was bored. She refused to let her heart feel emotion, love or worry.
And a part of her wished he'd get on and die. Kathryn and Eloise soon
returned. Followed by a doctor. "Right", the doctor begun immediately,
"We've assessed your Richard's condition and as long as none of you cause
him any stress he should be alright!...He's not in a coma anymore...he
should wake at anytime". Leonie, Eloise and Katrhyn just stared. "So, he's
not going die!" asked Leonie. "No...he's lucky!...just keep him rest and he
should..." said the doctor. But Eloise interupted him in shock, "He's not
going to die!...I thought thye said he was going to die!". "It looked that
way...but he's extremely tough...he's pulling through...I've got some paper
work to fill out...I'll be back later to check on him again...ring if he
awakes or you need any assitance" the doctor said and just left!. The three
of them stood there in shock. They thought he didn't have a chance!. What
were they going to do now?. Leonie had to talk to Eloise. She was the only
person she could think of!. "Eloise, can I have a word with you outside?"
Leonie asked. "Sure, let's pop to the caferteria. "Kathryn, will you be
alright by yourself?" said eloise. Kathyn nodded. The pair left and Kathryn
was just left with her father. Kathryn just sat there. This was an
opportunity - alone with her dad!. An opportunity she would have previously
passed on! - she didn't like being left along with him - but this time, she
needed to talk to him!. But what exactly to say?. Was she angry or sad?. He
wasn't even awake to listen!. But, then it happened!. He awoke!. He looked
so weak!, so vunerable!. He went to hold her hand. "Kathryn?" he said
weakly. She pulled her hand away. She had decided she was angry. But then
it changed and she burst into tears. "Angel, it's alright...I forgive...if
just please hold me...I understand why you did it...I'm quite proud of
you...you have spunk!...like your mother!...and like me!...Anyone would
have done the same in your posistion...I understand your being angry...but
stop it now...you hurt me and I hurt you...we're equal...I'll forgive you,
if you forgive me" he said weakly and lovingly. She thought for a while. He
looked so weak, so vunerable and so caring. He looked sorry. But so?. He
did that allot - looked sorry!. He may be sorry, he may love her...but
kathryn had worked it out...it was exactly what Isobel said - he may love
Kathryn but not as much as he does himself. "Will you stop hurting
me...hurting mum?...hurting people?" she asked. But she didn't really get
an answer he only said "I don't owe you anything...you hurt me,
Kathryn!...I'm willing to forgive here...I could get you done for attempted
murder...want the life imprisonment?...or the electric chair,
Kathryn?!!!!!" he said sinsterly. She covered her ears chanting "No! No!
No!...your lying! Your lying!". She continued with hands off ears, "You
hurt me!...and you hurt other people!...and it's wrong!...and I trusted
you!...and you lied!!!!....you lied to me!!...you used me!!!...and I never
forgive you for that!!". He grabbed her hand and she didn't make him get
off - because part of her wanted him to convince that he was that bad! -
that it had been a mistake! A misudertsanding!. He begged her emtoionally
"Please Kathryn!...come on, take my hand and listen...just you and
me...we'll leave this place...go live somewhere where no one knows
us...your the one I love not any of them!...your be my one and only I
promise!...can on, stop this anger!...it breaks my heart...why can't you
love me like I love you?", he said through the tears. She cried too. She
was thought and was about to answer when Eloise came through the door.
"Richard!!!...your awake!!" she exclaimed. Eloise ran over to the assitance
bell button and rang it. A nurse soon appeared delighted and checked him
over. While, the nurse was there Leonie returned again. "Richard, your
awake!" she said netrually. "Alive and kicking!!!" he said cheekily but
weakly. Leonie said or did nothing, while the nurse was there. "He looks
alright...just remember, no stressing him out, no suprises and not too much
noise...visiting hours are finished in half an hour, so you have until
then" the nurse reported.The trio just nodded in co-operation. Again,
Leonie and Eloise were too stunned. The nurse continued "I'll be back to
check on him later...if you have any problems...". The trio interupted her
and in unison said "...just ring the bell". Nurse smiled and left. Leonie
told Kathryn "to leave and go get Daddy a present from the gift shop".
Katrhyn went. Then Leonie checked to see if the coast was clear and the
nurse was out of sight before she started. Then she let it go!. "HOW DARE
YOU!!!...SHE'S MY DAUGHTER TOO!!!...YOU CAN'T JUST RUN OFF WITH HER!!!" she
screamed. "You were going to run off with her!" he replied bitterly. Leonie
continued angrily "NO WONDER, WITH THE SHIT YOU PUT ME THROUGH!!!!...I JUST
WANTED TO GIVE HER A BETTER LIFE, AND A...". But Leonie was interupted as
Richard suddenly screamed out in pain, palpitated and collasped. Leonie
just stood there staring in shock. "What have I done?" she thought to
herself. She wondered whether she cared or not?. She stood there staring in
shock!. She didn't notice Eloise staring in shock too. Neither panicked -
they just stood shocked. The next thing they noticed was the emergency team
rushing in. "Why didn't you ring the bell??" one of the staff shouted.
"They look too much in shocked, Glenda!...leave them alone!...get them out
someone!" another member shouted. Someone assisted both ladies out. As they
came out someone rushed by them. Leonie look up and it was Dr Raymond
Fisher. "Leonie?" he asked. Leonie just looked at him and all she could get
out was "Richard's..." and then she walked on dazed. He ran in desperately
trying to save his friend's life.
