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.