I'LL STAND BY YOU
"Shot?" Sheridan said, as her tall posture started to cave and her shoulders dropped, "Luis has been shot?? How??"
"They had a hostage situation, and the attacker apparently got violent." Pilar said, sobbing herself and she becked everybody else to go to the hospital.
"Come on Sheridan I'll drive you." Said Antonio, sounding perhaps more calm then he should of been.
****
"How could this happen??" Sheridan asked when they got to the hospital. They were in the waiting room and Sheridan was pacing back and forth while Antonio sat with Pilar, "Why can't we see him?"
"You heard the nurse, Sheridan." Pilar said, "They're working on him, we just got to let him do their job."
Sheridan started to cry and she said, "The things I said to him..how could I?"
Then Antonio piped up and said, "What are you talking about Sheridan?"
"I should of told you when I had the chance!" She said, destroght now, "Now it may not even matter, not if Luis is-"
"-Sheridan what are you saying??" Antonio asked, very confused, "What are you talking about??"
"I love him! That's what I'm talking about!" She almost yelled now, "I love Luis! That's what we were all doing at the Manison, to tell you!! I knew Luis long before I met you, and we were in love and going to be married, until we got into that boating accident and I lost my memory."
"What??" Antonio said, shocked, "But I thought you loved me?"
"Diana loved you!" Sheridan said, then she calmed a bit, remembering Antonios condition, "But Sheridan Crane loves Luis."
"So you mean..your dead lover was Luis?"
"Yeah, only he's not dead." Sheridan said, but then started to cry, "At least I pray with all my heart that he's not."
"Sheridan why didn't you tell me??" Antonio asked.
"Because of your condition! If we had told you and you had keeled over and died, what would Luis and I think of ourselves? Our relationship would forever have a black cloud over it."
"Then why are you telling me now??" Antonio asked.
"Because the love of my life could be dying right now, and our last conversation was a fight about you!" Sheridan exclaimed. She pause before she said, "Why can't we see him??
Then Pilar stood up and hugged a crying Sheridan until finally, a docter came into the waiting room.
"Are you the family of.." he looked at his chart, "Luis Lopez-Fitsgareld?"
"Yes yes, that's us." Said Pilar, "How is he??"
"Well I'm docter Carter and I'm treating him, it's too early to tell now," Said the docter, "The bullet looked to have brushed his spinal cord, but we're not sure. We took him into surgery to try to repair the damage, and we believe we were able to remove all the bullet fragments. We think he will make a full recovery."
"You think?" Antonio asked.
"We can't be sure." Docter Carter said, "if the bullet did enough damage to the spinal cord.." he paused, but then finished, "he may not be able to walk."
Pilar and Sheridan both gasped, and then Carter added, "But that's a slim chance, it doesn't look like it did any damage to the spinal cord."
"Isn't there any way to tell for sure?" Sheridan asked.
"We'll only know if he wakes up." Carter said.
"If?" Pilar repeated.
"There is a chance, that he may be sinking into a coma." Carter said, "It's very odd, a man of his health usually his stats would be better. It's almost like he's got nothing to live for."
Sheridan gasped and let out a sob, and said, "Can I see him now??"
"Well I don't know," Carter said, "Just before surgery he was asking for someone named Sheridan."
She sobbed again and said, "That's me."
"Oh, ok then." Carter said, "Then follow me."
****
Sheridan drew back the curtain and saw Luis, in the white hospital gown and a light blue blanket over him.
Her knees almost gave out, but she managed to walk over his side and she took his hand.
"Luis?" she asked.
Then from someplace behind her Carter said, "If you need me, just asked a nurse and she'll come and get me." Then he left. The only sound you could hear was the consistant, constant beeping of Luis's heart monitor.
Sheridan then leaned over and touched Luis's face and said, "I told him Luis." she paused before she went on, "I love you Luis. Please wake up." Then, after a moment, Sheridan laid down on the bed, next to Luis and she held his arm as silent tears went down her face.
Then, from someplace in the distance she heard a familiar song, which flooded back memories that they both shared together...
I
Oh, Why you look so sad?
Tears are in your eyes.
Come on and come to me now.
Don't be ashamed to cry,
Let me see you through,
Cause I've seen the dark side too.
When the night falls on you,
You don't know what to do,
Nothing you confess,
could make me love you less.
I'll stand by you.
I'll stand by you.
Won't let nobody hurt you,
I'll stand by you.
So,
If you're mad, get mad.
Don't hold it all inside,
Come on and talk to me now.
But hey, what you've got to hide?
I get angry too,
But I'm a lot like you.
When you're standing at the crossroads,
Don't know which path to choose,
Let me come along.
Cause even if you're wrong...
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
And when,
When the night falls on you baby
You're feeling all alone
Walking on your own
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I`ll stand by you
/I
TO BE CONCLUDED
"Shot?" Sheridan said, as her tall posture started to cave and her shoulders dropped, "Luis has been shot?? How??"
"They had a hostage situation, and the attacker apparently got violent." Pilar said, sobbing herself and she becked everybody else to go to the hospital.
"Come on Sheridan I'll drive you." Said Antonio, sounding perhaps more calm then he should of been.
****
"How could this happen??" Sheridan asked when they got to the hospital. They were in the waiting room and Sheridan was pacing back and forth while Antonio sat with Pilar, "Why can't we see him?"
"You heard the nurse, Sheridan." Pilar said, "They're working on him, we just got to let him do their job."
Sheridan started to cry and she said, "The things I said to him..how could I?"
Then Antonio piped up and said, "What are you talking about Sheridan?"
"I should of told you when I had the chance!" She said, destroght now, "Now it may not even matter, not if Luis is-"
"-Sheridan what are you saying??" Antonio asked, very confused, "What are you talking about??"
"I love him! That's what I'm talking about!" She almost yelled now, "I love Luis! That's what we were all doing at the Manison, to tell you!! I knew Luis long before I met you, and we were in love and going to be married, until we got into that boating accident and I lost my memory."
"What??" Antonio said, shocked, "But I thought you loved me?"
"Diana loved you!" Sheridan said, then she calmed a bit, remembering Antonios condition, "But Sheridan Crane loves Luis."
"So you mean..your dead lover was Luis?"
"Yeah, only he's not dead." Sheridan said, but then started to cry, "At least I pray with all my heart that he's not."
"Sheridan why didn't you tell me??" Antonio asked.
"Because of your condition! If we had told you and you had keeled over and died, what would Luis and I think of ourselves? Our relationship would forever have a black cloud over it."
"Then why are you telling me now??" Antonio asked.
"Because the love of my life could be dying right now, and our last conversation was a fight about you!" Sheridan exclaimed. She pause before she said, "Why can't we see him??
Then Pilar stood up and hugged a crying Sheridan until finally, a docter came into the waiting room.
"Are you the family of.." he looked at his chart, "Luis Lopez-Fitsgareld?"
"Yes yes, that's us." Said Pilar, "How is he??"
"Well I'm docter Carter and I'm treating him, it's too early to tell now," Said the docter, "The bullet looked to have brushed his spinal cord, but we're not sure. We took him into surgery to try to repair the damage, and we believe we were able to remove all the bullet fragments. We think he will make a full recovery."
"You think?" Antonio asked.
"We can't be sure." Docter Carter said, "if the bullet did enough damage to the spinal cord.." he paused, but then finished, "he may not be able to walk."
Pilar and Sheridan both gasped, and then Carter added, "But that's a slim chance, it doesn't look like it did any damage to the spinal cord."
"Isn't there any way to tell for sure?" Sheridan asked.
"We'll only know if he wakes up." Carter said.
"If?" Pilar repeated.
"There is a chance, that he may be sinking into a coma." Carter said, "It's very odd, a man of his health usually his stats would be better. It's almost like he's got nothing to live for."
Sheridan gasped and let out a sob, and said, "Can I see him now??"
"Well I don't know," Carter said, "Just before surgery he was asking for someone named Sheridan."
She sobbed again and said, "That's me."
"Oh, ok then." Carter said, "Then follow me."
****
Sheridan drew back the curtain and saw Luis, in the white hospital gown and a light blue blanket over him.
Her knees almost gave out, but she managed to walk over his side and she took his hand.
"Luis?" she asked.
Then from someplace behind her Carter said, "If you need me, just asked a nurse and she'll come and get me." Then he left. The only sound you could hear was the consistant, constant beeping of Luis's heart monitor.
Sheridan then leaned over and touched Luis's face and said, "I told him Luis." she paused before she went on, "I love you Luis. Please wake up." Then, after a moment, Sheridan laid down on the bed, next to Luis and she held his arm as silent tears went down her face.
Then, from someplace in the distance she heard a familiar song, which flooded back memories that they both shared together...
I
Oh, Why you look so sad?
Tears are in your eyes.
Come on and come to me now.
Don't be ashamed to cry,
Let me see you through,
Cause I've seen the dark side too.
When the night falls on you,
You don't know what to do,
Nothing you confess,
could make me love you less.
I'll stand by you.
I'll stand by you.
Won't let nobody hurt you,
I'll stand by you.
So,
If you're mad, get mad.
Don't hold it all inside,
Come on and talk to me now.
But hey, what you've got to hide?
I get angry too,
But I'm a lot like you.
When you're standing at the crossroads,
Don't know which path to choose,
Let me come along.
Cause even if you're wrong...
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
And when,
When the night falls on you baby
You're feeling all alone
Walking on your own
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I`ll stand by you
/I
TO BE CONCLUDED