When Ginger and Bonnie walked back out into the waiting area, they both sat
back down and cried. They couldn't believe that was going to be the last
time they ever saw Toby.
"I can take you three back now," Richards said to the remaining secretaries.
"Okay," Donna took a deep breath and hugged Ginger and Bonnie before following the Doctor. Margaret and Carol stayed close as they approached the door.
"Please, take your time," Richards said while opening the door for them.
"Thank you," Carol nodded and followed the other two in.
"Oh." Donna found herself speechless.
"I wasn't able to believe it until now," Carol said quietly to herself.
"He doesn't look like our Toby," Margaret walked over to him.
"Toby," Donna managed to let out while kneeling beside him. "We're here," She grabbed his hand and squeezed it.
"Yeah," Carol walked over and grabbed his other hand. "You're not alone Toby."
"What do you think he's thinking of right now?" Donna looked over to the two women.
"He's probably hating that we're all making a big fuss out of this," Margaret smiled weakly.
"I think that's probably true," Carol smiled and looked down at Toby.
"Maybe if we offer him some pie," Donna smiled. "Is this right?" She began crying.
"What?" Carol asked.
"Making jokes at a time like this?"
"That's what he did whenever something looked bad, he'd crack jokes to make everyone feel better," Margaret said. "He always hated to see people sad."
"Yeah," Donna nodded. "I'm going to miss him so much."
"So am I," Carol said.
"Me too," Margaret walked over and kissed Toby on the forehead and began to cry. "I never thought I would have to say this just yet," She looked into his face. "Goodbye Toby. Take care of yourself," She wiped away some of the tears and walked out.
"You are the strongest man I know," Carol kissed him on the cheek. "I'll always remember that," Carol squeezed his hand again. "Goodbye," She whispered as the tears fell down her face. She turned around and walked out.
"You were always a good friend Toby," Donna bend over him. "You were always the one who had to tell me about what was going on. First Josh, and then the Presidents MS. You had to be the one to tell me those things," She cried. "I can't lose you just yet Toby, I need you here. We all do," Donna waited there for a few moments, wishing for Toby to wake up or move. But nothing happened. "I have this gut feeling that you can hear me right now. And if that's true, I want to tell you that I love you very much. You are a true friend who never let me down. And I thank you for that," Donna couldn't control the tears as she kissed him on the cheek. "Goodbye," She whispered in his ear and slowly walked out.
"This is really happening," Carol leaned against the wall.
"Yeah," Donna cried as all three of them hugged each other.
TBC
"I can take you three back now," Richards said to the remaining secretaries.
"Okay," Donna took a deep breath and hugged Ginger and Bonnie before following the Doctor. Margaret and Carol stayed close as they approached the door.
"Please, take your time," Richards said while opening the door for them.
"Thank you," Carol nodded and followed the other two in.
"Oh." Donna found herself speechless.
"I wasn't able to believe it until now," Carol said quietly to herself.
"He doesn't look like our Toby," Margaret walked over to him.
"Toby," Donna managed to let out while kneeling beside him. "We're here," She grabbed his hand and squeezed it.
"Yeah," Carol walked over and grabbed his other hand. "You're not alone Toby."
"What do you think he's thinking of right now?" Donna looked over to the two women.
"He's probably hating that we're all making a big fuss out of this," Margaret smiled weakly.
"I think that's probably true," Carol smiled and looked down at Toby.
"Maybe if we offer him some pie," Donna smiled. "Is this right?" She began crying.
"What?" Carol asked.
"Making jokes at a time like this?"
"That's what he did whenever something looked bad, he'd crack jokes to make everyone feel better," Margaret said. "He always hated to see people sad."
"Yeah," Donna nodded. "I'm going to miss him so much."
"So am I," Carol said.
"Me too," Margaret walked over and kissed Toby on the forehead and began to cry. "I never thought I would have to say this just yet," She looked into his face. "Goodbye Toby. Take care of yourself," She wiped away some of the tears and walked out.
"You are the strongest man I know," Carol kissed him on the cheek. "I'll always remember that," Carol squeezed his hand again. "Goodbye," She whispered as the tears fell down her face. She turned around and walked out.
"You were always a good friend Toby," Donna bend over him. "You were always the one who had to tell me about what was going on. First Josh, and then the Presidents MS. You had to be the one to tell me those things," She cried. "I can't lose you just yet Toby, I need you here. We all do," Donna waited there for a few moments, wishing for Toby to wake up or move. But nothing happened. "I have this gut feeling that you can hear me right now. And if that's true, I want to tell you that I love you very much. You are a true friend who never let me down. And I thank you for that," Donna couldn't control the tears as she kissed him on the cheek. "Goodbye," She whispered in his ear and slowly walked out.
"This is really happening," Carol leaned against the wall.
"Yeah," Donna cried as all three of them hugged each other.
TBC