Chapter 5: Just a friendly reminder
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Carter watched the sleeping form on the bed. It has been three days since the accident. He had been there since, watching, guarding her, afraid that he might lose her again. He took her hand as he sat beside her.
"I love you, Abby," he whispered. He gave a small laugh. "This is too much, don't you think?" he said jokingly. "You better wake up now, or I'm not buying you coffee anymore." He rubbed her hand, and gave a light kiss. He wasn't sure, but he thought her hands twitched a bit. "Abby, can you hear me?" he asked. This time, there was no mistaking it. He looked as her hand twitched again, a smile forming on his face. His gaze fell upon her face, and his smile turned into a big grin as he saw her eyes flutter. Slowly, she opened her eyes. "Hey, sleepyhead," Carter greeted her. "Don't scare us again like that. Especially me."
Abby looked around, a bit disoriented at first. "John?" she asked. She blinked a few times. "I'm not dreaming am I?" she asked trying hard to reach out her hand. However, she found it hard to move.
Carter laughed. "Of course not, silly!" He leaned over and gave a small kiss on the cheek. "So, how are you felling?"
"Terrible," she answered with a groan. "Tell me something John, do I look as terrible as I feel."
John took a quick glance at her. Her face was bruised and both her right arm and left leg were in a cast, not to mention the cuts she has all over her body. He gave her an assuring smile before answering. "No, you look fine."
Abby smiled warmly. "You're sweet," she told him. "A terrible liar, but sweet." She added. Carter could see the exhaustion in her eyes as they began to flutter again. "Go to sleep," he finally said. "You need your rest."
"Yeah, I think I'll do that," she conceded, her eyes almost shut. Carter just sat there, holding her hand. But before falling completely asleep, Abby whispered something. "Thanks Mark." Carter stared at her for a moment, puzzled at what she just said. However, he dismissed it easily, as he too falls asleep beside Abby's bed.
****************** One week later *******************
"I still don't see why we have to pass by the er, John" Abby said as Carter wheeled her out of her room. "Nah, it's easier to get to my jeep that way," he reasoned. They boarded the elevator, Carter pushed the button as the door closed in. Halfway through the ride, the elevator stopped and another passenger got in, a lady who likewise looked like she just checked out of the hospital. Carter and Abby smiled at her as they made way for her.
On their way down, Carter suddenly snapped his finger. "Hey, I forgot to tell you something." He gave a big grin. "Gamma said that you should stay at the house so that I could take care of you. I already moved some of your things over there, so there should be no problem."
Abby gave a surprise laugh and shakes her head. "Why do I have a feeling you deliberately forgot to point that out?" They both shared a laugh without noticing that the woman was staring at Abby, agape.
"It was you!" the woman exclaimed as she looked up to see the woman smiling at her. She looked at her, bewildered.
"Excuse me?" she said. Now that she thought of it, the woman seemed familiar.
"It was you!" the woman pressed on. "I remember your voice, telling me that you'll help me." She wiped some tears that trickled her eyes.
Abby now realized why the woman looked familiar. She was the woman trapped inside the vehicle.
"I was about to give up, but your voice gave me strength," she continued on. "Thank you so much."
Abby didn't know what to say. All she could manage was a light nod and a smile. In an instant, the door opened and the room erupted with a loud "Surprise!" All of the staff at the er was there to welcome them.
Susan rushed towards them, and the lady was soon pushed to the back of her mind. She gave Abby a big hug. "God, Abby, you gave us all quite a scare!" she exclaimed. "Don't ever do that again!" She was almost jumping up and down in glee. "I told Carter to pass by here on your way out. Would you believe that Weaver actually agreed to this party?!" she asked with a laugh.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with everyone, Carter decided that it was time go home. He was about to wheel Abby towards his jeep when he spotted the woman in the elevator waiting outside. "Hey Abby, look," he said as he pointed towards the woman. The woman spotted them also and began to walk towards them. "Hi," she greeted breathlessly. "Sorry to bother you again, but I forgot to tell you something." She never waited for an answer. "Your friend asked me to remind you about his message." She said with a twinkle in her eyes. Abby immediately understood. "Thanks," she said whole-heartedly. The woman then gave a small wave and went on her way. Abby had the biggest smile Carter had ever seen, which prompted him to look at her questioningly.
"What was that about?" he asked confusedly, as they both made their way to his jeep.
"Uh, I forgot to tell you something." Abby confessed. "Mark says hi."
Carter's eyes grew wide. He said as he shakes his head and chuckles a little. Abby looked at him amusingly. "You don't believe me, do you?"
"No, I believe you," he said as he raised his hands. "Otherwise you wouldn't be here to tell me that, would you?" They smiled at each other. Carter leaned close and they fell into a kiss.
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Not much of an ending, but an ending nevertheless. Tell me what you think. Should I write again? Thank you again for everyone who gave their reviews. I really appreciate it. If you would like to collaborate with me on a story, just e-mail me and I'd be honored to. Happy New Year everyone! Enjoy! ^_^
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Carter watched the sleeping form on the bed. It has been three days since the accident. He had been there since, watching, guarding her, afraid that he might lose her again. He took her hand as he sat beside her.
"I love you, Abby," he whispered. He gave a small laugh. "This is too much, don't you think?" he said jokingly. "You better wake up now, or I'm not buying you coffee anymore." He rubbed her hand, and gave a light kiss. He wasn't sure, but he thought her hands twitched a bit. "Abby, can you hear me?" he asked. This time, there was no mistaking it. He looked as her hand twitched again, a smile forming on his face. His gaze fell upon her face, and his smile turned into a big grin as he saw her eyes flutter. Slowly, she opened her eyes. "Hey, sleepyhead," Carter greeted her. "Don't scare us again like that. Especially me."
Abby looked around, a bit disoriented at first. "John?" she asked. She blinked a few times. "I'm not dreaming am I?" she asked trying hard to reach out her hand. However, she found it hard to move.
Carter laughed. "Of course not, silly!" He leaned over and gave a small kiss on the cheek. "So, how are you felling?"
"Terrible," she answered with a groan. "Tell me something John, do I look as terrible as I feel."
John took a quick glance at her. Her face was bruised and both her right arm and left leg were in a cast, not to mention the cuts she has all over her body. He gave her an assuring smile before answering. "No, you look fine."
Abby smiled warmly. "You're sweet," she told him. "A terrible liar, but sweet." She added. Carter could see the exhaustion in her eyes as they began to flutter again. "Go to sleep," he finally said. "You need your rest."
"Yeah, I think I'll do that," she conceded, her eyes almost shut. Carter just sat there, holding her hand. But before falling completely asleep, Abby whispered something. "Thanks Mark." Carter stared at her for a moment, puzzled at what she just said. However, he dismissed it easily, as he too falls asleep beside Abby's bed.
****************** One week later *******************
"I still don't see why we have to pass by the er, John" Abby said as Carter wheeled her out of her room. "Nah, it's easier to get to my jeep that way," he reasoned. They boarded the elevator, Carter pushed the button as the door closed in. Halfway through the ride, the elevator stopped and another passenger got in, a lady who likewise looked like she just checked out of the hospital. Carter and Abby smiled at her as they made way for her.
On their way down, Carter suddenly snapped his finger. "Hey, I forgot to tell you something." He gave a big grin. "Gamma said that you should stay at the house so that I could take care of you. I already moved some of your things over there, so there should be no problem."
Abby gave a surprise laugh and shakes her head. "Why do I have a feeling you deliberately forgot to point that out?" They both shared a laugh without noticing that the woman was staring at Abby, agape.
"It was you!" the woman exclaimed as she looked up to see the woman smiling at her. She looked at her, bewildered.
"Excuse me?" she said. Now that she thought of it, the woman seemed familiar.
"It was you!" the woman pressed on. "I remember your voice, telling me that you'll help me." She wiped some tears that trickled her eyes.
Abby now realized why the woman looked familiar. She was the woman trapped inside the vehicle.
"I was about to give up, but your voice gave me strength," she continued on. "Thank you so much."
Abby didn't know what to say. All she could manage was a light nod and a smile. In an instant, the door opened and the room erupted with a loud "Surprise!" All of the staff at the er was there to welcome them.
Susan rushed towards them, and the lady was soon pushed to the back of her mind. She gave Abby a big hug. "God, Abby, you gave us all quite a scare!" she exclaimed. "Don't ever do that again!" She was almost jumping up and down in glee. "I told Carter to pass by here on your way out. Would you believe that Weaver actually agreed to this party?!" she asked with a laugh.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with everyone, Carter decided that it was time go home. He was about to wheel Abby towards his jeep when he spotted the woman in the elevator waiting outside. "Hey Abby, look," he said as he pointed towards the woman. The woman spotted them also and began to walk towards them. "Hi," she greeted breathlessly. "Sorry to bother you again, but I forgot to tell you something." She never waited for an answer. "Your friend asked me to remind you about his message." She said with a twinkle in her eyes. Abby immediately understood. "Thanks," she said whole-heartedly. The woman then gave a small wave and went on her way. Abby had the biggest smile Carter had ever seen, which prompted him to look at her questioningly.
"What was that about?" he asked confusedly, as they both made their way to his jeep.
"Uh, I forgot to tell you something." Abby confessed. "Mark says hi."
Carter's eyes grew wide. He said as he shakes his head and chuckles a little. Abby looked at him amusingly. "You don't believe me, do you?"
"No, I believe you," he said as he raised his hands. "Otherwise you wouldn't be here to tell me that, would you?" They smiled at each other. Carter leaned close and they fell into a kiss.
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Not much of an ending, but an ending nevertheless. Tell me what you think. Should I write again? Thank you again for everyone who gave their reviews. I really appreciate it. If you would like to collaborate with me on a story, just e-mail me and I'd be honored to. Happy New Year everyone! Enjoy! ^_^