Season 4 Episode 6
"Apocalypse is Now"
When Rick turned around and saw that Lily had heard his conversation with Karen, he just didn't feel his body anymore. It was like his worst nightmare had come true. He ran to her. She was crying. "Oh, Rick, why didn't you tell me?" She said, her voice shaking from the tears. "No, no, this can't be true," she repeat. The nurse, didn't know what to do, but wanted to help. "We'd better go back to your room. You've been up too long." Rick stopped her. "Please, give us a minute." He asked. She thought for a moment and said. "OK. But really, it has to be only a minute." She said, leaving them alone. "Thank you, and don't worry." Rick said. He turned to Lily again. "Lil, please, you can't be like this. It's bad for you." She has sat on a chair. "I can't believe this. I can't live without my daughters." Rick kneels down in front of her. "Lily, listen. We're going to hire a lawyer, and the girls are going to stay with you. I'm going to take care of it. You don't have to worry." She smiles, feeling protected. But she knew Jake very well, and for that she knew she couldn't be very confident. "Rick, I've known Jake for 20 years. And I know that when he wants something, he'll go until the ends of the earth to get it." Rick runs his hand through her hair. "Lily, I've known you for 3 years. And I know that I love you, and I'll go beyond the ends of earth if it's necessary to make you happy." Lily doesn't know what to say. She just holds him very tight.
But heaven doesn't last forever. "OH!" Lily screams, feeling an awful pain in her belly. As she and Rick look, they see the blood. "Oh, no, my baby!" Lily screams, because of the pain and the fear. The nurse runs and she and Rick put Lily in a wheel chair. The nurse then runs with the wheel chair through the hall. As she approaches a door, she turns around to Rick and says. "You'd better wait here, Mr. Sammler." Rick just watch she disappearing, as Lily's pain screams fade away.
Rick looked at his watch. It had been half an hour after Lily was rushed inside those doors, and he hadn't got any news about her. Besides, it was time to leave if he wanted to be on time to pick up Jessie at school. But he couldn't leave. And he couldn't allow someone else to pick up Jessie. At least not today. He was trying to figure out what to do, when Eli appeared, back from his snack. He was very worried when he saw the look on Rick's face. "Dad, what happened?" He asked, sitting next to Rick. Rick then described him everything that happened after he left, from what Karen said to what happened to Lily afterwards. "Well, Dad, I can stay here waiting for the news, or I can go and pick up Jessie." Rick looks at his son, disoriented. "I don't know. What do you think I should do?" He asks.
Soliloquy Eli gives us a small smile and say, "You know when you are a little kid, and you believe your parents are perfect?" He pauses. "The thing I admired the most about my Dad was that, no matter what the problem was, he always knew what to do." He sighs, shaking his head.
Eli is surprised his Dad is asking him for some kind of advice. It takes him a few seconds to find something to say. "Dad, I think Lily needs you the most now. Jessie is just a spoiled jealous little girl... and besides, I need to talk to her too." Rick smiles. He's so proud of his son. "Thanks, Eli." He says. "Well, I guess I should be going. I don't want to keep Jessie waiting." They say goodbye and Eli leaves.
Eli is in the car, parked in front of Jessie's school. He's distracted, listening to the radio. He hears a knock on the window and comes back to reality. It's Jessie. He opens the door. She gets in the car, and says. "Let's go. Grace told me she has to stay late for something." Eli starts the car. "OK. And what about 'Hello, Eli. How are you doing?' ". Jessie just looks at him and doesn't say a word. Eli turns off the radio, and begins. "Listen. Don't look or talk to me like I'm the bad guy and you're the victim, because this is not what's going on. Our Dad really needs us this moment and all you care is that everyone isn't paying attention to every little need of yours!" Jessie is very surprised, even a little scared, by Eli's attitude. She just stares at him. "How do you dare put our parents against each other on a moment like this?" He's so angry, he's not even looking at her. He doesn't want to.
"I just miss my Daddy," Soliloquy Jessie tries to explain herself. "He was always there for me, and now it looks like he isn't anymore." She has tears in her eyes.
Eli parks the car on a restaurant's parking lot. "And now," he says to Jessie, "we're going to stay here, and I'm going everything else I need to say to you, and you're going to say everything you want to say to me." He pauses. "And afterwards, we're going to forget it all." Jessie looks at him seriously. "OK. It's a deal."
At he hospital, about 2 or 3 hours later, Dr. Farrell, who was responsible for Lily, finally appeared to talk to Rick. The look on Dr. Farrell's face wasn't very good. Rick got up. He was tense and breathing heavily. "Well, Mr. Sammler..." Dr. Farrell begins.
Soliloquy Rick is covering his ears with his hands. "No, please! I don't want to hear it!" He screams.
"How is Lily? Is everything OK? And the baby?" Rick asks quickly, praying for something good to come. Dr. Farrell looked at his face and calmly continued, "I don't have good news, Mr. Sammler." Rick held his breath, waiting for the rest of it.
TO BE CONTINUED...
When Rick turned around and saw that Lily had heard his conversation with Karen, he just didn't feel his body anymore. It was like his worst nightmare had come true. He ran to her. She was crying. "Oh, Rick, why didn't you tell me?" She said, her voice shaking from the tears. "No, no, this can't be true," she repeat. The nurse, didn't know what to do, but wanted to help. "We'd better go back to your room. You've been up too long." Rick stopped her. "Please, give us a minute." He asked. She thought for a moment and said. "OK. But really, it has to be only a minute." She said, leaving them alone. "Thank you, and don't worry." Rick said. He turned to Lily again. "Lil, please, you can't be like this. It's bad for you." She has sat on a chair. "I can't believe this. I can't live without my daughters." Rick kneels down in front of her. "Lily, listen. We're going to hire a lawyer, and the girls are going to stay with you. I'm going to take care of it. You don't have to worry." She smiles, feeling protected. But she knew Jake very well, and for that she knew she couldn't be very confident. "Rick, I've known Jake for 20 years. And I know that when he wants something, he'll go until the ends of the earth to get it." Rick runs his hand through her hair. "Lily, I've known you for 3 years. And I know that I love you, and I'll go beyond the ends of earth if it's necessary to make you happy." Lily doesn't know what to say. She just holds him very tight.
But heaven doesn't last forever. "OH!" Lily screams, feeling an awful pain in her belly. As she and Rick look, they see the blood. "Oh, no, my baby!" Lily screams, because of the pain and the fear. The nurse runs and she and Rick put Lily in a wheel chair. The nurse then runs with the wheel chair through the hall. As she approaches a door, she turns around to Rick and says. "You'd better wait here, Mr. Sammler." Rick just watch she disappearing, as Lily's pain screams fade away.
Rick looked at his watch. It had been half an hour after Lily was rushed inside those doors, and he hadn't got any news about her. Besides, it was time to leave if he wanted to be on time to pick up Jessie at school. But he couldn't leave. And he couldn't allow someone else to pick up Jessie. At least not today. He was trying to figure out what to do, when Eli appeared, back from his snack. He was very worried when he saw the look on Rick's face. "Dad, what happened?" He asked, sitting next to Rick. Rick then described him everything that happened after he left, from what Karen said to what happened to Lily afterwards. "Well, Dad, I can stay here waiting for the news, or I can go and pick up Jessie." Rick looks at his son, disoriented. "I don't know. What do you think I should do?" He asks.
Soliloquy Eli gives us a small smile and say, "You know when you are a little kid, and you believe your parents are perfect?" He pauses. "The thing I admired the most about my Dad was that, no matter what the problem was, he always knew what to do." He sighs, shaking his head.
Eli is surprised his Dad is asking him for some kind of advice. It takes him a few seconds to find something to say. "Dad, I think Lily needs you the most now. Jessie is just a spoiled jealous little girl... and besides, I need to talk to her too." Rick smiles. He's so proud of his son. "Thanks, Eli." He says. "Well, I guess I should be going. I don't want to keep Jessie waiting." They say goodbye and Eli leaves.
Eli is in the car, parked in front of Jessie's school. He's distracted, listening to the radio. He hears a knock on the window and comes back to reality. It's Jessie. He opens the door. She gets in the car, and says. "Let's go. Grace told me she has to stay late for something." Eli starts the car. "OK. And what about 'Hello, Eli. How are you doing?' ". Jessie just looks at him and doesn't say a word. Eli turns off the radio, and begins. "Listen. Don't look or talk to me like I'm the bad guy and you're the victim, because this is not what's going on. Our Dad really needs us this moment and all you care is that everyone isn't paying attention to every little need of yours!" Jessie is very surprised, even a little scared, by Eli's attitude. She just stares at him. "How do you dare put our parents against each other on a moment like this?" He's so angry, he's not even looking at her. He doesn't want to.
"I just miss my Daddy," Soliloquy Jessie tries to explain herself. "He was always there for me, and now it looks like he isn't anymore." She has tears in her eyes.
Eli parks the car on a restaurant's parking lot. "And now," he says to Jessie, "we're going to stay here, and I'm going everything else I need to say to you, and you're going to say everything you want to say to me." He pauses. "And afterwards, we're going to forget it all." Jessie looks at him seriously. "OK. It's a deal."
At he hospital, about 2 or 3 hours later, Dr. Farrell, who was responsible for Lily, finally appeared to talk to Rick. The look on Dr. Farrell's face wasn't very good. Rick got up. He was tense and breathing heavily. "Well, Mr. Sammler..." Dr. Farrell begins.
Soliloquy Rick is covering his ears with his hands. "No, please! I don't want to hear it!" He screams.
"How is Lily? Is everything OK? And the baby?" Rick asks quickly, praying for something good to come. Dr. Farrell looked at his face and calmly continued, "I don't have good news, Mr. Sammler." Rick held his breath, waiting for the rest of it.
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