Season 4 Episode 11
"Getting Over It"
It has been one week since Henry told Karen about seeing Jessie and Katie. Karen, however, hasn't had the nerve of trying to talk to her daughter about it. She didn't know how to bring this subject up. What if Henry was wrong? Jessie could get offended. But... what if he was right? Could Karen deal with that? Could she count on Rick to help her? All those things were on Karen's mind on that afternoon. She was on the living room, working on a case, while Jessie and Katie were on Jessie's bedroom. Whatever they were doing, they were laughing out loud.
Soliloquy Karen says, "I don't think I can handle that. And I don't want to hurt my daughter."
The phone rang and brought Karen back to reality. It was Katie's mother, to tell that she was on the neighborhood and she was picking up Katie in about five minutes. Karen hang up and called to the bedroom, "Girls! Katie, your mom is picking you up in five minutes. Get ready!" "OK!" They yelled back, and after a minute they were on the living room. "It's too bad that you already have to go," Jessie was talking to Katie. "Yeah. I have to visit my boring aunt. She's sick." Katie says. The girls go on talking, and Karen starts to pay attention to them. She notices how close they are and how tenderly they talk and act towards each other. She shakes her head and picks up her case again.
After Katie left, Jessie was heading back to her bedroom, when Karen said, "Jessie," The girl looked back. "Yes?" Karen fought to find the words. "Could you we talk a little?" Jessie didn't like the way her mother was acting. She got tense about every little thing, but this time she had a terrifying look in her eyes. Jessie sat next to Karen. "What is it Mom?" She asked. Karen sighed, as she searched inside herself for all the courage she could have got.
Meanwhile, Eli had picked up Grace at school to take her to the hospital and visit Lily. As they were walking to Lily's bedroom, they noticed there were about 5 doctors there, talking and discussing, in a very heated debate. "Grace, I think they're in front of your Mom's room," Eli said, beginning to walk faster. Then, the doctors got into the room. Grace starts to run. She sees Dr. Farrell there, and she pulls him by the arm. "Dr., what's going on? Why are all these doctors at my Mother's room?" She was desperate, thinking that Lily's situation might have gotten worse. "Don't worry, Grace. The doctors are only here because something incredible happened. Your mom opened her eyes this morning." Grace couldn't say anything. An incredible feeling of relief and happiness filled her heart. Eli, who was behind her, was very happy too. "Dr. Farrell, that's the best thing we've heard in a long time!" Eli exclaimed. "I've got to call Dad." But as he turned around to find a phone and call Rick, Dr. Farrell said, "Wait a minute. This is wonderful news, but you have to control yourselves. We still have to run a series of tests to evaluate her condition. She responding to our first tests, but this could still be temporary." He said, serious. But this couldn't take away the smile of Grace's face. "Doctor, can I see her now, please?" She asks. "Sure. I'll tell the other doctors to leave the room."
After a few minutes, Grace and Eli were alone with Lily in the bedroom. Grace approached Lily's bed. Eli stayed near the door. He felt they needed that moment. "Mom?" Grace asked as she ran her hand through Lily's face. Lily moved her head and after a few seconds, opened her eyes. The sight of Grace made her smile widely. Grace's eyes were now filled with tears. "Oh, Mom. I missed you so much." But Lily didn't say anything as she expected. Grace was sadly surprised by that. He looked at Eli, who got closed and said, near Grace's ear, "Maybe she can't talk or understand us yet. Remember what the doctor said." Grace nodded, "Yeah. You're probably right."
Soliloquy Grace looks pretty sad. "Sometimes, when I'm alone, I can't help thinking my Mom might never recover and be who she was again. That scares me."
"Someone has told me something, but I want to hear it from you. And I'll believe what you tell me." Karen has finally begun her talk to Jessie. That scared Jessie. What else could her mom be talking about besides her and Katie? And who could have told her something? Grace, probably. Jessie was sure Grace knew about it from the start. "Is there something you want to tell me?" Karen tries to make Jessie say it. "I don't think so." Jessie answers. "Are you... you and this girl Katie..." As Karen tried to finish that sentence, Jessie interrupted her. "Yes, yes we are!!" she yelled. Karen was stunned. So, it was true. But why was she hating it? She had advised so many people about this kind of thing, and she always said that it's OK, and we have to be happy the person we love is happy. "Are you dating?" Karen can't believe she still had voice to say something. "Yes, Mom. We're in love." Jessie said, relieved with her mom's apparently calm reaction. "Oh, dear, don't say that. You're probably just confused." Jessie shaked her head. "I knew it." She runs to her bedroom. "Jessie, it happens in your age. People get confused Maybe if you took a vacation," Jessie yelled without looking back, "I'm sorry if I'm not your perfect girl anymore!" She got into the room and locked the door. Karen, left in the living room, sat in the couch and held her face with her head. She had screwed it up.
Grace stayed in Lily's room for about fifteen minutes. She kept talking with Lily, but got no response. Besides, she wasn't sure her mother was understanding what she was talking about. "Well, Mom, I have to go. I have a paper due tomorrow." She kissed Lily's forehead. But as she began to leave, Lily held her hand. There wasn't much strength on it, but Grace and Eli could see Lily was worried to let Grace go. "Mom, don't worry. I'll come back tomorrow." Lily let go of Grace's hand, but still had a worried look in her face. After they left, she closed her eyes. She was tired. She had made a big move, bigger than her condition would allow her.
When they were closed the bedroom door, they saw Rick there. He had a happy look on his face, a look he hasn't had in a month. "So, is she back?" He asked when Grace and Eli appeared. "Well, she opened her eyes and smiled, but she didn't say anything," Eli explained. "I talked to her, but I'm not sure she understood what I said." Grace added. "Oh," Rick was a little disappointed. Grace and Eli couldn't tell why, but the reason was that Rick hoped Lily was already understanding what people told her. "And the weirdest thing happened when we were leaving," Eli suddenly remembered. "It seemed like she was afraid to let Grace go." Rick felt like his heart stopped to beat for a second. Was it possible that she understood what he told her on that night? So it was true - he did see Phil and he really knew what Rick should do?
Soliloquy Rick has a smile on his face. "My Mom once told me that miracles only happen to people who believe they can happen."
After talking to Grace and Eli for about ten minutes, Rick got into Lily's room. She looked like she was sleeping. He was very careful not to make any noises. He didn't even get much close to her bed. He just stayed there, admiring her. He took a chair and sat down. After over half an hour, Lily's head - which was facing the other side of the room - slowly turned to where Rick was and she finally opened. The world stood still as their eyes met.
TO BE CONTINUED...
It has been one week since Henry told Karen about seeing Jessie and Katie. Karen, however, hasn't had the nerve of trying to talk to her daughter about it. She didn't know how to bring this subject up. What if Henry was wrong? Jessie could get offended. But... what if he was right? Could Karen deal with that? Could she count on Rick to help her? All those things were on Karen's mind on that afternoon. She was on the living room, working on a case, while Jessie and Katie were on Jessie's bedroom. Whatever they were doing, they were laughing out loud.
Soliloquy Karen says, "I don't think I can handle that. And I don't want to hurt my daughter."
The phone rang and brought Karen back to reality. It was Katie's mother, to tell that she was on the neighborhood and she was picking up Katie in about five minutes. Karen hang up and called to the bedroom, "Girls! Katie, your mom is picking you up in five minutes. Get ready!" "OK!" They yelled back, and after a minute they were on the living room. "It's too bad that you already have to go," Jessie was talking to Katie. "Yeah. I have to visit my boring aunt. She's sick." Katie says. The girls go on talking, and Karen starts to pay attention to them. She notices how close they are and how tenderly they talk and act towards each other. She shakes her head and picks up her case again.
After Katie left, Jessie was heading back to her bedroom, when Karen said, "Jessie," The girl looked back. "Yes?" Karen fought to find the words. "Could you we talk a little?" Jessie didn't like the way her mother was acting. She got tense about every little thing, but this time she had a terrifying look in her eyes. Jessie sat next to Karen. "What is it Mom?" She asked. Karen sighed, as she searched inside herself for all the courage she could have got.
Meanwhile, Eli had picked up Grace at school to take her to the hospital and visit Lily. As they were walking to Lily's bedroom, they noticed there were about 5 doctors there, talking and discussing, in a very heated debate. "Grace, I think they're in front of your Mom's room," Eli said, beginning to walk faster. Then, the doctors got into the room. Grace starts to run. She sees Dr. Farrell there, and she pulls him by the arm. "Dr., what's going on? Why are all these doctors at my Mother's room?" She was desperate, thinking that Lily's situation might have gotten worse. "Don't worry, Grace. The doctors are only here because something incredible happened. Your mom opened her eyes this morning." Grace couldn't say anything. An incredible feeling of relief and happiness filled her heart. Eli, who was behind her, was very happy too. "Dr. Farrell, that's the best thing we've heard in a long time!" Eli exclaimed. "I've got to call Dad." But as he turned around to find a phone and call Rick, Dr. Farrell said, "Wait a minute. This is wonderful news, but you have to control yourselves. We still have to run a series of tests to evaluate her condition. She responding to our first tests, but this could still be temporary." He said, serious. But this couldn't take away the smile of Grace's face. "Doctor, can I see her now, please?" She asks. "Sure. I'll tell the other doctors to leave the room."
After a few minutes, Grace and Eli were alone with Lily in the bedroom. Grace approached Lily's bed. Eli stayed near the door. He felt they needed that moment. "Mom?" Grace asked as she ran her hand through Lily's face. Lily moved her head and after a few seconds, opened her eyes. The sight of Grace made her smile widely. Grace's eyes were now filled with tears. "Oh, Mom. I missed you so much." But Lily didn't say anything as she expected. Grace was sadly surprised by that. He looked at Eli, who got closed and said, near Grace's ear, "Maybe she can't talk or understand us yet. Remember what the doctor said." Grace nodded, "Yeah. You're probably right."
Soliloquy Grace looks pretty sad. "Sometimes, when I'm alone, I can't help thinking my Mom might never recover and be who she was again. That scares me."
"Someone has told me something, but I want to hear it from you. And I'll believe what you tell me." Karen has finally begun her talk to Jessie. That scared Jessie. What else could her mom be talking about besides her and Katie? And who could have told her something? Grace, probably. Jessie was sure Grace knew about it from the start. "Is there something you want to tell me?" Karen tries to make Jessie say it. "I don't think so." Jessie answers. "Are you... you and this girl Katie..." As Karen tried to finish that sentence, Jessie interrupted her. "Yes, yes we are!!" she yelled. Karen was stunned. So, it was true. But why was she hating it? She had advised so many people about this kind of thing, and she always said that it's OK, and we have to be happy the person we love is happy. "Are you dating?" Karen can't believe she still had voice to say something. "Yes, Mom. We're in love." Jessie said, relieved with her mom's apparently calm reaction. "Oh, dear, don't say that. You're probably just confused." Jessie shaked her head. "I knew it." She runs to her bedroom. "Jessie, it happens in your age. People get confused Maybe if you took a vacation," Jessie yelled without looking back, "I'm sorry if I'm not your perfect girl anymore!" She got into the room and locked the door. Karen, left in the living room, sat in the couch and held her face with her head. She had screwed it up.
Grace stayed in Lily's room for about fifteen minutes. She kept talking with Lily, but got no response. Besides, she wasn't sure her mother was understanding what she was talking about. "Well, Mom, I have to go. I have a paper due tomorrow." She kissed Lily's forehead. But as she began to leave, Lily held her hand. There wasn't much strength on it, but Grace and Eli could see Lily was worried to let Grace go. "Mom, don't worry. I'll come back tomorrow." Lily let go of Grace's hand, but still had a worried look in her face. After they left, she closed her eyes. She was tired. She had made a big move, bigger than her condition would allow her.
When they were closed the bedroom door, they saw Rick there. He had a happy look on his face, a look he hasn't had in a month. "So, is she back?" He asked when Grace and Eli appeared. "Well, she opened her eyes and smiled, but she didn't say anything," Eli explained. "I talked to her, but I'm not sure she understood what I said." Grace added. "Oh," Rick was a little disappointed. Grace and Eli couldn't tell why, but the reason was that Rick hoped Lily was already understanding what people told her. "And the weirdest thing happened when we were leaving," Eli suddenly remembered. "It seemed like she was afraid to let Grace go." Rick felt like his heart stopped to beat for a second. Was it possible that she understood what he told her on that night? So it was true - he did see Phil and he really knew what Rick should do?
Soliloquy Rick has a smile on his face. "My Mom once told me that miracles only happen to people who believe they can happen."
After talking to Grace and Eli for about ten minutes, Rick got into Lily's room. She looked like she was sleeping. He was very careful not to make any noises. He didn't even get much close to her bed. He just stayed there, admiring her. He took a chair and sat down. After over half an hour, Lily's head - which was facing the other side of the room - slowly turned to where Rick was and she finally opened. The world stood still as their eyes met.
TO BE CONTINUED...