Goodness, gracious! So many reviews at once. Thanks heaps. I appreciate the advice, too! Cheers to Atomic, Pearl Harbour, Sunshine,Alex, SuziWan,XoXLiLaNgElXoX (is that short for something;-9),Iamawriter and Vesta.
By the way sunshine: I'm a late watcher as well-saw it about a month ago because I refused to watch such a commercial movie when it came out-I just watched the interviews and thought Ben Affleck's comments about Matt Damon were hilarious, who was supposed to play Danny originally. I'm sure he would have been good but I'm glad Josh Hartnett got the part because he brings an unusual character with a great presence and different looks to the screen. I just recently found the tape in local library and really like it-the story's so poetic in a way and the crew has done a fabulous job on sets, lighting and camera -(can you tell my background?) -have reextended for uhm 5 times or so!
So because you've been such nice reviewers, here's the next part right away.
They are coming
It was an early morning with the first beams of light coming in through the half drawn curtains of the hospital at Pearl Harbour.
The night shift was ready to go home and the day shift was just taking over.
Evelyn sat down at a desk and looked over the files of patients, Nina had left her. Most of them were still there recovering from the attacks.
She picked up a file with a name written on it:'Private James Watson'. She smiled slightly at his name, then quickly flicked through the pages and found the latest entry. So she got up, made her way down the hallway, got an infusion bag from the storage room and went to the man's bed. He was asleep like most of the other patients, who could sleep. Here and there Evelyn heard somebody talk or moan, be it from pain or bad dreams, and one of her fellow nurses would come and comfort them.
Evelyn swallowed and then exchanged the bags.
Back at the desk, she opened a large drawer labeled T-Z and slipped the file back into it`s place in the alphabet. While she ran through various names, her finger brushed a familiar name:'Capt. Daniel Walker.' It still said Captain. For a second Evelyn paused wondering whether she should correct it. But the feeling of reading his name and the knowledge of probably never seeing him again because they had crashed, made her heart ache.
She quickly shut the drawer and walked away, trying to hide her feelings to Sandra, who had come her way to give her another file:"Ev, could you maybe...?" When she saw the expression on Evelyn's fragile face, she asked:"Hon, are you alright?" Evelyn quickly nodded as her throat tightened. Doubtfully Sandra searched her face, but decided not to dig deaper:"Could you maybe take this one? He's always so...strange to me, you know."
Her friend nodded:"Of course." she took the file and went off to gathered a new bandage and medication, when one of the doctors on duty walked by and said: "Good morning."
Evelyn soon approached the man's bed, who woke up, when she unwrapped the old bandage on his leg. He drousily rubbed his eyes and looked at her. Then a huge smile appeared on his face:" Good morning. Who do we have here?"
Evelyn tried to ignore his corny remarks and put some cream on his leg, then she rewrapped it.
"C'mon, don't go away so quickly, don't you want to stay and have a chat with me, please?"
While Evelyn was trying to think of an answer, she heard nurses run by behind her and loud talk, which was unusual for these early hours. She quickly finished the bandage and stood up turning away without saying anything. Then she followed the others to the emergency entrance, where she saw a couple of nurses jump into the ambulance.
Breathless from running Nina called:"C'mon Ev., we have an emergency call."
While Evelyn rolled her eyes completely sick of emergencies, Sandra brushed past her and yelled:" Get in, it's the guys from the Doolittle raid!"
Evelyn's jaw dropped and her heart seemed to stand still for a second. She had heard their desperate screams when they had crashed and that Rafe had called out that they were surrounded by Japs. She hadn't expected anybody to come back from this mission although, deep in her heart, she had hoped that they would. Would Danny or Rafe be among them? She started to move towards the ambulance with shaky legs and climbed in.
On their way, Sandra reached for her cold,sweaty hand. Evelyn appreciated the support as she stared out the back window.
Then the ambulance came to a halt on the air field among a few planes.
When they all got out Evelyn tried hard not to show her mixture of fear and excitement. She looked around to see whether the plane had already landed and the world around her seemed to spin. She just couldn't see which one it possibly could be.
The other girls felt the same way but they realised that it hadn't touched down yet. So they held on to each others arms and waited for what seemed forever until a call on the radio announced half an hour later that the plane was just about to come in.
On the horizon the girls spotted a small dot quickly becoming larger.
It seemed like an eternity until it finally touched down, rolled off the runway and the exit was opened.
Evelyn held her breath, her eyes wide.
One by one the men came out. They looked terribly exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes and no joy upon their faces. Only a few smiled in acknowledgement of the military personell greating them.
A young man with his arm in a sling was supported by Red and another soldier and brought to the ambulance.
Evelyn couldn't take her eyes of the exit, she just shot a very short glance at the three of them wondering whether he was the reason they had been called for.
Red gave her a weak smile when he passed her by. He didn't know what to say.
Evelyn's gaze wandered back towards the plane, when she finally spotted Rafe, who was looking in her direction. For a second Evelyn's heart was incredibly releived to see Rafe. He was there, he was well. But then a shock went through her body. Why wasn't Danny just next to him? She couldn't stand still any longer. Stumbling she headed towards the plane. When she came closer, she saw Rafe and a paramedic carry a stretcher out of the plane. A second later she reached it, to see who was on it. Danny!
Releive, the greatest releive ever. He was alive. But what on earth was wrong with him?
Rafe watched Evelyn grab Danny's hand with tears in her eyes and whisper: "Danny!"
Hearing her voice, Danny opened his brown eyes drousily.
She had so longed to look into those eyes again.
Danny could not beleive what he saw. Evelyn, she was here. He had wished to see her again with all his heart and now she was just here. The greatest joy came over him and he couldn't help a huge smile spreading on his face:"Evelyn!"
She smiled back at him overwhelmed by feelings, tears of joy falling from her face. She bent down and gave him a soft kiss on the lips:"I missed you so much. I'm so glad you're back!"
Then she stood up and looked at Rafe, who also smiled at her. She returned it:"Rafe. You're back!"
For the first time in hours she drew a deep and releived breath before the nurse in her took over:"Let's get him to the ambulance -quick! What's the matter with him?"
While they hurried over to the ambulance, where the doctor greeted them, the paramedic explained:" He's got two bullet wounds, one's still stuck, which caused an infection."
"Oh, no." Evelyn whispered to herself while the MD nodded.
Danny was carried inside the ambulance, the doors slammed shut and it sped of with full blast.
Evelyn observed the doctor checking Danny's pulse, then she gazed up at Rafe, who had been watching her. When their eyes met, he pulled up one corner of his mouth as if to say:'It's gonna be ok.' First Evelyn stared at him doubtfully knowing that it wasn't just gonna be ok- none of it all- then looked back at Danny her eyes's full of concern.
Danny held on to her hand although he had closed his eyes again.
An uneasy silence spread in the ambulance and Sandra watched them from the front.
By the way sunshine: I'm a late watcher as well-saw it about a month ago because I refused to watch such a commercial movie when it came out-I just watched the interviews and thought Ben Affleck's comments about Matt Damon were hilarious, who was supposed to play Danny originally. I'm sure he would have been good but I'm glad Josh Hartnett got the part because he brings an unusual character with a great presence and different looks to the screen. I just recently found the tape in local library and really like it-the story's so poetic in a way and the crew has done a fabulous job on sets, lighting and camera -(can you tell my background?) -have reextended for uhm 5 times or so!
So because you've been such nice reviewers, here's the next part right away.
They are coming
It was an early morning with the first beams of light coming in through the half drawn curtains of the hospital at Pearl Harbour.
The night shift was ready to go home and the day shift was just taking over.
Evelyn sat down at a desk and looked over the files of patients, Nina had left her. Most of them were still there recovering from the attacks.
She picked up a file with a name written on it:'Private James Watson'. She smiled slightly at his name, then quickly flicked through the pages and found the latest entry. So she got up, made her way down the hallway, got an infusion bag from the storage room and went to the man's bed. He was asleep like most of the other patients, who could sleep. Here and there Evelyn heard somebody talk or moan, be it from pain or bad dreams, and one of her fellow nurses would come and comfort them.
Evelyn swallowed and then exchanged the bags.
Back at the desk, she opened a large drawer labeled T-Z and slipped the file back into it`s place in the alphabet. While she ran through various names, her finger brushed a familiar name:'Capt. Daniel Walker.' It still said Captain. For a second Evelyn paused wondering whether she should correct it. But the feeling of reading his name and the knowledge of probably never seeing him again because they had crashed, made her heart ache.
She quickly shut the drawer and walked away, trying to hide her feelings to Sandra, who had come her way to give her another file:"Ev, could you maybe...?" When she saw the expression on Evelyn's fragile face, she asked:"Hon, are you alright?" Evelyn quickly nodded as her throat tightened. Doubtfully Sandra searched her face, but decided not to dig deaper:"Could you maybe take this one? He's always so...strange to me, you know."
Her friend nodded:"Of course." she took the file and went off to gathered a new bandage and medication, when one of the doctors on duty walked by and said: "Good morning."
Evelyn soon approached the man's bed, who woke up, when she unwrapped the old bandage on his leg. He drousily rubbed his eyes and looked at her. Then a huge smile appeared on his face:" Good morning. Who do we have here?"
Evelyn tried to ignore his corny remarks and put some cream on his leg, then she rewrapped it.
"C'mon, don't go away so quickly, don't you want to stay and have a chat with me, please?"
While Evelyn was trying to think of an answer, she heard nurses run by behind her and loud talk, which was unusual for these early hours. She quickly finished the bandage and stood up turning away without saying anything. Then she followed the others to the emergency entrance, where she saw a couple of nurses jump into the ambulance.
Breathless from running Nina called:"C'mon Ev., we have an emergency call."
While Evelyn rolled her eyes completely sick of emergencies, Sandra brushed past her and yelled:" Get in, it's the guys from the Doolittle raid!"
Evelyn's jaw dropped and her heart seemed to stand still for a second. She had heard their desperate screams when they had crashed and that Rafe had called out that they were surrounded by Japs. She hadn't expected anybody to come back from this mission although, deep in her heart, she had hoped that they would. Would Danny or Rafe be among them? She started to move towards the ambulance with shaky legs and climbed in.
On their way, Sandra reached for her cold,sweaty hand. Evelyn appreciated the support as she stared out the back window.
Then the ambulance came to a halt on the air field among a few planes.
When they all got out Evelyn tried hard not to show her mixture of fear and excitement. She looked around to see whether the plane had already landed and the world around her seemed to spin. She just couldn't see which one it possibly could be.
The other girls felt the same way but they realised that it hadn't touched down yet. So they held on to each others arms and waited for what seemed forever until a call on the radio announced half an hour later that the plane was just about to come in.
On the horizon the girls spotted a small dot quickly becoming larger.
It seemed like an eternity until it finally touched down, rolled off the runway and the exit was opened.
Evelyn held her breath, her eyes wide.
One by one the men came out. They looked terribly exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes and no joy upon their faces. Only a few smiled in acknowledgement of the military personell greating them.
A young man with his arm in a sling was supported by Red and another soldier and brought to the ambulance.
Evelyn couldn't take her eyes of the exit, she just shot a very short glance at the three of them wondering whether he was the reason they had been called for.
Red gave her a weak smile when he passed her by. He didn't know what to say.
Evelyn's gaze wandered back towards the plane, when she finally spotted Rafe, who was looking in her direction. For a second Evelyn's heart was incredibly releived to see Rafe. He was there, he was well. But then a shock went through her body. Why wasn't Danny just next to him? She couldn't stand still any longer. Stumbling she headed towards the plane. When she came closer, she saw Rafe and a paramedic carry a stretcher out of the plane. A second later she reached it, to see who was on it. Danny!
Releive, the greatest releive ever. He was alive. But what on earth was wrong with him?
Rafe watched Evelyn grab Danny's hand with tears in her eyes and whisper: "Danny!"
Hearing her voice, Danny opened his brown eyes drousily.
She had so longed to look into those eyes again.
Danny could not beleive what he saw. Evelyn, she was here. He had wished to see her again with all his heart and now she was just here. The greatest joy came over him and he couldn't help a huge smile spreading on his face:"Evelyn!"
She smiled back at him overwhelmed by feelings, tears of joy falling from her face. She bent down and gave him a soft kiss on the lips:"I missed you so much. I'm so glad you're back!"
Then she stood up and looked at Rafe, who also smiled at her. She returned it:"Rafe. You're back!"
For the first time in hours she drew a deep and releived breath before the nurse in her took over:"Let's get him to the ambulance -quick! What's the matter with him?"
While they hurried over to the ambulance, where the doctor greeted them, the paramedic explained:" He's got two bullet wounds, one's still stuck, which caused an infection."
"Oh, no." Evelyn whispered to herself while the MD nodded.
Danny was carried inside the ambulance, the doors slammed shut and it sped of with full blast.
Evelyn observed the doctor checking Danny's pulse, then she gazed up at Rafe, who had been watching her. When their eyes met, he pulled up one corner of his mouth as if to say:'It's gonna be ok.' First Evelyn stared at him doubtfully knowing that it wasn't just gonna be ok- none of it all- then looked back at Danny her eyes's full of concern.
Danny held on to her hand although he had closed his eyes again.
An uneasy silence spread in the ambulance and Sandra watched them from the front.