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At the hospital
At the hospital everything happened very quickly. Evelyn could only ran after the men, who rushed Danny to an operation theater. In front of her two nurses blocked Rafe's way:"Sorry, sir. You have to wait here. You can't go inside!"
Evelyn pushed her way past them telling Rafe that she would take care of Danny from there.
Rafe stood there looking blankly at the doors closing in front of him. That was it. It was out of his hands. He simply had to wait and see, which turned out to be the most difficult of all tasks. With a sudden feeling of helplessness, he walked backwards, away from the door, still staring at it. Then he turned on his heel and ran out of the hospital.
Her hands were shaking when she held them under the cold water to clean them.She wasn't fully aware what was going on. She hadn't expected them to come back just out of the blue. In fact, she hadn't expected them back at all. And what she least expected was to find Danny with his life at stake in front of her.
Behind Evelyn Sandra came up to wash her hands as well. She looked at Evelyn's shaking fingers and then at her pale face:"Are you sure you're up to this?"
Evelyn played it cool:" I've seen worse!"
Sandra sighed:"I know, Ev. We all have but, you know, it's Danny." She simply looked into her red rimmed eyes.
Her friend tried to hold the gaze but had to look away:"Yes."
From within the operating theater the doctor called:" We're ready here. Hurry up. We need you in here, now!"
Sandra and Evelyn exchanged one more glance, a hug and then went in.
Although Evelyn couldn't even see his face, she didn't forget for one second, who was in front of her. She knew every spot on his body so well that she simply couldn't until the point came when it got too much and she suddenly dashed out, ran out of the room, down the hallway, out the back door and broke down in front of the hospital.
Sickness and fear became so huge that the only thing she could do was fall onto her knees and hands, shake and cry.
Like a lost child she sat on the ground next to the trash cans behind the hospital and cried out loudly.
Slowly her cries changed into sobs.
In the distance somebody was watching her.
Evelyn sobbed until she calmed down slightly and was able to wipe her tears away. She sat up slightly and leaned her back against the wall. Why on earth had this suddenly gotten so intense when she had seen so many injured soldiers before? Of course, she knew.
When she opened her eyes, she saw somebody standing in a distance. With the back of her hand she wiped her tears away to see who was watching her. She felt embarrassed. But only until she saw who it was. Rafe. Evelyn looked at him for half a minute until he made his way over to her. She invited him to sit down next to him.
Rafe's look was stern almost blank. All he had seen was a terribly crying Evelyn running out of the hospital. What had gone wrong? What had happened? Had he hoped in vain?
Evelyn didn't dare to look him in the face because she was so embarrassed about her lack of control:"I´m sorry."
Rafe's heart droped. After a pause of shock he moved away from her and exclaimed:"No!"
Evelyn looked at him irritatedly:"What?" She saw the pain in his eyes and the disbeleiving stare. Suddenly she realised what he thought and quickly shook her head:"No, no. It's not what you think!" Despite the terrible situation she had to laugh slightly and said more softly:"No, Rafe, it's not what you think."
Questioningly he looked at her:"But you...ran out like..."
She still shook her head, strands of her long dark hair dangling from under her white cap:" I just couldn't take the sight anymore. I just couldn't put up with it all." She looked around helplessly. She wanted to help Danny but she just couldn't.
Just then Rafe realised how hard it had to be for her. Not only did she always handle seeing and helping in all the pain and terrible injustice but now she had to put up with seeing what the Japanese had done to the man, she was in love with.
Rafe carefully opened his arms and pulled her close:"I`m so sorry, Evelyn.I'm sorry you have to go through this. I know how you feel."
Evelyn welcomed his shoulder and let her head sink against it:"You've brought him back and I can't even stand the sight."
Rafe carefully stroke her back to calm her shaking:"No, it's alright. It's perfectly alright."
He gently rocked her in his arms.
Evelyn let another tear slip down and closed her eyes while pressing her cheek onto the fabric of her friend's uniform.
It felt so good, so calming, as if nothing could ever happen to them again. It was like she was safe in his arms.
The minutes passed as they sat like this outside in the beautiful warm sun of Pearl, which disguised what had happened not too long ago and was still casting it`s shadows. A few birds searched for bread crumbs near the trash cans and a soft breeze made the palm trees sway above them.
Evelyn eventually calmed down and Rafe also felt slightly better in her arms. For that moment it was just the two of them.
It was also then when suddenly a strange feeling came over them. They had been comforting each other-innocently- but now the memories of what had been between them came back. They slightly pulled away and looked into each others eyes knowing exactly what the other one was thinking.
(Oh, don't you just love cliffhangers? I'm rather undecided how this should go on. Bear with me a s I'm making my decision.)
Do my a favour, you people who read this, write a story as well, so I get to read other people's ideas and have fun!
At the hospital
At the hospital everything happened very quickly. Evelyn could only ran after the men, who rushed Danny to an operation theater. In front of her two nurses blocked Rafe's way:"Sorry, sir. You have to wait here. You can't go inside!"
Evelyn pushed her way past them telling Rafe that she would take care of Danny from there.
Rafe stood there looking blankly at the doors closing in front of him. That was it. It was out of his hands. He simply had to wait and see, which turned out to be the most difficult of all tasks. With a sudden feeling of helplessness, he walked backwards, away from the door, still staring at it. Then he turned on his heel and ran out of the hospital.
Her hands were shaking when she held them under the cold water to clean them.She wasn't fully aware what was going on. She hadn't expected them to come back just out of the blue. In fact, she hadn't expected them back at all. And what she least expected was to find Danny with his life at stake in front of her.
Behind Evelyn Sandra came up to wash her hands as well. She looked at Evelyn's shaking fingers and then at her pale face:"Are you sure you're up to this?"
Evelyn played it cool:" I've seen worse!"
Sandra sighed:"I know, Ev. We all have but, you know, it's Danny." She simply looked into her red rimmed eyes.
Her friend tried to hold the gaze but had to look away:"Yes."
From within the operating theater the doctor called:" We're ready here. Hurry up. We need you in here, now!"
Sandra and Evelyn exchanged one more glance, a hug and then went in.
Although Evelyn couldn't even see his face, she didn't forget for one second, who was in front of her. She knew every spot on his body so well that she simply couldn't until the point came when it got too much and she suddenly dashed out, ran out of the room, down the hallway, out the back door and broke down in front of the hospital.
Sickness and fear became so huge that the only thing she could do was fall onto her knees and hands, shake and cry.
Like a lost child she sat on the ground next to the trash cans behind the hospital and cried out loudly.
Slowly her cries changed into sobs.
In the distance somebody was watching her.
Evelyn sobbed until she calmed down slightly and was able to wipe her tears away. She sat up slightly and leaned her back against the wall. Why on earth had this suddenly gotten so intense when she had seen so many injured soldiers before? Of course, she knew.
When she opened her eyes, she saw somebody standing in a distance. With the back of her hand she wiped her tears away to see who was watching her. She felt embarrassed. But only until she saw who it was. Rafe. Evelyn looked at him for half a minute until he made his way over to her. She invited him to sit down next to him.
Rafe's look was stern almost blank. All he had seen was a terribly crying Evelyn running out of the hospital. What had gone wrong? What had happened? Had he hoped in vain?
Evelyn didn't dare to look him in the face because she was so embarrassed about her lack of control:"I´m sorry."
Rafe's heart droped. After a pause of shock he moved away from her and exclaimed:"No!"
Evelyn looked at him irritatedly:"What?" She saw the pain in his eyes and the disbeleiving stare. Suddenly she realised what he thought and quickly shook her head:"No, no. It's not what you think!" Despite the terrible situation she had to laugh slightly and said more softly:"No, Rafe, it's not what you think."
Questioningly he looked at her:"But you...ran out like..."
She still shook her head, strands of her long dark hair dangling from under her white cap:" I just couldn't take the sight anymore. I just couldn't put up with it all." She looked around helplessly. She wanted to help Danny but she just couldn't.
Just then Rafe realised how hard it had to be for her. Not only did she always handle seeing and helping in all the pain and terrible injustice but now she had to put up with seeing what the Japanese had done to the man, she was in love with.
Rafe carefully opened his arms and pulled her close:"I`m so sorry, Evelyn.I'm sorry you have to go through this. I know how you feel."
Evelyn welcomed his shoulder and let her head sink against it:"You've brought him back and I can't even stand the sight."
Rafe carefully stroke her back to calm her shaking:"No, it's alright. It's perfectly alright."
He gently rocked her in his arms.
Evelyn let another tear slip down and closed her eyes while pressing her cheek onto the fabric of her friend's uniform.
It felt so good, so calming, as if nothing could ever happen to them again. It was like she was safe in his arms.
The minutes passed as they sat like this outside in the beautiful warm sun of Pearl, which disguised what had happened not too long ago and was still casting it`s shadows. A few birds searched for bread crumbs near the trash cans and a soft breeze made the palm trees sway above them.
Evelyn eventually calmed down and Rafe also felt slightly better in her arms. For that moment it was just the two of them.
It was also then when suddenly a strange feeling came over them. They had been comforting each other-innocently- but now the memories of what had been between them came back. They slightly pulled away and looked into each others eyes knowing exactly what the other one was thinking.
(Oh, don't you just love cliffhangers? I'm rather undecided how this should go on. Bear with me a s I'm making my decision.)
Do my a favour, you people who read this, write a story as well, so I get to read other people's ideas and have fun!