Chapter 12
"So,
what's the first thing we'll do?" asked Patricia.
"I'm not really so sure. You say, that they have no proof of her being dead,
right?" he asked.
"Yes. See, what happened, is that a bomb exploded, in the hospital, it was close to Elaine, but not directly at her spot. The patients might have been picked up by the people who worked with us."
"So, maybe they picked her up."
"I don't know. They would know it's Elaine. Everyone knows her."
"So, the chances of her being alive are not so great."
Patricia sighed, as she looked at Peter. She knew he was in love with Elaine. But, she knew that either way his heart would be broken. One way if Elaine died, the next, if she lived, she would not be with him. She was madly in love with Danny and would never leave him. Where, is Elaine? She thought. She felt so horrible for her. Elaine was so kind and a horrible thing like this happened to her. She had to be alive, she just had to be. Just, then a thought rushed in her head.
"Peter, wait a minute."
"What?"
"I just thought of something. She's not dead. She might have been picked up by other helpers and taken to a hospital, in Britian or France."
"That's exactly what must have happened."
Peter smiled and quickly went to his drawer.
"Patricia, here take this, and go buy us two tickets to France and Britain. We've got to get there as soon as possible."
She nodded and left.
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The casuality list would arrive today, to Hawaii.
"Do I dare to go or not?" Danny asked himself. "I won't bare it, if she's dead. But I'll have hope."
"Danny! You there?" asked Evelyn, as she came up to his house.
"Yeah."
"Hey,
the list arrived."
"I see."
"Wouldn't you like to see it?"
"Part, of me does, but the other doesn't. I'm just so afraid of losing her."
"But you have to face it."
"I know."
"Look, I'll go check for you."
"Alright and Evelyn, thank you. You have been very kind and supportive."
"Don't mention it."
She smiled and left. As she walked, she herself began to get nervous. She knew Danny had loved Elaine. She also knew that Elaine could be dead. She just didn't know what she would tell Danny. She walked through a mob of people, who were asking for names.
"Excuse me? Sir?" Evelyn asked, a man who had the list of people.
"Yes?"
"Is Elaine Walker on the list?"
"Walker, Elaine, died in Germany."
"What?
Are you sure? Elaine Walker, check again."
"Lady, it says here that she died. I'm sorry. It's all a shock to the rest of
us as well."
Evelyn, stood in the crowd speechless. She couldn't believe it. As much as she
disliked Elaine, she never wanted her dead. A tear fell from her eye. Both Rafe and her were dead. She couldn't believe it. She just
didn't know how now to tell Danny.
Danny,
sat on a chair. The wind blew, and the house was cold. He heard, footsteps and as soon as he saw
Evelyn, he jumped out of his seat and ran to open the door.
"Well?!"
"Danny,
um…"
"What is it? Evelyn, don't leave me hanging here."
"Danny,
she's dead."
"Dead?"
"Yes, I'm so sorry."
She said, as she hugged Danny. Danny, had no words. Nothing could come out of his mouth, not even one word. He couldn't cry. He just stood there, hugging Evelyn. He had lost everything, the most dear thing to him, Elaine.
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"Did you get the tickets?" asked Peter, as Patricia took a seat on the couch.
"Yes. We leave tomorrow."
"Excellent."
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"Danny, say something." Evelyn asked.
"There's
nothing to say. There's nothing to live for."
"Of course there is. Danny, I know you are so hurt and heartbroken, but one day
you will meet someone else who loves you, as much as she did."
"She brought so much warmth to my heart and this house. Without, her I'm nothing.
She was everything to me."
"She brought warmth in our lives Danny." said Evelyn.
"Yeah, and now she's gone." said Danny as he finally let tears fall from his eyes.
