A/N thanks for the reviews; I'm glad you like it. I don't know whether to
make the story longer than this chapter or stop it here. Give me some
suggestions to what you think..OMG WAIT, ok I have the PERFECT IDEA!
Hehehe, it'll be a few more chapters, but a shorter story than
most.enjoy...
Back Home
"Is she all right? Please tell me Rory's all right." Jess had concern in his voice. You could tell he really cared about her.
"Let's start with the worst news and gradually lighten it." Somehow, doctors seem to think if they use that cheerful voice of theirs that it'll make the family feel better.
"What happened to Rory.?" Lorelai asked, she was getting impatient.
"Well, she suffered head trauma. She will be in the hospital for a long time. Her burns can be fixed."
"What about Yale? That major school that she worked so hard to get into?"
"I'm not going to state that she won't be able to go back, but I'm not going to say that she isn't. It all depends on the patient."
"This is crap." Jess ran out of the hospital crying. He wanted Rory there to comfort him, tell him that she would be ok. But no, Rory might never be ok.
"It's going to be ok Jess." Lorelai came out of the building and sat beside him.
"How is it going to be ok? Rory's not going back to Yale. Yale was her dream."
"Why so negative? She could make it back. It all depends on her. I think she'll make it. She's determined."
"Yah, but we can't do anything to help her."
"If you think hard, I bet you'll think of something."
"Yah, me and my smart brain. Hey I have an idea, but I can't tell you, not yet."
"Ok, don't go around killing people if that's your plan. By the way the doctor wanted us back in." They both got up and went back into the building, where the doctor awaited them.
"The other passenger made it, it looks as though he had tried to get her out, but a flame explosion nearly got him."
"We have no idea who he is so it doesn't really matter to us."
"He'd like to talk to you."
"All of you."
"You two go ahead, I'll wait out here." This was the first time they heard Luke's voice. He was like a daughter to him. Luke's face was tear stained.
"Ok then, follow me." Lorelai and Jess followed the doctor to a nearby room.
"Remember he' just recovering so don't be angry whatever you do." The two walked into the room. The boy was badly burned.
"Hi, you're Rory's mom?"
"Yes and her boyfriend. What can we do for you?"
"I wanted to apologize. I could kill myself for what happened. The truck came out of nowhere, and I'm a safe driver."
"I don't know what to say." She really didn't, she couldn't say you're forgiven, this was her daughter.
"I understand if you don.." He was interrupted.
"We know it's not your fault." Jess sounded mad but why was he forgiving him? Lorelai wondered.
"Are, you sure."
"The same thing happened to me and Rory. I wasn't forgiven, I know how it feels."
"Yah, but she wasn't near death."
"It doesn't matter; you did all of what you were supposed to do."
"Jess, I'm so sorry, I guess I just was mad and I'm so sorry." Lorelai had forgotten the accident with Jess. She had never forgiven him.
"We should let you rest, see you later." Lorelai wanted to get out of the room.
"Wait, how bad is she?"
"We don't know." As soon as they were out of the room, Luke greeted them.
"The doctor wants to see us."
"Again?"
"Just come."
*********** "We're losing her." The doctor sounded mad, he knew how special this child was.
"C'mon we have to save her."
"Doctor we need to."
"Oxygen, more, blood. We can't loose her." **********
"You wanted to see us?" Lorelai had no idea what he had wanted.
"Yes, ummm. There's been a problem. There were complications and we couldn't get the right amount of." he was interrupted.
"Just tell us if she's ok." Jess was near tears.
"She didn't make it. I am so very sorry. I know how special she was to you."
"Well, I guess we should tell Sookie and Lane." Lorelai remained calm. Jess looked furious, and Luke was crying. They walked out to another waiting room.
"She's gone." That was all Lorelai had to say, they all remained silent.
Half an hour later, the doctor came back out.
"Would you like to see her?"
Everyone followed the doctor. They went in two by two. Lorelai decided Jess should go with her. They had created a bond. When they saw her, they were shocked. She looked worse in the light. The figure resembled nothing of Rory. No smiling face, gleaming eyes, soft hair.
"My baby's gone Jess. I can't believe she's gone."
"It'll be ok. We'll figure something out."
Before they left to give the others, a chance to go in jess got a glimpse of her hand. From the fire, the ring molded into her skin.
"She didn't forget me. She'll always be with me." He whispered. He went over and put her hand to his heart. He took the ring off his hand and put it on the same finger she had it on. "My angel on earth is now back home."
Back Home
"Is she all right? Please tell me Rory's all right." Jess had concern in his voice. You could tell he really cared about her.
"Let's start with the worst news and gradually lighten it." Somehow, doctors seem to think if they use that cheerful voice of theirs that it'll make the family feel better.
"What happened to Rory.?" Lorelai asked, she was getting impatient.
"Well, she suffered head trauma. She will be in the hospital for a long time. Her burns can be fixed."
"What about Yale? That major school that she worked so hard to get into?"
"I'm not going to state that she won't be able to go back, but I'm not going to say that she isn't. It all depends on the patient."
"This is crap." Jess ran out of the hospital crying. He wanted Rory there to comfort him, tell him that she would be ok. But no, Rory might never be ok.
"It's going to be ok Jess." Lorelai came out of the building and sat beside him.
"How is it going to be ok? Rory's not going back to Yale. Yale was her dream."
"Why so negative? She could make it back. It all depends on her. I think she'll make it. She's determined."
"Yah, but we can't do anything to help her."
"If you think hard, I bet you'll think of something."
"Yah, me and my smart brain. Hey I have an idea, but I can't tell you, not yet."
"Ok, don't go around killing people if that's your plan. By the way the doctor wanted us back in." They both got up and went back into the building, where the doctor awaited them.
"The other passenger made it, it looks as though he had tried to get her out, but a flame explosion nearly got him."
"We have no idea who he is so it doesn't really matter to us."
"He'd like to talk to you."
"All of you."
"You two go ahead, I'll wait out here." This was the first time they heard Luke's voice. He was like a daughter to him. Luke's face was tear stained.
"Ok then, follow me." Lorelai and Jess followed the doctor to a nearby room.
"Remember he' just recovering so don't be angry whatever you do." The two walked into the room. The boy was badly burned.
"Hi, you're Rory's mom?"
"Yes and her boyfriend. What can we do for you?"
"I wanted to apologize. I could kill myself for what happened. The truck came out of nowhere, and I'm a safe driver."
"I don't know what to say." She really didn't, she couldn't say you're forgiven, this was her daughter.
"I understand if you don.." He was interrupted.
"We know it's not your fault." Jess sounded mad but why was he forgiving him? Lorelai wondered.
"Are, you sure."
"The same thing happened to me and Rory. I wasn't forgiven, I know how it feels."
"Yah, but she wasn't near death."
"It doesn't matter; you did all of what you were supposed to do."
"Jess, I'm so sorry, I guess I just was mad and I'm so sorry." Lorelai had forgotten the accident with Jess. She had never forgiven him.
"We should let you rest, see you later." Lorelai wanted to get out of the room.
"Wait, how bad is she?"
"We don't know." As soon as they were out of the room, Luke greeted them.
"The doctor wants to see us."
"Again?"
"Just come."
*********** "We're losing her." The doctor sounded mad, he knew how special this child was.
"C'mon we have to save her."
"Doctor we need to."
"Oxygen, more, blood. We can't loose her." **********
"You wanted to see us?" Lorelai had no idea what he had wanted.
"Yes, ummm. There's been a problem. There were complications and we couldn't get the right amount of." he was interrupted.
"Just tell us if she's ok." Jess was near tears.
"She didn't make it. I am so very sorry. I know how special she was to you."
"Well, I guess we should tell Sookie and Lane." Lorelai remained calm. Jess looked furious, and Luke was crying. They walked out to another waiting room.
"She's gone." That was all Lorelai had to say, they all remained silent.
Half an hour later, the doctor came back out.
"Would you like to see her?"
Everyone followed the doctor. They went in two by two. Lorelai decided Jess should go with her. They had created a bond. When they saw her, they were shocked. She looked worse in the light. The figure resembled nothing of Rory. No smiling face, gleaming eyes, soft hair.
"My baby's gone Jess. I can't believe she's gone."
"It'll be ok. We'll figure something out."
Before they left to give the others, a chance to go in jess got a glimpse of her hand. From the fire, the ring molded into her skin.
"She didn't forget me. She'll always be with me." He whispered. He went over and put her hand to his heart. He took the ring off his hand and put it on the same finger she had it on. "My angel on earth is now back home."