Chapter 4
Sharona was still in a distracted state a few hors later as she drove Benjy to school. Why would she dream about Trudy? It wasn't as if she had ever met her or really even thought about her that much. "Mom"! Benjy suddenly yelled "you just missed the turn to the school"!"
"Sorry". She said as she turned the Volvo around. She pulled up to the curb . Benjy grabbed his tub of cookies and began sliding out the door. "Bye"! his mother called out. "And lose my Tupperware this time. I can't afford to replace it! As she pulled away she wondered to her self whether she should Adrian about her dream. "No" she decided, "It would just upset him, better just forget it." As she drove on to his house.
Adrian paced the kitchen as he waited for Sharona to come. He'd already had breakfast, a bagel and an apple, and cleaned the kitchen . He couldn't stop thinking his dream . He dreamed about Trudy often but this time it was different. This time he woke up feeling alone and empty and couldn't shake off the feeling that something had changed. He sat down and thought about it some more. He couldn't decide whether or not to tell Sharona about it. Would she understand? Or would she even care? He thought it would be best just forget it and talk to Dr Kroger about it in his next session. A few minutes later Sharona knocked on the door. As he let her in she greeted him with 'What's new?"
"Nothing, nothing at all " Adrian replied as they walked into the living room. "No new case or anything, just some errands we have to do today, Anything new with you today?
"No, nothing" she replied, as she checked her hair in the mirror, just another day".
Later that morning in the car between the grocery and the drycleaners ,as they rode in silence, Sharona sighed, "Are you sure nothing's bothering you today? You haven't hardly said a word to me all morning, Did something happen I should know about?" Adrian looked out the window silently. "Aren't you going to say anything" she continued. "Watch out" he screamed as a smaller sports car ran through a red light and sped right towards them!
Sharona slammed on the brakes and jerked the wheel towards the curb. She managed to avoid the other car in front of her but not the lamppost to her left. As the car finally skidded to a stop the impact caused her knee to hit the steering wheel. As she caught her breath she turned and gasped. Monk was still sitting limp in his seat with his forehead against the dashboard and blood beginning to trickle down his face. "She grabbed him by the shoulder and shook him. "Are you alright?" she screamed. Adrian moaned, opened his eyes and looked at her. "Maybe next time I should drive."
A short while later they sat in the back of the ambulance after the paramedic had finished with them. The watched the Volvo being towed away with it's crumpled fender and dangling bumper. They watched the driver of the other car being led away claiming that he had been on important business call on his cell phone and he didn't mean for anything to happen. Sharona held an ice bag on her knee. Adrian touched the large bandage on his forehead and kept trying to smooth it down. "You know;" She said in a low voice, "You really had me scared for a second. I don't ever want to lose you." She reached out and put her arm across his shoulder. He looked over at and her and smiled. "Don't worry. I'll always be here."
It was a few months later when Sharona called up her sister Gail. "You remember that bet we made about finding the right guy? Well get ready to pay up!"
Sharona was still in a distracted state a few hors later as she drove Benjy to school. Why would she dream about Trudy? It wasn't as if she had ever met her or really even thought about her that much. "Mom"! Benjy suddenly yelled "you just missed the turn to the school"!"
"Sorry". She said as she turned the Volvo around. She pulled up to the curb . Benjy grabbed his tub of cookies and began sliding out the door. "Bye"! his mother called out. "And lose my Tupperware this time. I can't afford to replace it! As she pulled away she wondered to her self whether she should Adrian about her dream. "No" she decided, "It would just upset him, better just forget it." As she drove on to his house.
Adrian paced the kitchen as he waited for Sharona to come. He'd already had breakfast, a bagel and an apple, and cleaned the kitchen . He couldn't stop thinking his dream . He dreamed about Trudy often but this time it was different. This time he woke up feeling alone and empty and couldn't shake off the feeling that something had changed. He sat down and thought about it some more. He couldn't decide whether or not to tell Sharona about it. Would she understand? Or would she even care? He thought it would be best just forget it and talk to Dr Kroger about it in his next session. A few minutes later Sharona knocked on the door. As he let her in she greeted him with 'What's new?"
"Nothing, nothing at all " Adrian replied as they walked into the living room. "No new case or anything, just some errands we have to do today, Anything new with you today?
"No, nothing" she replied, as she checked her hair in the mirror, just another day".
Later that morning in the car between the grocery and the drycleaners ,as they rode in silence, Sharona sighed, "Are you sure nothing's bothering you today? You haven't hardly said a word to me all morning, Did something happen I should know about?" Adrian looked out the window silently. "Aren't you going to say anything" she continued. "Watch out" he screamed as a smaller sports car ran through a red light and sped right towards them!
Sharona slammed on the brakes and jerked the wheel towards the curb. She managed to avoid the other car in front of her but not the lamppost to her left. As the car finally skidded to a stop the impact caused her knee to hit the steering wheel. As she caught her breath she turned and gasped. Monk was still sitting limp in his seat with his forehead against the dashboard and blood beginning to trickle down his face. "She grabbed him by the shoulder and shook him. "Are you alright?" she screamed. Adrian moaned, opened his eyes and looked at her. "Maybe next time I should drive."
A short while later they sat in the back of the ambulance after the paramedic had finished with them. The watched the Volvo being towed away with it's crumpled fender and dangling bumper. They watched the driver of the other car being led away claiming that he had been on important business call on his cell phone and he didn't mean for anything to happen. Sharona held an ice bag on her knee. Adrian touched the large bandage on his forehead and kept trying to smooth it down. "You know;" She said in a low voice, "You really had me scared for a second. I don't ever want to lose you." She reached out and put her arm across his shoulder. He looked over at and her and smiled. "Don't worry. I'll always be here."
It was a few months later when Sharona called up her sister Gail. "You remember that bet we made about finding the right guy? Well get ready to pay up!"