1 hour later
Annie rushed into the hospital wing with Mary beside her. She had sent Ruthie, Peter, the twins and Cecilia home. She ran over to the glass window of her son's room and pressed her head against it.
"Why my baby boy, why Simon?" she moaned. Mary stood motionless beside her. She put her hand on Annie's shoulder.
"Don't touch me! You have no idea what has gone on over the past year Mary! You don't know this family. I know you want to come back, but you abandoned us, leaving without so much as a goodbye. Please, remember that when you try to be a help." Annie screamed. Mary slowly walked toward Lucy and sat on the ground near her. She saw her sister's face and knew something was up.
"Whats wrong?" she asked.
"Whats wrong? What do you mean whats wrong? Our brother is in a coma!" Lucy cried.
"No, there is something else. I know there is and I want to know what it is. What did you do Lucy?" Mary interrogated. Lucy knew she couldn't keep her secret.
"I had an abortion." She whispered quietly with her head down.
"You did what?!?!" Mary screamed. "I can not believe you! After being raised in the church, you turn your back on us all now! I am disgusted by you!" Lucy looked up, surprised by Mary's response.
"Why are you flipping out? This is my situation, my decision to make!"
"And which wonderful heathen doctor did this for you?" Mar asked.
"Uncle Hank"
"Oh! Mom, listen to this. You are flipping out at me for being away for a year, which just confuses me because an hour ago you were welcoming me back into the family with open arms. And your perfect daughter, the one who will become you eventually, had an abortion, and Uncle Hank did it for her." Annie looked on in shock on her middle daughter. Screaming began. By the end Lucy was crying.
"I suppose you will apologize now, and hope it will all be better." Annie sneered.
"No! I am not apologizing!" Lucy shouted through tears, "What I did was the right thing to do and I am not sorry for it!"
"You are not my daughter anymore. You did not even tell me you were pregnant, not that it matters now. I don't want to look at you. Just think what your father will say."
"Actually, I am a bit saddened, but am not angry at my daughter at all." Eric said softly from the doorway. He stood there with Ruthie and the twins and stared at them all. Annie could not believe her ears.
"Lucy had an abortion! She killed her own child! And you are not angry with her! You still call this murderer your daughter, your flesh and blood?!?!"
"Yes." Eric said softly and calmly. Ruthie, however, was not so calm.
"I can't believe you! You are awful! I regret all the years I looked up to you! I agree with Mary and Mom, you are no longer my family." And she went and stood at Simon's window by her mother and oldest sister. A voice then came from the other doorway.
"I agree with my wife. I did not know about any of this, but I love Lucy, and I support her in what ever she does." Kevin went over to the wall and stood by his wife. Eric came and joined them, carrying the twins.
"Your wife is a murderer." Annie said to Kevin coldly. She stepped up to Eric to get the twins, but Eric only held them closer.
"Give me my sons Eric." She said in a low voice. But it was Eric who shouted this time.
"No Annie, I will not let you corrupt these children as well!"
"I hate you." She snarled. "How can you all be so stupid. You are siding with a cold-blooded killer. Only two of my daughters believe me. Only Ruthie and Mary. You two are the good children, I lavish love on the both of you, my good daughters." She held Ruthie and Mary closer. She held Mary's cheek and looked into her eyes.
"What would you like Mary? Any room in the house, it is yours. Sassy, beautiful, clever Mary. I am sorry for yelling at you, truly I am"
"Ruthie, you are my dearest daughter. You are almost as beautiful as Mary, and twice as smart. I am putting you back into private school; it is better for you. And, you can have all of Lucy's clothes and make-up and accessories she left in the house." Lucy moaned slightly.
Oh, my darlings, we have so much to talk about. Life will be just wonderful, with just us three. And Simon, of course, will come and join us when he gets better.
Annie chattered with her two chosen daughters as they left the room. They acted as if Lucy and the people who had sided with her did not exist. Once they left, Eric sighed wearily.
"It's been a long day for all of us. Your mom, she doesn't mean what she says. We will just go home, you two go to the apartment, not a word. I'll stay in the house for now." Lucy stared at her brother, looking so peaceful, yet hooked up to so many machines. "Kevin, Lucy? Take David, he's falling asleep, and get a head start. I'll come later with Sam." Eric said. Lucy nodded and took her brother from her father, and rocked him. Kevin led them out of the room. Eric looked at Simon. "I miss you so much son, and it's only been a day. I'm sorry Simon, for anything I've done. Just please, get better, the family needs you. I need you. Please god, let him get well." Eric stood at the window for a long time after Sam fell fast asleep in his arms.
Annie rushed into the hospital wing with Mary beside her. She had sent Ruthie, Peter, the twins and Cecilia home. She ran over to the glass window of her son's room and pressed her head against it.
"Why my baby boy, why Simon?" she moaned. Mary stood motionless beside her. She put her hand on Annie's shoulder.
"Don't touch me! You have no idea what has gone on over the past year Mary! You don't know this family. I know you want to come back, but you abandoned us, leaving without so much as a goodbye. Please, remember that when you try to be a help." Annie screamed. Mary slowly walked toward Lucy and sat on the ground near her. She saw her sister's face and knew something was up.
"Whats wrong?" she asked.
"Whats wrong? What do you mean whats wrong? Our brother is in a coma!" Lucy cried.
"No, there is something else. I know there is and I want to know what it is. What did you do Lucy?" Mary interrogated. Lucy knew she couldn't keep her secret.
"I had an abortion." She whispered quietly with her head down.
"You did what?!?!" Mary screamed. "I can not believe you! After being raised in the church, you turn your back on us all now! I am disgusted by you!" Lucy looked up, surprised by Mary's response.
"Why are you flipping out? This is my situation, my decision to make!"
"And which wonderful heathen doctor did this for you?" Mar asked.
"Uncle Hank"
"Oh! Mom, listen to this. You are flipping out at me for being away for a year, which just confuses me because an hour ago you were welcoming me back into the family with open arms. And your perfect daughter, the one who will become you eventually, had an abortion, and Uncle Hank did it for her." Annie looked on in shock on her middle daughter. Screaming began. By the end Lucy was crying.
"I suppose you will apologize now, and hope it will all be better." Annie sneered.
"No! I am not apologizing!" Lucy shouted through tears, "What I did was the right thing to do and I am not sorry for it!"
"You are not my daughter anymore. You did not even tell me you were pregnant, not that it matters now. I don't want to look at you. Just think what your father will say."
"Actually, I am a bit saddened, but am not angry at my daughter at all." Eric said softly from the doorway. He stood there with Ruthie and the twins and stared at them all. Annie could not believe her ears.
"Lucy had an abortion! She killed her own child! And you are not angry with her! You still call this murderer your daughter, your flesh and blood?!?!"
"Yes." Eric said softly and calmly. Ruthie, however, was not so calm.
"I can't believe you! You are awful! I regret all the years I looked up to you! I agree with Mary and Mom, you are no longer my family." And she went and stood at Simon's window by her mother and oldest sister. A voice then came from the other doorway.
"I agree with my wife. I did not know about any of this, but I love Lucy, and I support her in what ever she does." Kevin went over to the wall and stood by his wife. Eric came and joined them, carrying the twins.
"Your wife is a murderer." Annie said to Kevin coldly. She stepped up to Eric to get the twins, but Eric only held them closer.
"Give me my sons Eric." She said in a low voice. But it was Eric who shouted this time.
"No Annie, I will not let you corrupt these children as well!"
"I hate you." She snarled. "How can you all be so stupid. You are siding with a cold-blooded killer. Only two of my daughters believe me. Only Ruthie and Mary. You two are the good children, I lavish love on the both of you, my good daughters." She held Ruthie and Mary closer. She held Mary's cheek and looked into her eyes.
"What would you like Mary? Any room in the house, it is yours. Sassy, beautiful, clever Mary. I am sorry for yelling at you, truly I am"
"Ruthie, you are my dearest daughter. You are almost as beautiful as Mary, and twice as smart. I am putting you back into private school; it is better for you. And, you can have all of Lucy's clothes and make-up and accessories she left in the house." Lucy moaned slightly.
Oh, my darlings, we have so much to talk about. Life will be just wonderful, with just us three. And Simon, of course, will come and join us when he gets better.
Annie chattered with her two chosen daughters as they left the room. They acted as if Lucy and the people who had sided with her did not exist. Once they left, Eric sighed wearily.
"It's been a long day for all of us. Your mom, she doesn't mean what she says. We will just go home, you two go to the apartment, not a word. I'll stay in the house for now." Lucy stared at her brother, looking so peaceful, yet hooked up to so many machines. "Kevin, Lucy? Take David, he's falling asleep, and get a head start. I'll come later with Sam." Eric said. Lucy nodded and took her brother from her father, and rocked him. Kevin led them out of the room. Eric looked at Simon. "I miss you so much son, and it's only been a day. I'm sorry Simon, for anything I've done. Just please, get better, the family needs you. I need you. Please god, let him get well." Eric stood at the window for a long time after Sam fell fast asleep in his arms.