The next morning, Kelly woke up feeling better then she had ever since the
shooting. Her head didn't hurt, and she could feel the energy building up
inside of her. Best of all, her dreams of that day were less intense then
they had been, meaning that Kelly could wake up and not be trembling. Not
wanting to waste a second, she got out of bed and put her bathrobe on
before walking out into the kitchen where Sabrina was sitting at the table
working on a crossword puzzle.
"Good morning." Kelly said.
"Good morning. I was just about to check in on you to make sure you were still breathing. I don't think I've ever known you to sleep in this late before." Sabrina replied, obviously a little concerned.
"Why, what time is it?" Kelly asked. She hadn't looked at the clock in her room, but she didn't think it was much past 10.
"11:30."
"I guess I was more tired then I thought." Kelly replied as she began to make herself some tea.
"So how are you feeling?"
"Good. I actually feel better then I have in a while."
"It's probably because you're home. It's a lot more comfortable of an environment."
"Probably." Kelly said before taking her mug and sitting down at the table with Sabrina. She couldn't help but to feel lazy, since it was almost noon and she hadn't yet showered or gotten changed, but she forced herself to believe that it was all a part of taking it easy.
"Well if you feel like going out, I was going to go up to my dad's for a quick visit in a little bit. You're free to come with me if you'd like." Sabrina offered.
"No thanks. I think I'm just going to stay here today and take a long shower before relaxing."
"Ok. Jill called earlier this morning though. She asked to have you call her back. I wrote the number down."
"Where is she?"
"Germany I think. She said not to worry about the time zones though. Do you need anything while I'm out?" Sabrina added as she stood up.
"No. Why don't you take my car though? It hasn't run since Julie drove it back here for me last week. The keys should in the top drawer over there."
"Ok. I'll be back in a little bit." Sabrina said before getting the keys and walking out the door. Kelly didn't mind Sabrina's company, but she knew that she was worried about her, and she liked having some time to herself. After finishing her tea, she placed her mug in the sink before going into the shower, being careful not to get the bandage wet, however. Then, after throwing on an old pair of jeans and a sweatshirt, she sat down on the couch closest to the phone, and dialed the number that Sabrina had scribbled onto the notepad. At first, the phone rang several times without anyone answering, and Kelly began to assume that Jill was sleeping. Then, on the sixth ring, Jill picked up on the other end.
"Hallo?"
"Hi Jill, its Kelly. I didn't wake you did I?" Kelly asked. Although she had been told not to worry about the time zones, Kelly was still afraid that she would be waking Jill up.
"No, don't worry about it Kel. So how do you feel." Jill asked.
"Not too bad. I seem to feel a little bit better every day."
"That's good. I was going to come out there to see you, but it was too late to get out of the races that I've been in all week. And then whenever I tried to call you at the hospital, the nurses always told me that you were either sleeping or with the doctor."
"Yeah. It seemed that if they weren't poking at my head, then they were always trying to get me to relax." Kelly remarked.
"Obviously they don't know you very well. Not even a bullet in your head can stop you." Jill joked. As soon as she finished saying it however, she noticed Kelly get unusually quiet, almost as if the statement had bothered her. "So you're doing ok?"
"Yeah. I still get tired a lot, but considering what could have happened, I'm doing fine."
"I'm glad. I'm coming out there in two weeks to spend some time with Kris; we'll have to get together. When are you going back to work?" Jill added. The truth was, she was really going out there to see Kelly, but Kris had seemed to think that it would be better if Jill just say that she was coming to see her.
"My doctor hasn't really decided when I can go back yet. He seems to think that I may be able to go in sometime next week, as long as I limit myself to just paper work."
"Well, Bosley always did want an assistant."
"He just has to remember that it's just temporary." Kelly remarked. She still wasn't sure if she even wanted to return to work, but for as long as she only had to sit at the desk, nobody else had to know that.
The conversation didn't last much longer, mostly because it was late where Jill was, and she wanted to get some sleep. As Kelly hung up the phone, however, she couldn't help but to be amazed by how much these people cared about her. None of them were related to her, yet they were all acting like they were. There was Bosley, Kris and Julie who had camped out in the hospital waiting room that night, all so that they could be there whenever she woke up, or worse, whenever her time was up. There was Sabrina and Jill who were willing to put there own lives on hold to come be by her side. Then there was Charlie who not only called her every day and risked being seen by them, but also arranged it so that the nursing staff was told that he was her father, just so that he could be by her side when she got out of surgery. They had all gone beyond being her friends, and yet none of them seemed to realize it. In a way, Kelly expected them to show her that they cared, but she never realized that they would go to such extremes.
"Good morning." Kelly said.
"Good morning. I was just about to check in on you to make sure you were still breathing. I don't think I've ever known you to sleep in this late before." Sabrina replied, obviously a little concerned.
"Why, what time is it?" Kelly asked. She hadn't looked at the clock in her room, but she didn't think it was much past 10.
"11:30."
"I guess I was more tired then I thought." Kelly replied as she began to make herself some tea.
"So how are you feeling?"
"Good. I actually feel better then I have in a while."
"It's probably because you're home. It's a lot more comfortable of an environment."
"Probably." Kelly said before taking her mug and sitting down at the table with Sabrina. She couldn't help but to feel lazy, since it was almost noon and she hadn't yet showered or gotten changed, but she forced herself to believe that it was all a part of taking it easy.
"Well if you feel like going out, I was going to go up to my dad's for a quick visit in a little bit. You're free to come with me if you'd like." Sabrina offered.
"No thanks. I think I'm just going to stay here today and take a long shower before relaxing."
"Ok. Jill called earlier this morning though. She asked to have you call her back. I wrote the number down."
"Where is she?"
"Germany I think. She said not to worry about the time zones though. Do you need anything while I'm out?" Sabrina added as she stood up.
"No. Why don't you take my car though? It hasn't run since Julie drove it back here for me last week. The keys should in the top drawer over there."
"Ok. I'll be back in a little bit." Sabrina said before getting the keys and walking out the door. Kelly didn't mind Sabrina's company, but she knew that she was worried about her, and she liked having some time to herself. After finishing her tea, she placed her mug in the sink before going into the shower, being careful not to get the bandage wet, however. Then, after throwing on an old pair of jeans and a sweatshirt, she sat down on the couch closest to the phone, and dialed the number that Sabrina had scribbled onto the notepad. At first, the phone rang several times without anyone answering, and Kelly began to assume that Jill was sleeping. Then, on the sixth ring, Jill picked up on the other end.
"Hallo?"
"Hi Jill, its Kelly. I didn't wake you did I?" Kelly asked. Although she had been told not to worry about the time zones, Kelly was still afraid that she would be waking Jill up.
"No, don't worry about it Kel. So how do you feel." Jill asked.
"Not too bad. I seem to feel a little bit better every day."
"That's good. I was going to come out there to see you, but it was too late to get out of the races that I've been in all week. And then whenever I tried to call you at the hospital, the nurses always told me that you were either sleeping or with the doctor."
"Yeah. It seemed that if they weren't poking at my head, then they were always trying to get me to relax." Kelly remarked.
"Obviously they don't know you very well. Not even a bullet in your head can stop you." Jill joked. As soon as she finished saying it however, she noticed Kelly get unusually quiet, almost as if the statement had bothered her. "So you're doing ok?"
"Yeah. I still get tired a lot, but considering what could have happened, I'm doing fine."
"I'm glad. I'm coming out there in two weeks to spend some time with Kris; we'll have to get together. When are you going back to work?" Jill added. The truth was, she was really going out there to see Kelly, but Kris had seemed to think that it would be better if Jill just say that she was coming to see her.
"My doctor hasn't really decided when I can go back yet. He seems to think that I may be able to go in sometime next week, as long as I limit myself to just paper work."
"Well, Bosley always did want an assistant."
"He just has to remember that it's just temporary." Kelly remarked. She still wasn't sure if she even wanted to return to work, but for as long as she only had to sit at the desk, nobody else had to know that.
The conversation didn't last much longer, mostly because it was late where Jill was, and she wanted to get some sleep. As Kelly hung up the phone, however, she couldn't help but to be amazed by how much these people cared about her. None of them were related to her, yet they were all acting like they were. There was Bosley, Kris and Julie who had camped out in the hospital waiting room that night, all so that they could be there whenever she woke up, or worse, whenever her time was up. There was Sabrina and Jill who were willing to put there own lives on hold to come be by her side. Then there was Charlie who not only called her every day and risked being seen by them, but also arranged it so that the nursing staff was told that he was her father, just so that he could be by her side when she got out of surgery. They had all gone beyond being her friends, and yet none of them seemed to realize it. In a way, Kelly expected them to show her that they cared, but she never realized that they would go to such extremes.