More Than Words by Nehebka
Chapter 4
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The doctor appeared once again from the swinging doors, he had good news to tell.
"He's stable now. The coagulated mass in his brain dissolves for itself" said the doctor.
"Can we see him?" asked George; his faith has been restored.
"Yes, he's in room 213. But I've got to tell you; he's still unconscious. We don't know when he'll wake up, it could be next minutes or hours. We can't do anything else but wait" said the doctor and left the waiting room.
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Bailey went to the bar, but he didn't Frances there. He looked for her in each corridor, he was about to give up when he found her. She was walking without knowing where to go.
"Hey Frances, where are you going?"
But she didn't hear him, he touched her arm and she turned around and glanced up at him. Her eyes were full of tears. When she saw her father, she embraced him and cried.
"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Bailey worried.
"I-I've seen John, I-I can't stand seeing him there, lying in that bed" croaked "He can't die-"
"Of course not, John's a fighter. He'll get over this. He won't die" whispered as he cradled her in his arms.
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Sam and George were in the room looking at the unconscious John. Suddenly, John opened his eyes slowly, he looked around a little confused.
"Hey, how are you?" said Sam as she sat in the bed next to John. George also approached to him.
"Do you know where you are?" asked George.
"Hospital?... how-how did I get here?" asked still confused.
"You passed out and-" said George.
"Well, now I'm fine" said as he attempted to sit up. He grimaced at the pain the sudden movement caused, his head hurt. Sam guided him gently back down.
"John please, lie still. You need to rest". John sighed, and nodded, he knew he couldn't win.
"I'll let the doctor know that you woke up" said looking at John and then she glanced at Sam "and find Bailey and tell him the good news" said George with a big smile in his face as he left the room.
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Five minutes passed and George hadn't come back. John was still awake but since George left the room, he hadn't said anything. At first, Sam allowed the silence to stretch out, but she became increasingly worried about John and his silence. So she finally broke that silence.
"Penny for your thoughts" said Sam breaking the ice.
John who 'till that moment seemed to be stared off in space, looked at her.
"I-I can't understand why-why?" whispered John. "What did it happened to Lou? He was about to retire. He had a loving family, a wife, two sons and three grandsons" he replied quietly and he smile "When he found out that I had no family and I was about to spend Christmas eve alone, Lou invited me to his house. And he continued inviting me every year, his family became mine and-" his voice broke as he shook his head "I didn't know he had problems, I should have realized-I could have help him and now...he-will- not-be-dead" croaked and burst into tears.
"Don't blame yourself for this" said Sam softly. "Even you realized something was wrong, you couldn't have avoid this".
John looked away from Sam, nothing she could do or say will make him feel better. He dried his tears off and tried to calm down. He sighed and looked at her again.
"I'm thirsty, could you bring me a glass of water?" said John.
"Of course" said as she left the room.
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After George talked to the doctor, he went to look for Bailey. He found him in a corridor embracing his daughter. He hesitated if he should interrupt them or not but he thought that Bailey would be glad to hear that John was out of danger and furthermore he had already woke up.
"Bailey" said as he was coming closer to him. Bailey turned around and saw George smiling. "He's out of danger, the coagulated mass is dissolving by itself and now he's awake".
"See, I told you he's a fighter!" said Bailey with tears in his eyes as he embraced again Frances who sobbed her heart out, she was so happy.
"Come on, let's go to see him" said George.
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When Sam opened the door of John's room, she found nobody there.
"What the hell-" said as she put the glass of water above the table. She approached the bathroom'door which was in the room. Maybe he just was in the bathroom, thought Sam. However, she still had a bad presentiment. She knocked the room.
"John, are you here?" asked Sam but John didn't answer.
She doubted if she should open the door or not. Maybe John went to the bathroom and passed out. That thought alarmed her and without knocking the door again, she opened the door. But there was no sign of John there.
Sam was becoming increasingly worried, without thinking twice, she opened the wardrobe's door and it was empty too. There weren't his clothes. Her bad presentiment was becoming true. John left the hospital. She sat down, she needed to think. Suddenly the door opened again and she stood up startled.
"John?" said Sam. But there were just George, Bailey and Frances.
"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Bailey to Sam worried about her strange behavior. He looked around but John wasn't there. "Where's John?"
Sam shook her head. "I'm afraid he ran away. He asked me to bring him a glass of water and when I came back, he had gone" explained Sam.
"There's no time to lose. We must find him" said Bailey. "He can't have gone too far".
Everybody nodded and left the room. Bailey sighed.
"Please John, don't do a silly thing" prayed Bailey and then he left the room to look for his friend, afraid it wasn't too late.
Chapter 4
.
The doctor appeared once again from the swinging doors, he had good news to tell.
"He's stable now. The coagulated mass in his brain dissolves for itself" said the doctor.
"Can we see him?" asked George; his faith has been restored.
"Yes, he's in room 213. But I've got to tell you; he's still unconscious. We don't know when he'll wake up, it could be next minutes or hours. We can't do anything else but wait" said the doctor and left the waiting room.
*********************
Bailey went to the bar, but he didn't Frances there. He looked for her in each corridor, he was about to give up when he found her. She was walking without knowing where to go.
"Hey Frances, where are you going?"
But she didn't hear him, he touched her arm and she turned around and glanced up at him. Her eyes were full of tears. When she saw her father, she embraced him and cried.
"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Bailey worried.
"I-I've seen John, I-I can't stand seeing him there, lying in that bed" croaked "He can't die-"
"Of course not, John's a fighter. He'll get over this. He won't die" whispered as he cradled her in his arms.
*********************
Sam and George were in the room looking at the unconscious John. Suddenly, John opened his eyes slowly, he looked around a little confused.
"Hey, how are you?" said Sam as she sat in the bed next to John. George also approached to him.
"Do you know where you are?" asked George.
"Hospital?... how-how did I get here?" asked still confused.
"You passed out and-" said George.
"Well, now I'm fine" said as he attempted to sit up. He grimaced at the pain the sudden movement caused, his head hurt. Sam guided him gently back down.
"John please, lie still. You need to rest". John sighed, and nodded, he knew he couldn't win.
"I'll let the doctor know that you woke up" said looking at John and then she glanced at Sam "and find Bailey and tell him the good news" said George with a big smile in his face as he left the room.
*********************
Five minutes passed and George hadn't come back. John was still awake but since George left the room, he hadn't said anything. At first, Sam allowed the silence to stretch out, but she became increasingly worried about John and his silence. So she finally broke that silence.
"Penny for your thoughts" said Sam breaking the ice.
John who 'till that moment seemed to be stared off in space, looked at her.
"I-I can't understand why-why?" whispered John. "What did it happened to Lou? He was about to retire. He had a loving family, a wife, two sons and three grandsons" he replied quietly and he smile "When he found out that I had no family and I was about to spend Christmas eve alone, Lou invited me to his house. And he continued inviting me every year, his family became mine and-" his voice broke as he shook his head "I didn't know he had problems, I should have realized-I could have help him and now...he-will- not-be-dead" croaked and burst into tears.
"Don't blame yourself for this" said Sam softly. "Even you realized something was wrong, you couldn't have avoid this".
John looked away from Sam, nothing she could do or say will make him feel better. He dried his tears off and tried to calm down. He sighed and looked at her again.
"I'm thirsty, could you bring me a glass of water?" said John.
"Of course" said as she left the room.
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After George talked to the doctor, he went to look for Bailey. He found him in a corridor embracing his daughter. He hesitated if he should interrupt them or not but he thought that Bailey would be glad to hear that John was out of danger and furthermore he had already woke up.
"Bailey" said as he was coming closer to him. Bailey turned around and saw George smiling. "He's out of danger, the coagulated mass is dissolving by itself and now he's awake".
"See, I told you he's a fighter!" said Bailey with tears in his eyes as he embraced again Frances who sobbed her heart out, she was so happy.
"Come on, let's go to see him" said George.
*********************
When Sam opened the door of John's room, she found nobody there.
"What the hell-" said as she put the glass of water above the table. She approached the bathroom'door which was in the room. Maybe he just was in the bathroom, thought Sam. However, she still had a bad presentiment. She knocked the room.
"John, are you here?" asked Sam but John didn't answer.
She doubted if she should open the door or not. Maybe John went to the bathroom and passed out. That thought alarmed her and without knocking the door again, she opened the door. But there was no sign of John there.
Sam was becoming increasingly worried, without thinking twice, she opened the wardrobe's door and it was empty too. There weren't his clothes. Her bad presentiment was becoming true. John left the hospital. She sat down, she needed to think. Suddenly the door opened again and she stood up startled.
"John?" said Sam. But there were just George, Bailey and Frances.
"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Bailey to Sam worried about her strange behavior. He looked around but John wasn't there. "Where's John?"
Sam shook her head. "I'm afraid he ran away. He asked me to bring him a glass of water and when I came back, he had gone" explained Sam.
"There's no time to lose. We must find him" said Bailey. "He can't have gone too far".
Everybody nodded and left the room. Bailey sighed.
"Please John, don't do a silly thing" prayed Bailey and then he left the room to look for his friend, afraid it wasn't too late.