"Here you go Mrs. Williams." The young woman handed Dana the safety
deposit box and left the small room in the bank. Mulder stood behind her
and looked over the top of her head.
"If you want me to leave I will," he said, touching her shoulder briefly.
"No, Mulder. Don't go." She reached up and held his hand in place. He squeezed her shoulder reassuringly as she took a deep breath and opened the box. Inside was a single video cassette and another key with the number 3324 on it. Puzzled Dana lifted the video up and looked at the label, reading it aloud.
"Donabat Amor. That's Latin," she said, looking up at Mulder.
"What does it mean?"
"I don't know. Josh taught Latin at the local high school, but he never got a chance to teach me very much of it. He said he'd try to show me some phrases during Christmas break." She bit her bottom lip thoughtfully. The phrase sounded familiar, but she couldn't place what it was.
Mulder walked over to the door, stuck his head out and hollered down the hall, "Can we get a tv and vcr in here?"
::Later::
Dana pushed the play button on the vcr and then sat back in her chair, unsure of what to expect. Josh's smiling face came on the screen.
"Hey Dana. If you're watching this, then I must no longer be living. You don't know how sorry I am that I couldn't complete the journey with you and Ethan. I want to leave you with a little poem I've seen circling the internet for awhile now.
'Of all the friends I've ever met,
You're the one I won't forget.
And if I die
Before you do
I'll go to heaven
And wait for you
I'll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything
Just to prove
My friendship is true
I'm thankful to have a friend like you'
"Dana, the key inside the box is to another safety deposit box with my parents' names on it. They left a large sum of money to me when they died last month in the hurricane. I decided to put it aside as emergency money or something you'd be able to live off of if anything happened to me. There's roughly $300,000 in it, use it however you wish."
"Oh my gosh," Dana breathed, putting a hand up to her mouth.
"Before I say good-bye, I wanted to tell you that you have been my shining star in the sky, my rose in the briars, my sun amongst the clouds. I love you Dana, you and Ethan both. Donabat amor is Latin for 'she gave love', and you have Dana, more than you'll ever know." Josh smiled and blew Dana a kiss through the screen before it went black. Mulder and Dana sat staring at the screen for a minute, contemplating what had just happened. The picture faded back in and Josh smirked, saying, "And Dana, Mulder's a great guy. Give him a call." He winked and laughed. "Until we meet again."
The tape ended with a slow pullback from a family picture of Ethan, Dana, and Josh at the park. Blackness slowly overtook it and white text came over it that read, "This video was made on November 8th of this year by Joshua Williams for his wife Dana Williams. This production may not be copied, sold, or otherwise distributed."
The tv and vcr automatically turned themselves off after the tape ended. Dana sat staring down at her ring finger and turning her wedding ring and engagement ring around it slowly, watching the dim light of the room reflect off it. Mulder leaned over and squeezed her shoulder reassuringly. A small tear trickled down her cheek and she wiped it away with the back of her hand, sniffling.
"You gonna be ok?" Mulder asked softly.
"Yeah. I am."
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If the Latin is wrong I apologize! I'm relying on my younger sister for translations, and she's only been taking it for about three months, so forgive any lingual errors please! One more chapter and then this story with officially be completed. Yay. I may not have all of it up by New Years, but I'll do my best. Thanks for all the reviews guys. It really does brighten up my day. :)
"If you want me to leave I will," he said, touching her shoulder briefly.
"No, Mulder. Don't go." She reached up and held his hand in place. He squeezed her shoulder reassuringly as she took a deep breath and opened the box. Inside was a single video cassette and another key with the number 3324 on it. Puzzled Dana lifted the video up and looked at the label, reading it aloud.
"Donabat Amor. That's Latin," she said, looking up at Mulder.
"What does it mean?"
"I don't know. Josh taught Latin at the local high school, but he never got a chance to teach me very much of it. He said he'd try to show me some phrases during Christmas break." She bit her bottom lip thoughtfully. The phrase sounded familiar, but she couldn't place what it was.
Mulder walked over to the door, stuck his head out and hollered down the hall, "Can we get a tv and vcr in here?"
::Later::
Dana pushed the play button on the vcr and then sat back in her chair, unsure of what to expect. Josh's smiling face came on the screen.
"Hey Dana. If you're watching this, then I must no longer be living. You don't know how sorry I am that I couldn't complete the journey with you and Ethan. I want to leave you with a little poem I've seen circling the internet for awhile now.
'Of all the friends I've ever met,
You're the one I won't forget.
And if I die
Before you do
I'll go to heaven
And wait for you
I'll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything
Just to prove
My friendship is true
I'm thankful to have a friend like you'
"Dana, the key inside the box is to another safety deposit box with my parents' names on it. They left a large sum of money to me when they died last month in the hurricane. I decided to put it aside as emergency money or something you'd be able to live off of if anything happened to me. There's roughly $300,000 in it, use it however you wish."
"Oh my gosh," Dana breathed, putting a hand up to her mouth.
"Before I say good-bye, I wanted to tell you that you have been my shining star in the sky, my rose in the briars, my sun amongst the clouds. I love you Dana, you and Ethan both. Donabat amor is Latin for 'she gave love', and you have Dana, more than you'll ever know." Josh smiled and blew Dana a kiss through the screen before it went black. Mulder and Dana sat staring at the screen for a minute, contemplating what had just happened. The picture faded back in and Josh smirked, saying, "And Dana, Mulder's a great guy. Give him a call." He winked and laughed. "Until we meet again."
The tape ended with a slow pullback from a family picture of Ethan, Dana, and Josh at the park. Blackness slowly overtook it and white text came over it that read, "This video was made on November 8th of this year by Joshua Williams for his wife Dana Williams. This production may not be copied, sold, or otherwise distributed."
The tv and vcr automatically turned themselves off after the tape ended. Dana sat staring down at her ring finger and turning her wedding ring and engagement ring around it slowly, watching the dim light of the room reflect off it. Mulder leaned over and squeezed her shoulder reassuringly. A small tear trickled down her cheek and she wiped it away with the back of her hand, sniffling.
"You gonna be ok?" Mulder asked softly.
"Yeah. I am."
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If the Latin is wrong I apologize! I'm relying on my younger sister for translations, and she's only been taking it for about three months, so forgive any lingual errors please! One more chapter and then this story with officially be completed. Yay. I may not have all of it up by New Years, but I'll do my best. Thanks for all the reviews guys. It really does brighten up my day. :)