Colin looked up at Dr. Brown, "Accident? I don't understand. seizure? But I
athlete, completely healthy. wait. I told bright- drive. we were drunk..
big boom. then nothing. coma? That's why everyone here. I'm confused Doc.
Where everyone?" Dr. Brown wrote some notes in his notepad and returned his
attention to his patient, "We asked them to leave the room so the 2 of us
can talk."
"Oh."
"Yes, well they'll be here later today, I promise"
"Great"
"Yeah, but for now I'll need your help. We need to know just how much
damage there was in the surgery, if any, and how much you remember about
your life. Is that all right?"
"I guess so."
"Listen, can I buy you lunch?" Laynie asked Ed, "I feel responsible, and I wasn't paying attention. Rough day... you mind? I won't take no for an answer!" "I suppose there's no harm, there's gotta be some advantages to being in this chair, pretty girls buy you lunch!" "Huh? What, you think that the only reason I'm buying you lunch is cuz of that ugly ass chair you sit in? K, now I DON'T want to buy you lunch, thanks, you just saved me some money!" she said, with all the sarcasm she could muster, she hadn't even thought of the chair till he mentioned it! She started walking away when he called, "no wait! Hold on! It's not easy catching up to people with this thing!" she slowed down, but didn't stop, or turn around. In a minute he caught up and said, "all right, now I feel guilty! I guess I'll be the one buying lunch after all." He said with a smirk. "Why should I go with YOU?? You obviously resort to blaming your wheelchair on anything good, or bad! You are several levels of pathetic!" "You're right.-Could you stop! My arms are working overtime as it is!" She stopped. "Thank you. You're right. It IS pathetic, but sometimes you feel the need to have something to disconnect you from the world. eh, a girl like you wouldn't understand that-" "WHAT? Again you go with that crap! You REALLY owe me a lunch now!" "-What, so you still want to eat lunch with me?" "I'm hungry, and I know a great place where they give you a mile high stack of pancakes! They're the best." "Lead the way." smiling as she begins leading him to a "restaurant" across the street.
Ephram was sitting in the 'vending room' when Amy approached him. "hi." She said quietly, he looked up and smiled, "hi, how's Colin?" "He'll be ok. After a while." "great. And you?" "What?" "How are YOU handling this? It must be hard." She sat down next to him. "it is. But the reward is worth it. I think." "What? You're having doubts? After all you've been through? What is it with girls that love Colin?? They struggle through the hardest times, and when the worst part's over- you bail!" "Girls??" "Laynie?" "Right." "You can't give up! You don't find love like that very often, and if that love is returned.." He swallowed the next words and looked away. The last thing she needed was more problems. Amy cleared her throat and said, "I better check on him now." "Yeah, good idea. Let me know, k?" "Sure." That moment Dr. Brown came in with news, "Colin will be fine, in fact he's doing very well and the process of rehabilitating him will be much faster since he's been through it all already. He'll be ready to come home in a few days, of course it all depends on how fast he heals." Ephram saw Amy was crying, a single tear ran down her cheek as she took in the news, whispering, "Colin'll be fine. Colin'll be fine. Colin'll be fine. Colin'll be fine." Ephram took a deep breath and approached Amy, he put his hand on her shoulder and helped her sit down, it was all he could do not to hug her with all his might and make the pain go away- for both of them.
"Listen, can I buy you lunch?" Laynie asked Ed, "I feel responsible, and I wasn't paying attention. Rough day... you mind? I won't take no for an answer!" "I suppose there's no harm, there's gotta be some advantages to being in this chair, pretty girls buy you lunch!" "Huh? What, you think that the only reason I'm buying you lunch is cuz of that ugly ass chair you sit in? K, now I DON'T want to buy you lunch, thanks, you just saved me some money!" she said, with all the sarcasm she could muster, she hadn't even thought of the chair till he mentioned it! She started walking away when he called, "no wait! Hold on! It's not easy catching up to people with this thing!" she slowed down, but didn't stop, or turn around. In a minute he caught up and said, "all right, now I feel guilty! I guess I'll be the one buying lunch after all." He said with a smirk. "Why should I go with YOU?? You obviously resort to blaming your wheelchair on anything good, or bad! You are several levels of pathetic!" "You're right.-Could you stop! My arms are working overtime as it is!" She stopped. "Thank you. You're right. It IS pathetic, but sometimes you feel the need to have something to disconnect you from the world. eh, a girl like you wouldn't understand that-" "WHAT? Again you go with that crap! You REALLY owe me a lunch now!" "-What, so you still want to eat lunch with me?" "I'm hungry, and I know a great place where they give you a mile high stack of pancakes! They're the best." "Lead the way." smiling as she begins leading him to a "restaurant" across the street.
Ephram was sitting in the 'vending room' when Amy approached him. "hi." She said quietly, he looked up and smiled, "hi, how's Colin?" "He'll be ok. After a while." "great. And you?" "What?" "How are YOU handling this? It must be hard." She sat down next to him. "it is. But the reward is worth it. I think." "What? You're having doubts? After all you've been through? What is it with girls that love Colin?? They struggle through the hardest times, and when the worst part's over- you bail!" "Girls??" "Laynie?" "Right." "You can't give up! You don't find love like that very often, and if that love is returned.." He swallowed the next words and looked away. The last thing she needed was more problems. Amy cleared her throat and said, "I better check on him now." "Yeah, good idea. Let me know, k?" "Sure." That moment Dr. Brown came in with news, "Colin will be fine, in fact he's doing very well and the process of rehabilitating him will be much faster since he's been through it all already. He'll be ready to come home in a few days, of course it all depends on how fast he heals." Ephram saw Amy was crying, a single tear ran down her cheek as she took in the news, whispering, "Colin'll be fine. Colin'll be fine. Colin'll be fine. Colin'll be fine." Ephram took a deep breath and approached Amy, he put his hand on her shoulder and helped her sit down, it was all he could do not to hug her with all his might and make the pain go away- for both of them.