I OWN NOTHING!!! NOTHING I TELL YA! An update! You know, I am sorry I had
to leave you hanging. It was a school night, and like past my bedtime, and
well, you know how it is. I need my beauty sleep. I can't update every day
and I can't even promise I will update every week. I can only do what I can
and try my best, which is what I am doing. Oh, and for those of you who
care, school is going wonderfully. Three days, and I am not dead yet. (or
am I---ohhh story. . .ya think?) This chapter is INCREDIBLY short. I
apologize. To make it up for you, I will have like a massive double chapter
for you at some point. I just need to remember that.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
~Gordo~
A picture of him? That was weird. He didn't want to jump to conclusions, but given the situation, educated guesses started forming in his mind. No, that would be pressing his luck, he thought, as he starred at the picture. He decided he was doomed to have bad luck for the rest of his life with all of this.
Still, a picture of him had to mean this Lucy person was either crazy or he knew this person. Did he know a Lucy Nelson? Not that he could remember. He had never known any Lucy. . .except for on TV and stuff. This was really weird.
He couldn't think straight. Someone in Arkansas knows him. Could Lucy in fact be . .Lizzie? No, that was highly unlikely, he thought. Somehow, he needed to convince himself the Lucy was not Lizzie. That was an absurd guess. It was a nice thought, but it was highly unlikely. He got up to look for a picture of Lucy. Unfortunately, there were no pictures of anyone really, except for Sarah.
"Lucy! Where are you? I need to see a picture of you!" Gordo called out to himself as he searched the apartment. His heart was beating a mile a minute, as this was strange. There aren't many explanations one can have for having a picture of a perfect stranger in your house. Lucy would have to have known Gordo, and have been close enough to him where he was worthy of a picture in her house. He started to think about his life and the names in his life. His mind was still dancing on the theory he had about Lizzie, but another part of him knew that life wasn't always that simple.
He could only find one picture in the house that had a woman in it. The woman had short brown hair and was smiling. This person looked nothing like Lizzie. He didn't even recognize this woman, but she did have his picture in her drawer. Maybe it had something to do with his death. It sounded crazy, but some people get really attached to things like that, and try and find pictures of the people who died. Maybe it was an honorary picture thing. In honor of his death or something. Maybe it wasn't even him. It looked exactly like him, but who knows! Maybe he just really needed some sleep. He would deal with this tomorrow, if there was anything to deal with. He was too overwhelmed and too tired to do anything now.
He checked on Sarah and put her to bed, and then went to bed himself, sleeping long and sleeping hard. This whole thing was eerie and strange.
~~~
~Lizzie~ With Psychologist~The next day
"Now, Lucy," the male psychologist, Dr. Kemp, said, "Do you remember anything about anything before you fainted? Any of the minutes following up to it perhaps?"
Lucy thought long and hard, but her memory was quite blurry, "No, I think I was sleeping or something."
"So you weren't on the computer or watching TV or anything?" The doctor questioned as he took notes on it all.
Lucy shook her head, "I think I just had a really bad dream."
"What was the dream about?" the doctor said.
"It was about my -my former boyfriend," Lucy started.
"What about him?"
"Well, he died several years ago, and I had a dream that the police discovered he was alive after all," Lizzie said.
Dr. Kemp nodded his head as he took notes, "Were you going out with him when he died?"
"No. I was pregnant with our child when he died," Lucy explained, "He died in a plane crash."
"Well, do you think that may have caused you to become unconscious?"
"It must have," Lizzie said.
"Are you sure you weren't day dreaming?"
"It was too real for a day dream, doctor," Lizzie said, "I feel like it really happened."
"Well, having attacks in your sleep is rare, and it usually happens when you are awake," the doctor explained.
"I only remember the dream. I might have woken up or something, but I don't remember. It all seems fuzzy after the dream."
"That is not unusual," the doctor explained.
"So, when do you think I can come home?" Lucy asked.
"Well, this shouldn't be too long. We just want to make sure you are healthy and everything," the doctor said, avoiding a specific time length.
"Well, is it possible for me to make phone calls?" Lucy pleaded. She was still unfamiliar with the system of her surroundings.
The doctor smiled, "You are welcome to make phone calls anytime you like. Unfortunately, they have to be supervised by someone, but you can call anyone."
"Good," Lizzie said.
"Who are you going to call?"
"My home. I just really want to make sure Sarah is okay and in good hands."
The doctor smiled, "Well, I am sure she would love to hear from you."
"I really am a good mother," Lucy told him.
"I am sure you are. You will be with her soon. Don't worry."
Lucy sighed. "I will try not to, but it might be hard," Lizzie said.
The doctor frowned sympathetically.
"Are we through for the day?" Lizzie said, getting up from her seat.
"Yes. Same time, in two days?"
Lizzie nodded, "yeah." She left the room and went into the hallway. She found a nurse and asked her about using the phone.
~~~
Okay, Normally, I would have let Gordo figure out it was Lizzie in this chapter, but, honestly, I needed Janet and Jack to leave town first. I know, the reason is kind of weird, but this way, he won't have any conversation with Jack or Janet about Lucy. They ARE leaving in the early morning, though. Also, Gordo's feelings in this chapter were probably more accurate than automatically realizing he was the father and this was all great and everything was all perfect. That's just a little too unrealistic. This wasn't a genuine mistake, because I did it on purpose at the time. Also, I really want the dynamics between Gordo and Sarah to develop a little more than just a few hours worth. I have great reasons that are hard to explain, and I am sorry about the length of the chapter. Also, I felt the chapter would be a little overwhelming and over dramatic with the whole Lizzie thing and Gordo thing. Does this make any sense? I will try and update hopefully tomorrow, but if not tomorrow, definitely Friday. In the meantime, it would be great if you would review!
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
~Gordo~
A picture of him? That was weird. He didn't want to jump to conclusions, but given the situation, educated guesses started forming in his mind. No, that would be pressing his luck, he thought, as he starred at the picture. He decided he was doomed to have bad luck for the rest of his life with all of this.
Still, a picture of him had to mean this Lucy person was either crazy or he knew this person. Did he know a Lucy Nelson? Not that he could remember. He had never known any Lucy. . .except for on TV and stuff. This was really weird.
He couldn't think straight. Someone in Arkansas knows him. Could Lucy in fact be . .Lizzie? No, that was highly unlikely, he thought. Somehow, he needed to convince himself the Lucy was not Lizzie. That was an absurd guess. It was a nice thought, but it was highly unlikely. He got up to look for a picture of Lucy. Unfortunately, there were no pictures of anyone really, except for Sarah.
"Lucy! Where are you? I need to see a picture of you!" Gordo called out to himself as he searched the apartment. His heart was beating a mile a minute, as this was strange. There aren't many explanations one can have for having a picture of a perfect stranger in your house. Lucy would have to have known Gordo, and have been close enough to him where he was worthy of a picture in her house. He started to think about his life and the names in his life. His mind was still dancing on the theory he had about Lizzie, but another part of him knew that life wasn't always that simple.
He could only find one picture in the house that had a woman in it. The woman had short brown hair and was smiling. This person looked nothing like Lizzie. He didn't even recognize this woman, but she did have his picture in her drawer. Maybe it had something to do with his death. It sounded crazy, but some people get really attached to things like that, and try and find pictures of the people who died. Maybe it was an honorary picture thing. In honor of his death or something. Maybe it wasn't even him. It looked exactly like him, but who knows! Maybe he just really needed some sleep. He would deal with this tomorrow, if there was anything to deal with. He was too overwhelmed and too tired to do anything now.
He checked on Sarah and put her to bed, and then went to bed himself, sleeping long and sleeping hard. This whole thing was eerie and strange.
~~~
~Lizzie~ With Psychologist~The next day
"Now, Lucy," the male psychologist, Dr. Kemp, said, "Do you remember anything about anything before you fainted? Any of the minutes following up to it perhaps?"
Lucy thought long and hard, but her memory was quite blurry, "No, I think I was sleeping or something."
"So you weren't on the computer or watching TV or anything?" The doctor questioned as he took notes on it all.
Lucy shook her head, "I think I just had a really bad dream."
"What was the dream about?" the doctor said.
"It was about my -my former boyfriend," Lucy started.
"What about him?"
"Well, he died several years ago, and I had a dream that the police discovered he was alive after all," Lizzie said.
Dr. Kemp nodded his head as he took notes, "Were you going out with him when he died?"
"No. I was pregnant with our child when he died," Lucy explained, "He died in a plane crash."
"Well, do you think that may have caused you to become unconscious?"
"It must have," Lizzie said.
"Are you sure you weren't day dreaming?"
"It was too real for a day dream, doctor," Lizzie said, "I feel like it really happened."
"Well, having attacks in your sleep is rare, and it usually happens when you are awake," the doctor explained.
"I only remember the dream. I might have woken up or something, but I don't remember. It all seems fuzzy after the dream."
"That is not unusual," the doctor explained.
"So, when do you think I can come home?" Lucy asked.
"Well, this shouldn't be too long. We just want to make sure you are healthy and everything," the doctor said, avoiding a specific time length.
"Well, is it possible for me to make phone calls?" Lucy pleaded. She was still unfamiliar with the system of her surroundings.
The doctor smiled, "You are welcome to make phone calls anytime you like. Unfortunately, they have to be supervised by someone, but you can call anyone."
"Good," Lizzie said.
"Who are you going to call?"
"My home. I just really want to make sure Sarah is okay and in good hands."
The doctor smiled, "Well, I am sure she would love to hear from you."
"I really am a good mother," Lucy told him.
"I am sure you are. You will be with her soon. Don't worry."
Lucy sighed. "I will try not to, but it might be hard," Lizzie said.
The doctor frowned sympathetically.
"Are we through for the day?" Lizzie said, getting up from her seat.
"Yes. Same time, in two days?"
Lizzie nodded, "yeah." She left the room and went into the hallway. She found a nurse and asked her about using the phone.
~~~
Okay, Normally, I would have let Gordo figure out it was Lizzie in this chapter, but, honestly, I needed Janet and Jack to leave town first. I know, the reason is kind of weird, but this way, he won't have any conversation with Jack or Janet about Lucy. They ARE leaving in the early morning, though. Also, Gordo's feelings in this chapter were probably more accurate than automatically realizing he was the father and this was all great and everything was all perfect. That's just a little too unrealistic. This wasn't a genuine mistake, because I did it on purpose at the time. Also, I really want the dynamics between Gordo and Sarah to develop a little more than just a few hours worth. I have great reasons that are hard to explain, and I am sorry about the length of the chapter. Also, I felt the chapter would be a little overwhelming and over dramatic with the whole Lizzie thing and Gordo thing. Does this make any sense? I will try and update hopefully tomorrow, but if not tomorrow, definitely Friday. In the meantime, it would be great if you would review!