Alex and some of the firefighters played with Keira, which helped brighten
their moods a bit. Joey sat near where Alex was and looked towards the
corridor that his mother's room was on. He looked over at his father who
had just sat down and said softly, "Can I go see mom for a bit?"
Jimmy looked down at his young son and saw the worry and fear in his eyes and knew he was just as worried about Kim as everyone else.
"Maybe in a little while you can go in and see her." Jimmy replied, wondering if Joey could handle seeing Kim in her current condition.
"Promise?" Joey asked quietly, looking up at his father.
"I promise. You can see your mother soon." Jimmy replied, seeing the tiredness in his son's eyes.
Joey fell asleep later on next to Jimmy, wondering about how his mother was doing. Bobby had slipped back into the room to check on Kim's mother to make sure she was ok. Jimmy looked over at Alex who was still holding a now sleeping Keira and asked, "You want me to hold her for a while?"
"Sure, I could use a bit of a break." She replied quietly.
She stood up and gently placed her into Jimmy's arms and headed for the bathroom. Bobby and Kim's mother emerged from the room several minutes after she'd left and they headed towards where Jimmy was. Alex returned five minutes later and she, Bobby, Jimmy and Kim's mother stood several feet away talking so they wouldn't disturb Joey who was still asleep. Jimmy had passed Keira back over to Bobby since she was still asleep. Holding her while she slept made him think back to when Joey had been that size and how he'd never thought he'd ever loose Kim, but thanks to his own stupidity it happened. Minutes later Kim's mom went to go get something to eat since she'd fed the kids but had so much on her mind she hadn't felt like eating herself.
Jimmy and Alex started talking quietly and Bobby took the opportunity to call his mom and tell her that they'd found Kim. He moved to one of the far areas of the waiting room and pulled out his cell phone and sat down, cradling Keira in one arm and dialing his phone with his free hand. She had been folding some clean laundry and was putting them up when she heard the phone ring and heard her son on the other end, but as she listened to the noise in the background realized something wasn't right.
"¿Qué está Roberto equivocado?" she asked gently. {What's wrong Roberto?}
"La mamá, ellos encontraron Kim. Estoy aquí en el hospital con ella." He replied softly, as Keira began to stir. {Mom, they found Kim. I'm here at the hospital with her.}
"¿Ella está bien?" she asked, feeling relieved that she'd been found. {Is she ok?}
"Ella es inconsciente. Ella era tan se deshidrató severamente cuando ella entró ella llevaba ya en y fuera de conocimiento. El doctor dijo si ella había sido encontrada seis horas luego ella probablemente no habría estado vivo." He replied, seeing the doctor coming. {She's unconscious. She was so severely dehydrated when she came in she was already drifting in and out of consciousness. The doctor said if she had been found six hours later she probably wouldn't have been alive.}
"¿Qué hizo a ella poner estas gentela en esa condición?" his mother asked softly. {What did these people do to her to put her in that condition?}
"Yo no sé. Adivino que nosotros la tendremos que esperar para regresar antes averiguamos lo que ellos hicieron a ella." He replied, hoping it would be soon that she would wake up. {I don't know. I guess we'll have to wait for her to come back before we find out what they did to her.}
"Ella es obtenida para vivir demasiado para no hacerlo. Ella lo es obtenida, ella dos niños hermosos y sus amigos y la familia para vivir para. Estoy bastante seguro que es lo que mantuvo su vivo esto mucho tiempo." His mother replied. {She's got too much to live for to not make it. She's got you, her two beautiful children and her friends and family to live for. I'm pretty sure that's what kept her alive this long.}
"Sé. Tengo sin duda's la memoria de mí y los niños son lo que mantuvo su vivo esto mucho tiempo." he replied knowing what his mother said was true. {I know. I have no doubt it's the memory of me and the kids is what kept her alive this long.}
Kim's mother had left to get something to eat since she hadn't eaten all day and Jimmy and Alex stood talking quietly to avoid bothering Joey who was still asleep. Keira had just woken up and was starting to get fidgety so Bobby told his mother he'd call her back later. He went and started talking to Alex and Jimmy; unaware that Joey was about to wake up. Joey heard the three of them talking and decided to go see how his mom was doing. Before he headed down the hall to her room he looked back at Alex, Jimmy and Bobby and slowly headed towards his mother. He slipped unnoticed down the corridor towards her room and nervously walked to where her room was. Pausing outside the door momentarily he began to wonder what to expect but slowly headed into the room.
When he got his first look at what his mother had been through he began to silently ask why someone would want to hurt her. As he looked at the toll the past four days had taken on her, he felt tears sting his eyes as he at first sat down next to the bed.
"Mom?" he asked quietly.
When she didn't respond he started to get scared and wondered if she hadn't heard him and tried again.
"Mom, it's me." He said a little louder, gently shaking her shoulder.
Again she didn't respond and tears began to slip down his face. He sat on the edge of the bed and said softly into her ear, "Mom, please wake up. You can't leave us. Things are perfect now, please don't go."
He curled up next to her, hoping that somehow she would know he was there and come back to them. He gasped when he put his hand on her cheek, feeling how cold she was from hypothermia. He pulled the blankets up higher around them and began to silently cry on his mother's shoulder, hoping she'd wake up soon.
Several minutes later Alex looked over and saw Joey was gone and asked, "Guys, where'd Joey go?"
Bobby and Jimmy spun around and looked at the now empty chair where Joey had been asleep.
"I think I know," Jimmy replied sadly, heading in the direction of Kim's room.
Alex and Bobby followed Jimmy down the corridor and stood just outside the door. The sight before them broke their heart. It was hard enough for them to come to terms with what had happened to her, they couldn't imagine how hard it must be on Joey until they heard his heartfelt words. They were used to seeing how cruel people could be to one another. They saw it every day at work, the lives of those who are innocent changed forever by one person who doesn't care who they hurt or how.
After taking in a raspy breath, Joey continued speaking softly, not knowing that Alex, Jimmy and Bobby were at the doorway.
His voice began to shake once more as he spoke and he wiped the tears that were falling from his eyes as he looked at his mother and said almost pleadingly, "I don't want to loose you. You fought this so long please don't give up on us. Don't let whoever did this win. I don't know if you can hear me or not but please keep fighting. Please come back to us so we can be a family again."
As they listened to his pleading words, tears fell from their eyes. Alex leaned into Jimmy and silently cried after hearing Joey's pleading words to his mother. He held her gently and let her cry, gently rubbing her back as she leaned into his chest. Tears were falling from his eyes as well hearing his son's heartfelt plea to his mother, giving her the will to carry on. Who knew a child's words could strike such a cord in a moment like this. He glanced over at Bobby who also had tears running down his face from hearing the words Joey had just spoken. Keira could sense something was wrong and began to whimper softly, picking up on the sadness everyone felt. Joey heard her from outside the room and looked over at his father, Bobby and Alex, all standing there with tears glistening in their eyes.
Two days had past and she still hadn't regained consciousness. Doc had told him he could stay with her and his mom had been watching the kids while he stayed by her side. Kim's mother went home to rest, but all she could do was pray that Kim got better soon. She'd stop by each day to see if there was any change or to see if Bobby needed anything since he refused to leave her. She looked much better after they'd worked on getting her rehydrated. Her color had returned almost to normal, there were no signs of cyanosis left, but she was still relatively thin. He sat beside her and said softly, "Please wake up Kimmy. I need you to come back to me. The kids are really scared and miss their mother. We never gave up hope that we'd find you, please come back to us soon"
She'd started to be able to hear what was going on around her, and wanted to open her eyes, but it felt as if her eyes were so heavy there was no way she could possibly open them on her own. She heard his heartfelt plea and ever so slowly her senses began to come back to her. His feather light touch against her skin relaxed her, made her feel safe after the harrowing ordeal she'd been through. He gently held her left hand and softly caressed her cheek with the back of his hand and lovingly pressed a tender kiss onto her forehead, hoping that today would be the day that she woke up and came back to him.
Jimmy looked down at his young son and saw the worry and fear in his eyes and knew he was just as worried about Kim as everyone else.
"Maybe in a little while you can go in and see her." Jimmy replied, wondering if Joey could handle seeing Kim in her current condition.
"Promise?" Joey asked quietly, looking up at his father.
"I promise. You can see your mother soon." Jimmy replied, seeing the tiredness in his son's eyes.
Joey fell asleep later on next to Jimmy, wondering about how his mother was doing. Bobby had slipped back into the room to check on Kim's mother to make sure she was ok. Jimmy looked over at Alex who was still holding a now sleeping Keira and asked, "You want me to hold her for a while?"
"Sure, I could use a bit of a break." She replied quietly.
She stood up and gently placed her into Jimmy's arms and headed for the bathroom. Bobby and Kim's mother emerged from the room several minutes after she'd left and they headed towards where Jimmy was. Alex returned five minutes later and she, Bobby, Jimmy and Kim's mother stood several feet away talking so they wouldn't disturb Joey who was still asleep. Jimmy had passed Keira back over to Bobby since she was still asleep. Holding her while she slept made him think back to when Joey had been that size and how he'd never thought he'd ever loose Kim, but thanks to his own stupidity it happened. Minutes later Kim's mom went to go get something to eat since she'd fed the kids but had so much on her mind she hadn't felt like eating herself.
Jimmy and Alex started talking quietly and Bobby took the opportunity to call his mom and tell her that they'd found Kim. He moved to one of the far areas of the waiting room and pulled out his cell phone and sat down, cradling Keira in one arm and dialing his phone with his free hand. She had been folding some clean laundry and was putting them up when she heard the phone ring and heard her son on the other end, but as she listened to the noise in the background realized something wasn't right.
"¿Qué está Roberto equivocado?" she asked gently. {What's wrong Roberto?}
"La mamá, ellos encontraron Kim. Estoy aquí en el hospital con ella." He replied softly, as Keira began to stir. {Mom, they found Kim. I'm here at the hospital with her.}
"¿Ella está bien?" she asked, feeling relieved that she'd been found. {Is she ok?}
"Ella es inconsciente. Ella era tan se deshidrató severamente cuando ella entró ella llevaba ya en y fuera de conocimiento. El doctor dijo si ella había sido encontrada seis horas luego ella probablemente no habría estado vivo." He replied, seeing the doctor coming. {She's unconscious. She was so severely dehydrated when she came in she was already drifting in and out of consciousness. The doctor said if she had been found six hours later she probably wouldn't have been alive.}
"¿Qué hizo a ella poner estas gentela en esa condición?" his mother asked softly. {What did these people do to her to put her in that condition?}
"Yo no sé. Adivino que nosotros la tendremos que esperar para regresar antes averiguamos lo que ellos hicieron a ella." He replied, hoping it would be soon that she would wake up. {I don't know. I guess we'll have to wait for her to come back before we find out what they did to her.}
"Ella es obtenida para vivir demasiado para no hacerlo. Ella lo es obtenida, ella dos niños hermosos y sus amigos y la familia para vivir para. Estoy bastante seguro que es lo que mantuvo su vivo esto mucho tiempo." His mother replied. {She's got too much to live for to not make it. She's got you, her two beautiful children and her friends and family to live for. I'm pretty sure that's what kept her alive this long.}
"Sé. Tengo sin duda's la memoria de mí y los niños son lo que mantuvo su vivo esto mucho tiempo." he replied knowing what his mother said was true. {I know. I have no doubt it's the memory of me and the kids is what kept her alive this long.}
Kim's mother had left to get something to eat since she hadn't eaten all day and Jimmy and Alex stood talking quietly to avoid bothering Joey who was still asleep. Keira had just woken up and was starting to get fidgety so Bobby told his mother he'd call her back later. He went and started talking to Alex and Jimmy; unaware that Joey was about to wake up. Joey heard the three of them talking and decided to go see how his mom was doing. Before he headed down the hall to her room he looked back at Alex, Jimmy and Bobby and slowly headed towards his mother. He slipped unnoticed down the corridor towards her room and nervously walked to where her room was. Pausing outside the door momentarily he began to wonder what to expect but slowly headed into the room.
When he got his first look at what his mother had been through he began to silently ask why someone would want to hurt her. As he looked at the toll the past four days had taken on her, he felt tears sting his eyes as he at first sat down next to the bed.
"Mom?" he asked quietly.
When she didn't respond he started to get scared and wondered if she hadn't heard him and tried again.
"Mom, it's me." He said a little louder, gently shaking her shoulder.
Again she didn't respond and tears began to slip down his face. He sat on the edge of the bed and said softly into her ear, "Mom, please wake up. You can't leave us. Things are perfect now, please don't go."
He curled up next to her, hoping that somehow she would know he was there and come back to them. He gasped when he put his hand on her cheek, feeling how cold she was from hypothermia. He pulled the blankets up higher around them and began to silently cry on his mother's shoulder, hoping she'd wake up soon.
Several minutes later Alex looked over and saw Joey was gone and asked, "Guys, where'd Joey go?"
Bobby and Jimmy spun around and looked at the now empty chair where Joey had been asleep.
"I think I know," Jimmy replied sadly, heading in the direction of Kim's room.
Alex and Bobby followed Jimmy down the corridor and stood just outside the door. The sight before them broke their heart. It was hard enough for them to come to terms with what had happened to her, they couldn't imagine how hard it must be on Joey until they heard his heartfelt words. They were used to seeing how cruel people could be to one another. They saw it every day at work, the lives of those who are innocent changed forever by one person who doesn't care who they hurt or how.
After taking in a raspy breath, Joey continued speaking softly, not knowing that Alex, Jimmy and Bobby were at the doorway.
His voice began to shake once more as he spoke and he wiped the tears that were falling from his eyes as he looked at his mother and said almost pleadingly, "I don't want to loose you. You fought this so long please don't give up on us. Don't let whoever did this win. I don't know if you can hear me or not but please keep fighting. Please come back to us so we can be a family again."
As they listened to his pleading words, tears fell from their eyes. Alex leaned into Jimmy and silently cried after hearing Joey's pleading words to his mother. He held her gently and let her cry, gently rubbing her back as she leaned into his chest. Tears were falling from his eyes as well hearing his son's heartfelt plea to his mother, giving her the will to carry on. Who knew a child's words could strike such a cord in a moment like this. He glanced over at Bobby who also had tears running down his face from hearing the words Joey had just spoken. Keira could sense something was wrong and began to whimper softly, picking up on the sadness everyone felt. Joey heard her from outside the room and looked over at his father, Bobby and Alex, all standing there with tears glistening in their eyes.
Two days had past and she still hadn't regained consciousness. Doc had told him he could stay with her and his mom had been watching the kids while he stayed by her side. Kim's mother went home to rest, but all she could do was pray that Kim got better soon. She'd stop by each day to see if there was any change or to see if Bobby needed anything since he refused to leave her. She looked much better after they'd worked on getting her rehydrated. Her color had returned almost to normal, there were no signs of cyanosis left, but she was still relatively thin. He sat beside her and said softly, "Please wake up Kimmy. I need you to come back to me. The kids are really scared and miss their mother. We never gave up hope that we'd find you, please come back to us soon"
She'd started to be able to hear what was going on around her, and wanted to open her eyes, but it felt as if her eyes were so heavy there was no way she could possibly open them on her own. She heard his heartfelt plea and ever so slowly her senses began to come back to her. His feather light touch against her skin relaxed her, made her feel safe after the harrowing ordeal she'd been through. He gently held her left hand and softly caressed her cheek with the back of his hand and lovingly pressed a tender kiss onto her forehead, hoping that today would be the day that she woke up and came back to him.