Chapter 43
Philip and Kimberly sat at a roadside diner. The shock of seeing his little sister had finally wore off and now Philip was trying to figure out what to do with her. Kimberly sat picking at her food, not saying a word. She knew she was going to be in big trouble. Philip sighed and looked over at her.
Philip: Kimberly, you can't come with me.
Kimberly: Why not? I don't want to live at home without mom being there.
Philip: The road is no place for a 13-year-old girl. You need to be at home with your family, not out running away from them.
Kimberly: But you are running away from your family. You are leaving all of us and you are leaving your son. Did you forget about Deric?
Philip: I did not forget about him. I'm just not in a place where I can take care of my kids. Deric went missing for a long time and during that time, he learned to call Brady daddy, not me. It is just for the best. And what is best for you is to go home. I bet Roman has every cop in Salem out searching for you right now.
Kimberly: I don't understand you. How can you know what is right for me? You say that I can't do this because it isn't right but yet you can? That doesn't make any sense? I wasn't born yesterday, Philip.
Philip: I know that you are smart but you need to call your dad. If you don't call him, I am going to.
The hospital staff helped Shawn so he could go see Belle. The nurse pushed him in a wheelchair to her bedside and left the two to be alone. Shawn took Belle's hand and with tears in his eyes, started talking to her.
Shawn: Belle, baby, please wake up. I need you Belle, oh God I need you. We have been through too much for me to lose you now. You have to wake up honey. I need you. The kids need you. I can't go on living without you. We just got back together, Belle. You can't leave us now. I love you so much. It is tearing me apart to see you like this. I know that I haven't been the best boyfriend or father but I want to change. I want our love to grow and I want to be the best husband to you. I want us to get married and have even more wonderful children. Please Belle, you can't give up on me or our love. You can't give up on your children. They don't deserve to go through life without their mother. You need to wake up. Belle, if you can hear me, please listen to me and wake up. Come back to us. We need you. I need you. I love you, Belle.
Shawn couldn't talk anymore. The tears were too much and he was so emotionally drained. He was drained from his own pain caused by his injuries and from the pain of knowing Belle might die. He wiped his eyes and just watched Belle. She looked like she was sleeping. She looked very peaceful.
Shawn: Belle, I can't lose you. Please come back to me.
Doctor Wesley slowly walked into Belle's room watching the heart breaking scene in front of him. He had no idea how he was going to tell Shawn that the Blacks had signed the papers to pull the plug on Belle. She had not made any change since her operation that left her in this coma. The trauma was just to much for her little body to handle. Tears poured down Craig's face as he thought of all the memories he alone had with Belle since she had been such a good friend to his daughter. Craig chocked down the lump in his throat and tapped Shawn on the shoulder. Shawn whirled around to see tears gleaming in Craig's eyes and knew that it was bad and he couldn't face it not yet.
Craig: Shawn it is time to let her go.
Shawn: You except me to let you just pull the plug on the life support that it is keeping Belle alive. I will not let you do it to her you can't. I didn't sign any papers.
Craig: I am sorry Shawn but the Blacks have the final say they are her parents. I am sorry but the papers are signed. Shawn this is hard but you got to let her go so she can be in peace.
Shawn: Craig I can't. I can't just give up on her. I can't just let go. I can't. I won't.
Craig tried to think of a way to explain this to Shawn but no words came. This was a horrible situation. He knew Shawn would resist him on this but he never imagined just how hard this was to do. Craig gave Shawn a moment and went to explain to John and Marlena what was going on.
Craig: John he won't let me do it. It is breaking his heart.
John: I can't stand to see my little girl suffer anymore just do it when he isn't looking. I know that sounds horrible but she is so frail looking and I know that she is waiting for us to let her go.
Craig: You're sure about this.
Marlena: Just do it please.
Marlena raced down the hall with tears pouring down her face. She had just signed her daughter's life away how was she ever going to live with herself. John chased after his wife hoping that they could comfort each other. Craig entered back into the room. Shawn was still laying his head against the bed talking to Belle. Craig slowly walked over to the plug and closed his eyes and pulled the plug tears stinging his eyes when he heard the piercing sound of the heart monitor flat lining.
Philip and Kimberly sat at a roadside diner. The shock of seeing his little sister had finally wore off and now Philip was trying to figure out what to do with her. Kimberly sat picking at her food, not saying a word. She knew she was going to be in big trouble. Philip sighed and looked over at her.
Philip: Kimberly, you can't come with me.
Kimberly: Why not? I don't want to live at home without mom being there.
Philip: The road is no place for a 13-year-old girl. You need to be at home with your family, not out running away from them.
Kimberly: But you are running away from your family. You are leaving all of us and you are leaving your son. Did you forget about Deric?
Philip: I did not forget about him. I'm just not in a place where I can take care of my kids. Deric went missing for a long time and during that time, he learned to call Brady daddy, not me. It is just for the best. And what is best for you is to go home. I bet Roman has every cop in Salem out searching for you right now.
Kimberly: I don't understand you. How can you know what is right for me? You say that I can't do this because it isn't right but yet you can? That doesn't make any sense? I wasn't born yesterday, Philip.
Philip: I know that you are smart but you need to call your dad. If you don't call him, I am going to.
The hospital staff helped Shawn so he could go see Belle. The nurse pushed him in a wheelchair to her bedside and left the two to be alone. Shawn took Belle's hand and with tears in his eyes, started talking to her.
Shawn: Belle, baby, please wake up. I need you Belle, oh God I need you. We have been through too much for me to lose you now. You have to wake up honey. I need you. The kids need you. I can't go on living without you. We just got back together, Belle. You can't leave us now. I love you so much. It is tearing me apart to see you like this. I know that I haven't been the best boyfriend or father but I want to change. I want our love to grow and I want to be the best husband to you. I want us to get married and have even more wonderful children. Please Belle, you can't give up on me or our love. You can't give up on your children. They don't deserve to go through life without their mother. You need to wake up. Belle, if you can hear me, please listen to me and wake up. Come back to us. We need you. I need you. I love you, Belle.
Shawn couldn't talk anymore. The tears were too much and he was so emotionally drained. He was drained from his own pain caused by his injuries and from the pain of knowing Belle might die. He wiped his eyes and just watched Belle. She looked like she was sleeping. She looked very peaceful.
Shawn: Belle, I can't lose you. Please come back to me.
Doctor Wesley slowly walked into Belle's room watching the heart breaking scene in front of him. He had no idea how he was going to tell Shawn that the Blacks had signed the papers to pull the plug on Belle. She had not made any change since her operation that left her in this coma. The trauma was just to much for her little body to handle. Tears poured down Craig's face as he thought of all the memories he alone had with Belle since she had been such a good friend to his daughter. Craig chocked down the lump in his throat and tapped Shawn on the shoulder. Shawn whirled around to see tears gleaming in Craig's eyes and knew that it was bad and he couldn't face it not yet.
Craig: Shawn it is time to let her go.
Shawn: You except me to let you just pull the plug on the life support that it is keeping Belle alive. I will not let you do it to her you can't. I didn't sign any papers.
Craig: I am sorry Shawn but the Blacks have the final say they are her parents. I am sorry but the papers are signed. Shawn this is hard but you got to let her go so she can be in peace.
Shawn: Craig I can't. I can't just give up on her. I can't just let go. I can't. I won't.
Craig tried to think of a way to explain this to Shawn but no words came. This was a horrible situation. He knew Shawn would resist him on this but he never imagined just how hard this was to do. Craig gave Shawn a moment and went to explain to John and Marlena what was going on.
Craig: John he won't let me do it. It is breaking his heart.
John: I can't stand to see my little girl suffer anymore just do it when he isn't looking. I know that sounds horrible but she is so frail looking and I know that she is waiting for us to let her go.
Craig: You're sure about this.
Marlena: Just do it please.
Marlena raced down the hall with tears pouring down her face. She had just signed her daughter's life away how was she ever going to live with herself. John chased after his wife hoping that they could comfort each other. Craig entered back into the room. Shawn was still laying his head against the bed talking to Belle. Craig slowly walked over to the plug and closed his eyes and pulled the plug tears stinging his eyes when he heard the piercing sound of the heart monitor flat lining.