Chapter 44
Shawn quickly looked up when he heard the sound of the monitors going off. He glanced down at Belle and then over to Craig.
Shawn: How could do that? How? I'm not ready to let her go!
Craig: I'm sorry Shawn.
Shawn watched as the lines continued to go flat.
Shawn: Come on Belle. Our children need you. I need you. You can't die! You gotta start breathing again.
Craig: Shawn, maybe you should leave. You shouldn't have to watch this.
Shawn: No, I'm staying. I can't let her die. You gotta put the plugs back in, Craig, please.
Suddenly, a noise was heard from the screen and everyone looked in shock at the monitor. It wasn't all flat lines anymore. Very slowly and far apart a line would come up showing that Belle was breathing a little on her own.
Shawn: See, I told you she isn't ready to die.
Craig: I don't believe this.
He ran into the hallway and called for a few more doctors to come in the room, while making Shawn and Belle's parents leave the room.
Shawn: I told you that Belle wasn't ready to die. You could have killed her!
John: Shawn, we were only doing what we thought was best.
Marlena: Belle has not woken up from her coma. We thought it was time.
Shawn: Yeah well it wasn't time. I knew Belle wouldn't die. I knew she would come back to me and our children. God how our children must miss her. She needs them just as much as they need her. I couldn't raise them alone without her. I wouldn't want to.
Meanwhile, Philip and Kimberly were still talking at the diner.
Philip: I'm serious, Kimberly. If you don't call your dad then I'm going to.
Philip pulled out his cell phone and handed it to his sister.
Kimberly: Dad will make me come home. I don't want to go home without mom there. It will be too painful. I just don't know how to deal with her death.
Philip: Kimberly, I love you and I'm always going to be here for you. Your father loves you very much too and he needs you. He is dealing with the death of his wife. Don't make him have to deal with the loss of his daughter too.
Kimberly sighed in frustration. She knew Philip was right. She took the phone and dialed a familiar number.
Roman: Hello?
Kimberly: Daddy, it's me.
Roman: Kimberly! Baby, where are you? I've been worried sick about you.
Kimberly: I'm with Philip.
Roman: You're with Philip? I'm going to kill him. He is going to be arrested for kidnapping!
Kimberly: Calm down daddy. I snuck in his car. Look I will come home if you can get Philip to come home with us. We all need to be together to grieve for mom.
Roman: Honey I can't believe you just left. I need you more now that ever. Your mom would want us all to be together. Let me talk to Philip.
Philip: Hey Roman. What's going on?
Roman: Why don't you come home Philip we will all talk when you get here.
Philip: I can't live there right now. They are too many reminders of mom and Kimberly feels the same way.
Roman: I asked to be transferred. After much debate they have agreed to transfer me to St. Louis. I know it is a big city but it is only like 3 hours from our family and it is the closest place they had. I need you to come home and stay with Kimberly and the twins so I can go look for a house in St. Louis. Look the point is Philip we all need to pull together, let's just talk about this when you get home.
Shawn quickly looked up when he heard the sound of the monitors going off. He glanced down at Belle and then over to Craig.
Shawn: How could do that? How? I'm not ready to let her go!
Craig: I'm sorry Shawn.
Shawn watched as the lines continued to go flat.
Shawn: Come on Belle. Our children need you. I need you. You can't die! You gotta start breathing again.
Craig: Shawn, maybe you should leave. You shouldn't have to watch this.
Shawn: No, I'm staying. I can't let her die. You gotta put the plugs back in, Craig, please.
Suddenly, a noise was heard from the screen and everyone looked in shock at the monitor. It wasn't all flat lines anymore. Very slowly and far apart a line would come up showing that Belle was breathing a little on her own.
Shawn: See, I told you she isn't ready to die.
Craig: I don't believe this.
He ran into the hallway and called for a few more doctors to come in the room, while making Shawn and Belle's parents leave the room.
Shawn: I told you that Belle wasn't ready to die. You could have killed her!
John: Shawn, we were only doing what we thought was best.
Marlena: Belle has not woken up from her coma. We thought it was time.
Shawn: Yeah well it wasn't time. I knew Belle wouldn't die. I knew she would come back to me and our children. God how our children must miss her. She needs them just as much as they need her. I couldn't raise them alone without her. I wouldn't want to.
Meanwhile, Philip and Kimberly were still talking at the diner.
Philip: I'm serious, Kimberly. If you don't call your dad then I'm going to.
Philip pulled out his cell phone and handed it to his sister.
Kimberly: Dad will make me come home. I don't want to go home without mom there. It will be too painful. I just don't know how to deal with her death.
Philip: Kimberly, I love you and I'm always going to be here for you. Your father loves you very much too and he needs you. He is dealing with the death of his wife. Don't make him have to deal with the loss of his daughter too.
Kimberly sighed in frustration. She knew Philip was right. She took the phone and dialed a familiar number.
Roman: Hello?
Kimberly: Daddy, it's me.
Roman: Kimberly! Baby, where are you? I've been worried sick about you.
Kimberly: I'm with Philip.
Roman: You're with Philip? I'm going to kill him. He is going to be arrested for kidnapping!
Kimberly: Calm down daddy. I snuck in his car. Look I will come home if you can get Philip to come home with us. We all need to be together to grieve for mom.
Roman: Honey I can't believe you just left. I need you more now that ever. Your mom would want us all to be together. Let me talk to Philip.
Philip: Hey Roman. What's going on?
Roman: Why don't you come home Philip we will all talk when you get here.
Philip: I can't live there right now. They are too many reminders of mom and Kimberly feels the same way.
Roman: I asked to be transferred. After much debate they have agreed to transfer me to St. Louis. I know it is a big city but it is only like 3 hours from our family and it is the closest place they had. I need you to come home and stay with Kimberly and the twins so I can go look for a house in St. Louis. Look the point is Philip we all need to pull together, let's just talk about this when you get home.