Chapter 10 - All Good Dreams Must Come To An End
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 10:00 AM. "John? John? What are you doing?"
John was in Monica's hospital room, apparently asleep mumbling incoherently about Monica, he also in-between breaths was lightly kissing the sheets on Monica's bed. Skinner grasped John's shoulder and shook him really hard, waking him up. John looked up, "Monica?" he called out. He looked over and saw her on the bed. He turned around and saw a bewildered AD Skinner. "Should I uh leave you and the sheets alone?" Skinner laughed. John blinked several times, at first not understanding. Then he remembered the kiss. He jumped up from the bed and pressed the alarm button off and lifted up a small-enclosed plastic cover for a red button on Monica's machine and was about to press it when Skinner immediately pulled him back. He held onto his shirt collar and threw him against the hospital door. "What the hell are you doing, agent?" Skinner barked. John looked at him for several minutes. "I'm trying to save Monica's life."
"Monica's Mother already wants to pull the plug, and you agreed that we wanted to stop her, now you want to do the same thing?" "Sir, you don't understand. Remember what Frohike said? He mentioned dreams and coma victims trying to come through-"
"He also said," Skinner interrupted, "that something like that has never been proved to have happened."
"But it has!" John exclaimed. "Monica is coming to me through my dreams, she needs my - she needs our help, sir." Skinner skimmed John's eyes, trying to see whether or not he believed him. "We need to do this. I talked to her in my dream and she has agreed to pull the plug once I do. I have a feeling this will bring her back."
"What if it doesn't?" Skinner asked impatiently. John swallowed hard. "It's a risk she and I have agreed to take."
Skinner sighed deeply and let John go. He stared at him intensely, looking over at Monica and then back at John. "I think you know what you're doing agent, I don't know why, but I do. I won't go along with it, but I know how much you care for her, so I'll let you do this, but I'm not for it."
John gave a weak smile. It was a small thank you to Skinner, who didn't smile back. His expression remained emotionless as John walked over to Monica's bed. "I love you and don't you forget that," he whispered and leaned in and kissed her. He was still kissing her, as his arm reached over and pressed the small red button. Tears began to come out in the corners of his eye. He kept his lips on Monica, his eyes closed; he placed his hand on top of hers as Skinner closed his eyes too, preparing for what would come next. Not exactly understanding why he let Agent Doggett pull the plug. John let out a sharp cry as he moved back, watching her monitor die down. Monica's breathing slowed down to a dead halt and Skinner opened his eyes to find a crying John Doggett in front of him. Skinner walked up to him and put his hands on his shoulders and looked over at Monica. Nothing happened and this brought more tears to John. He had failed them both.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 11:28 PM. Monica looked up and saw that John was gone, she let out a sad whimper and looked over at herself and saw a glow. A small yellowish glow that lit up the whole room. John had pulled the plug and now it was Monica's turn. John was right; she would know when it was going to happen. She walked over to herself slowly, scared and yet excited at the same time, wanting to see John again would not be too soon. She pressed the red button and just stared at herself on the bed. "Please," she cried. "Let me remember."
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 10:34 AM. Monica remained still for several seconds after he pulled the plug. "She's gone," John whispered to himself. "I was wrong..."
"John," Skinner said, "she is in a better place now."
"Yeah. Yeah with Luke," John said barely above a whisper, but Skinner had still heard him. John hoped what he had said about Monica being with Luke was true, although he wanted her there with him. He didn't want her to be gone, and she was too young to leave. She still had her whole life ahead of her. He turned around and hugged Skinner, crying, and not even caring that he was showing such emotions in front of Skinner, for the girl he had loved and gotten to know was dead. "John?" John looked over and saw Monica looking over at him, her eyes half closed. "We did it?" she asked. John smiled an ear-to-ear grin. "We did it," he whispered in amazement, still crying. Skinner's eyes widened as he saw before him Monica, alive and well. John rushed up against Monica and pulled her in for a tight hug. "You're alive," he cried. "You're alive." Monica began to cry, as she held John's back tightly, never wanting to let go of him. She looked up and saw AD Skinner, smiling up at her. "Agent," he said. Monica smiled at him. "Welcome back."
"Thank you, sir," she said in-between sobs. AD Skinner stayed a few more minutes and watched the love between Monica and John. This moment even put a tear in his eye, and he finally took his leave. Before he left, he turned around and took one last glimpse of the two. Monica's eyes now closed, they were both crying. Skinner nodded, agreeing with their love and shut the door and left them in peace. John was the first to pull away. He brushed back Monica's fallen locks of brown hair and smiled brightly at her, not wanting to take his eyes off of her saddened face. "Do you remember everything that happened?" he asked. She nodded, "I think so. I take it, of course, that you do?"
John nodded. "So, where do we go from here?" she asked. "Well, your dreams or mine?" he asked playfully.
Monica laughed and then threw her arms around John and kissed him. "I love you, John," she cried. "I love you more than ever." Her words hit John hard. He believed in the love they shared. "I love you too."
"I believe God helped us here today." she cried. "I do too," John said in a light whisper.
"I believe Luke did as well."
"I personally know that he did," John replied. "He's here with us now."
"I believe it."
They stopped talking and kissed one last time, and ever-lasting kiss that just proved that their hidden love became an ever-lasting love.
THE END
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 10:00 AM. "John? John? What are you doing?"
John was in Monica's hospital room, apparently asleep mumbling incoherently about Monica, he also in-between breaths was lightly kissing the sheets on Monica's bed. Skinner grasped John's shoulder and shook him really hard, waking him up. John looked up, "Monica?" he called out. He looked over and saw her on the bed. He turned around and saw a bewildered AD Skinner. "Should I uh leave you and the sheets alone?" Skinner laughed. John blinked several times, at first not understanding. Then he remembered the kiss. He jumped up from the bed and pressed the alarm button off and lifted up a small-enclosed plastic cover for a red button on Monica's machine and was about to press it when Skinner immediately pulled him back. He held onto his shirt collar and threw him against the hospital door. "What the hell are you doing, agent?" Skinner barked. John looked at him for several minutes. "I'm trying to save Monica's life."
"Monica's Mother already wants to pull the plug, and you agreed that we wanted to stop her, now you want to do the same thing?" "Sir, you don't understand. Remember what Frohike said? He mentioned dreams and coma victims trying to come through-"
"He also said," Skinner interrupted, "that something like that has never been proved to have happened."
"But it has!" John exclaimed. "Monica is coming to me through my dreams, she needs my - she needs our help, sir." Skinner skimmed John's eyes, trying to see whether or not he believed him. "We need to do this. I talked to her in my dream and she has agreed to pull the plug once I do. I have a feeling this will bring her back."
"What if it doesn't?" Skinner asked impatiently. John swallowed hard. "It's a risk she and I have agreed to take."
Skinner sighed deeply and let John go. He stared at him intensely, looking over at Monica and then back at John. "I think you know what you're doing agent, I don't know why, but I do. I won't go along with it, but I know how much you care for her, so I'll let you do this, but I'm not for it."
John gave a weak smile. It was a small thank you to Skinner, who didn't smile back. His expression remained emotionless as John walked over to Monica's bed. "I love you and don't you forget that," he whispered and leaned in and kissed her. He was still kissing her, as his arm reached over and pressed the small red button. Tears began to come out in the corners of his eye. He kept his lips on Monica, his eyes closed; he placed his hand on top of hers as Skinner closed his eyes too, preparing for what would come next. Not exactly understanding why he let Agent Doggett pull the plug. John let out a sharp cry as he moved back, watching her monitor die down. Monica's breathing slowed down to a dead halt and Skinner opened his eyes to find a crying John Doggett in front of him. Skinner walked up to him and put his hands on his shoulders and looked over at Monica. Nothing happened and this brought more tears to John. He had failed them both.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 11:28 PM. Monica looked up and saw that John was gone, she let out a sad whimper and looked over at herself and saw a glow. A small yellowish glow that lit up the whole room. John had pulled the plug and now it was Monica's turn. John was right; she would know when it was going to happen. She walked over to herself slowly, scared and yet excited at the same time, wanting to see John again would not be too soon. She pressed the red button and just stared at herself on the bed. "Please," she cried. "Let me remember."
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 10:34 AM. Monica remained still for several seconds after he pulled the plug. "She's gone," John whispered to himself. "I was wrong..."
"John," Skinner said, "she is in a better place now."
"Yeah. Yeah with Luke," John said barely above a whisper, but Skinner had still heard him. John hoped what he had said about Monica being with Luke was true, although he wanted her there with him. He didn't want her to be gone, and she was too young to leave. She still had her whole life ahead of her. He turned around and hugged Skinner, crying, and not even caring that he was showing such emotions in front of Skinner, for the girl he had loved and gotten to know was dead. "John?" John looked over and saw Monica looking over at him, her eyes half closed. "We did it?" she asked. John smiled an ear-to-ear grin. "We did it," he whispered in amazement, still crying. Skinner's eyes widened as he saw before him Monica, alive and well. John rushed up against Monica and pulled her in for a tight hug. "You're alive," he cried. "You're alive." Monica began to cry, as she held John's back tightly, never wanting to let go of him. She looked up and saw AD Skinner, smiling up at her. "Agent," he said. Monica smiled at him. "Welcome back."
"Thank you, sir," she said in-between sobs. AD Skinner stayed a few more minutes and watched the love between Monica and John. This moment even put a tear in his eye, and he finally took his leave. Before he left, he turned around and took one last glimpse of the two. Monica's eyes now closed, they were both crying. Skinner nodded, agreeing with their love and shut the door and left them in peace. John was the first to pull away. He brushed back Monica's fallen locks of brown hair and smiled brightly at her, not wanting to take his eyes off of her saddened face. "Do you remember everything that happened?" he asked. She nodded, "I think so. I take it, of course, that you do?"
John nodded. "So, where do we go from here?" she asked. "Well, your dreams or mine?" he asked playfully.
Monica laughed and then threw her arms around John and kissed him. "I love you, John," she cried. "I love you more than ever." Her words hit John hard. He believed in the love they shared. "I love you too."
"I believe God helped us here today." she cried. "I do too," John said in a light whisper.
"I believe Luke did as well."
"I personally know that he did," John replied. "He's here with us now."
"I believe it."
They stopped talking and kissed one last time, and ever-lasting kiss that just proved that their hidden love became an ever-lasting love.
THE END