Part Seven
When he got into the hospital room, 'Becca's roommate, Alice was up and about. Alice was a very pretty young girl, about ten. Her eyes were wide and green. You hardly noticed that she didn't have any hair.
Alice was a cancer victim. She was in the hospital while she had a tumor removed. "Hi, Al', what'cha up to?" Her thin frailty was startlingly similar to 'Becca. "I brought 'Becca some new tapes." The doctors were unsure how much 'Becca could sense in her coma. So every few days, when he visited, he brought tapes - music, books-on-tape, and even tapes of him speaking.
"Great." Alice smiled. "I'll be sure she hears them."
Ty trusted Alice. She was a very lonely bored girl, even though she had parents to visit her every day. Ty was certain she got as much pleasure from listening to the tapes as he was certain 'Becca did. "Good, you should know the system - the blue ones are me, the red are books, and the purple are music. Now what else do I have in this package?"
Her eyes widened in anticipation. "I don't know."
"Well, I've got these pictures to put up on the wall." He pulled out unicorn posters. He had found that it was a commonality between 'Becca and Alice. They both loved unicorns. The room was already plastered in them.
"And I bought 'Becca a new teddy bear." He put the stuffed bear with the others on the dresser. Ty knew that tomorrow, when he was in school, all the children on the floor would be playing with 'Becca's vast collection of toys. "You won't let him get lonely will you?"
"And you know, what else? I happened to find this in a store yesterday. It's a really pretty silver ring but its just a little too big for 'Becca. Would you like it?" Ty passed it over to her.
"Oh yes," She smiled as she examined the ring, it was sterling silver, with a little butterfly. "Thank you, Ty, it's beautiful." She slid it on her finger.
Ty smiled and walked over to 'Becca. He kissed her forehead. "Hey, there little 'Becca, I brought you some more tapes. I have to run soon, I just thought I'd drop by to tell you I love you. We'll have our usual long visit when I come on Wednesday. Okay, luv?"
Ty sighed. One of these days she was going to answer. "I've got to run, Alice, see you later."
"You bet, Ty." She smiled.