"What?" She asked, slightly alarmed.
"Hi."
"Oh, hi." Then suddenly two nurses came in. One was Tess and another was Monica. Tessa smiled. Her mother helped Jodie out of bed and took him down the hall, while Tess sat on Tessa's bed. "Feeling better Miss Wings?" "Much, thank you. How are you?" "I'm fine. Just fine. Well, how is your assignment going?" "Well, she went to Paris, her problem is over." "Yes, and you learned what you needed to learn from her, you learned how to be away from your family." "Yeah, I guess I did." "And because of all of that, the assignment is over." "Yes, two assignment's finished! Anyway, what's the deal with Jodie?" "Well, he's your new assignment." "Yes, but what's wrong with him?" "You'll see."
"Yes! I can move my hands again!" Jodie said excitedly upon his return to the room. Monica laughed. "Yes you can Jodie. Feel better Jodie, feel better Tessa." "Wow, I can't believe that my body-cast is gone. Or that I can move my hands." "I can't believe that I can talk. So are you going home tomorrow?" "Didn't Emma tell you?" "Tell me what?" "That I didn't just break every bone in my body. I was going to have to be in the hospital anyway. I'm having a heart transplant tomorrow." As he said this, Tessa's eyes drifted to the chair next to Jodie's bed where her father sat in angel form. And Tessa just didn't know what to say to Jodie other than the fact that she was sorry and would pray a lot for him, which he greatly appreciated. But he also said that he did not believe in God, but was open to anything. The next morning Monica came and helped her daughter prepare to leave. She stared at Jodie's bed for a few moments, it was empty. So was her father's chair. "How am I supposed to help him?" "What do you mean?" "Well, he's here having a heart transplant, and I'm going back to the Bing's house to experience the American lifestyle. You know, the same one I've been living all of my life." "He just needs a friend, nothing more than that. And you'll make a good friend." "So I just need to be his friend? That should be easy." "Most likely. Anyway, I'm glad you're feeling better." She said as she kissed Tessa. "I have to go. Mrs. Bing will be here to get you momentarily. I love you." "I love you too!"
"So, Tessa are you feeling better?" Monica asked her on the car ride back to the Bing's house. "Yes, thank you very much. I'd like to ask you a favor." "Sure." "I'd like to know if I could visit with Jodie, quite often in fact. I'll take a bus in to the city if need be and..." "That won't be necessary at all. Actually it's perfect. Chandler goes to work in the city most everyday and I you could stay until he's ready to come home or I could come get you, or Joey or Phoebe could even come and get you." "Really? Oh, thank you, thank you so much!" "No problem at all!" When Tessa and Monica walked into the Bing's house it was pitch dark. She wondered if there had been a power outage of some type. She turned on the light and suddenly she was in the middle of her own surprise party. She was so shocked. It seemed like everyone was there and they were, Joey, Phoebe, Chandler, the kids, and Monica's parents. She was very, very shocked. She had a good time that night. She only wished that her family could be there too.
"So, Tessa how was the party last night?" Her Mother asked as Tessa helped her make Jodie's bed. "You know about the party?" "Of course I do! Now tell me, was it fun?" "Very, very much so. It was mostly shocking, that's all." "Well, I am glad you had a good time." "Mom, I know he's not here now, and I didn't talk to him, but when I was here and Jodie was in the room, Dad was sitting in the chair next to him, why?" "Tessa, I think you know why?" "Yeah, I do, I just..." "You know what happens after death, Tessa, it's alright. You of all people should be comfortable with it." "I know, and I am, I guess it was just feel weird if my assignment died." "I know how that does feel, and remember, if it ever happens to you, it's alright, your assignment will be at peace and you will have done your job."
"Thanks Mom." "Anyway, my shift is over for now, do you want to go to lunch with me and Gloria and Zoe? Jodie isn't going to be out of surgery until much later today, and when he gets out he'll be asleep for quite sometime." "Sure." So Tessa went to lunch with her Mother, her Aunt and her sister. Tessa's mother had been right. When they returned to the hospital, Jodie was still in surgery, and before she could even see him, Chandler came to take her home. The next day, however things were quite different. Jodie was wide a wake, and very talkative. She knew now that her friend was out of danger, and day in and day out she came to see him. Until, one day he wasn't there and neither was her father. In fact, her father was in the hospital waiting room holding Zoe. She looked all around and couldn't find anyone she knew, and suddenly she bumped into Tess. "Aunt Tess, what's going on?" "Come on Angel Girl." Tess led her to the elevator and they went to the next floor. This floor, Tessa found, was the intensive care unit. Tess lead her to a room where Jodie lay in a clearly not good condition, his parents were there too. "But, Tess, he was doing so well! How could this happen?!" "Medicine isn't perfect sweetheart."
"Hi."
"Oh, hi." Then suddenly two nurses came in. One was Tess and another was Monica. Tessa smiled. Her mother helped Jodie out of bed and took him down the hall, while Tess sat on Tessa's bed. "Feeling better Miss Wings?" "Much, thank you. How are you?" "I'm fine. Just fine. Well, how is your assignment going?" "Well, she went to Paris, her problem is over." "Yes, and you learned what you needed to learn from her, you learned how to be away from your family." "Yeah, I guess I did." "And because of all of that, the assignment is over." "Yes, two assignment's finished! Anyway, what's the deal with Jodie?" "Well, he's your new assignment." "Yes, but what's wrong with him?" "You'll see."
"Yes! I can move my hands again!" Jodie said excitedly upon his return to the room. Monica laughed. "Yes you can Jodie. Feel better Jodie, feel better Tessa." "Wow, I can't believe that my body-cast is gone. Or that I can move my hands." "I can't believe that I can talk. So are you going home tomorrow?" "Didn't Emma tell you?" "Tell me what?" "That I didn't just break every bone in my body. I was going to have to be in the hospital anyway. I'm having a heart transplant tomorrow." As he said this, Tessa's eyes drifted to the chair next to Jodie's bed where her father sat in angel form. And Tessa just didn't know what to say to Jodie other than the fact that she was sorry and would pray a lot for him, which he greatly appreciated. But he also said that he did not believe in God, but was open to anything. The next morning Monica came and helped her daughter prepare to leave. She stared at Jodie's bed for a few moments, it was empty. So was her father's chair. "How am I supposed to help him?" "What do you mean?" "Well, he's here having a heart transplant, and I'm going back to the Bing's house to experience the American lifestyle. You know, the same one I've been living all of my life." "He just needs a friend, nothing more than that. And you'll make a good friend." "So I just need to be his friend? That should be easy." "Most likely. Anyway, I'm glad you're feeling better." She said as she kissed Tessa. "I have to go. Mrs. Bing will be here to get you momentarily. I love you." "I love you too!"
"So, Tessa are you feeling better?" Monica asked her on the car ride back to the Bing's house. "Yes, thank you very much. I'd like to ask you a favor." "Sure." "I'd like to know if I could visit with Jodie, quite often in fact. I'll take a bus in to the city if need be and..." "That won't be necessary at all. Actually it's perfect. Chandler goes to work in the city most everyday and I you could stay until he's ready to come home or I could come get you, or Joey or Phoebe could even come and get you." "Really? Oh, thank you, thank you so much!" "No problem at all!" When Tessa and Monica walked into the Bing's house it was pitch dark. She wondered if there had been a power outage of some type. She turned on the light and suddenly she was in the middle of her own surprise party. She was so shocked. It seemed like everyone was there and they were, Joey, Phoebe, Chandler, the kids, and Monica's parents. She was very, very shocked. She had a good time that night. She only wished that her family could be there too.
"So, Tessa how was the party last night?" Her Mother asked as Tessa helped her make Jodie's bed. "You know about the party?" "Of course I do! Now tell me, was it fun?" "Very, very much so. It was mostly shocking, that's all." "Well, I am glad you had a good time." "Mom, I know he's not here now, and I didn't talk to him, but when I was here and Jodie was in the room, Dad was sitting in the chair next to him, why?" "Tessa, I think you know why?" "Yeah, I do, I just..." "You know what happens after death, Tessa, it's alright. You of all people should be comfortable with it." "I know, and I am, I guess it was just feel weird if my assignment died." "I know how that does feel, and remember, if it ever happens to you, it's alright, your assignment will be at peace and you will have done your job."
"Thanks Mom." "Anyway, my shift is over for now, do you want to go to lunch with me and Gloria and Zoe? Jodie isn't going to be out of surgery until much later today, and when he gets out he'll be asleep for quite sometime." "Sure." So Tessa went to lunch with her Mother, her Aunt and her sister. Tessa's mother had been right. When they returned to the hospital, Jodie was still in surgery, and before she could even see him, Chandler came to take her home. The next day, however things were quite different. Jodie was wide a wake, and very talkative. She knew now that her friend was out of danger, and day in and day out she came to see him. Until, one day he wasn't there and neither was her father. In fact, her father was in the hospital waiting room holding Zoe. She looked all around and couldn't find anyone she knew, and suddenly she bumped into Tess. "Aunt Tess, what's going on?" "Come on Angel Girl." Tess led her to the elevator and they went to the next floor. This floor, Tessa found, was the intensive care unit. Tess lead her to a room where Jodie lay in a clearly not good condition, his parents were there too. "But, Tess, he was doing so well! How could this happen?!" "Medicine isn't perfect sweetheart."