Chapter 5
A couple of months later
"C'mon Shawn let's go! We're going to be late for the movie." Mimi exclaimed as she tried to get Shawn out of the house. The last few months had been extremely difficult for Shawn. First it was Belle's memorial and then the holidays. He was not dealing with Belle's death well at all. His life was on autopilot. He went to work, came home, took care of the cat. Only recently had he reconnected with his and Belle's friends. It was too hard for him to be out with couples when he felt like half of his heart was lost. Mimi and Rex were very good at not acting like a couple when Shawn was around, so he had started to spend time with them again. Shawn knew that Belle would have wanted him to move on with his life and have a nice future, but he couldn't seem to let go of his past. He didn't have the closure he needed.
"Doctor McGuire, any change in Jane Doe's condition?" Nurse Kennedy asked as she showed the newest additions to the nursing staff around the hospital. "Sadly no, her vitals are still strong, but she just doesn't seem to want to wake up." The doctor explained as he went about his rounds. "This patient here is a Jane Doe. She was brought in here about three months ago. A couple of hikers found her a mile south of Green Mountain Lodge and brought her in. She was unconscious and suffering from hypothermia. Our best guess is that she was caught in one of the avalanches that occurred in early November and was carried down the mountain a ways." Nurse Kennedy brushed a few stray blonde hairs off of the patient's face. The poor girl couldn't be more than 25 years old. The nurse wished that Jane would wake up every day. It was such a waste for this girl to be literally sleeping her life away. Maybe she had a boyfriend or husband whom she had left behind. Before she left, Nurse Kennedy squeezed the young girl's hand and turned to show the rest of the new recruits the ward. As the door shut, the young girl's hand twitched a little.
As they walked out of the Movie Theater Mimi asked, "So Shawn, I saw Madison at Salem Place today. She was asking about you. You should give her a call some time, maybe go out for coffee or something." Shawn shook his head, "Meems you know I'm just not ready for a new relationship yet. I know you mean well, but I just can't do it." "I'm not trying to push you into anything Shawn, I just think it would be nice for you to get out once in a while. Madison was a friend of Belle's, she's grieving too. Maybe it would be good for you both to get together and remember the good times." Mimi urged. "Shawn took a deep breath and sighed, "Maybe you're right. I'll give her a call next week some time."
"C'mon Shawn let's go! We're going to be late for the movie." Mimi exclaimed as she tried to get Shawn out of the house. The last few months had been extremely difficult for Shawn. First it was Belle's memorial and then the holidays. He was not dealing with Belle's death well at all. His life was on autopilot. He went to work, came home, took care of the cat. Only recently had he reconnected with his and Belle's friends. It was too hard for him to be out with couples when he felt like half of his heart was lost. Mimi and Rex were very good at not acting like a couple when Shawn was around, so he had started to spend time with them again. Shawn knew that Belle would have wanted him to move on with his life and have a nice future, but he couldn't seem to let go of his past. He didn't have the closure he needed.
"Doctor McGuire, any change in Jane Doe's condition?" Nurse Kennedy asked as she showed the newest additions to the nursing staff around the hospital. "Sadly no, her vitals are still strong, but she just doesn't seem to want to wake up." The doctor explained as he went about his rounds. "This patient here is a Jane Doe. She was brought in here about three months ago. A couple of hikers found her a mile south of Green Mountain Lodge and brought her in. She was unconscious and suffering from hypothermia. Our best guess is that she was caught in one of the avalanches that occurred in early November and was carried down the mountain a ways." Nurse Kennedy brushed a few stray blonde hairs off of the patient's face. The poor girl couldn't be more than 25 years old. The nurse wished that Jane would wake up every day. It was such a waste for this girl to be literally sleeping her life away. Maybe she had a boyfriend or husband whom she had left behind. Before she left, Nurse Kennedy squeezed the young girl's hand and turned to show the rest of the new recruits the ward. As the door shut, the young girl's hand twitched a little.
As they walked out of the Movie Theater Mimi asked, "So Shawn, I saw Madison at Salem Place today. She was asking about you. You should give her a call some time, maybe go out for coffee or something." Shawn shook his head, "Meems you know I'm just not ready for a new relationship yet. I know you mean well, but I just can't do it." "I'm not trying to push you into anything Shawn, I just think it would be nice for you to get out once in a while. Madison was a friend of Belle's, she's grieving too. Maybe it would be good for you both to get together and remember the good times." Mimi urged. "Shawn took a deep breath and sighed, "Maybe you're right. I'll give her a call next week some time."