Chapter 7
The next day at the hospital, Belle was able to move around a little. Her memory was still really fuzzy. She walked towards the picture window in the waiting room. The view outside was of Green Mountain. Belle had a flashback of hearing an extremely loud rumble and a wall of snow and ice engulfing her. She let out a gasp as if trying to catch her breath. Nurse Kennedy ran over to her, "Belle, are you alright, do you need to sit down?" "No, I'm OK, I just remembered a bit about my accident." Nurse Kennedy looked relieved. "Well Dr. McGuire said that your memory of the accident would return, it'll just take some time." Belle sighed, "Well, what about my other memories, I mean I know my name, my address, my locker combination from high school, the words to my favorite songs, and I have vague memories of when I was little, but there are huge chunks missing. When will I get everything back? Will I get everything back?" The nurse simply smiled at Belle reassuringly and said, "You're a strong young lady and from what I've gathered, you're a fighter so there's not doubt in my mind that you'll be 100% soon. Now let's get you back to your room. It's almost lunch time."
Even though it was his day off, Shawn was down at the police station. He had to find out about the headline he read about on the computer the night before. His brain was telling him that it was impossible; Belle couldn't possibly be alive. His heart, on the other hand, would not let him ignore the possibility that some miracle had occurred and Belle might have survived. As Shawn walked into the building, he ran into Bo. "Hey Sailor Man, what are you doing here? I thought you had the day of?" Shawn replied, "I do Dad, but I ran across something last night that warranted a little investigation." Bo looked at his son quizzically, "oh really, what was it?" Shawn looked at the ground, "Ok, I know it's a long shot, but I read that an unidentified woman regained consciousness at a mountain hospital. I was thinking that maybe it was Belle." Bo looked at Shawn with sadness in his eyes. "Well what did the rest of the article say?" "That's the thing Dad, I tried to click on the link but I lost my Internet connection. I wanted to see if there was any more information down here." Shawn explained. "So you don't know what hospital they were talking about? Was it a local news headline?" Shawn shook his head, "I don't know, maybe." Bo continued, "So it could have been any mountain hospital. Was there a description of the girl?" Shawn slowly shook his head again. "I don't know." Bo put his hand on his son's shoulder, "Shawn, I would like nothing better than to say that I thought that you were right and this could be Belle, but son, it's impossible. Maybe, just maybe you're grasping at this one shred of hope because today is Valentine's Day and you're missing your wife. Believe me, I know how that feels, but there comes a time when you have to move on. You mentioned that you were going to call one of Belle's friends. Well, why don't you make plans with her for tonight? It might help you get your mind off things." "You're right Dad, it was a long shot. I'll give Madison a call."
The next day at the hospital, Belle was able to move around a little. Her memory was still really fuzzy. She walked towards the picture window in the waiting room. The view outside was of Green Mountain. Belle had a flashback of hearing an extremely loud rumble and a wall of snow and ice engulfing her. She let out a gasp as if trying to catch her breath. Nurse Kennedy ran over to her, "Belle, are you alright, do you need to sit down?" "No, I'm OK, I just remembered a bit about my accident." Nurse Kennedy looked relieved. "Well Dr. McGuire said that your memory of the accident would return, it'll just take some time." Belle sighed, "Well, what about my other memories, I mean I know my name, my address, my locker combination from high school, the words to my favorite songs, and I have vague memories of when I was little, but there are huge chunks missing. When will I get everything back? Will I get everything back?" The nurse simply smiled at Belle reassuringly and said, "You're a strong young lady and from what I've gathered, you're a fighter so there's not doubt in my mind that you'll be 100% soon. Now let's get you back to your room. It's almost lunch time."
Even though it was his day off, Shawn was down at the police station. He had to find out about the headline he read about on the computer the night before. His brain was telling him that it was impossible; Belle couldn't possibly be alive. His heart, on the other hand, would not let him ignore the possibility that some miracle had occurred and Belle might have survived. As Shawn walked into the building, he ran into Bo. "Hey Sailor Man, what are you doing here? I thought you had the day of?" Shawn replied, "I do Dad, but I ran across something last night that warranted a little investigation." Bo looked at his son quizzically, "oh really, what was it?" Shawn looked at the ground, "Ok, I know it's a long shot, but I read that an unidentified woman regained consciousness at a mountain hospital. I was thinking that maybe it was Belle." Bo looked at Shawn with sadness in his eyes. "Well what did the rest of the article say?" "That's the thing Dad, I tried to click on the link but I lost my Internet connection. I wanted to see if there was any more information down here." Shawn explained. "So you don't know what hospital they were talking about? Was it a local news headline?" Shawn shook his head, "I don't know, maybe." Bo continued, "So it could have been any mountain hospital. Was there a description of the girl?" Shawn slowly shook his head again. "I don't know." Bo put his hand on his son's shoulder, "Shawn, I would like nothing better than to say that I thought that you were right and this could be Belle, but son, it's impossible. Maybe, just maybe you're grasping at this one shred of hope because today is Valentine's Day and you're missing your wife. Believe me, I know how that feels, but there comes a time when you have to move on. You mentioned that you were going to call one of Belle's friends. Well, why don't you make plans with her for tonight? It might help you get your mind off things." "You're right Dad, it was a long shot. I'll give Madison a call."