Daughters of Light
Chapter 7
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" A strong scream came from the twins' room as Harper and Dylan continued talking. "MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY!"
Dylan got out of his chair as if he was shot out of a rubber band. Running into their room he saw Kathryn sitting up screaming her lungs out. "Kathryn what's wrong why are you screaming?"
"Mommy's dead," Kathryn wailed.
"Mommy is not dead Katie!" Cam interjected as she walked into her bedroom after being awakened by her sister's scream. "She's just with Auntie Trance. She's making her better."
"Cam's right Katie," Dylan explained. "Your mommy is just with Trance right now she'll be back when she gets better."
"When will that be?" Katie asked precociously.
"Katie your mommy is very very sick and she needs Trance to take care of her right now," Dylan began. "We don't know when she is going to get better."
"She's dead! You're lying to me. I saw her!" Katie began as she started to punch Dylan in the arm as she began to cry. "You're lying! You're lying! I had a dream about her!"
"Katie dreams don't mean anything," Dylan began as Katie collapsed into his arms. "It was a nightmare because you thought that your mommy wasn't coming back," Dylan explained. "Your mommy is going to be okay in time but right now she needs Trance to help her get better."
"Can we visit her?" Katie asked between two sniffles.
"It's early right now," Dylan began. "You have to sleep and then tomorrow I will take you to see your mother if Trance will allow it. Is that okay."
"Yeah that's okay," Katie said to Dylan as she lay back down in her bed and Dylan tucked her in.
"I'll see you in the morning," Dylan said as he kissed her goodnight and then turned back to Cam. "That goes for you too. Come on get into bed," he said as he watched Cam run across the room and dive into her bed. He tucked her in and kissed her goodnight. "I'll see you girls in the morning." Dylan said as he turned off the light to the girl's room and walked back to Beka's main living quarters.
"Boss you cannot seriously let them go see Beka," Harper began.
"She's their mother I don't see how that could be harmful," Dylan interjected.
"They've never seen their mother on a ventilator before," Harper said. "It could scar them for life."
"Look I'm on my way to consult with Trance right now if she agrees with you than I will make up an excuse but until then I'm going to keep an open mind," Dylan said frustrated from the lack of sleep as he walked out the door.
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"Dylan I can't permit the girls to visit Beka yet," Trance declared.
"She's there mother Trance. You have to let them see her," Dylan pleaded.
"I'm sorry Dylan, I want to let the girls into see her, I really do, but Beka's condition is still critical and if this was a hospital on 21st century earth you wouldn't even be allowed to see her unless you were on her next of kin list and the girls, it's just that they are too young and don't know how to handle themselves around medical equipment."
"I'll be with them and they won't stay long," Dylan defended. "Katie woke up screaming because she thought that Beka was dead. She accused me of lying when I said that you were taking care of her and that Beka would be back on her feet as soon as she got better. She's a distraught little girl and she needs to see her mother desperately."
"Look Dylan," Trance began. "I am willing to give you an ultimatum. I'll let you and the girls come in to see Beka but they can only stay for five to ten minutes. I don't want to risk any sort of medical emergency happening while they are visiting. Is that a deal?"
"It's all the time that we need." Dylan said. "Thanks Trance." He turned and left the hydroponics bay as Trance continued to water her plants.
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"Girls are you coming?" Dylan asked the next day as he gathered the girls up for their visit with their mother in med deck.
"Coming," Cam said as she finished putting the twentieth clip in Katie's hair.
"Do you think mommy will like my hair do?" Katie asked as she modeled her messy updo with twenty bright and mismatching colors.
"She'll love it," Dylan began. "But girls listen, there's something I need to tell you before we go see mommy." The two girls stared at them with their cute faces looking at him intently. "Your mommy is in a deep sleep called a coma and she can't be woken up like when she sleeps regularly. Do you understand?" The girls nodded at Dylan in understanding. "So you may see some things that are a little scary but when your mother wakes up she's going to be fine because of them."
"Okay," Katie said.
"Can we see her now?" Cam asked.
"Yeah lets go," Dylan said as he took one of their hands in each of his and walked out the door to med deck.
Chapter 7
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" A strong scream came from the twins' room as Harper and Dylan continued talking. "MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY!"
Dylan got out of his chair as if he was shot out of a rubber band. Running into their room he saw Kathryn sitting up screaming her lungs out. "Kathryn what's wrong why are you screaming?"
"Mommy's dead," Kathryn wailed.
"Mommy is not dead Katie!" Cam interjected as she walked into her bedroom after being awakened by her sister's scream. "She's just with Auntie Trance. She's making her better."
"Cam's right Katie," Dylan explained. "Your mommy is just with Trance right now she'll be back when she gets better."
"When will that be?" Katie asked precociously.
"Katie your mommy is very very sick and she needs Trance to take care of her right now," Dylan began. "We don't know when she is going to get better."
"She's dead! You're lying to me. I saw her!" Katie began as she started to punch Dylan in the arm as she began to cry. "You're lying! You're lying! I had a dream about her!"
"Katie dreams don't mean anything," Dylan began as Katie collapsed into his arms. "It was a nightmare because you thought that your mommy wasn't coming back," Dylan explained. "Your mommy is going to be okay in time but right now she needs Trance to help her get better."
"Can we visit her?" Katie asked between two sniffles.
"It's early right now," Dylan began. "You have to sleep and then tomorrow I will take you to see your mother if Trance will allow it. Is that okay."
"Yeah that's okay," Katie said to Dylan as she lay back down in her bed and Dylan tucked her in.
"I'll see you in the morning," Dylan said as he kissed her goodnight and then turned back to Cam. "That goes for you too. Come on get into bed," he said as he watched Cam run across the room and dive into her bed. He tucked her in and kissed her goodnight. "I'll see you girls in the morning." Dylan said as he turned off the light to the girl's room and walked back to Beka's main living quarters.
"Boss you cannot seriously let them go see Beka," Harper began.
"She's their mother I don't see how that could be harmful," Dylan interjected.
"They've never seen their mother on a ventilator before," Harper said. "It could scar them for life."
"Look I'm on my way to consult with Trance right now if she agrees with you than I will make up an excuse but until then I'm going to keep an open mind," Dylan said frustrated from the lack of sleep as he walked out the door.
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"Dylan I can't permit the girls to visit Beka yet," Trance declared.
"She's there mother Trance. You have to let them see her," Dylan pleaded.
"I'm sorry Dylan, I want to let the girls into see her, I really do, but Beka's condition is still critical and if this was a hospital on 21st century earth you wouldn't even be allowed to see her unless you were on her next of kin list and the girls, it's just that they are too young and don't know how to handle themselves around medical equipment."
"I'll be with them and they won't stay long," Dylan defended. "Katie woke up screaming because she thought that Beka was dead. She accused me of lying when I said that you were taking care of her and that Beka would be back on her feet as soon as she got better. She's a distraught little girl and she needs to see her mother desperately."
"Look Dylan," Trance began. "I am willing to give you an ultimatum. I'll let you and the girls come in to see Beka but they can only stay for five to ten minutes. I don't want to risk any sort of medical emergency happening while they are visiting. Is that a deal?"
"It's all the time that we need." Dylan said. "Thanks Trance." He turned and left the hydroponics bay as Trance continued to water her plants.
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"Girls are you coming?" Dylan asked the next day as he gathered the girls up for their visit with their mother in med deck.
"Coming," Cam said as she finished putting the twentieth clip in Katie's hair.
"Do you think mommy will like my hair do?" Katie asked as she modeled her messy updo with twenty bright and mismatching colors.
"She'll love it," Dylan began. "But girls listen, there's something I need to tell you before we go see mommy." The two girls stared at them with their cute faces looking at him intently. "Your mommy is in a deep sleep called a coma and she can't be woken up like when she sleeps regularly. Do you understand?" The girls nodded at Dylan in understanding. "So you may see some things that are a little scary but when your mother wakes up she's going to be fine because of them."
"Okay," Katie said.
"Can we see her now?" Cam asked.
"Yeah lets go," Dylan said as he took one of their hands in each of his and walked out the door to med deck.