"The Diary of Dana Stowe" By: Dr.StoweWannabe27
Summary- A journey, a murder, a killer on the loose, a friend's determination, a broken heart, a child's tear. What happens when Dana gets murdered? Who will help and who will lose?
Chapter One- The Offer
It was a cold, cloudy September morning and Dana Stowe had just woken up to the cry of her younger daughter, Louise Stowe. Louise and her sister, Annie Stowe were adopted by Dana a few months ago when their mother couldn't take care of them any more because of her drug and alcohol addictions. Dana put on her silk robe and walked to Louise's bedroom. Making sure not to wake Annie, she picked up Louise and sang her a soft lullaby to calm her down. Though she was not a very good singer Louise could feel the love in Dana's gentle lyrics and stopped crying. She fell asleep immediately.
Dana returned to her bedroom to find that it was already 6:30 in the morning and she'd better start getting ready for work. She took a 15 minute shower, dried her beautiful, dark brown hair and got dressed. By that time it was 7:15 and Annie's school starts at 8:00.
She walked to Annie's room and knocked on the door lightly just in case Annie was still asleep. "Annie, are you awake?" there was no answer so she let herself in. Annie wasn't in her bed or in her bathroom. "Annie, where are you......" Dana was worried something could have happened, she had called Annie's name time and time again. "BOO!!" yelled Annie from behind Dana. "Annie! Don't scare me like that. I thought something had happened!" She ran to her daughter and embraced her almost crying. "Sorry mommy. I didn't mean to scare you." "Its okay, go get ready for school remember today you have a field trip to the museum and it will be lots of fun." Dana said wiping her tears. Annie went to go brush her hair and teeth while Dana prepared her lunch. Annie's favorite, PB&J with apple spears and some orange juice.
The nanny, Clementine, would be here usually around 7:30 to take care of Louise while Dana was at work. Later, around 3:00 she would also take Louise for a walk and go pick up Annie from school. "Miss Stowe, I am here you may go to work and I will take care of everything." Clementine said when she opened the door. "Okay, thanks, I will be on my way in a few." Dana yelled back. Dana grabbed her suitcase with all her patient files, kissed Louise good-bye, and finally got Annie into the car.
After she dropped Annie off at her kindergarten class she speeded down the road to work so she would not be late. She finally arrived at the Rittenhouse Women's Health Clinic, in Philadelphia, on time. "Good morning Lana! Do I have any messages?" she asked the receptionist as she walked in the door. "Nope, but you do have an appointment at 11:00, should I confirm that?" "Sure, that would be Sarah McGill for the embryo implantation, am I correct?" "Yep baby girl and Bob Jackson would like to see you and Lu in his office immediately." "Okay I better hurry then, my first patient is in half an hour." (Dana was a ob-gyn and highly known fertility specialist.)
She raced down the hall to the elevator after dropping her stuff off at her desk. She pushed the 7th floor and waited for the elevator to arrive. As she approached the door to Bob's office she heard that Lu was already inside and that they were having a heated argument and she didn't want to interrupt. So she knocked and waited for someone to let her in. Bob, or Robert the chief of staff at RWHC, answered the door. He welcomed her and offered her a seat. She glanced at her partner with a smile hoping to receive a hello, but instead she saw her face all pale and her fingers shaking, trying not to receive attention. "Dana I called you both here today to offer you a chance to improve your breast cancer research. The offer was given by Manhattan General Hospital. They are looking for two doctors in your fields to research for the cure. And I know how you are always complaining that you don't get enough equipment and everything around here and they are willing to get it all for you. So I have chosen my two finest doctors. But as a coincidence that is the same hospital Randolph Kindler, the man who raped Lu about a year ago, is employed in as chief of surgery. Though you will still be employed here having your same work schedules you will be required to spend at least 10 hours a week researching in their lab. I spoke with Lu about this situation and she said she'd do it if she knew that she had your confidence and protection by her side. So Dana what do you think?"
Dana was in complete shock. She turned to look at Lu. Lu was trembling with fear and looked like she would be sick. She would be working in the same hospital as the piece of scum she testified against in court which raped Lu, her friend. But Nick had transferred there just a year earlier. Nicholas Biancavilla, Dana's boyfriend, her true love. She would get to spend more time with him then just a once a week visits and daily phone calls. But it would also mean getting to spend less time with the girls. She had wanted to find a cure for breast cancer ever since she was a small girl living in Virginia. Lu would also be terrified. She made up her mind.
"Bob, I accept this offer."
Summary- A journey, a murder, a killer on the loose, a friend's determination, a broken heart, a child's tear. What happens when Dana gets murdered? Who will help and who will lose?
Chapter One- The Offer
It was a cold, cloudy September morning and Dana Stowe had just woken up to the cry of her younger daughter, Louise Stowe. Louise and her sister, Annie Stowe were adopted by Dana a few months ago when their mother couldn't take care of them any more because of her drug and alcohol addictions. Dana put on her silk robe and walked to Louise's bedroom. Making sure not to wake Annie, she picked up Louise and sang her a soft lullaby to calm her down. Though she was not a very good singer Louise could feel the love in Dana's gentle lyrics and stopped crying. She fell asleep immediately.
Dana returned to her bedroom to find that it was already 6:30 in the morning and she'd better start getting ready for work. She took a 15 minute shower, dried her beautiful, dark brown hair and got dressed. By that time it was 7:15 and Annie's school starts at 8:00.
She walked to Annie's room and knocked on the door lightly just in case Annie was still asleep. "Annie, are you awake?" there was no answer so she let herself in. Annie wasn't in her bed or in her bathroom. "Annie, where are you......" Dana was worried something could have happened, she had called Annie's name time and time again. "BOO!!" yelled Annie from behind Dana. "Annie! Don't scare me like that. I thought something had happened!" She ran to her daughter and embraced her almost crying. "Sorry mommy. I didn't mean to scare you." "Its okay, go get ready for school remember today you have a field trip to the museum and it will be lots of fun." Dana said wiping her tears. Annie went to go brush her hair and teeth while Dana prepared her lunch. Annie's favorite, PB&J with apple spears and some orange juice.
The nanny, Clementine, would be here usually around 7:30 to take care of Louise while Dana was at work. Later, around 3:00 she would also take Louise for a walk and go pick up Annie from school. "Miss Stowe, I am here you may go to work and I will take care of everything." Clementine said when she opened the door. "Okay, thanks, I will be on my way in a few." Dana yelled back. Dana grabbed her suitcase with all her patient files, kissed Louise good-bye, and finally got Annie into the car.
After she dropped Annie off at her kindergarten class she speeded down the road to work so she would not be late. She finally arrived at the Rittenhouse Women's Health Clinic, in Philadelphia, on time. "Good morning Lana! Do I have any messages?" she asked the receptionist as she walked in the door. "Nope, but you do have an appointment at 11:00, should I confirm that?" "Sure, that would be Sarah McGill for the embryo implantation, am I correct?" "Yep baby girl and Bob Jackson would like to see you and Lu in his office immediately." "Okay I better hurry then, my first patient is in half an hour." (Dana was a ob-gyn and highly known fertility specialist.)
She raced down the hall to the elevator after dropping her stuff off at her desk. She pushed the 7th floor and waited for the elevator to arrive. As she approached the door to Bob's office she heard that Lu was already inside and that they were having a heated argument and she didn't want to interrupt. So she knocked and waited for someone to let her in. Bob, or Robert the chief of staff at RWHC, answered the door. He welcomed her and offered her a seat. She glanced at her partner with a smile hoping to receive a hello, but instead she saw her face all pale and her fingers shaking, trying not to receive attention. "Dana I called you both here today to offer you a chance to improve your breast cancer research. The offer was given by Manhattan General Hospital. They are looking for two doctors in your fields to research for the cure. And I know how you are always complaining that you don't get enough equipment and everything around here and they are willing to get it all for you. So I have chosen my two finest doctors. But as a coincidence that is the same hospital Randolph Kindler, the man who raped Lu about a year ago, is employed in as chief of surgery. Though you will still be employed here having your same work schedules you will be required to spend at least 10 hours a week researching in their lab. I spoke with Lu about this situation and she said she'd do it if she knew that she had your confidence and protection by her side. So Dana what do you think?"
Dana was in complete shock. She turned to look at Lu. Lu was trembling with fear and looked like she would be sick. She would be working in the same hospital as the piece of scum she testified against in court which raped Lu, her friend. But Nick had transferred there just a year earlier. Nicholas Biancavilla, Dana's boyfriend, her true love. She would get to spend more time with him then just a once a week visits and daily phone calls. But it would also mean getting to spend less time with the girls. She had wanted to find a cure for breast cancer ever since she was a small girl living in Virginia. Lu would also be terrified. She made up her mind.
"Bob, I accept this offer."