CHATER TEN
Mary drove like crazy.
"Tom. Wait for me. Please." she kept saying to herself.
At a corner of the street, three blocks away from her house, she turned the car so fast that she didn't notice the other car approaching. When she did. It was too late. He car flew right off the other one, and with a turn in the air, it landed crashing into the middle of the crossroad, upside-down.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Tom suddenly opened his eyes.
"Mary!" he called loudly.
Daniel came in running. Tom was struggling to sit, but Daniel held him to the bed.
"No Tom. You can't get up now."
"Where's Mary?"
"Probebly home. Why?"
"I want to see her. Daniel please call her."
Daniel knew it better than to argue with his friend. he knew that this girl meant something for him. So, he went to his office and called her. He dialed all the numbers he had. But no one answered.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
The other car was hit only by the front. The real damage was Mary's car. The driver of the other car quickly got out and called for people to help.
"Someone help me here! This car is going to blow!"
Some other men came running, they helped him pull Mary out. She was covered with bood, unconscious.
"Oh my God! This is Lola! Call an anbulance now!" one of the men shouted. They carried her away from the car , and after a few minutes it exploded.
The ambulance finally came, with a couple of police cars. The medical staff quickly checked if she was alive, and took her into the ambulance, and they went to the hospital.
The police questioned the people who were gathered at the scene. The driver confessed that it was his fault, and he drove under a red light. The police arrested him and took him with them.
At the police station, the officer questioned the driver about what happened again. Finally he added.
"You will stay here untill we know about her condition. If she dies, then..."
"I know...murder."
"As much as I hate to say it, but yes. I sure hope that if she survives, she wouldn't sue you. In that case, you'll be charged only for crossing under red light."
"I realise that sir."
The officer ordered to take the driver to the cell.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Four days passed. Tom was feeling better. He was able to walk on his own now. All these days he was calling Mary, but she didn't answer. He mobile didn't seem to work. And she wasn't at work or at home.
"Where are you Mary?" he asked himself.
Suddenly Daniel came in.
"Hiya big guy! Ready to go home?"
"Go home?" Tom was amazed. "So soon?"
"Yeah. Don't tell me you want to stay longer. Hey, listen man, there a re alot of people who come to the hospital and can't get their share of a bed. And they lose their lives sometime. So you better free that one."
"Ok, OK Mr-fairy-god-father-of-all-the-patients-of-the-world."
Daniel just laughed at him, and left. Tom started to get dressed. He was happy that he will go home now. He remembered what happened to his uncle. He quickly went to Daniel's office and enetered.
"Dan, I'm going now. I have some unfinished work."
"Like what?"
"My uncle."
"Need any help?"
"No, thanks. I''l be fine. Just try to find Mary. Or, no. I'll pay her a visit later. See ya."
He left, and went streight to the morgue.
"Hi, do you still have Mr. Johnson's body?" he asked.
"One moment doctor." the old women checked her files. "Yes."
"I am supposed to take care of it."
"Are you a relative doctor?" Now Tom was confused. Should he say no, and save his career? or should he say yes, and make his uncle proud? He chose the second.
"Yes. He's my uncle."
"Oh, dear. I feel terrebly sorry doctor."
"Don't be. He was ill. He had no choice." he said in alower voice.
"Please follow me." she said and led him to the room were the body was kept. It was put in a coffin, dressed in his best suite. Tom knew who did this. No one other than Daniel.
"Dan. Thank you so much." he whispered. he turned to woman and said:
"Madam, could you tell me if where can burry him now?"
"Oh, well, the nearest cemetry is only four blocks away."
"Would you arrange everything for me please? he has been here for so long."
"Indeed, one more day and he..."
"Don't mention it please. Let's get started with this work. We don't have any other relatives to attend. It's just me and him. So, I'm letting him go today, and right now."
"Alright doctor. It will all be done in 15 minutes You can go to the cemetry and wait there if you wish."
"Yes. I wiil go there. thank you."
"Not at all."
Tom went to the cemetry. He found it so easily and fast. It wasn't so far. he waited there for 5 minutes, and the big long car appeared. How much he hated that car right now. It had his uncle in it. He never thought that he would see anyone he knows in that kind of a car.
After the funeral, he went to Mary's house. Her car wasn't there. He knocked the door, but no one answered. he called her name, but she wasn't there. He turned around the house to enter through the backyard, fortunatly the little gate was unlocked, and the door leading to her kitchen was opened.
He entered the house, checked every room and bathroom, but she wasn't there. He called her name again. No answer. He left the same way he entered. This time, closing the door behind him, and locking the gate. He sat in his car and went to his house.
He entered. He saw everything was upside-down. Did he do this? Or someone entered his house while he was in hospital? he quickly called Daniel.
"Dan, I think my house has been robbed."
"Oh, sorry I didn't tell you about that."
"You knew? When did this happen? Did they get the thieves?"
"What thieves?"
"The ones who did this."
"Tom. You did this. Don't you remember?"
Tom stood silently holding the phone in his hand.
"Tom! Are you there?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm here."
"OK, I can't talk right now. I have patients. And you better stay home and rest. OK?"
"OK, bye."
They both hang up the phone. Tom was amazed by what he has done to his own house. His little statues were turned into pieces. He called a company who provided people to come and clean the house.The turned the house back to normal in three hours. Tom sat in the living room. And he decided to call Wolf. He dialed the number and th phone was picked up so quickly.
"Virginia?"
"No Wolf, this is Tom."
"Oh, hi Tom. TOM? HOW ARE YOU?" Wolf was excited.
"I'm fine Wolf. What about You? How's Virginia doing?"
"Huff-puff! she left four days ago." Wolf's voice was terrible. Tom knew he was sad.
"Wolf, I'm comming right now." Tom hang up the phone and went out quickly. He thought of the worst. She couldn't have died. How? Why? He kept asking himself, until he reached the door of the apartment where Wolf was. He knocked the door and he found out that it was already opened.
"Wolf?" he called and entered. he closed the door behind him. The house was dusty. Wolf sat in the livingroom, beside the phone. he hasn't been shaving since Virginia left him. He kept crying all the time. His eyes were red, and he had bags under his eyes.
"Wolf what happened?" Tom asked as he sat beside him.
"She didn't understand. I told her nothing happened, but she didn't believe me. Oh Tom, I feel guilty in front of you too." Wolf howled, and cried.
"Wolf, tell me what happened."
Wolf told him the story from the beginning untill now. He told him about the dinner with Mary, and comming home late, and in the next day the rabbit story. Tom only listened and shook his head.
"...and there she started to scream at me that I betrayed her, and she just packed and went out."
"Wolf. I'm sure that we can fix this." Tom didn't know how he will be able to fix this. MAry had disappeared suddenly, and he was feeling guilty for knowing all about her plans.
"I'm sorry Tom. I didn't mean it. I swear on my bacon I didn't mean to take her from you!"
Tom lowered his head and said:
"I'm the one who should feel guilty." he looked at Wolf. "I knew that she wanted you since the first moment she saw you."
"Cripes! Why didn't you tell me?"
"I don't know. But I can fix this Wolf. Just one question. Did you drink any kind of orange juice when you were having dinner that night?"
"Yes. I did. And I remember it tasted so good."
"Damn! She did it."
"What?"
"She had somekind of potions that her mother brought from the kingdoms. There was one that she was going to use on you. Looks like it was old enough. She told me that they were some strong kind of potions. that worked if you really wanted them to work. But you still love Virginia. Then, it didn't work on you. Instead it made you run to her."
"And how will this convince Virginia?"
"It won't. I will. Where is she?"
Wolf told him where to find her. Tom left and went there.
He knocked the door. An old lady asked from behind.
"Who is it?"
"I'm looking for Virginia Lewis? I'm her doctor."
"Virginia, there's a young man here claiming to be your doctor." the granny said. Tom heard it all.
"Gradma, it's Tom. Please open the door for him."
"Alright dear." she opened the door, and invited Tom to come in. "Please do come in young man."
"Thank you."
He entered and she showed him the way to the livingroom.
"Ginnie will be here any moment now." Tom smiled at her. She went to her room.
"Tom! It's great to see you!" Virginia called and hugged him. "How are you? Oh, sit down please."
They sat on the couch, and Tom told her what happened to his uncle.
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Well, it's over now. I was scared at the sight of my house. I never realised that I've done that."
"Yeah. we got scared too." At the word -we- Virginia lowered her head. It was painful for her to remember Wolf.
"Virginia. if it wasn't for you and Wolf. I would've been dead. You saved my life. And I feel it's time for me to save your family."
Mary drove like crazy.
"Tom. Wait for me. Please." she kept saying to herself.
At a corner of the street, three blocks away from her house, she turned the car so fast that she didn't notice the other car approaching. When she did. It was too late. He car flew right off the other one, and with a turn in the air, it landed crashing into the middle of the crossroad, upside-down.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Tom suddenly opened his eyes.
"Mary!" he called loudly.
Daniel came in running. Tom was struggling to sit, but Daniel held him to the bed.
"No Tom. You can't get up now."
"Where's Mary?"
"Probebly home. Why?"
"I want to see her. Daniel please call her."
Daniel knew it better than to argue with his friend. he knew that this girl meant something for him. So, he went to his office and called her. He dialed all the numbers he had. But no one answered.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
The other car was hit only by the front. The real damage was Mary's car. The driver of the other car quickly got out and called for people to help.
"Someone help me here! This car is going to blow!"
Some other men came running, they helped him pull Mary out. She was covered with bood, unconscious.
"Oh my God! This is Lola! Call an anbulance now!" one of the men shouted. They carried her away from the car , and after a few minutes it exploded.
The ambulance finally came, with a couple of police cars. The medical staff quickly checked if she was alive, and took her into the ambulance, and they went to the hospital.
The police questioned the people who were gathered at the scene. The driver confessed that it was his fault, and he drove under a red light. The police arrested him and took him with them.
At the police station, the officer questioned the driver about what happened again. Finally he added.
"You will stay here untill we know about her condition. If she dies, then..."
"I know...murder."
"As much as I hate to say it, but yes. I sure hope that if she survives, she wouldn't sue you. In that case, you'll be charged only for crossing under red light."
"I realise that sir."
The officer ordered to take the driver to the cell.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Four days passed. Tom was feeling better. He was able to walk on his own now. All these days he was calling Mary, but she didn't answer. He mobile didn't seem to work. And she wasn't at work or at home.
"Where are you Mary?" he asked himself.
Suddenly Daniel came in.
"Hiya big guy! Ready to go home?"
"Go home?" Tom was amazed. "So soon?"
"Yeah. Don't tell me you want to stay longer. Hey, listen man, there a re alot of people who come to the hospital and can't get their share of a bed. And they lose their lives sometime. So you better free that one."
"Ok, OK Mr-fairy-god-father-of-all-the-patients-of-the-world."
Daniel just laughed at him, and left. Tom started to get dressed. He was happy that he will go home now. He remembered what happened to his uncle. He quickly went to Daniel's office and enetered.
"Dan, I'm going now. I have some unfinished work."
"Like what?"
"My uncle."
"Need any help?"
"No, thanks. I''l be fine. Just try to find Mary. Or, no. I'll pay her a visit later. See ya."
He left, and went streight to the morgue.
"Hi, do you still have Mr. Johnson's body?" he asked.
"One moment doctor." the old women checked her files. "Yes."
"I am supposed to take care of it."
"Are you a relative doctor?" Now Tom was confused. Should he say no, and save his career? or should he say yes, and make his uncle proud? He chose the second.
"Yes. He's my uncle."
"Oh, dear. I feel terrebly sorry doctor."
"Don't be. He was ill. He had no choice." he said in alower voice.
"Please follow me." she said and led him to the room were the body was kept. It was put in a coffin, dressed in his best suite. Tom knew who did this. No one other than Daniel.
"Dan. Thank you so much." he whispered. he turned to woman and said:
"Madam, could you tell me if where can burry him now?"
"Oh, well, the nearest cemetry is only four blocks away."
"Would you arrange everything for me please? he has been here for so long."
"Indeed, one more day and he..."
"Don't mention it please. Let's get started with this work. We don't have any other relatives to attend. It's just me and him. So, I'm letting him go today, and right now."
"Alright doctor. It will all be done in 15 minutes You can go to the cemetry and wait there if you wish."
"Yes. I wiil go there. thank you."
"Not at all."
Tom went to the cemetry. He found it so easily and fast. It wasn't so far. he waited there for 5 minutes, and the big long car appeared. How much he hated that car right now. It had his uncle in it. He never thought that he would see anyone he knows in that kind of a car.
After the funeral, he went to Mary's house. Her car wasn't there. He knocked the door, but no one answered. he called her name, but she wasn't there. He turned around the house to enter through the backyard, fortunatly the little gate was unlocked, and the door leading to her kitchen was opened.
He entered the house, checked every room and bathroom, but she wasn't there. He called her name again. No answer. He left the same way he entered. This time, closing the door behind him, and locking the gate. He sat in his car and went to his house.
He entered. He saw everything was upside-down. Did he do this? Or someone entered his house while he was in hospital? he quickly called Daniel.
"Dan, I think my house has been robbed."
"Oh, sorry I didn't tell you about that."
"You knew? When did this happen? Did they get the thieves?"
"What thieves?"
"The ones who did this."
"Tom. You did this. Don't you remember?"
Tom stood silently holding the phone in his hand.
"Tom! Are you there?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm here."
"OK, I can't talk right now. I have patients. And you better stay home and rest. OK?"
"OK, bye."
They both hang up the phone. Tom was amazed by what he has done to his own house. His little statues were turned into pieces. He called a company who provided people to come and clean the house.The turned the house back to normal in three hours. Tom sat in the living room. And he decided to call Wolf. He dialed the number and th phone was picked up so quickly.
"Virginia?"
"No Wolf, this is Tom."
"Oh, hi Tom. TOM? HOW ARE YOU?" Wolf was excited.
"I'm fine Wolf. What about You? How's Virginia doing?"
"Huff-puff! she left four days ago." Wolf's voice was terrible. Tom knew he was sad.
"Wolf, I'm comming right now." Tom hang up the phone and went out quickly. He thought of the worst. She couldn't have died. How? Why? He kept asking himself, until he reached the door of the apartment where Wolf was. He knocked the door and he found out that it was already opened.
"Wolf?" he called and entered. he closed the door behind him. The house was dusty. Wolf sat in the livingroom, beside the phone. he hasn't been shaving since Virginia left him. He kept crying all the time. His eyes were red, and he had bags under his eyes.
"Wolf what happened?" Tom asked as he sat beside him.
"She didn't understand. I told her nothing happened, but she didn't believe me. Oh Tom, I feel guilty in front of you too." Wolf howled, and cried.
"Wolf, tell me what happened."
Wolf told him the story from the beginning untill now. He told him about the dinner with Mary, and comming home late, and in the next day the rabbit story. Tom only listened and shook his head.
"...and there she started to scream at me that I betrayed her, and she just packed and went out."
"Wolf. I'm sure that we can fix this." Tom didn't know how he will be able to fix this. MAry had disappeared suddenly, and he was feeling guilty for knowing all about her plans.
"I'm sorry Tom. I didn't mean it. I swear on my bacon I didn't mean to take her from you!"
Tom lowered his head and said:
"I'm the one who should feel guilty." he looked at Wolf. "I knew that she wanted you since the first moment she saw you."
"Cripes! Why didn't you tell me?"
"I don't know. But I can fix this Wolf. Just one question. Did you drink any kind of orange juice when you were having dinner that night?"
"Yes. I did. And I remember it tasted so good."
"Damn! She did it."
"What?"
"She had somekind of potions that her mother brought from the kingdoms. There was one that she was going to use on you. Looks like it was old enough. She told me that they were some strong kind of potions. that worked if you really wanted them to work. But you still love Virginia. Then, it didn't work on you. Instead it made you run to her."
"And how will this convince Virginia?"
"It won't. I will. Where is she?"
Wolf told him where to find her. Tom left and went there.
He knocked the door. An old lady asked from behind.
"Who is it?"
"I'm looking for Virginia Lewis? I'm her doctor."
"Virginia, there's a young man here claiming to be your doctor." the granny said. Tom heard it all.
"Gradma, it's Tom. Please open the door for him."
"Alright dear." she opened the door, and invited Tom to come in. "Please do come in young man."
"Thank you."
He entered and she showed him the way to the livingroom.
"Ginnie will be here any moment now." Tom smiled at her. She went to her room.
"Tom! It's great to see you!" Virginia called and hugged him. "How are you? Oh, sit down please."
They sat on the couch, and Tom told her what happened to his uncle.
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Well, it's over now. I was scared at the sight of my house. I never realised that I've done that."
"Yeah. we got scared too." At the word -we- Virginia lowered her head. It was painful for her to remember Wolf.
"Virginia. if it wasn't for you and Wolf. I would've been dead. You saved my life. And I feel it's time for me to save your family."
