CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Morning.
9:00 AM.
Mary is awake. In fact she hasn't slept all night. She's very nervous about the operation. While she's sitting in bed, thinking about every possible result, her thoughts get disturbed by the door knock.
"Damn." she said in a low voice. "Don't tell me it's already the time." she growled slightly. The door kept knocking.
"Who is it? Come in." she said, then continued in a low voice "As long as you're not Tom."
The door opens, and all she sees is a huge bouquet of red roses. She smiles. And after the roses comes Tom.
"Great. And I was hoping that it wasn't you." she said.
"Good morning my butterfly."
"I'm a wolf. My...umm.. how should I call you." she puts her hand on her chin, as thinking. "Oh, yes! My guinea fowl."
"Eewww! Why did I get that name?" Tom says as he enters the room, and put the roses in a vase.
"I don't know. I geuss I'm hungry, and that's the first thing that came on my mind."
"Honey, you know you can't eat today."
"I know. And I hate that fact. I even hate to think about it."
"Oh, come on sweetie. Everything will be fine. I promise." he came and sat next to her on the bed, and took her into his arms.
Mary rested her head on his chest. "Why can't a person eat before an operation Tom?"
"Because of the general anesthesia. Those stuff they use, might cause some trouble for stomach. It's a long story. If you are interested in it, I can tell you."
"No thanks. I don't want to hear about it anymore."
"Honey, are you angry about something?"
"Why are you askng?" Mary asks as she yawns.
"When I entered, I noticed that your eyes were red."
"That's because I haven't slept all night."
"What?" Tom holds her face in his hands and looks in her eyes. "I told you everthing will be just fine. Why are you so nervous about it? You weren't like this when we did your tail surgery."
Mary's eyes fills with tears. "That was different Tom." she put her head on his chest, as he rubs her back to calm her. "That time, I didn't have the same problem. I'm scared Tom. I don't know what to do."
"You don't need to do anything honey. Just try to calm down. Remember I am always by your side. Even there in the operation room. And this operation is guaranteed 100%. OK, I admit, it will hurt you after you wake up, and it will bother you in everything. Eating, talking, smiling, crying. But, in a few weeks, you'll be fine. You'll be new."
"What if nothing changes?"
"Nothing like what? Your soul? I can't change your soul. No one can. Even you can't change it!"
Mary smiles. "When will you start?"
"In one hour. I'm waiting for Doctor Simons to come. He promised to help. I came earlier to be with you. You know, I couldn't sleep either. I should've came last night. But, I thought you might be... Mary?" She was asleep. Tom smiled, and slowly got off the bed, trying not to wake her up. He put her head on the pillow and pulled the bed cover on her. Then, he pulled the little chair close to the bed, and sat there, holding her hand. "Everything will be fine. I promise you." he whispered to her.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Meanwhile, Wolf was awake and preparing breakfast.
"Shepherdess makes quite a mess, but little lambs are lovely.." he sang while cooking a bacon omelet.
"You're up early." Virginia came to the kitchen, rubbing her eyes.
"Good morning my lovely lamb chop. How did you sleep?" he gave her a quick kiss and went back to his cooking.
"Good morning. Fine. I guess." she stretched. "Uhh. My whole body aches."
"Why? Are feeling OK?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." she sits near the table. "I think that the baby is getting bigger, maybe that's the reason."
"But you're in the second month."
"So? No one can tell what would happen. I might look like a balloon in the fourth, or, I would stay in the way I look even in the ninth month."
"You can't."
"I know. It just was something I said." they laughed.
"OK, omelet is ready." he puts the omelet on the table, and gets the tea pot. "And here's the tea. Want some?"
"Yeah."
Wolf pours tea in two cups, and sits near Virginia.
"So, are we going to the hospital today?" Wolf asked.
"Yeah. I want to be there all the time of the operation."
"OK, I'll be there with you. And when will that be?"
Virginia looks at her watch. "After one hour. We should get ready."
"Right after breakfast."
They continue eating. And when they're finished they got up, Virginia washed the dishes and Wolf went to get ready. As usual, he was ready in a few minutes. After Virginia finished washing the dishes, she went to get ready herself.
"Virginia hurry up! We're going to be late!"
"Oh, Wolf. If you washed the dishes, you were going to be in my place now."
"Huff-puff. I would've finished getting dressed before you anyway."
Virginia smiled, and as she finished getting dressed, she took her bag, and was ready. They both left, and went to the hospital.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Tom sat near Mary for a while, it was time for him to go and get ready. He wasn't wearing the surgical uniform yet. He got up to leave, and Mary opened her eyes.
"Is it time?" she asked with a sleepy voice.
"Yes. The nurse will come to help you get ready. Do you want to sleep before going to the operation room? Or.."
"No, I want to see how does it look like. I know I wouldn't be able to see it after the operation. You remember last time don't you?"
"Yeah, we gave you the anesthetic before taking you there."
Suddenly they hear a door knock.
"Come in." Tom says.
"Good morning!" Virginia says as she entes, and Wolf following her.
"Hi! You were on time. I was just going to get ready. It's good that you're here, you can keep her company, until I come back."
"No problem Tom." Wolf said.
"OK, now excuse me, I'll be right back." Tom said, and left the room.
"Take your time." Virginia said. "So, Mary, how are you today?" she came and sat on the chair, whre Tom was sitting a while ago. And Wolf brought another chair and sat near Virginia.
"Oh, I feel awful! I'm starving!"
"Huff-puff! That's not fair." Wolf complained.
"Tom said that I can't eat now."
"You will have plenty of time to eat after the operation." Virginia said.
"And a painful time."
"You'll be fine. And the pain will fade in a couple of days."
"Yeah, right. When I did my tail surgey, I couldn't sit for two weeks! I was laying on my stomach all the time! Even walking was painful."
Wolf had a scared look on his face. He was thinking about how awful it would've been if he did a magic surgery for his tail. Cripes! I don't even want to think about it! he thought.
After a few minutes, Tom came back. This time, he was dressed in the surgical uniform. Dr. Simons was with him.
"How is our princess today?" Dr. Simons asked.
"Starving." Mary replied. "I could eat anyone right now."
"Oh, you'll have the time for that. Now, we don't want you to get tired, so you'll come to the operation room on a wheel chair, OK?"
"As much as I hate this moment, but OK."
Tom helps her to get down from the bed. He put his arm around her waist, and helps her to walk out of the room. A nurse was waiting for them outside with the wheel chair. Mary sits on it, and turn to Wolf and Virginia.
"See you soon." she says, with a smile.
"We will wait for you." Virginia replies.
As they go to the operation room, Virginia and Wolf go to the waiting hall. They sit there and wait.
As Mary and Tom get to the operation room, Mary turns to Tom.
"Tom, can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure honey."
"Will you please tell the press that I'm dead?"
"Why?"
"I don't want them to know I'm alive. I've thought that it would be better for the both of us if they didn't hear anything more about me in the future."
"Do you really mean it?"
"Yes. Will you tell them that?"
"OK, I will."
Morning.
9:00 AM.
Mary is awake. In fact she hasn't slept all night. She's very nervous about the operation. While she's sitting in bed, thinking about every possible result, her thoughts get disturbed by the door knock.
"Damn." she said in a low voice. "Don't tell me it's already the time." she growled slightly. The door kept knocking.
"Who is it? Come in." she said, then continued in a low voice "As long as you're not Tom."
The door opens, and all she sees is a huge bouquet of red roses. She smiles. And after the roses comes Tom.
"Great. And I was hoping that it wasn't you." she said.
"Good morning my butterfly."
"I'm a wolf. My...umm.. how should I call you." she puts her hand on her chin, as thinking. "Oh, yes! My guinea fowl."
"Eewww! Why did I get that name?" Tom says as he enters the room, and put the roses in a vase.
"I don't know. I geuss I'm hungry, and that's the first thing that came on my mind."
"Honey, you know you can't eat today."
"I know. And I hate that fact. I even hate to think about it."
"Oh, come on sweetie. Everything will be fine. I promise." he came and sat next to her on the bed, and took her into his arms.
Mary rested her head on his chest. "Why can't a person eat before an operation Tom?"
"Because of the general anesthesia. Those stuff they use, might cause some trouble for stomach. It's a long story. If you are interested in it, I can tell you."
"No thanks. I don't want to hear about it anymore."
"Honey, are you angry about something?"
"Why are you askng?" Mary asks as she yawns.
"When I entered, I noticed that your eyes were red."
"That's because I haven't slept all night."
"What?" Tom holds her face in his hands and looks in her eyes. "I told you everthing will be just fine. Why are you so nervous about it? You weren't like this when we did your tail surgery."
Mary's eyes fills with tears. "That was different Tom." she put her head on his chest, as he rubs her back to calm her. "That time, I didn't have the same problem. I'm scared Tom. I don't know what to do."
"You don't need to do anything honey. Just try to calm down. Remember I am always by your side. Even there in the operation room. And this operation is guaranteed 100%. OK, I admit, it will hurt you after you wake up, and it will bother you in everything. Eating, talking, smiling, crying. But, in a few weeks, you'll be fine. You'll be new."
"What if nothing changes?"
"Nothing like what? Your soul? I can't change your soul. No one can. Even you can't change it!"
Mary smiles. "When will you start?"
"In one hour. I'm waiting for Doctor Simons to come. He promised to help. I came earlier to be with you. You know, I couldn't sleep either. I should've came last night. But, I thought you might be... Mary?" She was asleep. Tom smiled, and slowly got off the bed, trying not to wake her up. He put her head on the pillow and pulled the bed cover on her. Then, he pulled the little chair close to the bed, and sat there, holding her hand. "Everything will be fine. I promise you." he whispered to her.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Meanwhile, Wolf was awake and preparing breakfast.
"Shepherdess makes quite a mess, but little lambs are lovely.." he sang while cooking a bacon omelet.
"You're up early." Virginia came to the kitchen, rubbing her eyes.
"Good morning my lovely lamb chop. How did you sleep?" he gave her a quick kiss and went back to his cooking.
"Good morning. Fine. I guess." she stretched. "Uhh. My whole body aches."
"Why? Are feeling OK?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." she sits near the table. "I think that the baby is getting bigger, maybe that's the reason."
"But you're in the second month."
"So? No one can tell what would happen. I might look like a balloon in the fourth, or, I would stay in the way I look even in the ninth month."
"You can't."
"I know. It just was something I said." they laughed.
"OK, omelet is ready." he puts the omelet on the table, and gets the tea pot. "And here's the tea. Want some?"
"Yeah."
Wolf pours tea in two cups, and sits near Virginia.
"So, are we going to the hospital today?" Wolf asked.
"Yeah. I want to be there all the time of the operation."
"OK, I'll be there with you. And when will that be?"
Virginia looks at her watch. "After one hour. We should get ready."
"Right after breakfast."
They continue eating. And when they're finished they got up, Virginia washed the dishes and Wolf went to get ready. As usual, he was ready in a few minutes. After Virginia finished washing the dishes, she went to get ready herself.
"Virginia hurry up! We're going to be late!"
"Oh, Wolf. If you washed the dishes, you were going to be in my place now."
"Huff-puff. I would've finished getting dressed before you anyway."
Virginia smiled, and as she finished getting dressed, she took her bag, and was ready. They both left, and went to the hospital.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Tom sat near Mary for a while, it was time for him to go and get ready. He wasn't wearing the surgical uniform yet. He got up to leave, and Mary opened her eyes.
"Is it time?" she asked with a sleepy voice.
"Yes. The nurse will come to help you get ready. Do you want to sleep before going to the operation room? Or.."
"No, I want to see how does it look like. I know I wouldn't be able to see it after the operation. You remember last time don't you?"
"Yeah, we gave you the anesthetic before taking you there."
Suddenly they hear a door knock.
"Come in." Tom says.
"Good morning!" Virginia says as she entes, and Wolf following her.
"Hi! You were on time. I was just going to get ready. It's good that you're here, you can keep her company, until I come back."
"No problem Tom." Wolf said.
"OK, now excuse me, I'll be right back." Tom said, and left the room.
"Take your time." Virginia said. "So, Mary, how are you today?" she came and sat on the chair, whre Tom was sitting a while ago. And Wolf brought another chair and sat near Virginia.
"Oh, I feel awful! I'm starving!"
"Huff-puff! That's not fair." Wolf complained.
"Tom said that I can't eat now."
"You will have plenty of time to eat after the operation." Virginia said.
"And a painful time."
"You'll be fine. And the pain will fade in a couple of days."
"Yeah, right. When I did my tail surgey, I couldn't sit for two weeks! I was laying on my stomach all the time! Even walking was painful."
Wolf had a scared look on his face. He was thinking about how awful it would've been if he did a magic surgery for his tail. Cripes! I don't even want to think about it! he thought.
After a few minutes, Tom came back. This time, he was dressed in the surgical uniform. Dr. Simons was with him.
"How is our princess today?" Dr. Simons asked.
"Starving." Mary replied. "I could eat anyone right now."
"Oh, you'll have the time for that. Now, we don't want you to get tired, so you'll come to the operation room on a wheel chair, OK?"
"As much as I hate this moment, but OK."
Tom helps her to get down from the bed. He put his arm around her waist, and helps her to walk out of the room. A nurse was waiting for them outside with the wheel chair. Mary sits on it, and turn to Wolf and Virginia.
"See you soon." she says, with a smile.
"We will wait for you." Virginia replies.
As they go to the operation room, Virginia and Wolf go to the waiting hall. They sit there and wait.
As Mary and Tom get to the operation room, Mary turns to Tom.
"Tom, can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure honey."
"Will you please tell the press that I'm dead?"
"Why?"
"I don't want them to know I'm alive. I've thought that it would be better for the both of us if they didn't hear anything more about me in the future."
"Do you really mean it?"
"Yes. Will you tell them that?"
"OK, I will."
