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~~~~~~ At the Hospital ~~~~~~
Meg sat in a chair in the hospital room. She thought about being Sarah's age and feeling do carefree, now Meg felt lucky if was able to go to the grocery store alone.
Sarah woke up and brushed her hair out of her eyes. "What are you thinking about?" she asked her mother.
"Oh, lots of things, mostly about Bandstand," Meg said.
"Tell me a story about Bandstand," Sarah demanded.
"Well, I'm sure I've told you them all," Meg stated.
"Then tell me about The Beatles, they are awesome," Sarah said.
"I guess I could," Meg said.
~~~~~~ In Greenhills ~~~~~~
"When does David bat?" Kate asked her uncle.
"Not for awhile, the teams are still warming up," JJ explained.
"Oh," Kate answered. She was silent for a few more minutes. "When do we get to use the camcorder?"
"When the game starts," JJ told her.
"Why? I want to be on the movie," she demanded.
"I'll get you in there sometime, I promise," JJ reassured her.
"Uncle JJ," Kate said.
"Yes?" he replied.
"I'm bored," she announced.
"Here," JJ handing her a dollar, "go buy go us some popcorn and sodas."
"Okay," Kate skipped happily down the bleachers.
David played for the Greenhill Spartans; it was one of the best youth baseball teams in the state. JJ tried to make every game. His own children had lost interest in sports when they became teenagers, and he felt it was his job to the stable male figure in David's life. After all, that no good ex-husband of Meg's had not come to see his kids in almost two years.
"Here," Kate shoved a soda at him.
"Thank you, do I have any change?" he asked.
"There was change, but the Boy Scouts were collecting money to help poor people, so I put the change in the donation can," she explained.
"That's fine," he told her. "I'd better get out the camera; the game is about to start."
~~~~~~ Back at the Hospital ~~~~~~
"How is Sarah doing?" Patty asked her older sister. They were sitting in the hospital cafeteria talking over coffee.
"The tests have shown anything. The Dr. Smith thinks she might just have been dehydrated," Meg answered.
"Have you ever thought of going to nursing school?" Patty asked her sister.
"No, why?" Meg questioned.
"I just think that you'd make a good nurse, that's all," Patty told her.
"I know, I take orders very well, but I'm not cut out for medicine," Meg explained, "You're a doctor, that is enough for one family."
"Just keep it mind," Patty said. "I have to get back, my break was only 15 minutes."
"Are you going over to JJ's next weekend?" Meg asked.
"I think, I should be able to, if not I'll let you know," Patty took a last sip of her coffee before dumping the Styrofoam cup in the trash.
Meg sat wondering if she should call Luke to see if he wanted to go out sometime. She shook the thought out of her head and headed back to Sarah's room.
~~~~~~ Later in Greenhills ~~~~~~
"Christy, have you seen my blue sweater?" Beth asked her daughter. She walked into the kitchen where David, Christy, and Michael were eating dinner.
"No, I haven't. You should ask Michael, maybe he wore it," Christy replied.
"You're so funny, Christy, I wish, I could be just like you," Michael told his sister.
"Shut up," Christy said.
"Stop right now, I will call a baby-sitter for tonight," Beth threatened.
"I don't care, I'll just leave," Michael said, "but just for David's sake I'll stop."
Christy glared at her brother; he was the biggest jerk sometimes.
JJ stepped into the straightening his tie.
"Where are you going?" Christy asked.
"Country club," JJ answered.
Christy and Michael exchanged glances. They were both wondering why their parents were going to the country club.
"I was invited to speak," JJ explained, as if this would put in end to the curious looks.
"About what?" David asked.
"Sports and how they relate to life," JJ said.
"How do they relate to life, dearest father? Michael asked.
"Michael, for shame, you mean you didn't read any of his twelve billion columns on sports and life," Christy questioned.
"Funny, but I don't see either of you two laughing when I pay for your clothes, your house, and your food," JJ stated.
"I think that sports and life have a lot in common," David said.
"Thank you, David, at least I know some members of my family appreciate me," JJ replied.
Beth returned wearing the blue sweater. "Where is Kate?" she asked, looking down at a plate still full of food.
"She didn't want to eat," Michael told her.
Beth looked at her watch and said, "We don't have time for this; Michael, make sure Kate has something to eat sometime tonight."
"Why me?" he asked.
"You're the oldest," Christy told him.
"Fine," Michael answered.
"Be good," Beth warned them as she and JJ departed.
"Are you nervous?" Beth asked JJ in the car.
"I'm not sure, I have never been asked to speak like this before, so this is a new experience," he admitted.
"You'll be fine," she reassured him.
"You're right, I'll be fine," JJ said. Now he just had to keep telling himself that. Writing his syndicated column each week was easy, but speaking in front of a group of people was going to be a challenge.
~~~~~~ At the Hospital ~~~~~~
Meg sat in a chair in the hospital room. She thought about being Sarah's age and feeling do carefree, now Meg felt lucky if was able to go to the grocery store alone.
Sarah woke up and brushed her hair out of her eyes. "What are you thinking about?" she asked her mother.
"Oh, lots of things, mostly about Bandstand," Meg said.
"Tell me a story about Bandstand," Sarah demanded.
"Well, I'm sure I've told you them all," Meg stated.
"Then tell me about The Beatles, they are awesome," Sarah said.
"I guess I could," Meg said.
~~~~~~ In Greenhills ~~~~~~
"When does David bat?" Kate asked her uncle.
"Not for awhile, the teams are still warming up," JJ explained.
"Oh," Kate answered. She was silent for a few more minutes. "When do we get to use the camcorder?"
"When the game starts," JJ told her.
"Why? I want to be on the movie," she demanded.
"I'll get you in there sometime, I promise," JJ reassured her.
"Uncle JJ," Kate said.
"Yes?" he replied.
"I'm bored," she announced.
"Here," JJ handing her a dollar, "go buy go us some popcorn and sodas."
"Okay," Kate skipped happily down the bleachers.
David played for the Greenhill Spartans; it was one of the best youth baseball teams in the state. JJ tried to make every game. His own children had lost interest in sports when they became teenagers, and he felt it was his job to the stable male figure in David's life. After all, that no good ex-husband of Meg's had not come to see his kids in almost two years.
"Here," Kate shoved a soda at him.
"Thank you, do I have any change?" he asked.
"There was change, but the Boy Scouts were collecting money to help poor people, so I put the change in the donation can," she explained.
"That's fine," he told her. "I'd better get out the camera; the game is about to start."
~~~~~~ Back at the Hospital ~~~~~~
"How is Sarah doing?" Patty asked her older sister. They were sitting in the hospital cafeteria talking over coffee.
"The tests have shown anything. The Dr. Smith thinks she might just have been dehydrated," Meg answered.
"Have you ever thought of going to nursing school?" Patty asked her sister.
"No, why?" Meg questioned.
"I just think that you'd make a good nurse, that's all," Patty told her.
"I know, I take orders very well, but I'm not cut out for medicine," Meg explained, "You're a doctor, that is enough for one family."
"Just keep it mind," Patty said. "I have to get back, my break was only 15 minutes."
"Are you going over to JJ's next weekend?" Meg asked.
"I think, I should be able to, if not I'll let you know," Patty took a last sip of her coffee before dumping the Styrofoam cup in the trash.
Meg sat wondering if she should call Luke to see if he wanted to go out sometime. She shook the thought out of her head and headed back to Sarah's room.
~~~~~~ Later in Greenhills ~~~~~~
"Christy, have you seen my blue sweater?" Beth asked her daughter. She walked into the kitchen where David, Christy, and Michael were eating dinner.
"No, I haven't. You should ask Michael, maybe he wore it," Christy replied.
"You're so funny, Christy, I wish, I could be just like you," Michael told his sister.
"Shut up," Christy said.
"Stop right now, I will call a baby-sitter for tonight," Beth threatened.
"I don't care, I'll just leave," Michael said, "but just for David's sake I'll stop."
Christy glared at her brother; he was the biggest jerk sometimes.
JJ stepped into the straightening his tie.
"Where are you going?" Christy asked.
"Country club," JJ answered.
Christy and Michael exchanged glances. They were both wondering why their parents were going to the country club.
"I was invited to speak," JJ explained, as if this would put in end to the curious looks.
"About what?" David asked.
"Sports and how they relate to life," JJ said.
"How do they relate to life, dearest father? Michael asked.
"Michael, for shame, you mean you didn't read any of his twelve billion columns on sports and life," Christy questioned.
"Funny, but I don't see either of you two laughing when I pay for your clothes, your house, and your food," JJ stated.
"I think that sports and life have a lot in common," David said.
"Thank you, David, at least I know some members of my family appreciate me," JJ replied.
Beth returned wearing the blue sweater. "Where is Kate?" she asked, looking down at a plate still full of food.
"She didn't want to eat," Michael told her.
Beth looked at her watch and said, "We don't have time for this; Michael, make sure Kate has something to eat sometime tonight."
"Why me?" he asked.
"You're the oldest," Christy told him.
"Fine," Michael answered.
"Be good," Beth warned them as she and JJ departed.
"Are you nervous?" Beth asked JJ in the car.
"I'm not sure, I have never been asked to speak like this before, so this is a new experience," he admitted.
"You'll be fine," she reassured him.
"You're right, I'll be fine," JJ said. Now he just had to keep telling himself that. Writing his syndicated column each week was easy, but speaking in front of a group of people was going to be a challenge.