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Ginny was the first to wake in the sunny morning. She yawned, and then stood up and stretched. Bill woke up a few minutes later, and checked on Ron. He noticed the note on Ron's stomach.
"Hey Ginny, look at this. It's a note."
She looked over at him. "What does it say?"
He glanced down the note.
Dear Ronald, Ginny and William,
Don't feel as though you are alone. I have just gone through a sad and unhappy time in my life as well. Pain is all that has surrounded my life ever since I was born. When I heard that Ron was hurt, I was seriously depressed. My friend helped me through and I wanted you to know that I am here, as your guardian. Your guardian Angel.
Sincerely,
me
"It just says 'me'? That's weird."
Bill shook his head. That was a sweet note from a stranger. Sadly, it was probably someone who never even knew Ron. He folded it. And set it by Ron's bedside table. Then felt Ron's head, and put a blanket around him.
"Come on, Ginny. Let's go."
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Jack and Des went to her brother's apartment. He wasn't home, but it looked like he was still living there. They hung out for a while, ate popcorn and watched "Dogma" on tv.
Jack had to hand it to her; she had held herself together really well when she saw Ron. But he knew she might cry, and he was sad. He even suggested they go home. But Des said, "I know Gina's all by herself, but Ron is suffering."
He nodded. "Who did that to him?"
She curled up with him on the couch.
"The same one who staked me. Unless it just happened to be coincidental. But I doubt it."
Jack looked concerned."There was another guy there that day too. Who was that?"
"Mike. He wasn't able to help either Ron or I, but I don't think he would have done anything to save either of us."
"I would have."
She smiled."I know. But I didn't know you then, so I guess that's alright. And if none of this had happened, I wouldn't have met you."
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Nurse Heather headed in for her daily morning check on Ron. She remembered how he was set out last night, the same as the last three months. But he had now been leaning on his side. No one had stayed with him last night. Had he moved? Had he been awake for those few minutes when no one was with him? It seemed unreal. It couldn't be. She rushed over to his left side and straightened him out. Someone did that, it couldn't have been him.
Two hours later, she and Ginny were sitting there, waiting for Doctor Rob to come in. Heather showing Ginny her baby of 9 months. Ginny was playing with "Sydney."
Ginny was talking in her baby voice.
"Hi Sydney...hey there... ah look at you.."
Heather noticed that Ron's hand was moving. She hit her pager, and Doctor Rob ran in.
"What is it? What's happened?"
Ginny stood up, holding Sydney and trying to understand. Bill walked in and the rest of the family was still out to breakfast.
"Ron moved. His hand moved."
"Get the team, the surgeons, everyone. Move him upstairs. Come on, Bill, Ginny, Syd."
Heather nodded to Ginny to take care of Sydney until things settled back down. She ran out and called all the surgeons down the hall to move upstairs. The team was already waiting when Ron arrived upstairs on his rolling cart.
Ginny was the first to wake in the sunny morning. She yawned, and then stood up and stretched. Bill woke up a few minutes later, and checked on Ron. He noticed the note on Ron's stomach.
"Hey Ginny, look at this. It's a note."
She looked over at him. "What does it say?"
He glanced down the note.
Dear Ronald, Ginny and William,
Don't feel as though you are alone. I have just gone through a sad and unhappy time in my life as well. Pain is all that has surrounded my life ever since I was born. When I heard that Ron was hurt, I was seriously depressed. My friend helped me through and I wanted you to know that I am here, as your guardian. Your guardian Angel.
Sincerely,
me
"It just says 'me'? That's weird."
Bill shook his head. That was a sweet note from a stranger. Sadly, it was probably someone who never even knew Ron. He folded it. And set it by Ron's bedside table. Then felt Ron's head, and put a blanket around him.
"Come on, Ginny. Let's go."
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Jack and Des went to her brother's apartment. He wasn't home, but it looked like he was still living there. They hung out for a while, ate popcorn and watched "Dogma" on tv.
Jack had to hand it to her; she had held herself together really well when she saw Ron. But he knew she might cry, and he was sad. He even suggested they go home. But Des said, "I know Gina's all by herself, but Ron is suffering."
He nodded. "Who did that to him?"
She curled up with him on the couch.
"The same one who staked me. Unless it just happened to be coincidental. But I doubt it."
Jack looked concerned."There was another guy there that day too. Who was that?"
"Mike. He wasn't able to help either Ron or I, but I don't think he would have done anything to save either of us."
"I would have."
She smiled."I know. But I didn't know you then, so I guess that's alright. And if none of this had happened, I wouldn't have met you."
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Nurse Heather headed in for her daily morning check on Ron. She remembered how he was set out last night, the same as the last three months. But he had now been leaning on his side. No one had stayed with him last night. Had he moved? Had he been awake for those few minutes when no one was with him? It seemed unreal. It couldn't be. She rushed over to his left side and straightened him out. Someone did that, it couldn't have been him.
Two hours later, she and Ginny were sitting there, waiting for Doctor Rob to come in. Heather showing Ginny her baby of 9 months. Ginny was playing with "Sydney."
Ginny was talking in her baby voice.
"Hi Sydney...hey there... ah look at you.."
Heather noticed that Ron's hand was moving. She hit her pager, and Doctor Rob ran in.
"What is it? What's happened?"
Ginny stood up, holding Sydney and trying to understand. Bill walked in and the rest of the family was still out to breakfast.
"Ron moved. His hand moved."
"Get the team, the surgeons, everyone. Move him upstairs. Come on, Bill, Ginny, Syd."
Heather nodded to Ginny to take care of Sydney until things settled back down. She ran out and called all the surgeons down the hall to move upstairs. The team was already waiting when Ron arrived upstairs on his rolling cart.