Chapter Eight
Bianca smiled as she watched her sister sleeping soundly in the hospital bed. Greenlee had taken over her duties watching Maggie, and Bianca felt it was time to talk to her sister about what happened. Kendall stirred and her eyes met Bianca's, instantly glowing at the sight of her sister. "Hey," she said quietly, waking from her slumber.
"Hey yourself," Bianca said, sitting next to Kendall on the uncomfortable hospital bed. Kendall's eyes scanned the room and Bianca let out a small chuckle, "Your guardian angel is checking up on Maggie right now. She'll be back in a few minutes to kick me out."
Kendall felt her face grow warm as her cheeks blushed. "How is Maggie doing?" Kendall asked, changing the subject to avoid all those questions she knew Bianca had for her.
Bianca shrugged, "I almost lost her last night, but right now…" her voice caught in her throat as she struggled to let out the words, "Right now I'm just hoping that she wakes up soon."
Kendall reached for Bianca's hand and squeezed in reassurance, "Maggie's like a feisty little rodent. You find out she's in the house, call the exterminator, set the traps, and yet still awake to find all your cheese and designer shoes missing in the morning."
"Was that analogy supposed to make sense?" Bianca asked, imaging a mouse with blonde hair wearing Kendall's shoes.
"Blame the pain medication. When I get out of here I will be sure to make a new list of analogies for Maggie that are suitable for you, but for now Rodent Maggie is all I got."
"Are you wearing out our little patient?" Greenlee asked from the doorway, starling the sisters. "You, little missy, are supposed to be taking it easy."
"I'm sorry, the allure of bad analogies was too enticing to ignore," Kendall replied, winking at Greenlee.
"Be that as it may, it is my duty as your self-proclaimed personal nurse to officially be upgraded to your self-proclaimed fun-killer and send Bianca away," Greenlee said, sitting on the bed next to Kendall.
Bianca stood up, "I get it, send out the sister to enjoy some private make-out time." She winked at her sister and headed for the door, "Now Greenlee, don't do anything I wouldn't do. Actually, maybe you SHOULD do something I wouldn't do to my sister; after all she could really use some…tender loving care."
Kendall's mouth dropped, as did Greenlee's at Bianca's bold statement. Bianca grinned to herself as she shut the door on the duo and headed over to Maggie's room. A sudden sensation hit Bianca and her heart tightened. Maggie, she thought to herself and ran to the Maggie's room. As she burst through the door, her eyes fell upon an empty bed and the tension inside her exploded throughout her body. She leaned against the doorway for support as her knees began to buckle. Maggie, her sweet Maggie was gone. She had felt a change in the air, in her heart. Something was different in the world, something had changed. Bianca whirled around and faced Anita Santos' tear-streaked face. "She's gone, isn't she?" Bianca asked, barely able to make out the words coming from her own mouth.
Anita nodded, "Yes, but it's not what you think. I don't know how it happened, or why. Maybe it's an act of God, maybe it was her will to get back to you. About ten minutes ago, Maggie was transferred to recovery…because about ten minutes ago Maggie woke up."