Chapter 3: A Lost Ron.
Kim sat in a London hospital waiting room, waiting for any news of her husband Ron. It had been 6 hours since they arrived at the hospital. Kim sat silently crying, wishing she could see Ron. Suddenly Kim heard a familiar voice.
"Kim?"
She looked up and saw the last person she expected to see in London, her mother!
"Mom! What are you doing here?" Kim asked as her mother embraced her in a hug.
"Wade called us. He's coming with everyone else."
Kim clang to her mother and they both sat down. Wade, Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable, and her father came in with the children. Blonde-haired Emma was fast asleep in her grandmother's arms, and a redheaded Adrian ran to his mom.
"Ma!" he shouted as Kim picked him up and hugged him. Lily Anne was also asleep in her grandfather's arms.
Kim tried to hide her tears from her son, but it was impossible. Finally a nurse came out and addressed Kim.
"Mrs. Stoppable, you're husband was very lucky. He was lucky to survive at all. We will know more when he wakes up."
"Can I see him?"
"Yes, only two people right now, once he wakes up everyone can go in."
Kim and Ron's mother followed the nurse back into the room where Ron was. Kim burst out in tears as she saw Ron lying in the bed, hooked up to a monitor, he was pale, and seemed so distant. Kim took his hand, and talked to him softly.
"R-r-r-Ron, it's Kim. Darling you have to wake up. I'm here; you're parents, my parents, and the kids. They all want to see you but you have to wake up."
Mrs. Stoppable talked to her son as well, and when it seemed hopeless, Ron's eyes opened.
"Ron!" Kim exclaimed, "You're awake. This is wonderful!"
Ron looked at Kim and then at his mother and then said, "Are you nurses?"
Kim's smile immediately faded. "Ron, honey…it's me…Kim. Your wife."
"I'm married?" Ron asked. He looked at his mother, "Who are you?"
"I'm your mother Ron."
"I'm sorry, I don't seem to remember you two."
Kim burst into tears and ran out to the nurse's station. She followed a nurse back to her husband's room.
"Ron," the nurse said, "I'm a nurse, I'm going to take you're blood pressure, and look at your eyes, ok?"
"Ok." Ron said.
After the nurse did the standard tests, she told Kim everything looked normal.
"Why can't he remember us?" Kim asked through her tears.
"He has amnesia. This is very common with head trauma victims. I understand his kids are in the waiting room."
"Y-y-Yes." Kim choked.
"Maybe if he sees them it will jog his memory."
The nurse went out to get the rest of the family. They all walked back into the room.
"Oh what adorable children!" Ron exclaimed, "Whose are they?"
Kim said, "Their…ours Ron."
"You and I have children together?"
"Yes."
"Why can't I remember?"
"Da! Da!" Adrian yelled. He ran over to Ron, but Kim's mother scooped him up and restrained him from jumping up on Ron.
"Da! DA!" Adrian screamed through tears.
"Poor little guy." Ron frowned.
Kim started crying again and the nurse came in and said, "Why don't you all go find a hotel and get some sleep. You can come back into the morning. Sometimes all amnesia patients need is a good night sleep."
Once again, with a heavy heart and teary eyes, Kim left her husband's side. She said before leaving, "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Hopefully I will remember you." Ron said.
Kim's mother led her crying daughter outside to the rental car. They found a nice hotel and settled in for the night.
