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Chapter 3: Pain, Pain, Go Away, Don't Come Back Another Day
"Mr. Richards…….I'm sorry that Ms. Storm has not been recovering, there is nothing physically wrong with her and we simply can't help her any longer…….chances are, if you keep her on life support, she will forever remain there, or you can, take her out of it, and allow her to pass…I will allow you and your…..family…to discuss matters and make your decision.."
No….no way this is happening I thought. I then closed my eyes and allowed my mind to take in what the doctor had just told me.
"I am sorry to put this hard decision on you…"
"no…." I spoke "no…this isn't a hard decision….keep her on the life support" I started my way back to Sue's room. Then I was stopped by the doctors hand as he grabbed my shoulder.
"Mr. Richards, you have to understand her condition, it is impossible now for her to-"
"I SAID KEEP HER ON THE DAMN LIFE SUPPORT!" I had quickly shot around and yelled at him. It was silent everywhere, I felt the many eyes of everyone in the room on me.
"Mr. Richards, please keep your voice down…..I understand how you-"
"Don't say it! Don't say you understand when you don't! How can you even ask me a question like that! I am not going to just let her die while she is alive!" My anger started to rise.
"Look at her" The doctor then turned me around to stare at her room. "Does she look alive to you? Is that what a person who is living look like?"
I stared into the glass window and looked in her room, she didn't move or anything. "Leave the life support on….that's it."
"If she were here right now-"
"She is here! Don't talk about her as if she is dead…."
I then left the hospital and returned home.
When I went home, I just sat on the couch, and I rubbed my face with my hands. On the table in front of me was a magazine, it was open to a page with an article about me and my inventions. There was a long list of discoveries and inventions I had done.
I felt so helpless, looking at the article, seeing all the words saying how intelligent I am. They have no idea how foolish and dumb I am. I could create flying objects, find new dimensions, I could practically create anything I wanted, but when it finally counts, I cant do anything, I cant save the one person I love.
Why did this happen, why. I cant take the pain anymore. Just thinking about her brings a world of pain to me. I should have gotten shot, not her, it should be me in that damn hospital bed. I just cant sit here and wait, I have to try to do something else.
I took a cab and went back to the hospital.
When I entered, the doctor was waiting for me.
"Mr. Richards, I feel that as a doctor I should help as many patients as possible. I found a way to help"
I got a feel of excitement rush to my body, hoping to hear the good news. "You found a way to help Sue!"
"No…I'm sorry…" The pain hit me again, this time it hurt even more. "but……I found a way to help you." He then handed me a card that read Dr. Sharon Brown.
"A psychiatrist….I don't need a psychiatrist!"
"Just try it, she is well known to help people with all sorts of problems."
"Can she help Sue wake up?"
"No…."
"Then she cant help me."
"I'm sorry, I was just trying to help you feel better."
"You want to help me? Help Sue get better, that's the only thing that can fix my problem."
The next morning I was in my bed, thoughts of Sue flowed to my head and it felt as if a million daggers just stabbed my heart. I couldn't handle the pain anymore I just cant take it. I grabbed card the doctor gave to me yesterday, and left to go to the location.
I walked into the building of Dr. Sharon Brown, I then sat in one of the waiting chairs. The door to her office then opened. A man with a smile on his face walked out. A woman then stepped out of the door, and motioned me to enter her office.
"Hello Sir, I'm Sharon Brown." She stuck out her hand to greet me.
"Reed Richards" I accepted her hand shake.
"I've heard a lot about you Mr. Richards, a good friend of mine has asked me to help you, please sit"
I took a seat in a small black comfort chair as she sat on another one in front of me.
"I know what you are going through right now, how do you feel about it?" She talked to me with a tone of voice that made me feel like I was crazy.
"I don't think you can help me…"
"I cant help you if you don't talk to me…"
I took a deep breath. "Every time I think about Sue, I get this feeling inside me, it hurts so much I cant take it anymore, I don't think you can help me with it."
"Sir, you must of believed I could do something, that is the reason you came here am I correct?
She was right, I did come for help, but I don't know what I was looking for. "Now…" she continued. "Sue…is she the woman in the hospital right now?" I nodded my head.
"For me to help you I need you to take in all the possibilities, I need you to accept the fact that she might not get better."
"no….she's going to get better….she will!"
"Sir, I understand her condition, and how it might result, you must allow yourself to heal without her."
I sat up out of the chair. "Sorry ma'am, I'm leaving, you are no help to me whatsoever, in fact I think you just made me feel worst."
"Mr. Richards, you are an intelligent man, use your science, connect the dots, if it were any other person how would you conclude their results? Would anyone else in her position be able to get better now?"
"Good bye Dr. Brown" I then left the building.
I returned home, tears began to fall down my face, what Dr. Brown had said to me was true. If it were any other person in Sue's position, I know it, they wont get better, and it is best to allow them to pass with peace instead of leaving them in bed for the rest of their lives, but it isn't any other person. Its Sue, and I cant accept the fact that she wont wake up, I just cant.
I cant just let her die, I haven't told her how I felt, she needs to know. She cant just leave me here, not like this, I need her. I just ….I need her to wake up again, I cant take it anymore. She will wake up, I'm not going to let her die, not like this, I swear….
Johnny returned home with Ben. Tears were pouring down Ben's eyes and Johnny was tearing up also.
"Johnny, Ben…what's wrong?" I asked them.
"Reed I'm sorry, but…I….believe it was right…"
"What happened?" I hope it wasn't what I thought it was…
"I know you didn't want to, I didn't want to either but…….it was the right thing………"
Johnny began to tear up even more.
"Johnny…..no please…..no…." I could feel tears form in my eyes.
"Reed…..I told the doctors they can take Sue off the life support…."
End of Chapter 3. Please review, yea you guys can probably see what's coming up next but that's ok….I guess…well please review!