Lorelai scrapped her keys off the kitchen table. She had stopped by her house to get a change of clothing and some extra money. She sighed heavily as she closed the door and walked towards her jeep. "Another night at the hospital." she mumbled to herself. As she was driving down the road she noticed all the houses had Christmas decorations up. Lights, ribbons, and wreaths were hung everywhere. It was only a week and a half till Christmas, but Lorelai could careless if it ever came.
Lorelai opened the door to Rory's room, yet there was no Rory. Lorelai gasped and ran to the front desk.
"Where is my daughter?" She screamed.
"Ms. Gilmore, please, calm down." The nurse replied. "We've tried to call your house, and your cell several times." Lorelai glanced down at her phone and realized the battery had died.
"Where's Rory?" repeated Lorelai in a calmer voice.
The nurse smiled. "She woke up, Ms. Gilmore. She's in testing."
Lorelai lost her breath, and nearly fainted. Tears came pouring down from her eyes, only this time it was tears of joy and happiness. "When can I see her?" Lorelai asked.
"Soon." replied the nurse. "Very soon."
Lorelai quickly looked around for a pay phone. Once she spotted one, she ran over to it and inserted fifty cents.
"Hello?"
"Sookie!" Lorelai exclaimed. "She woke up!"
"Oh my God!" Lorelai had to hold the phone back from her ear, but she could still hear Sookie in the back ground. "Jackson! Jackson! She woke up!" Lorelai put the phone back to her ear. "Well be there as soon as we can!" Sookie hung up the phone.
Lorelai smiled, then called the next number that came to mind. "Luke, Rory woke up!"
She continued on this way until she had called everyone, including her parents, except for Christopher. Lorelai stood there debating on whether or not to call him, she started to dial the number when she saw Rory being wheeled out of the testing room.
"Rory!" She yelled as she dropped the phone and let dangle from the booth. She hurried over to her but was blocked by nurses. "Get out of my way!" Lorelai demanded. "That is my daughter." The nurses continued to hold her back. "What the hell are you doing!"
Suddenly, Doctor Smith broke through the barricade of nurses. "Ms. Gilmore, please calm yourself. I need to speak with you about Rory."
Lorelai relaxed her body and became civil. "Is she okay?" Lorelai asked.
"Let's have a seat." the doctor guided Lorelai over to a nearby chair. "Your daughter awoke around 4:00 this afternoon. And let me just initially say it's nothing short of a miracle. You can honestly thank God for this one. I've very rarely seen or heard of someone awaking from such a deep coma. However, we ran her back to testing and she has no signs of brain damage, or any other handicaps, but..."
Lorelai was sitting on the edge of her seat. "But?" she asked swiftly.
"She's lost her memory." Doctor Smith replied. "She has no idea of what happened to her. She doesn't even know who she is. Her memory has been completely erased."
Lorelai exhaled the long breath she was holding. "But she's healthy?"
"Yes." Smith nodded. "She is healthy. But I must warn you, the daughter that you know no longer exists. She's not going to know you are her mother. "
"Is there any chance of her ever regaining her memory?"
"Very little." replied Smith. "But after coming out of the coma, I'd believe almost anything is possible for that little girl. It'll be hard. You're going to have quite the handful."
"I don't care." Lorelai smiled as he eyes began to water up again. "I'll make her remember. I'm just so happy she's alive."
Doctor Smith grinned. "Yes, you've been fantastic support. She's very lucky to have someone who cares about her as much as you do."
"May I see her now?" Lorelai asked.
"Yes, you may. I've already established a relationship with her. Explaining that she has been in a coma for over two months. She was very frightened at first, but she's doing okay now. I'd like to go in with you, and explain everything to both of you."
"Alright." Lorelai agreed.
Suddenly, a herd of people came bursting through the waiting room doors. Lorelai remembered all the phone calls she had made just a few minutes before. They all came rushing over to Lorelai.
"Where is she?" Sookie asked excitedly.
"I can't believe she's awake." Luke exclaimed. "This is so great!"
"We're the grandparents, we should get to see her first." Emily added in.
Lorelai stood up and hushed everyone. "I know I called you all hear; I'm so everyone showed up." She paused. "Rory just came out of testing and the doctor and I are about to speak with her and explain everything. I guess I should have waited a little longer on calling everyone, I was so just excited."
"Nonsense, Lorelai." Richard replied. "Why, if you didn't call the moment the child woke up I don't believe I could forgive you." he gleamed happily. "We can all wait our turn."
"Yeah." Sookie chimed in. "Go see your daughter. Give her a huge hug for me."
Lorelai stood there admiring the group of angels. "Thank you all." She turned and walked with the Doctor Smith. She began to take in deep breaths, as she prepared to see her daughter awake for the first time in over two months.