The next day:

CC sat at the bar early thinking she is going to see David again. That's where they planed to meet. She wanted to meet away from the people here. She thinks to herself. David I promise this is the day I start my new life. Today's the end of my obsessions.

CC sits there for a while.

When David doesn't show up she decides to sit down at a table. The same table, which, they had first met at. A nurse came by to see if she needed anything.

"Are you waiting on someone?"

"Yes, my friend David." Nurse's mind: Uh…oh… I think that's the name of the man that died this morning. I'll have to go check. But what if it was? What will happen to her? She looked back at CC. Poor girl. She doesn't deserve this not now. She shook her head as she left CC to her thoughts.

Sure enough that was the man that died in his room the night before.

CC was getting worried when David didn't show up so she started towards the rec center.

When she sees paramedics walking in the direction of the male quarters. She over hears one of the male nurses talking about a death.

CC mind: What? Who died? I have to find out.

She thinks that one of the nurses said that his name was David. Na it can't be. But what if it is? I must know for a fact. If it is I want to see his body before it's removed.

She walks up to one of the police. They don't think that it's a good idea for her to or for anyone else for that matter. They think she might be to, say unstable, for something like this. CC gets down on her knees and wraps her arms around one of the nurse's legs.

"Please can I see his body?" She begs.

"We don't usually like to do that but…" he nods "We could make an a exception…" The officer helps CC to her feet. She puts a grin on her face. The Staff was surprised at that. That was the first time they actually seen her smile. "Few minutes and that's it."

"Thank you. Thank you." She kept repeating.

David 's room:

The paramedics are about to roll out the stretcher with the body bag out of the room. CC had never seen a body bag before well not up close that is. Sure she's seen them on the movies but never right in front of her. Can I do this? She swallowed. I have to know what a dead person looks like this close. Maybe to even touch one.

"She would like to view, god only knows why, the body one last time." The paramedics stop what they are doing. They step aside; the officer steps forward and pulls at the zipper. CC watches intently. The officer slowly starts to unzip the front side of the bag and nods to CC.

"I will do this….but I'm warning you….."

"Yeah, yeah."

"This might come to you as a shock, one that you won't forget." The officer faces the nurses and "she's going to have nightmares for a long time, if we do this. Are you sure she can handle it?" They just shrug.

"Very well," He takes the zipper and pulls more on it. David's face is revealed to her. CC blinks.

CC's mind:

He looks like he's peacefully sleeping. She swallows. I know what you meant when you said that I was ready. She bend down and kissed the corpus' lips. One of the nurses had to leave the room. The police officers just stared. When one of them was able to talk, "What the hell is she doing? Now, I think that I have seen it all."

I finally understand when you said 'let the man come to you.'

She closed her eyes, tears streamed from them. She hugged him. I think I can feel but why leave me. She rested her head down on him. When she opened her eyes, she saw the face of Niles.

"Ah……No……" she screamed.

"Roll him out of here, roll him out of here now!" yelled one of the officers to the paramedics while the doctor and the nurses held CC back. The doctor didn't know what was going on with CC, was it that reality hit her or what.

"No… you can't take him from me…not yet….I love you….."

She pushed by the nurses. "Stop her." The male nurse grabbed her by the waist. He pulled her back into the room.

"Let go of me." CC struggled to get away.

"CC come on…." Dr. Courtney. "Let's sit and talk about it."

She didn't resist anymore. "That's it. Take it easy." She led her over to the bed and sat her down. "What happened just now?" she looked over at the nurse and then back to CC.

"She wanted to see the body." Joedean, on of the male nurses stated.

"And you let her! Why?"

"Well, she started to beg. I…" the male nurse continued. He looked at the others that were in the room. "We thought it would be alright."

"CC that wasn't a good idea….." Dr. Courtney went on and on. CC was in deep thought.

She blocked out what the Dr was complaining about. I'm I going crazy? I'm seeing things and Niles of all people. Why Niles? What was going though my mind? Am I in love with that man? She blinked. She slowly breathed. Is this some kind of joke, taking him away from me? You have taken away so much from me already; my childhood, my mother, and my father, but thanks to Nanny Fine did come back one last time. That makes me think that you are the one who took away Maxwell, Nanny Fine that one is hard for me to say and even…..even poor Niles. Yes, Niles the one who…..oh you did take them away along with three weeks of my life. You showed me what I was missing and then took that from me too. Why? What did I ever do that was so wrong? Why, why me? I'll never know the answer to that one will I?

"You're not alone…" CC heard. What? I don't have anyone here? Not now. "CC….CC….CC…are you listening to me?" She shook her head. "That's why this was not a good idea to see the corpus." The Dr went on.

"Corpus? What corpus? Where?" oh she was talking about David's or Niles'. Wait a minute Niles is not dead. Just his life is. Ha ha ha. Just the thought of David made her smile.

"Feeling better." Dr. Courtney said seeing that she was now smiling.

"I think. I just need rest that's all. Could I…..could I stay in here?"

"Now, CC."

"A dead man's room?" asked one of the nurses. Ignoring the comment. CC continued.

"Please…I think it would bring closure for me." She flashed a puppy eyed look in the direction of the nurses.

Dr. Courtney breathed in deeply. Dr's mind: I have no idea why she wants to do this but she says that it will give her some closer and maybe she's right. I can't deny that for her.

"Alright for a little while then….."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know…." A tear dripped from her eye. She lie down on the bed and put her hand under her head. Looking at the ceiling she smiled. Dr. Courtney talked to the nurses and told them never to do anything like that again.

A few days pass.

Dr. Courtney tells Dr. Bort what has taken place and that CC was improving on her own everyday.

"I have to see this for myself." Dr. Bort comments over the phone.

"I think after all her traumatic experiences, it has…has actually helped her cope with her obsessions."

Dr. Bort comes to "the place" and watches CC. Sure enough she sees the changes in CC and believes that she is all right to leave. Dr. Courtney agrees.

"Let's give it a try."

This story is part of a continued series "Miracles are sometimes overdue". Which has 4 stories in it. Story two is "Miracles need a little help". Coming soon.

Chapter 4 is now up!