Chapter 4

Trapper, and Hawkeye walked to the information desk to ask what wing or room Margaret was in?

"Hello she is in the Cancer Center floor it is on the 4th floor , room 407, follow the green line to the elevators".

"Thanks" Trapper said, while Hawkeye started to walk down the hall. He kept walking, Trapper whispered, "Room 407 how strange if they added another 7"

"Stop Trapper I can't do this, I can't breathe"

"You came all this way we are doing this come on". Trapper grabbed Hawkeye's arm, and they followed the green line to the elevators, and Trapper pushed the button. He could see Hawkeye was nervous but so was he. The elevator opened, and they got on, and pushed the 4th floor. The door finally opened, and Trapper , and Hawkeye got off the elevator.

"This floor smells like death". Hawkeye whispered, Trapper shook his head, they asked one of the nurses which way was 407. She pointed, and they started to walked down the hall. They were close to the door when a man came out he looked upset. He walked over putting one hand on the wall, while he put the other one up to his face. Hawkeye was staring but Trapper walked over asking the man if he was OK?

"No I'm not OK my wife is dying who are you"?

"Sorry we are here to see one of the patients our friend Margaret"

"Oh God you are Trapper, and Hawkeye"?

"Yes who are you"?

"Margaret's husband Steve, you can't go in yet"?

Hawkeye could hear Margaret gagging they were clearing her lungs, and he could tell she was suffering his heart started to race, and he ran into the room. Steve yelled out, but Trapper whispered, "He is a Doctor it is fine"

"She won't want him to see her like that"

"Hey would you like to go get a coffee"?

"What about them"?

"They will be fine I promise we will come right back up"

"OK I need some air". Trapper hoped Hawkeye would be OK, he walked with Steve down the hall to the elevator.

Hawkeye walked over seeing 1 Doctor, and a Nurse taking care of Margaret. She was so pale, and weak, her cheeks were covered in tears. She was suffering but she saw him, and it was like she stopped feeling the pain, she couldn't speak but she reached out her hand to him, and he grabbed it. The Doctor continued to work on her but she held on to Hawkeye's hand, and stopped struggling. They finally finished they cleaned her up, and they told Hawkeye she needed rest.

"No please let him stay" Margaret said, but she barely could get it out.

"Fine Margaret but you need rest you are exhausted"

"I know" Margaret said as the Doctor, and Nurse left them alone.

"Hawkeye you came"

"I am a man of my word"

"I look a mess"

"You look beautiful , maybe you should sleep"

"No"

"Margaret you can barely talk, you need rest"

"I'm dying , I want to talk"

Hawkeye felt like he was going to cry, that was not like him. He moved away, and Margaret was afraid he was going to leave her.

Margaret tried to sit up, Hawkeye turned, and ran over laying her back.

"I'm here, I'm not leaving what are you doing getting up like that"

"I'm scared Hawkeye"

"Shh shut your eyes, and we will talk as soon as you wake up"

"You won't leave me"?

"Me never". She smiled as she shut her eyes, and drifted off, as a tear rolled down his cheek, he wiped it away with the back of his hand. This was harder than he ever imagined, he didn't know how to comfort her. All he wanted to do was run away, and forget that he ever heard the news that Margaret was dying, because he loved her, and his biggest regret was he never told her, and now it was to late.