Christmas Eve day
Daisy's P.O.V
I saw Mark hanging around as he tuned his guitar. I was setting up present underneath the "Christmas tree." Actually Mark and Roger went out one day and chopped down the smallest tree they could find. I'm not sure if it was legal or not but we have one so. I was setting up the presents arranging them.
"Any luck yet Rog with Mimi."
"No." He said tuning his guitar. "None." I knew this has been hard with Roger. He had his song and he's been really wanting to share his song with Mimi.
"Don't worry Roger will find her. But tonight we have Mark's film to watch." All of a sudden the power went out.
"Then again maybe not." Roger said laughing.
"Wonder who told Benny's wife about Mimi?" Mark asked.
"Maybe a little bird told him." Roger said giggling again.
"Or an Angel." All three of us turned around and saw Collins standing there.
"I had a little hunch you could use a little flow." He said smiling.
Roger stood up looking at Collins "Tutoring again?" He asked.
"Negative."
"Back at NYU." Mark said wrapping an arm around my shoulder.
"No, no, no." Collins continued. He then walked towards us pulling out bills and bills of cash. I let out a gasp as he handed each of us a stack of bill. Each stack filled with 20's and 50 dollar bills. "I rewired the ATM at the food emporium. To provide an honorarium to anyone with the code."
Mark, Roger and I looked through the money staring at it in awe and all together whispered. "The code….Well?" What was the code?
Collins with a slight smiled said to us all "A-N-G-E-L" He then brought us all onto the couch sitting us all down. "Yet robin hooding isn't the solution. The powers the must be undermined where they dwell. In a small gourmet institution. Were we overcharge the wealthy cliental.' We all knew were Collins was going with this.
Together we all whispered. "Let's open a restaurant in Santa Fe. With a private corner banquette in the back."
Collins then said "We'll make it yet we'll somehow get to Santa Fe."
Roger then stood up looking out the window towards the center of the city. "But you'd miss New York before you could unpack." He came over and we all gave each other a huge group hug. For a single moment everything seemed….
"MARK, ROGER, DAISY, ANYONE HELP!" We all turned around and Mark ran onto the fire escape.
"MAUREEN!" He shouted back.
"IT'S MIMI! JO AND I CAN'T GET HER UP THE STAIRS." The moment Mimi's name was mentioned he rushed with Mark and saw Mimi. I heard him scream.
"NO!" I opened the door and both Roger and Collins went down to help Mo and Jo as Mark and I set up an area for Mimi to lay down. They came up holding onto her tightly. I let out a gasp and the laid her down on the couch.
Mo started talking "She was huddled in the park in the dark. And she was freezing and begged to come here."
Roger rushed towards here and held onto her hand, "Oh god." I could see he was on the verge of tears.
Mimi looked up at Roger and whispered "Got a light, I know you, you're shivering."
"She's been living on the street." Jo added on.
"We need some heat." Roger said to us all. I took off my hoodie and laid it on top of me as Collins laid his jacket on her too.
"I'm shivering." Mimi whispered.
Mark moved closer to Mimi pulling me with him. "We could buy some wood and some food."
Roger looked back at him and said "I'm afraid she needs more than heat."
"Mimi softly smiled and said "I heard that."
"Collins will call for a doctor honey." He continued to hold onto her hand and gaze into her eyes.
"Don't waste your money on Mimi. Me me." She coughed on her last word and Roger continued to hold onto her.
Collins was on the phone and we could hear him say "Hello 9-1-1." He then stopped for a minute and pulled the phone away from him. "I'm on hold."
"Cold." Mimi said shivering letting out a few coughs. "Cold, would you light my candle?"
The tears were forming in Rogers eyes holding tightly onto her hands. "Oh god, find a candle."
I ran around the apartment trying to find a candle when Mark put a hand on my shoulder and brought me over. He wrapped his arm around me. This couldn't be it. This couldn't be the end.
"I should tell you Benny wasn't any…"
"Shh, I know I should tell you why I left. It wasn't cause I didn't"
"I know, I should tell you."
"I should tell you."
"I should tell you. I love you." Mimi laid back down her eyes shut. Oh god was she…
"Who do you think you are? Leaving me alone with me and my guitar." Mimi started to cough violently she was awake just for a little bit longer. "Hold on." Roger said grabbing his guitar "There's something you should hear. It isn't much but it took all year." He begun to play his guitar this was the moment we were finally going to hear his song.
"Your eyes. As we said our goodbyes. Can't get them out of my mind. And I find I can't hind. From your eyes. The ones that took me by surprise. That night you came into my night. Were there's moonlight. I see your eyes. How'd I let you slip away. When I'm longing so to hold you. Now I'd die to hold you one more day. Cause there's something I should have told you. Yes there's something I should have told you. When I looked into your eyes. Why does distance make us wise? You were the song all along. And before the song dies. I should tell you. I should tell. I have always loved you. You can see it in my eyes." Just as he finished his song Mimi gathered enough strength to sit and give Roger and long passionate kiss. She then fell limp in Rogers's arms and he set her down gently.
There were tears in his eyes as he held onto Mimi. I put my head into Mark's chest. I couldn't watch this. She couldn't be dead. How could this happen so soon after we all lost Angel. Mark rubbed my back as I heard Rogers cry. "MIMI!" It was then silent for a moment. As we all prayed for Mimi. I hope as she went to heaven Angel would be waiting for…. I turned out of Mark's chest hearing a huge gasp for breath.
It was Mimi and she was alive and breathing. "I jumped over the moon." She said. "A leap of mooo." She said pointing at Maureen. "I saw a bright white light." I heard Maureen smack Mark on the arm saying
"Oh my god."
"I saw Angel there…and she looked good." Collins smiled and wiped away a few turns. "She said turn back girl and hear that boy's song."
Collins hung up on the phone and took the jackets off of her. She was no longer sweating and her fever was breaking. Roger held onto Mimi's head gently as their foreheads touched. I leaned my head onto Marks shoulder as he wrapped his arm around me He then said to all of us.
"There is no future."
I then added back finishing his sentence "There is no past."
We then all heard Mimi and Roger whispered "Thank god this moments not the last. There's only us. There's only this. Forget Regret or life is yours to miss. No other road. No other way. No day but today."
I looked into Mark's eyes and couldn't help but tear up. Our family was back together. As Mimi and Roger continued to speak to each other. I held onto Mark's hand. Thinking all we have been through together wondering is there more coming towards us. Together we said "Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?" I then realized that I shouldn't be scared of what the future holds because Mark would be right there with me. Just as I would be there for him. He then rushed me over to the projector and started to play his film. As we said to each other.
"There's only now. There's only here. Give into love or live in fear. No other path. No other way. No day but today." All of us watched the film together. As the people Mark filmed came into focus and as the past year of our adventure flashed before us. "No day but today." Mark and I said as we moved closer together. "No day but today." Our foreheads were touching. "No day but today." As if reflected in the movie there was a shot of the two of us kissing and right there we kissed each other.
He ran his hands through my hair and I wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him towards me. I knew at this moment everything would be okay in the end. No matter what is thrown our way. Because even though life would go on if Mark and I were not together. I would die without him. Together we whispered in each other's ear "I love you."