1Chapter 4: Hanging in There
A/N: Not mine... not ever... never will...
It was four weeks since the accident, and Mark still hadn't woken up. He was
in the same condition as he was when he entered the hospital. Although, the
doctors were able to remove the breathing tube from Mark's throat two weeks
after the accident, they still needed to attach an oxygen tube in his nose. Yet, he
laid in the same damn position. Roger and Mimi visited him everyday, trying
to talk to him, whispering things into his ear. At one point, Roger, through the
nurses' permission, brought his guitar in to play Mark a version of his song
for Mimi. Although nothing worked, and Mark was still in the comatose state,
none of the bohemians never gave up. They were that strong of a family!
One day, while Mimi was gently rubbing Mark's cold hand, and Maureen was
whispering into Mark's ear, Doctor Studley walked into the room. Her hair
was still in the bun and she still held the clipboard. She looked at the
bohemians and asked: "May I speak to Mr. Davis please?"
Roger got up from his set, gently touched Mark's hair and walked to Dr.
Studley. He closed the door and asked:
"What is it Doctor Studley?"
She took a breath, and looked through her papers and sighed:
"Mr. Davis, have you wondered the outcome of Mark's coma? I mean, have
you considered his health?"
Roger knew that this doesn't look good. He held in all of his emotions and
said:
"No, but he will be okay."
Dr. Studley smiled and said: "Through seeing Mr. Cohen, I don't doubt that,
but surely you understand the aftermath of some comatose patients?"
"What exactly are you getting at! Is Mark going to die!" Roger screamed.
" Keep your voice done Mr. Davis. Some comatose patients have a hard time
remembering things, so Mark may need help when he gets home. Also, what
seems to worry me is how he still needs an oxygen tube. I'm just concerned
about his lungs. So I am sugessting maybe, when he wakes up, putting him on
some sort of oxygen therapy like an inhaler or something. Mr. Davis, I must
go, but I want you to understand, I believe that Mark will wake up again."
She walked away from him, leaving Roger in a dust of clouded feelings.
What would he tell the family, that Mark will never be okay again? He sighed
and walked back in the room. Mimi walked over to her fiancé and hugged him.
She noticed that his body was sweating. She backed away slightly. She looked
into his eyes and asked:
"What did she say Roger?"
That was when Roger cried. Mimi soothed him, trying to keep him calm.
When he stopped crying, he said:
"Mark may not remember anything, and she said that he may have to need
oxygen even at home."
Mimi hugged him, hoping to bring some hope in an otherwise dark room.
Maureen heard this and gently touched Mark's scratched face. Mimi walked
over to Mark's bed and said to him: "Mark, you have to wake up. We don't
care how you will end up, we just want you back. All of us, including Benny.
You are a fighter Mark, and you need to disprove these doctors. Please Mark,
open your eyes. Open those blue eyes again."
She kissed Mark on the cheek, then Maureen rubbed his hand. Roger looked at
the bed, into his fragile best friend. He knew somehow, that Mark would wake
up, promising the world that he was strong.
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