Yellow Submarine
Frank Plum's heart stops. Its last struggle has eternally failed. Frank Plum's widow bursts into tears. Frank Plum's lover lets out a shriek. Frank Plum's younger daughter is still fighting for her life. Joe Morelli catches his mother as she faints. Helen Plum tries to cope with her sudden grief. She said not a word when Angie Morelli came in and sit down near the corner. A part of her knew all along Frank wouldn't make it. Now she has to make arrangements for his funeral. There will be no open-casket viewing. Someone has to go to the motel to pick up Frank's things. Someone has to stay here in the hospital waiting for news on Stephanie's condition. She doesn't want to go home. She want to be near Stephanie. She wants to be left alone. She wants to stop crying. She wants to stop loving Frank, her dead cheating husband. She wants to embrace him for being so brave. She wants to slap him for being so foolish. She wants to punch Angie Morelli in the face. She wants to choke Angie Morelli with bare hands. She has killed someone before. She's never a violent person. She doesn't want the world to see her tears. She's never told anyone what she did to save Stephanie. It was so long ago. It felt so unreal. Frank is dead and now she has to inform all their friends and relatives.
Valerie arrives, crying. Albert blinks, trying to say something. Helen hugs her first born child. Frank used to be a handsome man. He smiled and carefully held Valerie in his arms. She was so tiny. They were so happy. And Helen thought her life was now complete. A child. A house. A husband. A car. A cat. What else would she need? She had everything. Everything. Love. Laughter. Memories. Another child. Another car. Heartbreak. And betrayal. Oh, the day she lost her cat. Ah, the day her father died. Stephanie's divorce. Valerie's divorce. And now this. Helen Plum closes her eyes briefly and takes a deep deep breath. She stepped so hard on the gas pedal and ran over that freaking rabbit. She saved Stephanie.
Okay, I can handle this.