My Own Personal Hell
By: LightHope1
I have been obsessed with the new CW show Hart of Dixie.
Feel free to leave me comments (good and bad) and any advice or story direction. I have a path of where I'd like to see this to go but I am always open to suggestions
Things I own: Running Shoes :)
Things I don't own: Hart of Dixie
Chapter 4: I Love You Cricket.
Zoe's eyes shot open as the rooster began his morning song at her window.
"Hell no Rodger! Not this time." Zoe hollered as she scrambled out of bed. She grabbed her cream silk robe, wrapped it around her small frame, and ran down the stairs and slammed open the front door.
She watched the rooster flap down from her window sill and head towards the open field.
"You are NOT getting away that easy!" she said.
Zoe grabbed a broom that was leaning against the railing, put her father's work boots on and dashed for Rodger.
As Zoe ran for the rooster, Harvey sipped on his coffee and watched his daughter. He smiled at the sight that unfolded before him and then he turned back to the files that were stacked up on his desk with the patient name Rebecca Kinsella.
His lips pressed in a firm line as he looked at Hurley resting on the rug in the office.
"What am I going to do Hurley?" Harvey said.
The dog wined and turned his head away from Dr. Wilks. Harvey chuckled and then sat back down in his office chair.
An hour later, Zoe Hart walked up the path that led to her house. In the drive was Wade's black ford truck and it made her smile.
Wade sat on the porch steps while rubbing Hurley's ears.
He looked up to watch Zoe slow walk towards him. She had a broken broom in her hands, mud on her face and a small smile on her lips.
"Well I have to say that's an interesting choice of clothes."
Zoe dropped the broom in her father's wood pile and sat down next to Wade. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and smirked.
"I couldn't handle Rodger anymore. He woke the dragon this morning."
Wade chuckled and then silence filled the air. He took his hand and wiped a smudge off Zoe's nose.
"Don't want to go walking around like a mess."
Zoe looked behind her and heard voices coming closer to the main door. Before she could ask for an explanation; Wade began to speak.
"Your dad called this morning. So I got up and drove momma up here and I've been waiting out here. I'm worried Zoe. He sounded sad on the phone and I've heard that tone before. When my grandma died a few years back he used that tone to tell me."
"If anyone can fix your mom it will be my dad! He gets down himself sometimes and don't think such things about your mom." Zoe said confidently.
Wade shook his head and his voice shook as he spoke. "She hasn't been herself Zoe. I come home from school and she's in her study staring into space. Come on you and I both know that my mom is the queen of philanthropy in this town."
Zoe placed her hand over Wade's hand. It was a simple gestured that calmed every nerve in Wade's body.
"Have faith Wade."
Suddenly the front door swung opened and the two teens turned to face the two adults that held grim faces. Fresh tears sprouted from Rebecca's eyes as she looked at her son.
Wade jumped up from his seat and engulfed his mother in a firm embrace.
Zoe looked at her father's strained face and frowned.
"Rebecca, like I said before, I will do all in my power to make you better." Dr. Harvey said.
Rebecca clutched her hands together and leaned into her son. Fresh tears sprang from her eyelids.
"I appreciate everything you have done for me Harvey. Right now I need to be with my family.
Zoe looked at Wade. His eyes were lifeless. All she wanted to do was hug him but before she could he was down the porch steps. His mother in his firm grip walking to the truck.
Zoe looked towards her father.
"She's not going to go get better is she?"
Dr. Harvey shook his head. "It's terminal Zoe. Wade's going to lose his mother."
"How long does she have?"
"She's got a max of six months with treatment."
Zoe saw the sadness in her father's eyes. In that moment, Zoe rushed into her father's arms and hugged him hard.
"I love you Dad."
"I love you cricket."
"Cricket?" Zoe asked while looking up at her father.
"I used to call your mom that. I think you suit it too."
Zoe smirked and went back to hugging her father.
Everything changed forever that day for better and for worse.