| Lee burst out crying. 'She didn't make it.' Lee plopped down onto the chair behind him. Debbie could tell by his reaction that the news wasn't good. 'Oh dear God' Debbie screamed and she ran down the corridor to the bathroom. The doctor sat beside Lee, 'You're welcome to go and see her.' 'Thank you' Lee said as he stood up and walked in. He sat next to her bed and took her lifeless hand, 'I know you've gone to a better place, but....did you have to go now?' he struggled to laugh, 'The past 13 months and the 2 years we were going out have been the best times of my life and I just want to say thank you. Also....I love you, so much.' He lay his head on her chest and started to fall asleep as a tear fell down his left cheek. ONE MONTH LATER Duncan has been staying with Lee to help Lee out with the baby, whom Lee has named Mairi after her mum. It is June 16th, the day before Lee's birthday. 'I'm going to bed' Lee said standing up. 'Right, night man' Duncan said, still staring at the TV. 'Night' Lee said as he walked to his room. He took off his t-shirt and got into bed. The minute his head hit the pillow, he was out for the count. Lee was walking in the park. It was late at night. He heard a noise in front of him. 'Who's there?' he yelled, but there was no answer. Next minute he saw a dark shadow moving in front of him. 'Who's there, I said?' Lee yelled again. He saw the shadow again and this time it was coming towards him...it was Mairi. She was wearing a long, white, feathered dress and she was barefoot. Lee was in complete shock. 'I'm dreaming, aren't I?' Lee asked with tears streaming down his face. 'Yes you are. And now you must wake' Mairi said in a soft voice. 'I don't want to wake, I want to stay here with you.' 'And I'm with you.' 'I miss you, so much' he said sniffing. 'Me too.....Lee?' she asked. 'Yeah?' 'Happy Birthday' she said with a smile. He rushed over to her and gave her a hug hug. 'You must wake now Lee' she said. 'No' Lee said, breaking away from her. She drifted away from him without moving her feet, 'Wake up Lee. Wake up. Wake up Lee' she said, her voice echoing. 'Wake up Lee!' Duncan shouted as he nudged him. Lee jumped up, sweating. 'What's wrong with you man?' Duncan asked. Lee looked at the clock beside him. It was 8:30 in the morning. 'What do you mean?' Lee asked, confused as he got out of bed. 'You were talking in your sleep.' 'No I wasn't.' 'Yes you were.' 'What was I saying?' 'You were saying stuff like "I miss you" and how you don't want to wake' Duncan said worried. 'Well...' 'What's wrong Lee?' Duncan asked, concerned. 'Right, don't say anything, but Mairi was in my dream.' 'Really?' Duncan asked as he sat down on Lee's bed. 'Yeah, it was really weird' Lee said. 'What happened?' Duncan asked. And so Lee told Duncan everything that occured in the dream. Including what she was wearing and what she said. And where they were. 'Whaaaa! Whaaaa!' Mairi (the baby) screamed. 'I better go get that' Lee said to Duncan. 'Yeah.' Lee was about to walk out of his room when Duncan said something to him. 'Lee?' 'Yeah?' Lee asked as he stopped at the bedroom door. 'Happy Birthday' Duncan said, smiling. Lee smiled and walked to Mairi's room, which was next door to Lee's room. He picked her up. 'There, there now' he said, bopping her in his arms. She stopped crying and fell back to sleep. FIVE HOURS LATER 'So, what are you doing today for your birthday?' Duncan asked as he cleared his plate away. 'I was planning on taking Mairi to see her mum' Lee said as he fed Mairi a spoonful of baby food. 'Oh, that sounds nice' Duncan said, leaning against the work-top. 'Yeah' Lee said, standing up and picking up Mairi. ONE HOUR LATER Mairi's grave was under a gorgeous blossom tree. Even though it was under a tree, it always seemed to capture the sun rays. The gravestone itself was an angel. it was carefully carved. It was just perfect. There were several flowers by the grave. Mostly of lillies because they were Mairi's favourite flower. There was card also by the grave, which read: "We love you, angel. Love mum, dad, Tracey and Karen. xxx" Tracey and Karen were Mairi's older sisters. |