| Winter weather had settled in bringing the occasional snowfall. Michaela had been at the hospital working for two days straight with little sleep. So when she was finally off duty she jumped at the opportunity to go home and sleep in her warm comfy bed. She was on her way home and she didn�t notice a patch of ice on the road. Her car swerved and when she tried to correct it, it spun around and flipped.
Sully was tossing and turning in his bed. He was having a very disturbing dream� Michaela was sick and there was nothing he could do but wait. He stayed by her side and made her as comfortable as possible. He could feel his heart break, and he felt powerless as he saw her lay in bed. Then he saw her wake up and ask him to make her a promise �Sully? Promise we�ll always be together.� �Always and forever Michaela, I promise.� Then she went back to sleep and never woke up. He shot up in bed covered in a cold sweat. He felt something was wrong with Michaela. His heart was telling him something bad had happened to her. He was heading to the phone to call her when it rang. �Hello� �Sully, it�s Josef you need to get to the hospital as soon as you can.� �What is it? What�s happened?� �I�ll explain when you get here. Please hurry.� There was an unsettling tone in Josef�s voice that Sully had never heard before. He knew his intuitions were correct. He didn�t waste anytime getting dressed and heading to the hospital. All the way there he recalled his dream. �She has to be all right. She can�t leave me, not after we�ve found each other, not before we have a chance to start our life together.� His heart was ripping apart at the thought of losing Michaela and his eyes were welling up. He arrived at the hospital and ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Josef saw him come in and made his way to him. �Josef what happened? Is she o.k.? Is she badly hurt?� �Calm down son let me explain.� Josef put his arm around Sully and let him to a bench so he could explain what had happened. He explained how Michaela had been on her way home and how the patch of ice on the road caused her car to spin. Sully let his tears fall freely not worrying what about what Josef thought. �She�s stable now, but the next couple of hours are critical.� �Can I see her?� �Sure, she�s asleep but you can talk to her and let her know you�re there.� Sully walked into Michaela�s room and his heart broke at the sight of her. She looked so vulnerable and weak, all he wanted to do was scoop her up and cradle her in his arms. �How could this happen?� he thought. He sat in the chair next to her and took her hand in his. He tucked a strand of lose hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead. �Michaela you can�t leave me you hear? We have our lives ahead of us.� �I want to marry you and start a beautiful family with you. Fight Michaela, don�t give up on us.� �I made a promise to you and I plan to keep that promise, but I can�t do it without your help.� Elizabeth had opened the door to Michaela�s room not knowing Sully was there. She stopped in her tracks when she heard Sully�s voice. She heard everything he said and tears formed in her eyes. She left the room and closed the door behind her giving Michaela and Sully some privacy. �Fight Michaela, fight!� Sully clasped Michaela�s hand in his, and was holding it against his chest. For the rest of the night Sully stayed by Michaela�s side as he had done in his dream. He made sure she was as comfortable as possible and talked to her about what their future together would be. A few hours had passes and Sully was still at Michaela�s side. Both Josef and Elizabeth came in and tried to get him to go outside and get some fresh air, but Sully wouldn�t leave. He was determined to stay put and wait for her to wake up. Eventually sleep overtook Sully and he rested his head on Michaela�s stomach still holding her hand. It didn�t take long for him to settle into a deep sleep. |