Heaven waits for no angels
Leaving
Ashley’s P.O.V
Andy’s worried pacing filled the hospital waiting room with a grief-stricken vibe. AddiLynn has been taking into emergency surgery, and Aubrey went home with C.C to meet her brother and sister. The doctor told us that the surgery would only be two hours, and then tomorrow she’d be able to come back home with us. That was five hours ago, and Andy hasn’t gone anywhere. “This wasn’t suppose to happen, ever.” Andy let tears fall as he spoke. If Andy cries in front of you, he’s really hurt. He hates crying in front of people. He feels weak and like he’s begging for sympathy, and he’s not that kind of person.
“She is a warrior Andy, she wasn’t a princess. She is a warrior, and she belonged in the battlefield.” I could feel my languishing get stronger as I spoke to him. I knew I was right, but so was he. No one deserves to be in this situation. “You can’t blame yourself, Andy. The only people at fault are Christopher and his horrible crew of monsters. You did everything to help her, you gave her a good life, children, love, you gave her everything. You can’t forget that.” Andy ignored me as he sat down on the teal chair. With his head in his hands, he looked down at his feet. “Ashley.” He sounded faint. “Get me a garbage, now.”
I looked around for the object, and discovered one in the corner. Quickly taking it over to him as I knew this is making him sick. Andy started vomiting as soon as I got the garbage to him. This is all tearing him up inside. It’s hard to see someone that you love going through a time like this. Andy, my brother, finally got over his messy relationship with Juliet only to find AddiLynn, who not only loved him, but needed him. They had just started a family, they had just started planning for their wedding, they had just started talking about growing old together.
Now is seems as real as a fairytale. Everything has gone wrong in this Disney feature film. Andy was the prince with princess qualities. Every princess has the moment in her film where she’s at her lowest, but that was Andy. Don’t worry Andy, this is just the sad part of your feature film. It gets better after the low, the high will always come again. “Mr.Biersack, may I speak to you?” I hadn’t even noticed the doctor, Mr. Zena, had walked into the room. I focused all my energy on my sick friend.
“Doctor I can speak to you but as you can see he’s not at his best right now.” I stood up from my chair, and looked over at Andy as if to say “Don’t worry, I got this.” Andy nodded for me to go with him as he got himself settled. I walked out of the room behind Mr. Zena in sync. Worry over powered my body. “Is she okay? Can we see her yet?” The doctor looked at me with sorrow and grief in his face. “Please, tell me she didn’t die.” Tears burned my eyes and strolled down my cheeks. “She’s fine, she’s not dead. But you are the only one who must know that.” Relief overcame my body like waves crashing against a boat.
“She’s in danger, and although they are looking, the police might never find Christopher. As he has been on the run for years, hurting people. She can’t stay here where he can find her again, and not only is she in danger, but everyone of you men and those children are too.” This is too much. “We can protect her.” I protest looking back at a broken Andy. “No, you can’t. No one can protect AddiLynn, but if there isn’t an AddiLynn to protect then there’s no danger.” Are you kidding me? “Doctor what are you saying?”
“We’re putting her in the victim protective program. She needs to leave, and never come back. You can no longer speak to her anymore because she is no longer AddiLynn. She’s someone else. She’s dead to you.”
Not having AddiLynn in our lives anymore would be no life at all. How could we possibly do this? Lying to Andy, and telling him that the love of his life is dead, raising her children, without her. A life, without her. No wedding, no growing old together, nothing. Rage filled through me as I screamed in the doctor’s face. “Look at him! Look at that poor man out there who is already torn into pieces just worrying about her. And you want me to go out there, and lie through my teeth and tell him the one person he can’t live without is dead when she isn’t?”
“Mr.Purdy, we’re talking about AddiLynn’s life here. I know it’s hard, but if you don’t let her go, then you could lose more than just her.”
He was right, I need to do this.
“Okay.” I agreed, “Just let me say one last goodbye.” The doctor nodded and stared into my soul adding his sorrow to mine as tears fell from my eyes, and he walked away.
Andy’s worried pacing filled the hospital waiting room with a grief-stricken vibe. AddiLynn has been taking into emergency surgery, and Aubrey went home with C.C to meet her brother and sister. The doctor told us that the surgery would only be two hours, and then tomorrow she’d be able to come back home with us. That was five hours ago, and Andy hasn’t gone anywhere. “This wasn’t suppose to happen, ever.” Andy let tears fall as he spoke. If Andy cries in front of you, he’s really hurt. He hates crying in front of people. He feels weak and like he’s begging for sympathy, and he’s not that kind of person.
“She is a warrior Andy, she wasn’t a princess. She is a warrior, and she belonged in the battlefield.” I could feel my languishing get stronger as I spoke to him. I knew I was right, but so was he. No one deserves to be in this situation. “You can’t blame yourself, Andy. The only people at fault are Christopher and his horrible crew of monsters. You did everything to help her, you gave her a good life, children, love, you gave her everything. You can’t forget that.” Andy ignored me as he sat down on the teal chair. With his head in his hands, he looked down at his feet. “Ashley.” He sounded faint. “Get me a garbage, now.”
I looked around for the object, and discovered one in the corner. Quickly taking it over to him as I knew this is making him sick. Andy started vomiting as soon as I got the garbage to him. This is all tearing him up inside. It’s hard to see someone that you love going through a time like this. Andy, my brother, finally got over his messy relationship with Juliet only to find AddiLynn, who not only loved him, but needed him. They had just started a family, they had just started planning for their wedding, they had just started talking about growing old together.
Now is seems as real as a fairytale. Everything has gone wrong in this Disney feature film. Andy was the prince with princess qualities. Every princess has the moment in her film where she’s at her lowest, but that was Andy. Don’t worry Andy, this is just the sad part of your feature film. It gets better after the low, the high will always come again. “Mr.Biersack, may I speak to you?” I hadn’t even noticed the doctor, Mr. Zena, had walked into the room. I focused all my energy on my sick friend.
“Doctor I can speak to you but as you can see he’s not at his best right now.” I stood up from my chair, and looked over at Andy as if to say “Don’t worry, I got this.” Andy nodded for me to go with him as he got himself settled. I walked out of the room behind Mr. Zena in sync. Worry over powered my body. “Is she okay? Can we see her yet?” The doctor looked at me with sorrow and grief in his face. “Please, tell me she didn’t die.” Tears burned my eyes and strolled down my cheeks. “She’s fine, she’s not dead. But you are the only one who must know that.” Relief overcame my body like waves crashing against a boat.
“She’s in danger, and although they are looking, the police might never find Christopher. As he has been on the run for years, hurting people. She can’t stay here where he can find her again, and not only is she in danger, but everyone of you men and those children are too.” This is too much. “We can protect her.” I protest looking back at a broken Andy. “No, you can’t. No one can protect AddiLynn, but if there isn’t an AddiLynn to protect then there’s no danger.” Are you kidding me? “Doctor what are you saying?”
“We’re putting her in the victim protective program. She needs to leave, and never come back. You can no longer speak to her anymore because she is no longer AddiLynn. She’s someone else. She’s dead to you.”
Not having AddiLynn in our lives anymore would be no life at all. How could we possibly do this? Lying to Andy, and telling him that the love of his life is dead, raising her children, without her. A life, without her. No wedding, no growing old together, nothing. Rage filled through me as I screamed in the doctor’s face. “Look at him! Look at that poor man out there who is already torn into pieces just worrying about her. And you want me to go out there, and lie through my teeth and tell him the one person he can’t live without is dead when she isn’t?”
“Mr.Purdy, we’re talking about AddiLynn’s life here. I know it’s hard, but if you don’t let her go, then you could lose more than just her.”
He was right, I need to do this.
“Okay.” I agreed, “Just let me say one last goodbye.” The doctor nodded and stared into my soul adding his sorrow to mine as tears fell from my eyes, and he walked away.
Is there going to be a sequel?
2/29/16