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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 2:21:11 GMT -5
It had been a relatively boring morning.
Zippy had been at the bookstore, sitting behind the desk and dreading the night ahead of her. After a month of hiding the pregnancy, Dave and her were finally going to tell his parents what happened. It just did not seem right to hide it anymore, and Zippy refused to get married before they told his parents. They would find out regardless anyway.
As afternoon approached, Shelley took over behind the desk and Zippy was on the ladder dusting and reorganizing the books on the middle shelf. She wasn't going to climb very high (she was pregnant, after all!) but how was she supposed to explain that to Shelley? Zippy's brain was racing with ideas on how to get out of cleaning the top shelf as Shelley helped a woman customer at the desk. The woman had 8 year old twin boys, who were bored with their mother's talking and began rough housing around the store.
Nobody noticed when Little Stevie stole his brother Bruce's yo-yo. Stevie yelled and ran from Bruce, who finally caught up with him next to the ladder, shoving him hard against it.
Zippy, Stevie, and the ladder all came crashing down. Zippy fell off the ladder, hitting her head hard on the table below, breaking it as the ladder fell on top of her. Stevie missed it all by inches.
Hours later, Zippy was unconscious in the hospital, unmoving. Eli sat on the side of the bed, gripping her hand, too shocked to even speak.
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Post by David on Jan 16, 2012 2:25:29 GMT -5
Eli sent Trixie to find David at school, telling him to come to the hospital. Trixie was barely able to keep up as David ran as though his life depended on it. When David got there he barked at a nurse to tell him where to go, and he dashed up to her room. He game to grinding halt in the doorway, seeing Zippy on the bed, pale. She looked so small. "Erin..." he whispered, going to her side, not even looking at Eli. Trixie hung back in the doorway awkwardly, sniffling.
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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 2:29:31 GMT -5
Eli just shook his head. "Shelley...came to my job..." He choked a sob, then glanced at Trixie. "It was some sort of an accident." He gulped, glancing at her head wound.
Zippy was breathing, slowly.
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Post by David on Jan 16, 2012 2:32:00 GMT -5
David only half heard him, and he perched gingerly on the edge of the bed beside her, holding her other hand. "Erin, sweetie...sweetie, you gotta wake up..."
Trixie bit her lip, moving to stand behind Eli, putting her hands on his shoulders, kissing the top of his head.
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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 2:34:52 GMT -5
Eli's bottom lip quivered, and he squeezed Erin's hand. "Dave-- the d-doctor...." Why the hell was it him who had to give all the bad news? He looked up at Trixe, taking her hand. Maybe she'll tell him.
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Post by David on Jan 16, 2012 2:38:19 GMT -5
Trixie understood and she squeezed Eli's hand, her eyes wet with unshed tears. "Davey...the doctor said...the baby--" David's head went up, and he looked at her with big eyes.
"What about the baby?" he demanded.
Trixie bit her lip. "Erin suffered too much trauma, David...she--she lost the baby..."
The room started spinning, and David had to close his eyes against it, feeling sick, not realizing he was crying.
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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 2:40:44 GMT -5
Like on cue, Zippy stirred, her hand moving against David's.
Eli nearly broke just by looking at the guy. "How the hell does someone get knocked out in a bookstore?" He whispered to Trixie.
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Post by David on Jan 16, 2012 2:44:05 GMT -5
David sniffed, turning to look down at her. "Erin...sweetie, please wake up..."
Trixie sniffled, kissing Eli's hair. "Shelly said she fell off a ladder and hit her head. The ladder landed on top of her."
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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 2:45:29 GMT -5
Zippy blinked her eyes open, a pained expression on her face as she took in her surroundings. Eli let out a large sigh of relief and relaxed in his chair.
"Ow."
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Post by David on Jan 16, 2012 2:49:46 GMT -5
David smoothed a hand over her forehead gently, sniffling back tears, trying to be strong for her. "Hi, sweetie."
Trixie squeezed Eli's shoulder.
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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 2:52:51 GMT -5
Zippy blinked at the ceiling, trying to adjust to the light despite the raging pain in her head. She glanced at David, then Eli and Trixie, a blank expression on her face, which slowly turned to fear.
"What's going on?" She took her hand away from Eli and shrugged her other away from David, looking at them. "Where am I? Who are you people? Where's Tristan?" Her eyes began to fill up, as she touched the wound on her head, terrified now.
((HAD TO))
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Post by David on Jan 16, 2012 2:56:37 GMT -5
((AAH!!))
David froze, staring down at her. "...Tristan? You--you want...Tristan?"
Trixie's mouth fell open and she looked down at Eli with big eyes.
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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 3:00:21 GMT -5
((I'M SORRY DAVE  )) Zippy's eyes started to tear up. "Y-yes. W-what happened?" It didn't make sense why he wouldn't be here.. Eli gulped, taking Trixies hand, his eyes on Erin. "Go...the doctor..." he instructed, his heart beating quickly as he stole a glance at David. Oh shit. |
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Post by David on Jan 16, 2012 3:02:14 GMT -5
David felt like he was going to pass out. "You--you fell. At work. Eli's here. He sent Trixie to come get me."
Trixie ran to find the doctor.
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Post by Zippy on Jan 16, 2012 3:06:23 GMT -5
"What?" She asked, touching her face. Was this real? "Work? I fell selling?" She finally looked at Eli, then took another glance at him, blinking.
"You..." She gasped a little. "You look just like my brother! And have the same name as him! Oh god. AM I DEAD?"
Eli bit his lip, running a hand through his hair. "Yes Erin, its me. Eli." He squeezed her hand, offering her a hurt smile. "You aren't dead."
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