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Best Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me
As they talked, someone, maybe the doctor, asked Becca whether she knew anything more about Jo’s medical condition. Becca shook her head, and was about to say something else, when the doctor cut her off. “Now, you’ve got to calm yourself down, ok? You look like you’re about to faint. Just take deep breaths, calm down. I need you to help keep your friend comfortable … can you do that?”
Becca mimicked the doctor’s breathing motions, taking deep breaths in regular intervals as she looked on worriedly while the doctor continued to administer to Jo, who seemed to float in and out of consciousness.
In the tumult of getting Jo out of the plane and into the ambulance that was waiting for her, Becca grew impatient with the handwringing of medical attendants and other official-looking people who were asking Becca questions about insurance and other things.
“I’ll pay if her insurance doesn’t cover things, ok? Let’s just get her to the hospital now. Like. Right. Now?”
They asked other questions, including what to do about their luggage. Frowning, Becca, handed her a calling card of their family office in New York. “Just call this number. They’ll sort everything out. Now – can we just go?”
Before they shut the door of the ambulance, Becca suddenly remembered Dr. Crawford. She knew that the woman had somehow saved Jo’s life, and she wanted to thank her. She shouted out to people outside the ambulance, “Dr. Crawford? If she’s not out there, can someone please let me know how to get in touch with Dr. Crawford?”
Becca heard a shout back as the door slammed shut. “Yeah, don’t worry. Just take care of your friend!”
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Although there was fear amongst the doctors that treated Jo in the ER that she had suffered a relapse of something, Becca understood from them a few hours later that they diagnosed the incident had just been an aberration. Jo had recovered nicely, to the point that the doctors thought she only needed to stay overnight for observation, then she could check out the next day. But Jo’s doctor in Ann Arbor got in touch and instructed that Jo should take another form of transportation to Seattle, or she could stay in Chicago for a few days, before taking a plane again.
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Skydancer,
You have strangled me with grief! My God! What a traumatic delivery you’ve written.
Triggering stuff. Keep going.
All the best luck,
Blackbird
Thanks,
Had to get it out of my head.
U, on the other hand, are awesome. I see you flex there, with Gentleman Jack. I mean, what can’t you do?
You do the best stuff here, Blackbird.
Hey Skydancer, Nice to be in touch again. What of yours should I read tonight or whenever you get this request? Presently, just so you’ll know how to guide me to the stories you think I’d enjoy, I’m in the headspace of being on the edge of a story about to birth. It’s a tale about Anne Lister’s watch and how she behaves with, or toward it. The watch has power. It came from someplace special and came especially to her. For all those reasons and more I’d like to know Anne Lister’s watch’s origin story,
My sincere thanks for your compliment on my Gentleman Jack series. I’ve been off writing many other types of things and have been away from even thinking about fanfiction until, as Anne Lister might say, “Good Lord.”
My “Good Lord” moment was when the characters hooked me during episode three of Gentleman Jack.
Okay, recommendations of what of yours I should read.
Be well, Skydancer. The moon is out tonight.
Blackbird
Skydancer, Wonderful narration. Vivid view into Becca’s pain. Eager for a glimpse into her and Jo’s magical train ride. Great beginning!
Thanks, took a while to get it together.
Yup, you guessed it. The train ride was and will be the piece de resistance of this whole thing, in my mind, that I found that I could not not write down.
Hope all is well!
Skydancer, you’ve written some wonderful stories over the years but, this is stellar. Thanks for sharing. Can hardly wait for more. Thanks for posting,