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Life Choice (Chapter 4)
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When Dana awoke in the morning, Bette and Alice were talking quietly. Her throat was killing her, but she managed to speak.
“Al?”
“I’m here.”
“I know. You guys woke me up.”
“I am so happy to hear your voice,” said Bette, flashing her a bright smile. “You had us pretty worried.”
“Sorry.”
Dana licked her lips and swallowed painfully. Alice grabbed the Minutemaid lemonade ice Sharon had found at a nearby convenience store before Irwin finally convinced her that they should go home and get some much-needed sleep.
“You had a tube in your throat,” Al explained as she held a plastic spoon to Dana’s lips. “You shouldn’t try to talk.”
Dana was disoriented. The last thing she remembered was Alice telling her she’d be okay if something bad happened. She had questions but couldn’t find words. She looked at Bette and wondered what she was doing there. She looked back to Al and tried to take the spoon, but couldn’t lift her arm high enough. She threw her head back in frustration and groaned as she was swept with a wave of dizziness from the sudden movement.
“It’s okay Dana.” Bette took her other hand. “Take a breath.” Their eyes met and Bette’s calm demeanor helped her settle. “Let it out slowly.”
“What happened?” She swallowed another spoonful of ice.
It was Alice’s turn to take a breath.
“You had an infection that was kicking your ass,” she began. Dana nodded slightly to indicate that she remembered. “It got pretty bad, baby, and your heart stopped.” Dana’s eyes went wide.
“It wasn’t very long and you’re going to be fine,” Al added quickly. “But your body kind of shut itself down for awhile so you could get better.”
“How long?” The look Alice exchanged with Bette was not lost on her.
“Nine days.” Alice rested her hand lightly on Dana’s forehead.
“What?” This was surreal. She tried to move again, but nausea knocked her flat.
“Dana, listen to me,” Bette said. “You can’t just sit up after something like this. It’s going to baby steps for a little while.”
“Your equilibrium is pretty messed up right now,” added Alice, “but Diane says that it should bounce back pretty quick, it’s just not very pleasant. You’ll have some dizziness and nausea at first.”
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Ok, you did…you’ve got me all teary-eyed at the end. :) But I loved the update. Although the situation they’re in is so sad, I really do enjoy reading it. And yes, there is always room for improvement…even when things are perfect. ;) And I’m with you, S4 should be a do-over of S3 (but I don’t believe in the dream-theory)! But it won’t happen. Have you seen how many newactresses they contracted for S4?! I think S4 will be totally different from S3 (as was S3 from S2).
Second to last chapter, huh? Well, I guess I can’t complain since this story was more than amzing, but still it’s sad that it’s almost over. Planning on another story, by chance? Wishful thinking, I know. Anyways, yay for Alice making the right choice and Dana pulling through, hopefully the rest of the recovery will go smoothly. So, please post soon!
Fantastic chapter… Danish are soulmates and they are showing that true love can conquer all. [ even thru the darkest times ]. Extremely informative Sammysgirl.. and i can only thank you for sharing this with us. It is the only fanfic that has made me sit back and truly think about life and the different decisions that we all might have to make!! Post soon. Thanks.
Wow this is an amazing, powerfull, emotinal excellent story! Fantastic
This story is so sweet im glad Dana made it through i hope you kept it that way. Great Job
you did it again! ;) This story rocks as do you for sharing it with us. Thanks for the quick and sweet update.
It’s amazing to me that you are updating so soon. I’m not complaining ;-)) This story is so intense and I really love it. I love how Dana was expecting Alice to come back to her. Their connection is so strong. Hope you can drag this story out a little longer. Than again a new story would also be great. Just keep writing Danish and make my day a little happier! Thanks!
Awsome chapter, glad to see Dana comming through, thanks for the post!!
another great chapter! you are handling all this very well, too well… it’s all too real… but in a good way. looking forward to the remaining chapters and keeping my fingers crossed for a happy ending.
Sigh. I am totally content with this chapter and story. Totally sucks that it’s almost over, but hey, there’s always other Danish tales to tell, right? Everything in this chapter, and the rest, have been so dead on, it amazes me! Great job! :-)