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Hank sat in his car which was a tangled up mess while the paramedics worked on getting him out of his car. His seatbelt was stuck as so he just sat there grimising in pain. The loss of blood made him pass out. It took paramedics an hour to cut him out of his car. Finally they removed him and took him to the hospital where he was taken to ICU. Hank's daughter Mary came down as soon ad she heard. She was 18 a cheerleader, class president, straight A student, and on the honor roll. She come running into the ER screaming at the doctors. Let me see him! She screamed at Dr. Charles Winston. You can't see him yet he told her. Why the hell not she screamed again. Because he's being evaurated so you have to wait til he's stable. She started getting historical and it took a group of Dr.s and nurses to calm her down. Get her a cup of coffee he told one of the nurses who left to go get it. Finally after drinking the coffee she sat down, wiped the tears from her eyes and blew her nose. Just then Hank's other kids and wife showed up they hugged and cried and sat there waiting to see him. Meanwhile the Doctors and nurses in Hank's room did a battery of tests and finally came out to the family. Well Dr.? How is he asked Hank's wife. Well Mrs. Wilson your husband was in a horiffic accident, but there's no eternal bleeding or broken bones just a few cuts, and scrapes, and bruises and he took a pretty hard blow to the head so we just need to see if there's anything wrong there. When will that be she asked. In a few days. May we see him? She asked. Yes but just for a few minutes he needs his rest. So they all follow the doctor to Hank's room and they go in as the doctor leaves. They cry hug and kiss him and talk to him. A few minutes later the doctor comes back in and tells them it's time to leave so they do and head back to the waiting room and sit down. They try to decide who's gonna stay there. I wanna stay here Mary says, but you got a test to arrow at school. But mom Mary pleads again her mom says no so Marys storms out and heads home. I'll stay here you guys get going, but mom they say. I said get going she says firmly and they go home. And she gets a bite to eat and some coffee and finds a chair next to the wall and finally falls asleep. Meanwhile back at home Mary's trying to figure out what to fix for dinner. I know meatloaf she says Meatloaf Meatloaf Donald says your meatloaf sucks! Wait we're out of hamburger Mary says. Thank God says Donald now we're won't have to get our stomached pumped he says sarcasticlly. Ha ha she says with smirk on her face. I know pizza Mary says there's money in the jar. That's mom's money Donald says harshly. It's my frickin money damnit I babysat for that money you pompous jerk. So they get pizza, do the dishes, brush their teeth and go to bed. Next day Mary aces her test and is about ready to leave for the hospital when the principle calls her in. I'm in charge of the school play this time and I need you to audition today. Oh I forgot Mr. Bell. But my dad's in the hospital and I need to get there. I understand Ms. Wilson, but if you don't audition today someone else will get the part. OK Mary says and auditions and gets the part and heads to the hospital. Days go by until Friday when the results come back. Out in the waiting room they wait for the doctor. When in hell is he she says. Watch your language young lady her mom says. Well Mary says just then the doctor comes up. Well doctor what is it is he going to be OK? He's taken a severe blow to the head and has amniia Dr. Winston says. Will he come out of it she asks. I don't know Dr. Winston says this is the strangest case of amnisia I've ever seen. Can we go see him? She asks. Go ahead, but he won't know who you are and sure enough he doesn't know em. A friend of Hank's All looks into his past and discovers Hank has had past lives. He was a soilder in the Revolutionary war and the Civil War. At D-Day he say his buddy get shot up and somehow ended up a real estate broker in the year 2000 and was in the the twin towers the day they collapse, but escaped moments before they fell. He ended up in a nice quiet Connicut town. His nurse there was Kelly Jackson a young 18 year old who just graduated high school the year before. He fell in love with her and after a few months asked her to marry him and she said yes. At rehab his doctor kept trying to get him to remember stuff and his wife and oldest daughter came in to help and so did Kelly and his friend Al.. Al noticed that when something bad happened to him he didn't want to remember it. Can you remember anything Hank,but he just sat there. Al pulled her away and tried telling her but she wouldn't ?is ten. How protective was he of his daughter he asked. Very she said and Al said than he should get Mad at this and he kissed Mary right in front of him and Mary slapped him how dare you she said. and Mrs. Wilson slapped him to. Did ya notice he did nothing he said. You're right she said. Kiss me again Mary asked. OK Al said her mom looked at her Mary she said. This is to dad Mary said and they kissed again this time longer, but he done nothing then Kelly walked over and he kissed her. Hank! He don't know who you are or any of us. Every time he has something bad happen to him he don't want to to remember nothing. Hank Dr. Wilson six ya gotta try and remember, but Hank said go away I don't know these people and I don't want to remember anything. In the end Mrs. Wilson divorces Hank and marries Dr. Wilson. Mary marries Al and Hank marries Kelly.

January 07, 2021 17:35

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