arrived. They told me Lizzie was on her way.
Eventually
a doctor came over to us.
“ Mrs Antionini, your daughter has only suffered
minor cuts and bruises but we are going to keep her in over night for
observation. However, your husband has suffered multiple injuries and is in a
coma. His condition is critical at the moment, we ’ re carrying out more tests, but I ’ m afraid if he survives, he may be paralysed
from the waist down. The next twenty four hours will be critical. ”
We
followed him to see Violet who was fast asleep in a cot. Tammy gave me a hug
and told me everything would be alright. He then took me to a room where Marco
was; he had tubes everywhere and looked so pale and helpless.
Lizzie arrived and as soon as she saw me she burst into tears. I ’ d never seen her so emotional before and asked
her if anything else was wrong.
“ I ’ ve lost the baby. ” She sobbed.
“ I ’ m so sorry Lizzie. ” When did that happen? ”
“ This morning! ” She said. “ I suppose it wasn ’ t meant to be. At least it happened now and not
later. I don ’ t have to tell James
anything now. ” I gave her a hug and
told her that there would be other times.
“ Anyway, enough of me, how about Violet and
Marco?
“ Violet ’ s ok, but unfortunately Marco ’ s in a critical state. The doctor told me the
next twenty-four hours will be critical. ”
The
next morning Violet was allowed home, but we didn`t feel much like celebrating
Christmas under the circumstances and decided to put it on hold.
Luckily
Marco pulled out of the coma later that day, but remained paralysed just as the
doctors had thought.
Two
months later it was nearly springtime. And Marco was finally allowed home to
celebrate Christmas.
With
looking after my husband and daughter, I didn ’ t have much time for myself. Marco was
incredibly difficult, but under the circumstances I suppose I couldn ’ t blame him.He told me that the driver of the
car that had hit them had apparently passed out at the wheel, so no one was to
blame.
Later that week Tammy popped round to tell me she ’ d heard from Simon and that he would be coming
home for the wedding. I felt my heartbeat quicken just by hearing his name.
Over
the next couple of months, I helped Tammy select her wedding dress and we found
a lovely Venue for the reception. The place looked like Cinderella ’ s castle perched on top of a hill.
Violet had a lovely nature and had just started to call me Mama. Marco
gradually started to improve with the help of physiotherapy
and after further tests, was told he would eventually be able to walk again
after all.
We
decided to should sell our home and move back to Lighthouse Cove, I was very
happy because I felt very lonely in the countryside.
Tammy
mentioned that there was a cheap guest house for sale by the beach, and with
Marco not being able to work this would be the perfect opportunity.
We
managed to find a buyer for our house and Roy kindly gave me enough money for a
deposit. We moved into it at the beginning of June, a month before Tammy and
Roy ’ s wedding.
Tammy told me know that Simon and Victoria would arrive about three weeks
before the wedding. I couldn ’ t wait to see Simon;
Two years had passed by and I missed him so much.
With
the guest house really busy and looking after Violet I didn`t have time to
think.
Marco
had started walking short distances and was improving every day.
Looking
in the mirror one morning I noticed how tired I looked. My hair that was once
shiny and full of life looked dull and lifeless, my complexion was pale and my
eyes had huge bags underneath them. We ’ d bought the guest house in the middle of the season when
it was in full swing. I knew that running it would be hard, but I never thought
it would be this tiring.
One
morning after making twenty breakfasts for the guests, I decided to go and have
my
Eventually
a doctor came over to us.
“ Mrs Antionini, your daughter has only suffered
minor cuts and bruises but we are going to keep her in over night for
observation. However, your husband has suffered multiple injuries and is in a
coma. His condition is critical at the moment, we ’ re carrying out more tests, but I ’ m afraid if he survives, he may be paralysed
from the waist down. The next twenty four hours will be critical. ”
We
followed him to see Violet who was fast asleep in a cot. Tammy gave me a hug
and told me everything would be alright. He then took me to a room where Marco
was; he had tubes everywhere and looked so pale and helpless.
Lizzie arrived and as soon as she saw me she burst into tears. I ’ d never seen her so emotional before and asked
her if anything else was wrong.
“ I ’ ve lost the baby. ” She sobbed.
“ I ’ m so sorry Lizzie. ” When did that happen? ”
“ This morning! ” She said. “ I suppose it wasn ’ t meant to be. At least it happened now and not
later. I don ’ t have to tell James
anything now. ” I gave her a hug and
told her that there would be other times.
“ Anyway, enough of me, how about Violet and
Marco?
“ Violet ’ s ok, but unfortunately Marco ’ s in a critical state. The doctor told me the
next twenty-four hours will be critical. ”
The
next morning Violet was allowed home, but we didn`t feel much like celebrating
Christmas under the circumstances and decided to put it on hold.
Luckily
Marco pulled out of the coma later that day, but remained paralysed just as the
doctors had thought.
Two
months later it was nearly springtime. And Marco was finally allowed home to
celebrate Christmas.
With
looking after my husband and daughter, I didn ’ t have much time for myself. Marco was
incredibly difficult, but under the circumstances I suppose I couldn ’ t blame him.He told me that the driver of the
car that had hit them had apparently passed out at the wheel, so no one was to
blame.
Later that week Tammy popped round to tell me she ’ d heard from Simon and that he would be coming
home for the wedding. I felt my heartbeat quicken just by hearing his name.
Over
the next couple of months, I helped Tammy select her wedding dress and we found
a lovely Venue for the reception. The place looked like Cinderella ’ s castle perched on top of a hill.
Violet had a lovely nature and had just started to call me Mama. Marco
gradually started to improve with the help of physiotherapy
and after further tests, was told he would eventually be able to walk again
after all.
We
decided to should sell our home and move back to Lighthouse Cove, I was very
happy because I felt very lonely in the countryside.
Tammy
mentioned that there was a cheap guest house for sale by the beach, and with
Marco not being able to work this would be the perfect opportunity.
We
managed to find a buyer for our house and Roy kindly gave me enough money for a
deposit. We moved into it at the beginning of June, a month before Tammy and
Roy ’ s wedding.
Tammy told me know that Simon and Victoria would arrive about three weeks
before the wedding. I couldn ’ t wait to see Simon;
Two years had passed by and I missed him so much.
With
the guest house really busy and looking after Violet I didn`t have time to
think.
Marco
had started walking short distances and was improving every day.
Looking
in the mirror one morning I noticed how tired I looked. My hair that was once
shiny and full of life looked dull and lifeless, my complexion was pale and my
eyes had huge bags underneath them. We ’ d bought the guest house in the middle of the season when
it was in full swing. I knew that running it would be hard, but I never thought
it would be this tiring.
One
morning after making twenty breakfasts for the guests, I decided to go and have
my
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