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hospital. You see, I have this
idea . . ." she paused, searching for the right words. "Well, it's
sort of like Sleeping Beauty. You know. The prince kissed her and woke her up.
Well, I was thinking that if Randy could hear me when I talked to him, maybe I
could convince him to wake up, too." Jana screwed up her face in
frustration. "Does that make any sense?"
"Yes, Jana," said Mrs. Kirwan, sounding pleasantly
surprised. "That makes a lot of sense, and I think it's a beautiful idea.
Of course you can see Randy. In fact, I'll take you with me when I go back to
the hospital to relieve Mr. Kirwan. We're taking turns so that someone can be
with Randy all the time. I'll drive by and get you in about an hour."
"Oh, thank you, Mrs. Kirwan. Thank you so much,"
Jana murmured. "I'll be watching for you."
As she hung up the phone, she whispered to herself, "Oh,
please, I want so badly to do something to help. Please let this work!"
CHAPTER 12
The ride to the hospital was made in silence. After greeting
Jana and saying how glad she was that Jana was coming along, Mrs. Kirwan lapsed
into thoughts of her own as she drove through the dark streets. Jana sat beside
her in the front seat and tried not to fidget, but the closer they got to the
hospital, the more nervous she became. Had it been a crazy idea, after all? If
the doctors couldn't wake Randy with all their medical skill, how could she
possibly hope to do it by acting out a fairy tale?
When they reached the intensive care unit on the second
floor, Jana was relieved to see that the red-haired nurse who had sent her away
before was not on duty tonight. Instead, a pleasant-looking gray-haired woman
looked up from her desk in the nurses' station and gave them a smile.
"Any change?" Mrs. Kirwan asked hopefully.
"I'm afraid not," said the nurse. Then looking at
Jana, she said, "Hello, dear. Are you Randy's sister?"
Jana shook her head. "I'm a friend," she murmured,
thinking how shocked the nurse would be if she added that she was the princess
who was going into the enchanted forest to awaken Sleeping Handsome. The
thought made her more jittery than ever.
The nurse smiled knowingly. "I'll bet you're a special
friend. Go right on in."
Jana's heart was pounding when she stepped into Randy's
room. Her eyes were immediately drawn to the electronic monitors and dials on
the wall above the bed. Blips on a long, thin line recorded his heartbeat.
Other machines hummed and dials moved as the big machines kept track of Randy's
vital signs.
Mr. Kirwan met them just inside the door. He looked tired,
but he smiled when he saw her. "Hello, Jana," he said. "What a
pleasant surprise."
Jana could only nod because as her eyes adjusted to the dim
light she could see Randy lying on a bed behind a screen with the covers pulled
up around him. He lay very still with his eyes closed, but he didn't look
anything at all like the Sleeping Handsome of her dreams. The top of his head
was wound with bandages like a mummy, and an intravenous drip bottle hung
upside down on a stand beside the bed and was connected to his arm by a long,
thin tube.
Behind her, Jana could hear Mrs. Kirwan explaining to Randy's
father why she was there. She couldn't join in the conversation. She could only
stare at Randy and say a silent prayer that she could help.
"There's a chair beside the bed. Go ahead. Sit down,"
Mr. Kirwan urged.
Mrs. Kirwan nodded. "We'll leave the room for a few
minutes so that you can have some privacy," she said. Then, seeing Jana's
hesitation, she added, "We'll be right outside if you need us."
When they had gone, Jana turned back to Randy. She felt as
if her heart would break. The still, sleeping form looked so different from the
lively, smiling Randy she knew so well that she wanted to shout, "That's
not him!" and run out of the room. Instead, she took a deep breath and
tiptoed closer.
"Randy," she whispered. "It's Jana. Can you
hear me?"
There was no response. He didn't move even so much as
idea . . ." she paused, searching for the right words. "Well, it's
sort of like Sleeping Beauty. You know. The prince kissed her and woke her up.
Well, I was thinking that if Randy could hear me when I talked to him, maybe I
could convince him to wake up, too." Jana screwed up her face in
frustration. "Does that make any sense?"
"Yes, Jana," said Mrs. Kirwan, sounding pleasantly
surprised. "That makes a lot of sense, and I think it's a beautiful idea.
Of course you can see Randy. In fact, I'll take you with me when I go back to
the hospital to relieve Mr. Kirwan. We're taking turns so that someone can be
with Randy all the time. I'll drive by and get you in about an hour."
"Oh, thank you, Mrs. Kirwan. Thank you so much,"
Jana murmured. "I'll be watching for you."
As she hung up the phone, she whispered to herself, "Oh,
please, I want so badly to do something to help. Please let this work!"
CHAPTER 12
The ride to the hospital was made in silence. After greeting
Jana and saying how glad she was that Jana was coming along, Mrs. Kirwan lapsed
into thoughts of her own as she drove through the dark streets. Jana sat beside
her in the front seat and tried not to fidget, but the closer they got to the
hospital, the more nervous she became. Had it been a crazy idea, after all? If
the doctors couldn't wake Randy with all their medical skill, how could she
possibly hope to do it by acting out a fairy tale?
When they reached the intensive care unit on the second
floor, Jana was relieved to see that the red-haired nurse who had sent her away
before was not on duty tonight. Instead, a pleasant-looking gray-haired woman
looked up from her desk in the nurses' station and gave them a smile.
"Any change?" Mrs. Kirwan asked hopefully.
"I'm afraid not," said the nurse. Then looking at
Jana, she said, "Hello, dear. Are you Randy's sister?"
Jana shook her head. "I'm a friend," she murmured,
thinking how shocked the nurse would be if she added that she was the princess
who was going into the enchanted forest to awaken Sleeping Handsome. The
thought made her more jittery than ever.
The nurse smiled knowingly. "I'll bet you're a special
friend. Go right on in."
Jana's heart was pounding when she stepped into Randy's
room. Her eyes were immediately drawn to the electronic monitors and dials on
the wall above the bed. Blips on a long, thin line recorded his heartbeat.
Other machines hummed and dials moved as the big machines kept track of Randy's
vital signs.
Mr. Kirwan met them just inside the door. He looked tired,
but he smiled when he saw her. "Hello, Jana," he said. "What a
pleasant surprise."
Jana could only nod because as her eyes adjusted to the dim
light she could see Randy lying on a bed behind a screen with the covers pulled
up around him. He lay very still with his eyes closed, but he didn't look
anything at all like the Sleeping Handsome of her dreams. The top of his head
was wound with bandages like a mummy, and an intravenous drip bottle hung
upside down on a stand beside the bed and was connected to his arm by a long,
thin tube.
Behind her, Jana could hear Mrs. Kirwan explaining to Randy's
father why she was there. She couldn't join in the conversation. She could only
stare at Randy and say a silent prayer that she could help.
"There's a chair beside the bed. Go ahead. Sit down,"
Mr. Kirwan urged.
Mrs. Kirwan nodded. "We'll leave the room for a few
minutes so that you can have some privacy," she said. Then, seeing Jana's
hesitation, she added, "We'll be right outside if you need us."
When they had gone, Jana turned back to Randy. She felt as
if her heart would break. The still, sleeping form looked so different from the
lively, smiling Randy she knew so well that she wanted to shout, "That's
not him!" and run out of the room. Instead, she took a deep breath and
tiptoed closer.
"Randy," she whispered. "It's Jana. Can you
hear me?"
There was no response. He didn't move even so much as
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