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of tissues.
“His colleague managed to drag him through the jungle for two days, until they could be taken out of there. Clemente – the guy who carried him out – told me that it was the thought of Debbie that got David through those days. Apparently, you had a great impact on him. So, in a way, you may have saved his life.” The General had a strange look on his face. He lowered himself into his chair.
Daddy just stared at him.
Mama mopped my tears. “Was that the man we saw in the hall? That man named Eduardo? David must have told him all about how wonderful you are.”
As Mama rambled on, I realized she’d called him by his first name for the first time. He was no longer “that David Henning, that man.”
The General picked up the conversation. “Yes. Eduardo is David’s close friend – like brothers. They grew up together. David told him about Debbie. And he told him he had given her the ring. I guess Clemente – anyway – he was aware of this ring. I guess that’s why I would think it’s an heirloom.”
The General seemed genuinely concerned. “Debbie, dear, you look like you’re about to pass out. Can I get you a glass of water? Would you like to lie down?”
Mama accepted a glass of water, and I took a small sip. I began to compose myself. “I need to see David. Please.”
“If you would like to see him dear, you may,” Pearson said
I started out of my seat, and the General held up his hand. “Debbie, he’s in the ICU. There’ll be tubes and machines everywhere. And you must visit quietly. Understand?”
“Yes, General Pearson.”
“Good, I want you to be prepared. Also, Debbie, the man you met in the hospital was not David Henning.”
I fell back into the chair. “Huh?”
“His name is David Lambrecht.” Then the General took on a tone like he was introducing someone. “He’s from Austria – one of our top agents – a very talented, intelligent young man — for your information,” the General nodded at Daddy, “his twenty-seventh birthday is coming up in April. His family is from Salzburg, Austria. That’s where he grew up. He went to college in England. His father is a government official in Salzburg, working with the consulates there. His mother is a homemaker.”
“Austria. I suppose that explains the ring,” Mama said.
General Pearson ignored her comment on the ring. “I called David’s family, before I spoke with you. Like I said, the doctors had a tough job to do, and we weren’t sure he would even survive the surgery. So I understand they’ll be arriving here as soon as possible.”
The General was on his way out, and his secretary came to the door. “Yes, Betty.”
“Sir, the Clementes, the Dominguez family, and the Lambrechts will be arriving here early tomorrow, probably around 5:00 AM. Agent Dusseault did track down Raphael Dominguez in Malaysia. They’ll be here as soon as possible.”
“Good. Thank you, Betty.” Pearson motioned us into the hall.
***
We looked through the open door of the ICU to see the chaplain at the foot of the bed. He was reciting the Twenty-Third Psalm. Also beside the bed, the tall man with a gash on his temple, his arm drawing close to him the beautiful woman with the long black hair.
When the chaplain had finished his prayer, General Pearson called them to the door. “Mr. and Mrs. Aldridge, Debbie, this is Agent Eduardo Clemente, and his fiancée, Dr. Anita Lopez-Garcia.”
“Hi, glad to meet you.” He spoke with a slight Spanish accent, and shook my hand firmly.
“How do you do? Please call me Nita.” She took my hand and then hugged me. She was as nice as she was beautiful.
“Well!” For once, Daddy was having trouble finding words. “I – I guess Debbie should thank you for saving this young man’s life.”
Eduardo just smiled and nodded, and then he turned to me. “Hey, I’m really glad you’re here. David thinks the world of you, you know.”
Tears dropped onto my cheeks. “Thank
“His colleague managed to drag him through the jungle for two days, until they could be taken out of there. Clemente – the guy who carried him out – told me that it was the thought of Debbie that got David through those days. Apparently, you had a great impact on him. So, in a way, you may have saved his life.” The General had a strange look on his face. He lowered himself into his chair.
Daddy just stared at him.
Mama mopped my tears. “Was that the man we saw in the hall? That man named Eduardo? David must have told him all about how wonderful you are.”
As Mama rambled on, I realized she’d called him by his first name for the first time. He was no longer “that David Henning, that man.”
The General picked up the conversation. “Yes. Eduardo is David’s close friend – like brothers. They grew up together. David told him about Debbie. And he told him he had given her the ring. I guess Clemente – anyway – he was aware of this ring. I guess that’s why I would think it’s an heirloom.”
The General seemed genuinely concerned. “Debbie, dear, you look like you’re about to pass out. Can I get you a glass of water? Would you like to lie down?”
Mama accepted a glass of water, and I took a small sip. I began to compose myself. “I need to see David. Please.”
“If you would like to see him dear, you may,” Pearson said
I started out of my seat, and the General held up his hand. “Debbie, he’s in the ICU. There’ll be tubes and machines everywhere. And you must visit quietly. Understand?”
“Yes, General Pearson.”
“Good, I want you to be prepared. Also, Debbie, the man you met in the hospital was not David Henning.”
I fell back into the chair. “Huh?”
“His name is David Lambrecht.” Then the General took on a tone like he was introducing someone. “He’s from Austria – one of our top agents – a very talented, intelligent young man — for your information,” the General nodded at Daddy, “his twenty-seventh birthday is coming up in April. His family is from Salzburg, Austria. That’s where he grew up. He went to college in England. His father is a government official in Salzburg, working with the consulates there. His mother is a homemaker.”
“Austria. I suppose that explains the ring,” Mama said.
General Pearson ignored her comment on the ring. “I called David’s family, before I spoke with you. Like I said, the doctors had a tough job to do, and we weren’t sure he would even survive the surgery. So I understand they’ll be arriving here as soon as possible.”
The General was on his way out, and his secretary came to the door. “Yes, Betty.”
“Sir, the Clementes, the Dominguez family, and the Lambrechts will be arriving here early tomorrow, probably around 5:00 AM. Agent Dusseault did track down Raphael Dominguez in Malaysia. They’ll be here as soon as possible.”
“Good. Thank you, Betty.” Pearson motioned us into the hall.
***
We looked through the open door of the ICU to see the chaplain at the foot of the bed. He was reciting the Twenty-Third Psalm. Also beside the bed, the tall man with a gash on his temple, his arm drawing close to him the beautiful woman with the long black hair.
When the chaplain had finished his prayer, General Pearson called them to the door. “Mr. and Mrs. Aldridge, Debbie, this is Agent Eduardo Clemente, and his fiancée, Dr. Anita Lopez-Garcia.”
“Hi, glad to meet you.” He spoke with a slight Spanish accent, and shook my hand firmly.
“How do you do? Please call me Nita.” She took my hand and then hugged me. She was as nice as she was beautiful.
“Well!” For once, Daddy was having trouble finding words. “I – I guess Debbie should thank you for saving this young man’s life.”
Eduardo just smiled and nodded, and then he turned to me. “Hey, I’m really glad you’re here. David thinks the world of you, you know.”
Tears dropped onto my cheeks. “Thank
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