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could. Charlie broke a window at the side of the building with flames following him persistently near as he jumped, the floor collapsed beneath him and he lay unconscious on the ground below.
His back was injured and he was taken to hospital where the prognosis was not good and it was suspected that he was paralysed. Amy was desperate to see him so she phoned the school where David was and asked if they would keep him there if she could not get back from the hospital in time.
Charlie had been made as comfortable as possible when Amy arrived.
“How are you feeling darling?” she quietly asked.
“Not too bad but I can’t feel my feet.” He replied.
It took weeks for Charlie to convalesce but he was soon his old pleasant self, winking at the lady doctor when she was telling Amy how well he was doing.
He had broken both his ankles and as they mended so did Charlie. He had taken the impact of the fall on both his ankles and although he had hurt his back there were no bones broken there. His bruising took time, and along with his ankles, he wasn’t fit for work for three months. He was young and fit so he was glad to be back on his fire engine again.
David was a happy little boy and although he was shy he made friends easily and there was always a gang of them around his house. He passed for the secondary high school and Amy and Charlie were so proud of him. He was very bright but his main interest was science, and his curiosity and interest in the subjects, made it easy for him to secure a place at university.
He came out with a first class honours degree and he decided he wanted to be a civil engineer.
Charlie and Amy were now empty nesters and they had saved some money and they decided that they would see something of the world. David was working on various projects all over the world and when it was possible, his mother and father visited him.
Their globe- trotting came to an end when Amy was taken ill in their garden one lovely day in May. She was walking around the outside of their bungalow, where they had moved to when David was twelve, when she suddenly felt faint and stumbled as she held on to the wall. Charlie took her to the doctor, where tests were arranged, and she was found to have cancer. Charlie was devastated, his love for Amy has never wavered, and Amy feels the same, as they always had a close relationship beyond compare.
“Don’t tell David yet”. She implores Charlie
“We have to tell him” Charlie replies.
“But not yet,” she says firmly.
David has written asking his parents why they have not arranged another visit as he is working in Mexico and they have mentioned the fact that they would like to visit him there.
Charlie writes a very sad letter saying Amy is too ill to travel that far and lets David know a little of the problems they are facing at home. He does not want to alarm David so he puts a light emphasis on the matter, hoping David will finish his project before he decides to come home.
David arrives home as soon as he can get a plane. He finds the house empty and rings his Auntie Margaret, the nearest one to where they live.
‘Where are my parents?’’ asks David feeling afraid when he finds an empty house.
“Your mother has been taken to the hospital in Ruthin.” Margaret replies feeling sad and sorry for David, her favourite nephew.
“When did she go there?” David asks.
“Only yesterday and your dad has been with her all the time.”
“Give me the number of the ward and I’m on my way,” replies David
“I’m coming in myself”
“Will you call on your way? And I will take you straight there,” asked his aunt.
He agreed and left the house, heading two streets away to pick up his aunt.
They arrive at ward-number 10 out of breath because David has run all the way along the corridor, with his aunt trying her
His back was injured and he was taken to hospital where the prognosis was not good and it was suspected that he was paralysed. Amy was desperate to see him so she phoned the school where David was and asked if they would keep him there if she could not get back from the hospital in time.
Charlie had been made as comfortable as possible when Amy arrived.
“How are you feeling darling?” she quietly asked.
“Not too bad but I can’t feel my feet.” He replied.
It took weeks for Charlie to convalesce but he was soon his old pleasant self, winking at the lady doctor when she was telling Amy how well he was doing.
He had broken both his ankles and as they mended so did Charlie. He had taken the impact of the fall on both his ankles and although he had hurt his back there were no bones broken there. His bruising took time, and along with his ankles, he wasn’t fit for work for three months. He was young and fit so he was glad to be back on his fire engine again.
David was a happy little boy and although he was shy he made friends easily and there was always a gang of them around his house. He passed for the secondary high school and Amy and Charlie were so proud of him. He was very bright but his main interest was science, and his curiosity and interest in the subjects, made it easy for him to secure a place at university.
He came out with a first class honours degree and he decided he wanted to be a civil engineer.
Charlie and Amy were now empty nesters and they had saved some money and they decided that they would see something of the world. David was working on various projects all over the world and when it was possible, his mother and father visited him.
Their globe- trotting came to an end when Amy was taken ill in their garden one lovely day in May. She was walking around the outside of their bungalow, where they had moved to when David was twelve, when she suddenly felt faint and stumbled as she held on to the wall. Charlie took her to the doctor, where tests were arranged, and she was found to have cancer. Charlie was devastated, his love for Amy has never wavered, and Amy feels the same, as they always had a close relationship beyond compare.
“Don’t tell David yet”. She implores Charlie
“We have to tell him” Charlie replies.
“But not yet,” she says firmly.
David has written asking his parents why they have not arranged another visit as he is working in Mexico and they have mentioned the fact that they would like to visit him there.
Charlie writes a very sad letter saying Amy is too ill to travel that far and lets David know a little of the problems they are facing at home. He does not want to alarm David so he puts a light emphasis on the matter, hoping David will finish his project before he decides to come home.
David arrives home as soon as he can get a plane. He finds the house empty and rings his Auntie Margaret, the nearest one to where they live.
‘Where are my parents?’’ asks David feeling afraid when he finds an empty house.
“Your mother has been taken to the hospital in Ruthin.” Margaret replies feeling sad and sorry for David, her favourite nephew.
“When did she go there?” David asks.
“Only yesterday and your dad has been with her all the time.”
“Give me the number of the ward and I’m on my way,” replies David
“I’m coming in myself”
“Will you call on your way? And I will take you straight there,” asked his aunt.
He agreed and left the house, heading two streets away to pick up his aunt.
They arrive at ward-number 10 out of breath because David has run all the way along the corridor, with his aunt trying her
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