Tattoo

4

Miranda looked at her wrist as it burned, she saw a dash appear after her and Ben's date.

"What the hell does that mean." She stated shocked. She watched as - 06 formed. Today was June the 12th.

"Oh my God Ben." Miranda screamed hopping out of her bed. Hot tears falling out her eyes making her vision blurry.

She grabbed her phone and called his number and grabbed fist full of her hair when the message said "this number is no longer in service."

Miranda ran across the hall to her home office and searched for their various letters and wrote the California address down and threw some clothes on.

Taking a taxi to the airport she waited for the next flight out there. She sat with her purse in her lap crying.

"Sweetie why are you crying?" An older woman asked two seats down from Miranda.

Miranda looked up to see a woman who looked similar to her mom's sister Valerie.

She breathed trying to find the words but ultimately couldn't speak. Miranda reached out and showed her wrist hiccupping.

The woman examined her wrist and her mouth formed in an O shape.

"I've seen this before a few times. Was he in an accident?"

" I don't know." She croaked out.

"My husband was in the military and while in Vietnam I got this twice. The date is not finished so Benjamin is fighting." She explained. "If I were you I would check the hospital. He had to have been in some kind of accident."

Miranda nodded and grabbed the tissue the woman offered.

Finally Miranda's flight was called and she rushed to get on board.

This was the longest flight she had ever taken in her life. The love of her life was somewhere dying and it felt like some one was crushing her heart.

The two hour and a half flight was finally over, she grabbed her bag from the over head and exited the plane.

Miranda looked around for signs and finally she decided to just take a taxi.

"Hi can you take me to the nearest hospital." Miranda asked urgently to the taxi man.

She got out and walked inside the emergency room.

"Excuse me. My husband. Was in an accident. I don't know what kind but his name is Benjamin Warren. Can you look and see. He had to have come in last night or early this morning. "

Miranda watched as the women checked the computer before she picked up the phone and called around.

"We only received one incoming trauma and that was a woman. You can try Dignity health. The next hospital close by." The woman instructed and Miranda nodded before turning around.

She flagged down another taxi and told them to the next hospital.

Miranda got there and went through the same thing at the front desk. "Oh my god where is he." She huffed on the verge of tears again.

"Ma'am why don't you call around before you go and that will save you time." Miranda looked at the woman as tears pooled in her eyes.

"How about I call around for you. Here is some tissue and you take a seat."

Miranda took her seat and tapped her foot trying to calm her nerves. She watched as the woman call around and she felt sick. This was the 3rd call and nothing.