Mortified

Chapter 18

"This much stress does not seem too good for her health. I think we should not tell her certain things." I can hear Dallas as I wake up from the previous episode.

My mother is in coma, my sister is sulking. However, my brother is by my side, so is my best friend and boyfriend. But still, it makes me feel hollow. I never thought that in my life something like this could even happen. This is not how I wanted to spend my Christmas holidays.

I get up and suddenly everybody beside me moves to help me. I think I hurt myself from something while fainting because I can feel a huge bump on my head.

"When can we go and meet mom? And can somebody please tell Rose about this? Even if she is angry she deserves to know. Mia could you please..." I look at her.

"Yeah sure, why not. But I should let you know she is yet a little upset." She tells me and moves to her room.

It is a very silent car ride to the hospital. Emily and Stew stayed at home because of Rose and Mia. She yet didn't come out. I feel angry at her for that. When we reach, Dallas goes and finds the room. Robert went to the hospital the time the phone call had come.

I move through the halls of the hospital and they remind me of the dreams about my father dying. We reach her room. She is in a semi-private ward but there is nobody on the bed beside her. Everybody stays out and I go in.

I go and sit beside her in the chair and hold her hand. It feels so warm. I am crying again.

"Mom, wake up. Please. I am sorry. I don't want to know his name. I can live without it but I cant live without you. Just wake up." I kiss her hand softly not wanting to move the tubes.

A nurse comes in and tells me that she needs to take her reading, so I leave. Robert is at the door.

"Listen, the doctor wants to meet you. She says it is important." He shows me the direction to the doctor's cabin. I walk emotionlessly towards it. She probably wants to ask about her allergies or whatever.

I give a knock on the door and go inside. The cabin is really bright. The walls are white and the light is reflecting a lot.

"So you are Meadow, Mrs Hollicks daughter?" Dr Greene asks me.

"Yes. Can't this be done later? Even Robert knows about her allergies. Please just ask him, I am not in a state to talk." I am about to get up and leave but then she mutters something under her breath,

"What did you just say?" I ask her.

She lets out a sigh and continues "Well, before sliding into coma, your mother told me something in the ambulance. She said, 'please tell meadow' she kept repeating it." I feel so sad, my mother wanted to tell me something but I wasn't there. "In the end she said, ray Marshall." I think as to why she would say such a random name. I thank her and leave.

Why this name mom, why? What does it mean?

Then it suddenly dawns upon me, my father. She told me his name. My father's name is Ray Marshall.