A Player's Responsibility

Josh's view Chapter 9 part 6

The doctor came into the waiting room, I went home, took a shower and came back to the hospital and sat in the waiting room. The doctor came later he had a strange look on his face. 'What is wrong, is the baby okay, and is Sally okay'. The doctor cleared his throat and looked up at the ceiling. 'I'm sorry Mr. Hutchinson, erm, sally had internal bleeding and we didn't know this on time, she lost lots of blood after the delivery, and now she's dead'. I shook my head 'No, it can't be it's not possible. I just saw her; she was fine, she was happy. I want to see now...' I was about to run to her hospital room but the doctor held me strongly 'Calm down, Mr. Hutchinson, she's gone and there is nothing we can do for her she's dead now'. I pushed him and ran to her hospital room and then I saw the white sheet covering her face.

I removed the sheet, she was white and peaceful. The doctor, Chloe by his side 'Doctor, give me something to die along with her! Right now, anything a knife or a gun it doesn't matter I don't want her to go alone, I've lost my mother and her, I can't bear it, please I just want to Stop the pain, I'm asking from the deepest part of my heart'. I fell to the fall beside Sally bed and the doctor came beside me 'you can't ask me to do that's sir I'm a doctor' my heart was beating faster and faster and my head was spinning 'you don't understand she was my only reason, for living but she had everything to live for, she wanted to be a journalist, she loved the world, she loved people, she is sixteen years old'. Chloe pushed the doctor aside 'Let me talk to him alone doctor' he shook his head sympathetically and then he left. Then she sat next to me'. 'You can't die Josh, you have your daughter, and she needs you now'. I held Chloe eyes so tightly and I could see fear in her eyes. 'I can't be a good dad without sally, she made me good, she me made who I am and now she's gone. I loved her and she left me all alone. Why do they all leave, my dad, my mom, now sally. It fucking hurts Chloe it hurts'. She held me in her arms and stroked my back gently 'Look, you have a daughter that needs you, sally would never forgive you if you abandon her, you have to try and get through it. It's horrible and it sucks but you have to try and get through it. You strong, you can do it'. I nodded 'yes my baby girl. I have to try and get through it. I'll name the baby Sally; she was the best person I ever knew'. I laid my head on Chloe's lap and cried like a baby, for how long I can't recall all I knew is that the pain was endless, excruciating, and unbearable.

Five years later I return to Fair view village after getting a getting A's in my exams, I went to oxford university study medicine. I finished top of my class. Sally grandma helped me raise Little Sally. I went to see sally dad. I knocked on the door and he opened and gave me a hug. It was five year memorial of sally's dead and each year I always came to see her dad, and then take my daughter to visit her grave. 'Would you like a drink?"He asked 'and I shook my head 'No thank you sir'. Sally's father Tom Williams looked pale and weak; he had grown gray heads, and was now frail and feebly, he had never gotten over the last of his beloved daughter, his only consolation was his granddaughter sally who he treasured dearly. 'You need to move on; you have never been with anyone else since my daughter. It is funny because you used to be quiet a ladies' man' I shrugged 'I will never love anyone like I loved your daughter sally. He looked at me and smiled 'She was quite something wasn't she'. I nodded 'I wish I spent more time with her, I spent one year with her and she managed to turn my whole world around. I gave my life to Christ, I finished university, and I didn't even think I would make it pass high school. And it all started with a stupid bet'. He looked at me curiously 'Then let's makes another bet. I Bet you a 100 dollars by the end of this year you would be with another woman. It's been five years son' I grabbed my bag ready to leave 'A hundred lifetimes wouldn't be enough to make me forget about Sally, once you love someone you can never let them go.

I went to sally grandmothers' house and little sally and peter were playing in the living room. 'Daddy!' she ran and gave me a hug. 'Are we going to see mummy today!' I smiled 'of course we are' she was more and more beautiful each day, and she reminded me of her mom, with her long black hair, brown eyes, soft face and big heart. 'Uncle Can I come too' Peter asked 'of course you can too Petey'. The kids ran to kiss their grandmother goodbye. 'Say hello to my angel for me would you Joshua'. I smiled 'of course I will'.

We stopped and bought flowers and then went to the graveyard. As we walked to Sally's grave I saw Chloe Montez she looked beautiful, in a blue pant suit, she was a novelist now a writer. Little sally ran and gave Chloe a hug. 'Aunt Chloe' I walked up to them, trying to think of a reason to give as to why I have been in touch for four years when little sally started again 'Daddy, can Aunt Sally be my new mummy, she so pretty and nice'. I and Chloe laughed. 'Hello Chloe, thank you for checking up and taking care of Sally'. She dropped her yellow flowers on the grave that read sally loving mother and daughter 1995-2011. 'No problem. It's been my pleasure, I tried to calla and check up on you but you never want to see me'. I look downed ashamed 'I'm sorry I had a lot going on'. She shrugged 'its okay I understand'. I looked at the jeep she was riding she was really successful novelist now. 'So your book Sally's Diary, a novel about Sally and me did really well'. She nodded 'I promise sally I would tell the world her story and I did'. I put my flower on the grave. 'I still really miss her she was so brave and strong' Chloe started crying 'yeah she really was'. Then suddenly for some reason I felt less lonely than I felt for the past five years. 'You want to get something to eat'. She nodded 'I thought you never ask' the she grabbed her bag 'come on kids lets go say goodbye to your mom little Sally, we will come back later'.

Two years later Chloe and I got married, and I never got over sally, but I found love again.