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Chapter 29 - Maylor/February 1974

POV Brian

I open my eyes. Where am I? I see white walls all around me. Great clarity makes my eyes burn a little. I hear machine noises. I look at my side and see a machine controlling my heart rate. I look from the other side and see a nurse? Now I'm remembering what happened to me. The nurse sees me and says smiling:

- I'll call the doctor, I'll be right back.

I try to get up, but I realize that my arm is with a whey bag. A few minutes later the doctor appears and smiles at me.

Hello, Brian, how do you feel? Asked the doctor.

- How long have I been here? I asked angrily.

"You were brought to the hospital this morning by your friends." It's now eleven at night. You've been in the hospital for over twelve hours. Said the doctor.

"When will I get out of here, Doctor?" I asked.

"You'll be watching tonight." She'll probably be discharged tomorrow night, "said the doctor. "Your friends will be happy to know that you've woken up and you're fine."

At that moment the doctor examines my eyes, sees my blood pulse.

"Why did you try to kill yourself, Brian?" Asked the doctor seriously. "A young man, so young, intelligent, wanting to take his own life?"

"Disappointments with friends, deception, doctor, simple," I said, annoyed.

The doctor took a chair from the bed and sat on it. He watched me and after some time said:

"Brian, we all have obstacles to face in life, be it love, business, family or friends. Do not let your despair and heartache overwhelm your heart. You are young, you have much to conquer. Rest and think about the things you did. At dawn, you will have visitor rights, okay? Sleep well. I'll be on call all night. What you need is just call me.

I nodded to the doctor and he left the room and I closed my eyes. Tears fell on my face and I fell asleep.

POV Helena

On the morning of February twenty-six, I went to the hospital to visit Brian. Clare, Vanessa and Sarah went with me in my car. When we arrived, we met Bri's parents, Mary, Veronica, Freddie, Roger, John, Les, and Tim. When Mr. Harold and Mrs. Ruth saw me, they came to me and hugged me tightly. We cried together in the embrace. I told them I'd broken up with Brian. They said Bri had not commented with them.

"You were the ideal girl for my son," said Mrs. Ruth. "You are so beautiful, so sweet. Bri loves you very much, Helena.

"I know, I know he loves me very much, Mrs. Ruth. In fact, I am in doubt about my feelings for your son, but who knows in the future, let's go back to dating ... But not now. I need some time alone, "I said softly.

"Helena, no matter what happened, Ruth and I adore you and you're like a daughter to us," said Mr. Harold hugging me.

I hugged him back and I cried a little in his arms. Then I greeted the rest of my friends. Roger looked at me with his arms crossed, signaling that he wanted no contact with me. He was serious, indeed with an indecipherable look.

A short time later, the doctor appeared, saying that everyone could pay a visit to Bri. The first to enter the room were his parents. I sat on a bench beside Clare, while Roger had a disposable cup, sipping coffee, watching me.

"I feel guilty about everything that happened to Brian. I am devastated. He wanted to take his own life because of me, "I said in pain.

"Helena, you can not think that way," my friend Vanessa said, kissing my cheek. "You were fair to Bri, telling everything I felt. It would be worse if he continued to cheat and cheat.