Contracts

Chapter Six: Not all changes are for good

"The number you have reached is..." I sigh as I hang up "Something wrong?" Alex asks "I am trying to reach Rose and Dad, but none of them answer their phones" I answer "That's odd, she has specific orders to answer the phone when you or I call" he says "I will call the hospital and find out what's going" I say "I do not like this; Alexander" I add, he grabs my hand and kisses it "Everything is fine, you'll see" he says as I dial the number of the hospital.

"St. Paul's Hospital, intensive unit care" a nurse answers "Yes, I am Andrea Woods, my father is Thomas Spencer, I have been trying to reach him and his nurse without succeed" I answer "Just a minute, I will communicate you with his nurse" the nurse answers and I chew on my lip, I do not like this, I do not like this at all.

"I am glad you called, Mrs. Woods, I was about to call you, I wanted to make sure you were fine, after all you said that you were on your way, but you never got here " Rose says and I frown "You talked to me? When? I do not recall that conversation" I ask "I called around 1:00 yesterday, you did not picked up at first, but after a few insisting calls, you answered" she answers and I frown, this is not adding up, something is not right here "Mrs. Woods, you need to get to the hospital immediately" she says "Why?" I ask "Mr. Spencer had a seizure, well, multiple seizures, which means the artery was ruptured, he is requesting to see you" she says "I am on my way back, we are on the air, I will arrive in a few hours, tell him to hold on, I am coming" I say "I will and hope he does, Mrs. Woods, see you soon" she says and I hang up.

"What's wrong?" Alex asks "Dad's aneurism ruptured, he is on his last moments" I answer "You do not seem to be too sad about that" he says "Is just that something doesn't add up" I say "Rose said she called me and talked to me yesterday, but by the time she called, I was on the beach with your sister and mother, I did not had my phone with me and when I checked my phone later, there were no missed calls, nothing" I say "There must be a mistake, but we will sort it out after we go see your father" Alexander says and I sigh "You are right, I am about to lose my dad, and I'm here trying to discover when his nurse talked to me" I say as I look out the window of the jet, Alex gently squeezes my hand.

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"Mrs. Woods" Rose calls as we enter to the ICU "How is he?" I ask "Holding on, but he doesn't have much time left" she answers and I sigh "I'll go see him" I say "Are you sure you want to do this alone?" he asks and I nod "Okay, I will dig a little deeper on the phone call" Alex says, I nod again "I'm here for you, love" he adds "Thank you, honey" I say and he kisses me.

I take a deep breath and head to his room.

"Hi, Daddy" I greet as I enter to the room "Sweetie, I was starting to think I wasn't going to get to say good bye" he says and tears pile up "I am sorry, apparently I got so caught up on relaxing that I ignored my phone" I say, I am not going to make my Dad worry about a phone call on his last moments of life "Is okay, darling, as long as you are getting better" he says "I am, do not worry" I say "I..." Dad starts to shake as the beeping fills the room "HELP!" I shout as I try to hold him down "Andrea" Dad calls as the shaking  ceases "Dad" I call back, I notice the blood coming out of his nose, his ears, his mouth  "Leave them" he answers "No, Dad, I need more time, I did not got to properly apologize, Dad, I am sorry, I should have been here, I should have been able to say good bye, this can not end like this" I say and he gives me a weak and bloody smile "You are here, I got to see you, I get to tell you how much I love you, how thankful I am for having you as a daughter" he says with his last ounce of strength, I cry.

"Do..." "Not like her, please" I say and he grabs my hand, I cry "Sing it" Dad says and I close my eyes and cry "Empty rooms, the world against us, head full of dreams **SOB** hearts full of life, we will be together for worst or for better, even when we have to say good bye for now, I know we will meet again **SOB** and we will happy forever" a familiar beeping sound fills the room.

His hand falls from mine, I cry as I open my eyes "Your dream has come true, now you are next to her" I whisper as I kiss his forehead.