by Beth Hoyer
hallway. I tried to wake her up. She was stilling breathing I called the hospital and told them this. The ambulance flew over and they took her to the hospital. I hope she's doing fine. I can't believe she fainted. I watched some TV. I was still a little worried about Sue. The hospital left a message. They said she had gestational diabetes. She'll be staying for a few days. It seemed her diet wasn't helping her with her baby. I plan to visit Sue in the hospital tomorrow.
Yours,
Elizabeth
March 26, 2101
Dear Anne,
I didn't sleep well. I was too worried about Sue. I kept waking up. I fell asleep. I packed Sue a bag of clothes and her drawing pad with pencils and pencils sharpener. I called the hospital and inquired about their visiting hours. I got to the hospital to visit Sue. She was lying in her bed staring at the wall.
I asked her “Are you all right?"
Sue told me "I'm feeling woozy and dizzy. It's hard to focus so I'm staring at the wall."
I gave her the stuff. She told me to put them on the night table besides her bed. Then I stayed until the nurse shooed me out. I walked home. I felt like I was in a car riding to somewhere. It was very weird. At home the phone rang. On the phone was Bruce. It was great to hear from him. He told me he'd be coming to town tomorrow. I told him about Sue and what happened to her. I felt relieved telling him this. He told me he was sorry for not calling me. He has been busy with work. His dad is a fisherman. A fisherman called out sick for a while so he's been helping his dad. We talked for an hour then ended with "I love you”. It’s the first time I’ve said “I love you” to a guy other than my father or relatives.
I'm bored waiting for Sue. I left the house. I went to the hospital. I found Sue in the depression ward. The nurse explained to me that she had a depression attack and was starving herself. She fainted from lack of food. I can't believe she would do that. She has a baby to think of. We talked for an hour mostly about the baby and Sue's drawings. I asked to see her drawings. She showed them to me. She was working on a drawing of her parents and brother. Her drawings were very good. I think she should teach a class. I told her once she gets out of the hospital maybe she could teach me how to draw. I would love to draw like her. She draws very well. She sighed and frowned in my face. I walked home because the cabs were out. Once again I was escorted by two wolves. Then I watched some TV. The news said a ship is coming tonight. It's from Planet Earth. I'm glad about that. The ship is bringing new technology to make ships in space go faster. The crew has been sleeping for ten years. Wow. That's exciting. I hope she's okay. I can't believe she had a depression attack. I went to the hospital despite it wasn't visiting hours. I saw Sue. It was great to see her. Her mood was better. She seemed cheered up. She showed me drawings of her family, Bruce and me. I asked her if she could draw houses. She told me she'd try. We talked about drawings for the whole time. She taught me how to draw a face. My drawing came out ridiculous. I took a cab home. At home I watched a two hour video tape to pass the time before bedtime.
Yours truly,
Elizabeth
March 27, 2101
Dear Anne,
I went to bed and I didn’t sleep well. I was feeling hot. I woke up in the morning feeling cold. Brr. I left the heater off. I had awhile before seeing Sue so I went back to bed. I woke up when a cat landed on my stomach. Oof it was Victoria. I woke up to see dad standing over my bed telling me to wake up. Then my vision clouded and I was back in my room. I checked the machine. It didn’t feed the cats. I forgot to set the machine. I set the machine and fed the cats. I ate some lunch then the doorbell rang. The kitchen light turned on and off to let me know the doorbell was ringing. It was Bruce. He had flowers for me. The flowers were fake roses. They smelled like roses but were silk flowers. I kissed him on the lips. Then we sat in my living room couch talking about Canada and fishing. Bruce hates fishing. He hates it. I had to agree with him. I mentioned about visiting Sue and her divorce. Bruce told me Kurt should be paying Sue child support payments. It was nearly the time to visit Sue so Bruce walked me over to the hospital. At the hospital Bruce gave Sue a hug. Then he surprised her with a silk flower. Sue showed us drawings of us. She let us keep the drawings. We stayed for an hour signing to her. Our conversation was about her baby.
Me: "How is the baby?"
Sue: "Doing fine. I'm nearly four months pregnant."
The baby is coming fine. She should be feeling the baby move soon. I don’t have much experience in pregnancies so I have no idea of what Sue is suffering from. Bruce walked me home. I saw him enter his house. Oh I told him about going back to see Sue. Bruce told me he couldn’t make it. I ate some dinner then I watched the news for thirty minutes. Then I walked to the hospital in the dark and was scary. Once again I had that feeling of someone putting their hands on my shoulders and guiding me to the hospital. I also passed through that stone arch again through the fog to the hospital wing. I also was escorted by two wolves too. I could have called a cab but I wanted to save my money. Sue was in her room. She was still in bed. She told me the doctor told her to stay in bed. The baby is on the large size. I hope she feels some movements. She showed me a drawing of our house. It looked good. I think she should teach a drawing class. I stayed for an hour then I called a cab and was driven home by Jeff. Jeff arrived by walking in the room and told me to follow him. I followed him outside where someone put a blindfold over my face and I was put in the cab. I took the blindfold off to see smoke surrounding the cab through the windows of the car which was a mini-van. Then Jeff turned around and told me politely to get out. I got out and the fog lifted to show me standing in front of the house I was staying in.
At home I wandered around the house. I checked Sue’s old room upstairs for any furniture to move to the bedroom downstairs. There was a dresser but it was too heavy for me to move. I wandered down stairs. I checked online the computer. The High Council website had a thousand hits. Many people left good messages. Some were not so good. I can’t write it down in here. They used swear words. I can’t believe it. I have to go to bed now. I already took my shower. I have a headache. I don’t feel good. I managed to make sure I ate right. I even took my pills.
I was about to go to bed when I felt like I had to go outside. So I went outside with two wolves. We ran like a pack and scented something like deer. Then tracked the deer till the three of us came to a deer carcass where the white wolf was there eating. The food looked good that the white wolf let me eat while my parents in their wolf form stood watching. I ate my fill and then Bruce in his wolf form came and ate his fill. Then he left. The two wolves escorted me home. At home I took a shower to get rid of the smell for the cats. Then I went to bed.
Yours,
Elizabeth
March 28, 2101
Dear Anne,
I arrived at work. Anna seemed confused to see me. I explained I was here to work. She told me to check the schedule. I did. It’s my day off. Sue is supposed to be working but I explained to Anna she’s in the hospital. I walked home. I went back to bed. I slept in my clothes. Demeter woke me up by chewing on my ear. Ow. Crazy cat. I left her in the basement. I think it’s time for me to clean the basement. I checked the litter box. The litter box is a machine that cleans the litter box for me. I don’t have to clean it. The machine’s litterbag was full so I dumped it in the garbage can outside. I checked the food machine. It fed the cats. Victoria is sitting in my lap purring as I write. She is cute. Aw. I hate to move the cat to get up. I ate lunch. I freed Demeter from the basement. She was glad to be out of the basement. I went to find the vacuum cleaner in the closet. I couldn’t find it. I think my ghost was using it because I heard with my hearing aids some vacuum cleaning noises from upstairs. When I went to check the noises stopped. I think I need to go to the store and buy one. I don’t know if they have vacuum cleaners.
I visited Sue by the same way of the fog. It was great to see her. She’s been in the hospital for three days. I was told that she could g
o home tomorrow. The doctors are giving her medicine to combat the depression caused by diabetes. I told her what the doctors told me. She confirmed it. We talked about the baby. Then I took a cab home. I brought along clean clothes for Sue which is the sack dress that she’s been wearing lately. I brought home her dirty clothes. She’s been drawing a lot. She could teach a class. I called work and asked Anna about Vacuum cleaners. She was confused. I did my best to explain them. She explained the rugs are machines that self cleaned itself. That’s nice. I went to eat dinner. The Kitchen light flashed. It was the doorbell. It was Bruce. He surprised me with a drawing of me. His drawing wasn’t that good but it was good. I taped it to my refrigerator door. He didn’t stay long. I called a cab and went to the hospital. I found Sue in her room still in bed. She was in a good mood. She had been drawing. She showed me her drawings. They were pictures of people like her, Bruce and me. We talked for an hour talking mostly about Soap Operas. I told her Kurt’s cheating is like a soap opera. She wasn’t happy about that. I called a cab to send me home. At home I worked on my gymnastics web site and I added a drawing of me. I wanted people to
