Visit an old friend in hospital by Ann Wood
Michelle found out that her old friend Victoria moved to live in Quebec and that she is in hospital after a car accident. She wants to go and visit her, she calls the taxi and gives the address of the hospital. The rest of the family will go to shopping and looking around Quebec today. Michelle pays to the taxi driver when she arrives in the hospital.She goes to the reception desk and asks the receptionist in which room is her friend Victoria Smit?
The receptionist says that her friend is in room 200 on the left side of the corridor on the second floor.
Michelle says thank you and go to the hospital shop to get a gift and some delicacies for her friend to cheer her up, she also gets her a book with crosswords and magazine too. She pays and goes to the Victoria room upstairs. She found the place and knock on the door before she gets inside.
Hello Vicky, how are you feeling, my dear friend?
Hello, Michelle, I am in pain, and sore. My left leg injured in three places and my right hand. I also have a head injury and two broken ribs too.
Oh, unfortunate you, how this happened who was driving the car?
I was in the taxi that day because my car is for repair in the garage. A car overtook incorrectly and entered our lane and crash in the cab.
Oh, these drivers drive like crazy sometimes. That's why I try to operate outside the city when we are on the road with my children, family. Here I bring you some food and drink, a few magazines and book with crosswords to have what to do until you are in hospital. Do you need anything from the shop Vicky?
Yes, please, can you get me a pen, water, and chocolate, Michelle?
Ok, I will go to get them and will be back in a few minutes, please you eat that sandwich I buy for you early on.
Michelle goes back to the hospital shop to buy what Vicky asked her. She paid and went back to the Victoria room. Here everything you asked me to buy you from the shop.
Thank you so much, Michelle, it is so lovely that you come to see me today. It was a long time since we see each other in Vancouver.
No need to thanks me, Vicky, you are my best friend and friends are for helping each other, arent they?
Victoria smiled at her friend and said, yes, they are my lovely Michelle. How long will you be in Quebec, my friend?
Not sure yet I am with my family here on vacation.
I hope that they will discharge me next week and we can meet for dinner when I get at home.
That will be lovely that you can meet my family and the twins.
I can't wait to meet them all.
Me too, my dear friend. I have to go now, but I will call you to see if you need anything tomorrow. It is getting late, and I have to get something for lunch on my way back.
Ok, Michelle, thank you for visiting me, and I hope to see you soon. Have a beautiful day, and be safe.
Michele said goodbye to Vicky and left the room. She goes to wash her hands and left the hospital. Outside she calls for taxi and seat to wait for it.
In five minutes, the cab comes, and she is getting inside. She arrives at the car park where they stay at one o'clock in the afternoon. No one was still there; she unpacked the shopping bags and started preparing lunch. Around half-past one, the rest of the family back from their visit to the city. Michelle tells them that lunch will be ready in half an hour. Leila helps her to finish lunch. Alex starts to unpack the shopping bags, and Margaret helps the kids to change into their house outfits and wash their hands. After lunch was available, they eat and chat about the day out they have and Michelle's visit to the hospital.
After lunch, they watched a movie on Netflix. The kids had an afternoon nap because they were tired after the long walk. In the evening they go for a walk in the park. After that, they go to have pizza in Pizza Hut. When they finish their dinner, they go back to the car park where their RV was parked. Alex calls her mother to ask her for the address of one old friend of her mom. She wants to go and visit her the next day or day after. Then she goes to her office and has a video call with one of the social workers. They were talking about the last case of two children going into foster care. When she finished her request, she goes to bed. Leila and the rest were already in bed.
The next day after breakfast, Alex calls her mother's friend and asks her, is it ok if she goes to visit her later in the afternoon?
Maria, that is the name of Alex's mom's friend, says yes, it will be lovely to see you and meet your family, sweetie. Four o'clock is it ok with you, or is it late?
No, it is ok; we first want to go and visit the zoo.
Ok, then I will see you all at four o'clock this afternoon at my house.
See you later then, auntie Maria, bye for now, and she closes the line.
At ten o'clock all of them get a minibus and go to visit the zoo. At the zoo, they get entry tickets and start walking around. First, they go to the tiger's cell, and the kids were so happy to visit the zoo. Next, they go to see the panda bear, and then they go to see the monkeys. When they get near to the code shop, they get there and have refresh drinks and snacks. Next, stop it was the gift shop, Alex get a few magnets and gifts and a sticker for their journey map. At lunchtime, they eat in the KFC shopping at the zoo.
After their lunch, they take a minibus and goes to Maria's house. She was waiting for them in the garden when they arrive. They go to the garden, and the kids start playing guards and Apaches. Alex introduced Leila and the other two women to Maria as they drank their afternoon coffee in the garden. Maria invited them to stay for dinner, as the weather was beautiful, they decided to make a BBQ and salads. They eat outside in the garden, and the kids are delighted. At nine o'clock, they go back to the car park where their RV was parked. All was so tired, and for that, they take a quick shower and go to bed.
In a few days, Victoria was discharged from the hospital and go to stay with her parents until she gets on her feet. Michelle called to check on her every single day to check how is her friend. Michelle meets her that weekend, and they have two lovely days together. They park their RV on the alley in front of the house Vicky's parents. The kids are playing outside in the garden and the adults talking seating on the picnic table. It is a sunny day, and everyone enjoying the sun and lovely weather. Birds are singing and a cat running around the garden. The kids are happy and go around to look at the beautiful flowers growing in the garden. Later on, they will go swimming in the pool in the back yard. Michelle offers to make some tea and coffee for them and lemonade for the kids. After they finished their drink they go to change into their swimming suits. Vicky was looking after the twins when others were swimming. She read them a story for the Red Riding Hood, and they like it. For lunch, they decided to have a picnic, had sandwiches, mini pizzas, Scotch eggs, spring salad, and fresh fruit. And for the evening they decided to make a BBQ. They stayed up late in the garden and played party games, and in the evening, they even did karaoke. When they finally go to bed, it was after midnight.
On Sunday morning after breakfast, they go for a walk in the nearest forest, Michelle pushed Vicky's wheelchair, Margaret pushed the twin's pushchair, and others were walking with them. In the forest, the children gathered wildflowers and fruits, ran around, and was very happy. At twelve, they returned to the mansion for lunch and then watched a movie in the movie theater. The children were playing in the playroom with Margaret. They left the mansion around five o'clock. They go back to Quebec and stop for the night at the same RV car park at the end of the city. The go-to the bistro and have dinner there. After they finish their dinner in the bistro was have a live music night. They enjoyed their night out and when they back to the RV it was already midnight. They go to bed after they get a shower. On the next day, they will go to Nova Scotia for a few days.
Short story by Ann Wood
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Written on 2020-05-31 at 02:48
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