Eventually she stopped pummelling and I became aware that she had removed herself from her dominant position, for which I was very grateful, but still... unable to ignore the pain as my lungs burned and chest ached as I gulped in as much as oxygen as my battered body would allow.It was some time before I even attempted to open my eyes let alone move, as the slightest twitch caused agony. After an eternity I found myself just able to force myself to my feet, before I slumped back against the far. "Jan! Riggs did that? What happened?"I told them all about my evening, right from the beginning. I kept apologizing for waking them up. I even told them I was sorry that Riggs ruined my new dress. They would have loved it.Midge had been cleaning my wounds as I told them about my evening. But she stopped, turned to David and said, "This is above my pay grade. I'm going next door and get Damon."After she got up and left I asked David, "Who is Damon? I really don't need more people to see me like. I still had time before the bell rang. It was as good a time as ever. I walked right on over to her desk with my best straight face as I could muster. Both her and her friend stopped talking and looked up at me. They showed no fear or anxiety. They just looked at me, smiling, like nothing had ever happened. But I could see the knowing glint in both their eyes."Cicily?" I inquired, in a voice that was sterner than I thought I could muster.Yes, Mr. Cunningham?" She chirped back in a tone that. Erica was at David’s bedside when he slipped into a coma. And Erica was there when David breathed his last breath. She kissed him and said goodbye. She left the hospice feeling sad, of course, but was grateful that David, her beloved friend and husband, was no longer in pain. She hoped there was a God and a heaven. Erica gave one of two eulogies. Nancy later remarked that her daughter showed a strength she never knew she had. David had left Erica much of his estate, including his home. However,.