Patience stepped forward through thick growth and the ground crumbled beneath her. She gave a cry, then fell and landed hard. Elijah heard and ran to ...investigate. He saw Patience far below through the gap in the earth, scratched and bloody and holding her ankle. He fancied Patience, and while trying to find a way down to her, the ground gave way beneath him too, and he landed next to Patience. He was bruised and scratched. Their cries went unheard by the rest of the party. He carried her down. I planned to ignore it.I slept most of the after noon. When dinner time came I ate a frozen dinner from my freezer. Then I walked through the lounge. I stopped and had a cup of coffee with Sarah before I went back to bed. Monk hadn't been there, so there was no reason for me to stay.Reynolds called me at home that same night. "Did you ever get that off duty pistol?" he asked. I had mention at the hospital that I needed something small and light to protect myself..."Not yet did you find me. . She said "Yes" and to send her my number, which I did immediately. A couple minutes later, as I walked in my apartment, I received a text with a picture. It was a photo of her with her strap-on and a look that said "Come here". Next, she called and we hit it off right away. There was something in her voice that made me feel comfortable with her, and I assume the reverse was true, as she wanted to talk about the arrangements. As I stood in the airport, holding a sign with her name, as. After 12:30 am on the 30th day he died. The events of that morning still touch me now. So many people worked so hard to find another answer for us. The doctors, the fellows, the nurses, everyone on that floor it seemed. No one wanted to face what ended up as the final answer. I will always remember my father, this big strong tough guy, looking at me and shaking with tears as he said, ‘I’m sorry I can’t fix this one for you baby.’ When they took him off life support it was the first opportunity.