Fan Fiction |
by Carmen Yip
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(The next day – 25 June 2004 – Friday -- HH’s hospital – Flora’s ward – 12.45 p.m.)
It was the fourth day of Flora’s sleep. This Tuesday afternoon, Roger was visiting Flora as usual during his lunch break. Ada gazes at him and suppresses a sigh.
ROGER: Ada… (looks up at her) Can you do me a favor?
ADA: Huh?
ROGER: I have a list of guest we’ve sent the wedding invitations to, can you help me inform them that the wedding will be adjourned?
ADA: Erm… ok. But perhaps Flora will wake up these few days?
ROGER: (tiredly) I don't know… I really don't know… even if she wakes up now, I wouldn’t want us to rush through the hassle like that. Our wedding is important, but Flora is more important to me!
ADA: I know…
ROGER: (pressing Flora’s hand) Flora darling, I don't know what I can say to wake you up, you know I’m never good at words… But I just want to say… I’ll be right here waiting for you to wake up, for you to marry me, for you to lead a happy life with me. I need you, to support me, do you understand? (caressing her cheek) I know you love to sleep, but don’t sleep for too long, ok?
ADA: (sighing) Roger, your break’s almost over, why not you leave first? I’ll take care of her!
ROGER: Ok. (stands up and suddenly hugs Ada) Thank you, Ada!
ADA: (blushing a bit) You’re… you’re welcome…
ROGER: (releases her and grins) You look so silly, relax! Ok, bye! (leaves)
Ada went to the door with him and makes sure he is far away enough before calling out.
ADA: (grins) Mr. Yip! You can come in now!
GALLEN: (showing himself from a corner) Hey, you know I’m here?
ADA: Hey, I’m not blind! And you’re huge! (noticing his expression) Why? Jealous? You should have known this coming!
GALLEN: (pouting) Aren’t you jealous yourself? (sitting besides Flora)
ADA: Shut up, Gallen Yip!
GALLEN: (sighs) You sounds like Flora… she loves to tell me to shut up… How I wish she could jump up and shout at me!
ADA: Oh my god, jump up? You think she’s a vampire?
GALLEN: Hey! Don’t you dare to curse my… don’t you dare to curse Flora!
ADA: Just joking, sir!
GALLEN: (holding Flora’s hand) Flora… (eyes brimming with tears) My heart is so painful… (leaning forward to give her a kiss on the forehead)
ADA: (shocked) Hey, how dare you try to take advantage of her!
GALLEN: (pouting) You promised to support me!
ADA: Oh my god, I sort of regret it now!
GALLEN: No time for regrets!
ADA: Now what’s in that bag you’re carrying?
GALLEN: Oh! I almost forgot! (takes out his stuff) Can you lend me a hand?
ADA: Whoa, paper cranes? And wishing stars too?
GALLEN: Yep, help me hang them up please!
After an hour of work, Gallen finally successfully decorated the room with lines of paper cranes hanging from the ceiling. In all kind of colors, they indeed brightened and livened the sickly ward. Then he places bottles of wishing stars all around Flora. Ada counted, there were ten! Ten full bottles of them, and they would count up to more than a thousand!
ADA: Whoa, now it looks like a fairy land!
GALLEN: (winks) Wait! There’s more!
With that, he pulls out a star pillow that seems to be manually embroidered. It looks exquisitely cute with a piglet sewn in the middle of it. Ada was so envious! Then Gallen places the pillow deftly and skillfully under Flora’s head. It fitted nicely! He smiles in satisfaction.
ADA: Whoa, I want something like that too!
GALLEN: One more thing!
ADA: Still got? Awww… a teddy bear?
Then Gallen took out another pink colored teddy bear and tucked it under Flora’s hands, with her clutching the 10-inches bear above her tummy. Then he gazes dazingly at her again, stroking her hair gently.
GALLEN: Flora, Flora… please wake up and receive my gifts soon…
ADA: Oh gosh, Gallen Yip! You’re too much!
GALLEN: (stared at her innocently) What?
ADA: How am I going to explain all these when the others come visiting?
GALLEN: Erh… just say they’re from you!
ADA: Oh my god, who would believe so? I can’t even knit a sweater, let alone embroidery! Don’t tell me you did all this in one day?
GALLEN: (corrected) One day and 10 hours!
ADA: God! You didn’t sleep?
GALLEN: I did! 3 full hours! Now don’t worry about me, I’m perfectly ok! anyway, I’ll be discharged tomorrow!
ADA: Fully recovered? Congrats! But aren’t you going to stay here and peek at her occasionally?
GALLEN: I will still come, but I’m going to do some other more meaningful things!
ADA: Like what?
GALLEN: You’ll get to know that soon!
ADA: More gifts?
GALLEN: (winks without answering her) Flora… Flora… please wake up soon…
ADA: Oh my god, stop nagging like an old lady!
GALLEN: Hey! (caressing Flora's hand and kissing the back of it) Flora… Flora… I…
ADA: (protesting) Hey, stop molesting her, will you!
GALLEN: (retaliating) Hey, do I look like a molester to you?
ADA: (mumbles) More or less!
GALLEN: (pouts) I won’t talk to you. (places Flora’s hand back to hug the teddy bear) Hug it tightly, Flora. When I’m not here, you’ll hug it and pretend it’s me, ok?
ADA: (shivers dramatically) Gosh, how do you know Flora will miss you? Thick-skinned!
GALLEN: (holds his head high) And how do you know she won’t? I’m so good to her!
ADA: I feels like vomiting!
GALLEN: (smiles) Then why not I send you to the emergency room?
ADA: Yeah yeah!
GALLEN: Anyway, take care of Flora for me, and don’t let the teddy fall off her hands!
ADA: Hey, you think I’m her nanny?
GALLEN: Please, Ada jie jie, I’ll buy you some candy later, ok? Or should I bring you Roger? (winks)
ADA: Hey, stop it!
GALLEN: (leaning closer to her) Helping me is equivalent to helping yourself, silly! We’re relatives, ok?
ADA: What relatives?
GALLEN: You told me Jess was dating Joe right?
ADA: I presume, yes!
GALLEN: That means Jess will be Flora’s future sister-in-law, and you will be my sister-in-law’s sister, so we are relatives!
ADA: Thick skinned fellow! You better jump into the Yellow River!
GALLEN: (opens his eyes widely) I can’t travel that far! I need to be around! Anyway, I need to go now! Take care of Flora, ok? (standing up)
ADA: You’re so long-winded! But hey! What am I going to say when Roger and the others see all these? (pointing to the ‘gifts’ of Gallen)
GALLEN: (at the door) You’ll know what to say! You’re a smart girl!
ADA: God help me!
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PS: Only one scene, but a long one, kekeke... yeah, I'm so long-winded...