I was not prepared for what I saw when I opened the hospital room door. Mayson was on a ventilator and so many other machines. Her skin was paler than normal. Her parents were in chairs next to her bed. They looked as if they had aged years in just a night. “Martha. James. I am so sorry this happened. I should have protected her.” I felt like I had let all of them down. James had given me his permission to have his daughter’s hand in marriage. With that permission my responsibility was to take care of her. I failed in just one night of receiving his trust. Martha came and hugged me. “Holden, we do not blame you for what happened. We both know that there would be no way you would ever hurt her. We are furious that the police even took you into custody. It had to have been a robbery at your house and Mayson got home at the wrong time. When I talked to her on the phone, she had heard a car door and thought it was you. She told me what had happened at your dinner. She was hurt but she
How is Mayson still breathing? I know that I got interrupted when Holden came home, but I had done a lot of damage to her prior to that. But she is lying in a coma in the hospital instead of being in the ground. The police were so incompetent they couldn’t even keep Holden in jail. I had planned everything so perfectly and they screwed it up. I am going to have to make changes to my plan. Mayson is still going to have to die. I just have to figure out exactly how that is going to happen. She is never alone in the hospital. Either her parents are Holden are holding vigil at her bedside. I am pissed at Seth, because he has been visiting her as well. Maybe I can go in to see her. If I can be alone in her room long enough, maybe I can turn off her ventilator long enough to cause permanent damage. If the bitch won’t die, then maybe she can be in a coma for the rest of her life. That may be even a better plan. Instead of a quick end to her life, the suffering could last forever. Her paren
I believe that Mayson coming back to town was my second chance at love. There was nothing going to stand between the two of us now. She has to recover from this. I am worried because the doctor’s expected her to wake up by now. I have been by her side every day that she has been in the hospital. There should have been some improvement but she seems to be slipping backwards. Her oxygen levels are dropping and the doctor’s are concerned about possible brain damage. I will not believe God has brought her back to me to only take her away again. This has been taking a toll on her parents. I am worried about James more than anything. He was strong enough to kick cancer’s ass, but this may kill him instead. If something happens to Mayson, James will not survive that loss. I have asked the hospital to find whatever specialists they needed to help Mayson. I don’t care if it takes every last dime I have, I will find a way to bring her back. We have a life to live together. I have the weddin
It has been a hard few weeks since Mayson has been in the hospital. Holden had to spend a night in jail. The district attorney wanted him charged with assaulting Mayson and putting her in a coma. He even went so far as to trying to take out a charge of attempted murder, but the judge would not sign off on it. He stated there was no evidence of any previous violence in their relationship. He told the district attorney if he could bring concrete proof of malicious intent, he would reconsider the charge of attempted murder. It is still touch and go with her because she is still in a coma. Martha and James Cole are keeping a vigil at her side every day. They are letting Holden see her, thankfully. At first they would not let him stay unless one of them was there. They know that he would never do anything to hurt her, but they did not want to leave her side. They have always been extra protective of their baby girl. They finally let him spend alone time with her. Her mother almost had t
I could hear so many people in my room. I was trying my best to reach those voices. One of them was Holden. I had heard him everyday. I knew he was so worried about me. I will have to let him know how much I love him. I am feeling the weight holding me down just days ago start to lessen. I have to wake up, there is so much I still need to do. I am supposed to marry Holden. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. I am trying so hard to squeeze Holden’s hand. I want him to know that I am trying my best to come back to him With all of the tubes and things removed I felt like I was no longer chained down. I needed to try to fight this heaviness of my eyelids. I want and need to wake up. I don’t know how long I have been in what feels like a straight jacket, but I am ready to be released from this captivity. I can feel something on my hand. I can move my fingers just a little. It’s a hand. It’s too rough to be Mama’s hand. Maybe it’s Daddy or maybe it’s Holden. I am trying to mo
Mayson does not remember anything after being in front of the restaurant. That may be a good thing in regard to not having to deal with the trauma of the attack. The person that attacked her most likely thinks she will not recover and can’t identify him. If he finds out that she is awake, he may try to finish the job and take her life. I know how stubborn she can be, so I won’t be able to hide much from her. She will see it on my face if I am telling a lie. “Holden, can we start with you filling the blanks in for me now?” She pokes her lip out in a cute little pout. That is usually my weakness, but not this time. I need her to eat something and get some strength back before we start the questions. She has a lot of missing pieces that need to be filled in. One particular piece I want to talk to her mom about first. She may have said something about it during their conversation. “Martha, can I talk to you outside for a minute please.” I could tell she really did not want to leave Ma
I have done as Holden asked, I ate something. Well it was more like drinking something since the only thing they brought me was chicken broth. I would love to have a BLT (hold the T) sandwich from Parker’s. Maybe I can bribe Daddy later to get me one. “Since I asked my first question of twenty, nineteen more to go.” I laughed because I could see the frustration on everyone’s face. When I was a little girl I could ask questions with the best of them. Mama and Daddy thought for sure I would either be a detective or a reporter with all the questions I could come up with. “I will promise to not give all of you a hard time, at least for now. I want to know what happened to make me upset and walk out of the restaurant.” Holden and Mama looked at each other. Mama nodded her head. I am not sure what those two have going on with each other. They will get questioned later. “I had hoped to have dealt with this before now, but unfortunately there have been other more important things going on
My mother died about an hour after she gave me the letter. It was weighing heavy in my carryon bag. I could not open this letter alone. I had texted Holden before I boarded my flight that I needed to see him. Seth: Holden I am getting ready to head back home. Mom passed away. Need to see you ASAP Holden: Sorry man have a safe trip. No problem. Meet me at the Cole’s when you get back Seth: Why are you staying there? Holden: My house is still a crime scene. I think the DA is being an ass. Mayson woke up today Seth: That is awesome man. Give her love from me. See you when I get into town After all of what I have been through the last couple of days, I welcomed the good news of Mayson waking up. I hated to have to pull him away from being with her. Holden and I know what it is like to have a dysfunctional family. I don’t know how I would have survived college without Holden. When I arrived at the Cole’s house, Holden was sitting on the porch. He looked so happy. I env