The Day After (standard:fantasy, 2671 words)
Author: PeachiePie	Added: Jan 19 2003	Views/Reads: 3169/2196	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This is the second chapter of september 11th. Not any of this chapter is true or any of the characters are real life people.

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Then Alice looks at Jack and she asks, “Can we arrange for Joe's bed be
brought to this room”? 

Jack said, “Of course”. 

They didn't realize it but the doctor had walked up and heard them say
this.  “Thank God you offered that on your own,” he replied. “That's 
why I am here now to ask if that would be OK.  We are going to have a 
hard time keeping them in each one's bed.  They will want to be 
together”. 

Alishea's Dad said, “I couldn't think of any safer place then for her to
be but in Joe's arms.  Alice or I will be here 24 hours a day if that 
is OK”. 

The Doctor said, “That is fine, the other bed will be for one of you.  I
want to keep a watch on them for two or three more days and then you 
can take them home.  Now we have to awake them and break the bad news.  
I have a feeling your little girl will do a complete turn around”. 

Jack said, “I believe she will take on a nurse role or a counselor. She
is also 23 years of age.  She has a little apartment over our garage, 
but she will always be my little girl”. 

The Counselor said, “She is a very beautiful girl, what does she do”? 

With a proud smile Jack said,  “She is a model. Thanks to Joe, she will
return as a model”. 

The Counselor walked over to the bed and very softly spoke, “Aleshia,
Joe, wake up”. 

Aleshia jumped and her whole body trembled.  Joe held her and spoke; “It
is OK Sunshine, its OK.  We are in a hospital room and your Mom & Dad 
are here”. 

Instantly she calmed down but not until she was in Joe's arms.  Then
finally the first sigh of recovery came from each one of their lips.  
Aleshia said, “I guess you think I am a big baby, scared of my own 
shadow”. 

Joe smiled at her and said, “If that what it takes to get you in my arms
I don't mind it at all, then he give her a little kiss on her bottom 
lip”. 

Aleshia kissed back and she looked at her Mom and grinned and asked,
“Will you go and get Joe & I a drink?  You can take Dad with you if you 
want.  Miss Counselor, isn't anyone else in this hospital to counsel”? 

They all had a good laugh; it was even funnier when Aleshia's face
blushed red as blood.  Dad grinned at her and said, “You will have a 
lot of time to spend alone together in the next few week to follow.  
Aleshia, in a couple of days Joe will be going home with us to 
recover”. 

Aleshia excitedly said, “Thank you Jesus, Christmas has come 3 months
early”! 

Joe put his arm around her and said, “I will have to call Mom & Dad and
tell them I will not be home for a few weeks”.  Then Joe thought for a 
second and said, “Dad will kill me, him and Mom are stuck in an Airport 
some place” He asked, “Aleshia, where is my cell phone”. 

Aleshia said, “Please don' be mad at me, the phone burn up with your
coat.  It was so hot I couldn't hold it.  I'm sorry. I will buy you 
another”. 

Joe said, “Don't be silly, it wasn't your fault”.  Then Joe & Aleshia
realized Mom & Dad and the Counselor were listening to their 
conservation. 

The Counselor said, “You two never mind us.  I will come back in an hour
and I want to talk to you both.  Mom & Dad the kids are going to dry up 
from thirst if you don't go get them a drink”. 

Jack said, “We could ring the buzzer”. 

Aleshia said, “Dad the buzzer is broke. 

Dad said, “It's not”. 

Mom unplugged it and said, “Come on Jack; we will get someone to look at
it while we get them a drink”. 

He asked, “What do you want”? 

Aleshia smiled and said, “Something from New Jersey”. 

Mom said, “You asked for that Mr. Rice. 

Jack finally figured it out and said, “OK, OK; we will be back in 45
minutes.  I will put a Do Not Disturb On the door”. 

Aleshia winked at her Mom & said, “Thank you Mom, I love you” The door
closed and in Jack's arms Alice went.  She said, “Thank you darling for 
allowing them 45 minutes of happiness before we drop the bomb on them”. 


The door closed and Aleshia and Joe's eyes just looked on each other's
and froze that way for a minute. Then Joe spoke.  He said, “Aleshia; I 
finally figured it out.  I have died and went to Heaven”. 

She laughed at him and said, “Your are crazy, what are you talking
about”? 

He said, “I have my arms around the most beautiful girl in the whole
wide world.  It has to be heaven”. 

She kissed him and said, “You are the sweetest person I have ever met. 
Thank you for saving my life”. 

Joe said, “God would never forgiven me if I had let someone who looks
like you burn in a fire.  I was so afraid I let your face or arms get 
burned”. 

Aleshia said, “How could they, you had all my body shielded from the
fire with your body and your coat.  I don't know what we would have 
done if there had been one more fire because the coat burned up”. 

Joe said, “I would have taken off my pants and shirt and covered you”. 

She looked at him and said, “Hold me and never let go”. 

Joe said Aleshia; “I'm falling in love with you”. 

Aleshia said, “Joe I new I loved you September 11th on the 50th floor. 

He said, “What were you doing in there”? 

Aleshia said, “I work there, I'm a model”. 

Total sadness covered his face. Aleshia immediately noticed this and
gently she touched his face and asked, “What's wrong Joe, don't you 
like models”. 

Sadly he said, “I wouldn't had a chance for you a week ago with the way
my face looks, now it is even worse, I will have burn scars on me”. 

Aleshia put her forehead to his and her nose to his and she softly told
him, “Let someone dare try to take you from me, I may be a little 
blonde headed blue eyed 120 lb. girl but I can be 120 lbs. of hellcat.  
You brought me out of that fire and now you are stuck with me you 
hear”. 

With that said a long and passionate kiss followed.  The door opened and
it was the Counselor, Alice & Jack.  When Jack saw them he said, “I 
told you we should knock”! 

Aleshia said, “Oh Dad!  Can't a girl kiss the guy she loves”? 

Alice said, “Yes darling any time you want.  Are you two ready to talk? 
The Counselor has something she has to tell you two”. 

They agreed but the Counselor said, “Would you call me Helen”?  They all
took their seat and Joe & Aleshia set up straight in the bed.  Helen 
said, “Joe you know the best part of this”?  He shook his head know and 
Helen said, “You have to have your arms around Aleshia all through this 
talk”. 

Aleshia smiled and said, “I like these kind of talks, I think we should
have them every day”. They smiled at each other and once again Aleshia 
gently kissed his bottom lip. 

Helen asked Joe, “Have you told Aleshia what you do for a living”? 

He dropped his head and slowly shook it no.  Aleshia saw this and she
said, “It doesn't matter to me what he does, Dad, Mom I love him”. 

Mom & Dad said together, “We do also sugar, we love him too”. 

Helen asked Aleshia, “Have you told Joe what you do for a living”? 

She shook her head yes and Joe said, “I should have figured that one out
by my self, look at her she is beautiful. She is a model”. 

Helen said, “That is right, A perfect figure, if you are a number person
she has all the numbers and they are in the right places.  She doesn't 
have a mark on her whole body.  Thanks to you Joe she is still that way 
today. Now do you want to tell Aleshia just a little more about 
yourself”? 

Aleshia said, “It doesn't matter”. 

Helen said, “Just a little Joe, just tell us a little, we have to talk. 
You love Aleshia don't you”? 

He looked in Aleshia's eyes and said, “More than life itself”. 

Aleshia picked up one of the bandaged hands and kissed it.  Slowly he
said, “I'm involved in retail business.  I work with Mom & Dad”. 

Helen said, “You were to meet them here in New York on the 11th weren't
you”? 

He said, “Yes, but I can't find them. I know they are looking for me”.
Joe's voice started to break. 

Aleshia's arm tightened up around Joe.  Helen asked, “Do you know what
happened to the towers”? 

A confused Joe slowly said, “I heard a fireman on the street tell us a
plane hit them”. 

“Did he tell you terrorist high jacked a plane and drove them into the
towers”? 

Joe closed his eyes and said, “I –I—I think so”.  A tear ran down his
cheek, Aleshia kissed away the tear, she didn't realize what was to 
come. 

Very slowly Helen asked, “Do you remember what plane hit the towers”. 
She said, “Kids, we have purposely kept the TV from you until today.  
We played the news channel on purpose for you.  You couldn't turn it 
off or change channels.  That was one of the hardest things I have ever 
had to do”. 

“Please think hard but first the news you were watching was not live. 
You two were watching tapes of the news.  We only showed you what we 
wanted you to see.  Now think real hard, do you remember what flight 
your folks were on”. 

Slowly and tearfully he said the name and numbers. He dropped his head. 

Aleshia screamed and cried “KNOW!  KNOW! KNOW!  DAMM IT!  KNOW”! 

It was all Joe could do but he put his arms around Aleshia and cried on
her shoulder as they set there in each other's arms. 

Aleshia cried, “OH Father in Heaven.  Joe's paid enough.  Let me pay for
a while. Take my arms, take my legs, take my eyes or take my life.  Let 
us have Joe's Mom & Dad back”. 

Once again Joe taken Aleshia in his arms and held her so tight.  Alice &
Jack was heart broken.  Tears and a hand on theirs were all they could 
offer. 

Helen whispered to Alice & Jack, “As hard as it is let them work with
this for awhile.  Joe cares more for Aleshia than he does his own life. 
 She feels the same about him.  Their love for each other will get them 
through this.  Either one will have time to think of their own problems 
for thinking of each other”. 

Helen asked, “Would you invite me to their wedding”? You can count on
it.  If I know our Aleshia, you can plan being in it”. 

The final chapter of this story I called, “Till death Do Us Part. It is
also total fantasy. 


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