You'll Never Stand Alone
Chapter 1
Becky looked around at the familiar surroundings. She knew this
place as if she lived here on a permanent basis; behind the second
door on the right was the x-ray room, behind that door over there
was the doctors’ office and if you walk down the corridor on the left
you’d get to the coffee machine and the small cafeteria. Visitors
and hospital staff were constantly walking up and down the
corridors, but hardly anyone paid her attention. Just some of the
doctors, passing her, gave her a recognisingly nod and looked at
her as if to say: ‘I’m really sorry to see you back here again.’ But
she was… she was back… She then saw a female doctor walking towards her.
“Are you Miss Rebecca Taylor?” Becky had been asked that
question by a doctor before, but this time she had this feeling
inside of her, that the reason for the question was different.
Unfortunately her female intuition had never been too good…
“Yes… yes I am…” she hesitatingly answered and was just about
to stand up, but when she saw the look in the doctor’s eyes, she
understood that it would be better if she remained seated, so she did.
“I’m really, really sorry… We did all we could, but unfortunately we
weren’t able to save your brother…” “Wha’… what do you mean?”
“I’m afraid he’s dead, Miss…” At that very moment Becky felt her
whole world falling apart. It was as if the ground vanished from
under her, like it had done so many times before, and she just fell
and fell and there was no stopping. There was no way she’d ever
get up this time… Not by herself, but she had no one left to help
her, she was all alone…
“No, no…” she whispered, “No God, don’t do this to me, not
again… I can’t go through this again…” The doctor went over, sat
down beside her and placed her arm around Becky’s shoulders,
but Becky shrugged it off.
“Please, please just leave me alone for a while… I just… I just
need to be alone…” the doctor gave her a comforting hug and stood up to leave.
“I understand, I’ll be just down the hall if you need me.” She
disappeared into a room and left Becky with her own thoughts. No
tears fell from her eyes. It was as if she didn’t have any more tears
to share, she had used them all during the last three years.
Three years ago Becky and her family had moved from Los
Angeles to London and even though Becky was only 17 years old
at the time and had to leave all her friends behind, she loved the
idea of moving. They all settled in very fast and everything seemed
to be perfect, Becky had met a girl who lived just outside London
and they had become great friends. It was as if she and Anna had
known each other all of their lives, they had so much in common
and most importantly; they shared the same sense of humour. But
it’s like they say: ‘Nothing lasts forever.’ She remembered the
phone call she got from the hospital as if it happened yesterday,
when it in fact was two and a half year ago. They told her that Anna
had been hit by a car and that she had asked for Becky to come
and see her. Using her last strength Anna had told the doctors that
she wanted to, no, she had to see her best friend before she died.
Of course Becky had rushed to the hospital, but she got there too
late. ‘I’m afraid she past away ten minutes ago…’
She got through the lost of her best friend with the help of her
parents and older brother. They gave her the strength she needed
to move on. But who would help her now when she lost her beloved
brother? Anna wasn’t there to help her and because some drunk
idiot decided to take the car home that night one and a half year
ago her parents weren’t there to help either.
She had lost everybody close to her. In just three years the four
most important people in her life had gone off to a better place and
left her all alone in this huge struggle, called life.