45 Valley Blossom smiled. "Of course I do!" she
answered.
46 North pressed a switch and the screen on the wall lit up. Valley
Blossom smiled as they watched the scans. "He's got well-developed
wings!" she laughed. "He'll fly with you. How's your mother? Her and
the Governor's daughter were right beside me. Then there was that awful
crash and something hot was laying on my feet and legs. That sweet girl
was on the other side." When she looked to North's face, her
expression of joy disappeared. "Oh, no!" she moaned, "No!"
47 North only nodded. "North," pleaded Valley Blossom, "shut the door,
please. "
48 North went over and closed the door. For a short time his wife
cried, and being a Hashon she did not want others to see her tears.
North almost had to laugh when the tissue floated up to her face and
wiped her eyes. The things these med coms could do fascinated him!
49 "I am alright now, my husband," assured Valley Blossom, "you may
open the door."
50 As he did so, he found the Doctor waiting. "Everything all right?"
asked the Doctor.
51 "Yes," assured North.
52 "Then I think it's time for you to leave," the Physician continued.
"It'll only be a few more days and you can hold her. Right now she must
rest." He walked over. "We wonder why she woke," the Doctor questioned.
53 Valley Blossom smiled. "I felt the presence of the one I love!" she
explained. North smiled. "Can I see those scans one more time?" she
asked.
54 "Only if you go right to sleep afterwards," insisted the Doctor.
55 "I will," North's wife promised.
56 North waved to her and left. He had to return to the other job he
had to do. His mother's coffin was already at the funeral parlor, and
friends were coming,