Micky, Samantha, Louise, Naomi, Peter, Mike, and Davy were waiting at the theaters for Elaine.
"Where is she?" Micky asked. "She's not answering her phone."
"I'm not sure, Micky," Samantha said looking at the time. "She said she had an appointment after work, but that she would meet us here at 6:30 pm and it's already 7 pm. She's never this late without calling."
"The movie starts in 15 minutes," Naomi replied. "Why don't the rest of us go in and get the seats while you, Samantha, and you, Micky, wait out here for her."
"Okay, Naomi. That's a great idea." Samantha said. Naomi, Peter, Davy, Louise, and Mike all went inside the theater to buy the tickets and then get their seats. Naomi ran Micky, Samantha, and Elaine's tickets out to them.
Suddenly Samantha's phone started to ring. She picked it up and told Micky, "It's her." "Hello." Samantha said.
"Don't wait on me, I won't be coming." Elaine said.
"But why not?" Samantha asked.
"You'll never believe this in a million years." Elaine replied.
"Tell me. We've been so worried about you, Elaine." Samantha said looking at Micky.
"I'm still at work," Elaine replied. "And they've locked down the building because someone called and made a bomb threat to security. They are not letting anyone in or out. I'm here all night if it takes it."
"I thought you had an appointment after work, Elaine?" Samantha asked looking at Micky again.
"I did with Jeremy. He wanted to meet with me about some departmental issues and it's just him and I and security left here. He walked down the hall to get us something to eat and drink since we're both famished."
"I can't believe someone would do that to the office," Samantha said.
"Me neither." Elaine replied. "Tell Micky I'm fine though. Please don't have him worry about me. I'm fine. Jeremy and security are here with me."
"You want to talk to him? He's standing right here." Samantha said.
"No, just tell him I'm fine." Elaine replied. "I have to go now, Jeremy's coming back with the food."
"Call us and keep us updated on the status, Elaine." Samantha said.
"I'll try, but my phone might go dead." Elaine said hanging up the phone.
"What is it, Samantha?" Micky asked concerned.
"There was a bomb threat at our office I guess and she's stuck there with our boss, Jeremy, and security. They aren't letting anyone in or out." Samantha replied.
"OMGosh, is she okay, Samantha?" Micky asked (freaking out).
"Yes, she's fine. They're going to eat something out of the vending machines for dinner and she's there with Jeremy and security." Samantha said.
"I need to see her." Micky said.
"You can't." Samantha replied. "Let's just go in and see the movie, Micky."
"I won't be able to concentrate," Micky said pulling on his shirt buttons so he could breathe better.
"She's fine, Micky." Samantha said. "She'll call and give us an update."
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After the movie was over with, everyone drove by the girls' office and saw the squad cars around the building along with fire trucks and ambulances.
"Something must have happened?" Micky said taking puffs on his inhaler.
"Standard procedure in bomb threat, Micky," Naomi said. "We get them a lot here."
"But why?" Micky asked.
"Just something they do I guess, Micky. She's fine." Naomi said.
Samantha pulled the car up closer to security and asked, "Fred, are they releasing Elaine yet?"
"In another hour or so, Samantha. They're making a check of all 40 floors." Fred replied. "Right now they're only on 25."
"We couldn't get in to see them, could we?" Samantha asked.
"I'm afraid not, Samantha. We don't want anyone else in that building, just in case." Fred said.
"But I'm Elaine's boyfriend, Fred, I must see her." Micky said adamantly.
"I'm sorry kid, but I can't." Fred replied.
Just then the whole 30th floor blew on fire. Samantha screamed, "Oh my gosh that's our floor!"
"Elaine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Micky screamed as he broke out of the car and ran up to the building only to be stopped by police.
"Sir you cannot go in there."
"My girlfriend is in there. I need to get her."
"IF there are any survivors, we will find them." the police officer said.
"If there's any survivors? If? No way, I'm going in." Micky said breaking free and the rest of the girls and guys screaming, "Micky don't!"
Micky's adrenaline was on overtime. He managed to run his way up 20 flights and then walked the other 10. By the time he reached 30, he went to the doorway and opened it screaming, "Elaine, where are you?"
"Micky, Oh my gosh, get out of here. We're fine!" Elaine screamed. "They're on their way now."
"This stairwell can take you straight down." Micky said. Elaine and her boss Jeremy walked over towards Micky and they went down the steps. Elaine was coughing badly from smoke inhalation and so was Jeremy. "You're both going to be fine," Micky reassured them.
Sam's heart was pounding so fast as she pulled the car up to the building as close as she could get it. "Our sister is dead!" Naomi screamed hysterical. Even Peter couldn't calm her down.
Mike saw Sam's face and he told her, "Don't think the worst."
"Shut up, Mike." Samantha replied. "I'll think what I want."
Back inside the building, on floor 25, Elaine was panting hard. "I can't do it, Micky. I just can't."
"Me neither," Jeremy said collapsing on the steps. "I can't breathe."
"We have to get you two out of here in case the building explodes again," Micky said. "Cover your face and mouth with your shirts and walk down."
"We can't, Micky. We're so tired." Elaine cried out.
"You have to, Elaine." Micky insisted lifting her up and then helping Jeremy to his feet.
They made it a few more flights down the steps and Elaine fell hard down the rest of the flights. "Elaine!" Micky screamed watching her fall down the steps from exhaustion. Micky picked Jeremy up and helped him down the steps, for there was nothing he could do about Elaine now. At the end of the stairwell, Micky put Jeremy down as he opened up the outside door and told the firefighter standing there, "She fell about 15 flights."
"Oh dear Gosh!" the firefighter said assessing Elaine's situation. Samantha, Louise, and Naomi were screaming seeing their bloody friend on the ground.
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That night, at around 2 am, they were all gathered in St. Mary's Hospital. They had been there since about midnight. Elaine was still unconscious and banged up very badly. Jeremy was treated for severe smoke inhalation, while Micky was also treated for severe smoke inhalation.
"You're a fool, Micky." Mike told his friend. You should have left them alone."
Micky's eyes rolled up in his head as he breathed from the oxygen mask. Louise, Naomi, and Samantha were pacing the Emergency Room wondering how Elaine was doing. They were taking all kinds of blood tests, x-rays, and other tests to assess for internal and external injuries.
"There is no way anyone could fall down 15 flights of stairs and survive!" Louise said.
"God will protect her," Samantha said. "He would not let her die. Not ever anytime soon that is."
"You don't know that!" Naomi screamed at her friend. "She's probably comatosed and brain dead from her head hitting all those stairs. Micky should have left them alone, maybe they would have been fine."
"He was just trying to help them, ladies." Peter said in defense of his friend.
"If she dies, it's on his head." Naomi said walking away from everyone.
"How is Jeremy, Samantha?" Louise asked walking up to her friend.
"He's unconscious too. But he's still breathing and they say he'll survive. Micky carried him down the stairs I guess after Elaine had already fallen."
"He'd carry him instead of Elaine. That's a lovely thing." Louise said.
"We don't know what happened, Louise, so just relax." Samantha said walking into the chapel and lighting a candle for all three of her friends.
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After hours of testings, the doctor finally came out into the lobby and told everyone. "Your friend is very, very, very lucky."
"How is she?" Samantha asked.
"She's sustained a few injuries during her fall down those flights, but she's going to make it."
"What injuries?" Samantha asked walking out of the chapel.
"Well, here's the most amazing part. The only injuries your friend has right now is a severe case of smoke inhalation and a few minor scrapes on her face. All of her internal organs and her outer extremities are fine."
"Praise God!" Naomi cried out falling to her knees lifting her arms to the Lord.
"It's a miracle!" Louise said. "No one could have survived that fall."
"Generally, we would probably class her as dead," the doctor said. "But after the hours of x-rays and tests we have taken, we only found those few problems wrong with her."
"May we see her?" Samantha asked.
"We're getting her into a room to keep her and her friends for a few days for observation. Once they are in their rooms, you can." the doctor said.
"Thank you, doctor." Samantha said falling to her knees and kissing the ground. She was so thankful to the Lord for letting her friend survive a horrible fall and live.
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Two days later, Samantha was brushing Elaine's hair while she was in the bed breathing into the oxygen mask. "We love you sweetie," she said over and over again.
Naomi walked into Micky's room and looked at him. He was still breathing into the oxygen mask very deeply, as he suffered a lot of smoke inhalation as well. His eyes were closed and he was asleep. Naomi sat next to him and just stared at him.
"What on earth does Elaine see in you?" she asked herself out loud.
Micky's eyes opened and he looked at her.
"I'm sorry I thought you were asleep Micky. I didn't mean anything bad by my comment." Naomi said in her defense. "Go back to sleep. You're just fine."
Micky's eyes rolled back up in his head and Naomi left the room. She went into Jeremy's room and he was sitting there talking on the phone to someone.
"I'm telling you, Roger, it was Micky Dolenz of the Monkees that saved my life and Elaine's. There should be a news story done on this. He's a hero. There is no way she could have fallen down 15 flights of stairs and survived if God hadn't been on her side. She's a walking miracle angel from God."
Naomi went to get Samantha and said, "He's trying to exploit a news story out of what happened to him and Elaine."
"He's trying to what?" Samantha asked following her friend. They both stood outside his room and listened.
"I'm telling you Roger, he should be compensated for risking his life to save us. And we should promote God's word on the healing of Elaine, because it's a true miracle."
"Over my dead body, Jeremy." Samantha said walking into Jeremy's room followed by Naomi.
"Roger I have to go now. Bye." Jeremy said hanging up the phone.
"Uh hi girls. How are you today?" Jeremy asked. "You are not promoting anything, Jeremy." Samantha said. "And most of all, you are not going to be compensated for anything, and neither is Micky. Micky's compensation is knowing that Elaine is alive."
"But ladies, you all could be millionaires." Jeremy said.
"Look here, Jeremy, we are not wanting to be millionaires and you exploiting God for saving Elaine and receiving money out of it is just monstrous!"
"Think about it ladies. Please think about it. How is Micky anyway?" Jeremy asked.
"He's okay. Still very out of it, but fine." Samantha replied.
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