Episode 45, "Ill Fate"
PREVIOUSLY ON F&F:
* Taylor moved out of the dorm into his own apartment as Candice moved in with Alex.
* Taylor had worries about Amber and her health and Alex realized she might die.
* Candice found Amanda's goodbye note and burned it.
* Devin visited Alex and Taylor, and agreed to move to L.A.
ALEX AND CANDICE'S DORM ROOM
Candice is sitting at the computer of her new dorm room, alone. The apartment is quiet and dull at the moment, Alex out running errands, and Candice is sitting tentatively at the computer writing a report.
The phone rings and Candice casually picks it up. "Hello?"
"Hello Candice?"
"Yes, this is Candice."
"Candice, it's Lori."
Candice can tell by the sullen tone in her Aunt's voice that something is not right. What could possibly be wrong all the way in Oklahoma?
"What...what's wrong?"
"Candice, your mom is very sick right now. I'm sorry to break it to you this way, but she may not have long...to live."
"What?" Candice is shocked, without words, and most of all helpless. Her mother is terminally ill in Oklahoma while she is in sunny California. This seems to much for Candice to handle, after having to deal with the bombing.
"Candice," Lori says, "We think we might need you to come down here and help your mom out...none of us can really, you know help her?"
Candice is infuriated, "Thats right! And none of you ever have! Ever since my mother was a child, you and grandpa and grandma have shut her out and made her take care of herself! And now she's dying and you are shutting her out again!"
"Candice-"
"You go to hell!" Candice hangs up and throws the phone across the room, crumbling to the floor in sobs.
L.A. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Taylor's cell phone rings as he is about to enter Amber's hospital room. "Hello?"
It's Devin. "Hey Taylor...I can't really talk but I wanted to tell you I'm in San Diego and I'm taking care of transferring down there, OK?"
"Cool!" Taylor says. "Listen, I'm going to go see Amber. Teach in touch, ok?"
He hangs up, takes a deep breathe, and walks into the hospital room. It is dimly lit, and smells of hospital. Taylor is saddened and disturbed at the sight of his dear Amber, lying in a coma on the bed.
He sits down, tears in his eyes, as he holds Amber's hands in his. "Hey you."
The monotous beeping sound of a monitor echoes in the background as Taylor just stares lovingly at his comatose wife. "You ok? I'm here to visit you...I moved into our apartment and Alex JR. is doing great...so you have to get well to come and see the new apartment!"
Silence...an awkward silence. "Amber, somewhere between the explosion and now I had this...dream...and in the dream, I never married you, and I went on for 20 years without you. And ultimately, we bumped into eachother and I fell back in love wiht you again. I really believe you are the one I am meant to be with forever. God put us on this planet so that we could find eachother."
Another pause, Taylor wipes his eyes, then bows his head and prays.
PSYCH 101 - USC
Alex takes a seat in his psych class and looks over at the guy sitting next to him. "Sorry."
"It's ok." The guy whispers. He looks at Alex, "I'm Ross."
"I'm Alex, nice to meet you." Alex whispers back.
"You're late alot, aren't you?" Ross says, smiling. "I've noticed it a couple times."
"Yeah, what can I say?"
The two engage in some small talk on and off as the class progresses, and then they hear the professor say. "Alright, class dismissed. See you tomorrow and don't forget to study Chapter 10 in your text books."
Alex shakes Ross' hand and walks out of the classroom with his backpack on his shoulder.
Ross looks on seductively. "Yummy...a real man!"
ROLL CLOSING CREDITS
<-- Previous Episode | To Episode Guide | Next Episode-->
