Chapter 9
The last month of Nick's life, we went to Canada and
I got the flu and got
really sick.
Nick and the others sent me back to Kentucky to stay
with
Brian's parents until I got better.
I remember kissing Nick good-bye and
telling him I loved him.
I never knew that my world would be shattering into
a
million pieces in such a short time!
I watched Nick walk away from
me as I boarded the
plane and tears welled up in my eyes.
I slept most
of the plane ride and I met Jackie at the terminal.
She took me back to Brian's
house and fixed me chicken
soup and made me go straight to bed.
I remember
waking up hearing the phone ringing and Jackie walked in
asking me if I felt
better and handed me the phone!
It was Brian wanting to know how I was feeling,
I didn't think anything
about it at the time but now that I look back, I realize
that Nick didn't call me that
whole day to see how I was!
I had to call
him the next morning, I woke him from his deep sleep and he acted as
if he didn't
know who I was.
"Baby, it's me… Carla!" I remember saying when
Nick replied with "Hey baby,
how you feelin?"
We talked for
a while when I got so tired that I almost fell asleep
on the phone and Nick let
me go.
He didn't call me for two days straight but Brian checked on me very
often.
I remember thinking how strange it was but I quickly erased it from
my mind
and prayed that I would get better soon.
With plenty of medication
and tons of sleep, in a week I was doing much
better and wanted to join Nick
and the others back in Canada.
I managed to talk Jackie into letting me go
back but I didn't call the others-I wanted
it to be a surprise.
It was
a big surprise for Nick and me, the surprise that changed our lives forever...
