He is Calling to me...
The CBB -> Cookies & Drabbles
#1: He is Calling to me... Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:12 pm

Len stood silently at the side of the bed, looking down with tear filled eyes at the person who lay there, so still and so pale. She raised a hand to gently wipe away a tear, and turned away from the bed. She stood fighting for her self control, before walking from the room and going to seek her sister.

She found Margot in their Aunt Helen's sitting room, holding a tissue and sobbing heart-brokenly. Len sat down beside her, and laid her head on Margot's shoulder. Margot shifted slightly and turned to hug Len. They looked silently at each other, each knowing what the other thought.

Con walked in and sat down besides them. She choked out ''How is...?" Len straightened up, and turned to her sister.

"Still unconscious. Reg said they were doing everything they could, but we should prepare ourselves for the worst. The heart is so weak..." Her voice trailed off and she slumped a little, before again, straightening and continuing "The heart is weak, and they know it is only so much time before they can do no more."

Con nodded silently, whilst Margot sat, tears unchecked now and rolling down her cheeks, her whole body shaking uncontrollably.

"No," She thought, "It can't happen - God would never be so cruel or unkind."

Yet all she could think of was the still form of her brevet Aunt, laying so peacefully. Margot raised her head. "We must do something." Her voice was strong and the tears had stopped, although her body still shook occasionally. Her sister's looked at her in amazement.

"Yes!" She insisted. "Who better to talk to now? Only God can help us, and He is who we must turn to." She dropped to her knees as she finished speaking and removed her rosary, twining into around her fingers.

Len and Con looked at each other, then as one, dropped to Margot's side and removed their rosaries. The three turned to the chest beneath the window, and let their elbows rest upon it. The sun shone through, catching in their hair, making it shine and glow. With bowed heads, they began to pray...

 

#2:  Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:02 pm

Can I be the first to chant for more?

*settles with tea and a selection of biscuits that cater for all diets*

 

#3:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:26 pm

*Sits beside Lulie, accepts a biscuit, checks that the tissue box is full and waits patiently*

 

#4:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:30 pm

KAT!!!!!

You can't leave it there!!!!!

This is fabulous - did you have to leave me bouncing up and down on the cliffhanger trampoline so early on?

Get back here and post some more PLEASE!!!

 

#5:  Author: Mora, Location: Lancaster PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:33 pm

*sniff*
*settles down with others*

 

#6:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:17 pm

*looks innocent* Yes Ciorstaidh?

Oh, I think I'll leave you wait a little longer... patience is a virtue afterall! Wink


Twisted Evil

 

#7:  Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:37 pm

You stopped because you wanted us to chant!! We're chanting!!!

 

#8:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:48 pm

megaphone megaphone LOUD CHANTING megaphone megaphone

 

#9:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:49 pm

Kat, please write some more. It's against the unwritten rules to leave us a cliff-hanger so soon.

 

#10:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:05 pm

More please, Kat. Crying or Very sad

 

#11:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:27 pm

Quote:
Kat, please write some more. It's against the unwritten rules to leave us a cliff-hanger so soon.


It is? In that case, here's some more!

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Just 4 days before, Miss Hilda Annersley had been bantering cheerfully with her friend and colleague Nell Wilson. The two had been disputing the possible outcome of a thriller they were both reading.

"No, Hilda, you're all wrong! Milward is the killer and Barton is the poor fellow who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time..."

"Nell! Don't be so absurd - Milward is clearly innocent, whilst Puttick had all the elements needed to commit murder! He had the motive - look at what happened between his wife and that David Barton chap. He also had the means; he is a pharmacist after all! Perfectly placed to obtain the required drugs and in the know of how to administer them. And" she added with authority, "His alibi is absolute nonsense! Just you re-read page 128, and see what Jennifer Shakesby said!" She finished, and settled back into her chair with a smug look on her face.

Nell looked thoughtful. "So you think Milward was framed then?" Hilda snorted with disgust at how thick her friend could sometimes be.
"Hmmm... so Puttick murdered Barton for having an affair with Eurwyn, then framed Milward? It could work of course - but have you forgotten Swancott?"

And so the debate had gone on - and just 24 hours later, Hilda had proved to be right, and Nell had gone back to St Mildred’s to sulk, and to work out where her calculations about the murdered had gone so wrong! Minutes later, she had phoned Hilda to say "I would have been right! Only there's a page missing from my book, and it must be that page which tells us about Barton and Eurwyn!" Hilda had scoffed, and then hung up giggling to herself.

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I have written more - but this is all you're getting for now - will post the rest later, but only if I'm still here as am meant to be going out!! Twisted Evil

 

#12:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:31 pm

er...yes! Goosebumps.


Don't kill Hilda....please.

 

#13:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:57 pm

Why have you got goosebumps Carolyn?

 

#14:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:48 pm

This is good, Kat! Please keep going - only please don't kill anyone off!

BTW who is Aunt Helen? I didn't know the trips had an Aunt Helen!

 

#15:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:53 pm

If Kat needs chanting to get her to post, here goes:


more, more, more, more drummer Trumpet

more, more, more!

Is that OK, Kat?

 

#16:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:54 pm

KAT MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE. Pleeeeeease.

*polishes chanting skills*

 

#17:  Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:56 pm

Aunt Helen = Helen Graves, Matron of the San. Is that right, Kat?

*obediently chants for more megaphone popper student *

 

#18:  Author: caz, Location: Cambridge PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:57 pm

catherine wrote:
BTW who is Aunt Helen? I didn't know the trips had an Aunt Helen!


Helen Graves, Matron at the San (another brevet aunt).

*adds to chant tunelessly*

ETA: Lulie posted as I was posting! Great minds...

 

#19:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:03 pm

Really want more please Kat.

 

#20:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:05 pm

Knew the name rang a bell somewhere! Thanks guys!


Come on, Kat! We want more!

 

#21:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:14 pm

Yes, Aunt Helen is Helen Graves - the Maynards do refer to her as aunt.

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Really sorry guys - I saved what I had written and attached it to an email, and saved it as a draft (on hotmail account), and came up to Tom's - just went to retrieve it so I could post, only to find that it hasn't attached Crying or Very sad Really sorry - was planning on posting it so I could write some more!

Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad A mightily upset Kat Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

 

#22:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:30 pm

Awwwwww noooooooo Kat, that sucks. *sends lots of hugs and nice things for Kat*

You want me to kick anyone on your behalf for that? Silly e-mail attachement thingie wotsits.

 

#23:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:36 pm

The people at hotmail would be nice Pim!

Am feeling very annoyed about it because I wanted to post it. But then again, it does have another cliff hanger, so maybe I've saved you all from bouncing on trampoulines too much? I'll write some more tomorrow though, to make up for tonights disappointment Smile

That ok?

 

#24:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:47 pm

No prob Kat, I'll go and kick Hotmail for you. And yes, it's prob better that you didn't leave us bouncing on a trampoline all night - I'd neve get to sleep if that was the case! But post more tomorrow, please please please please please please please please please please please please please please. See I asked nicely!

 

#25:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:13 pm

This is so weepifying Kat!! More please!!!

 

#26:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:58 am

I've only just found this, but if I'd found it earlier I would have been chanting from the beginning.
Looking forward to tomorrow.

 

#27:  Author: Mora, Location: Lancaster PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:29 pm

Awww poor Kat. Bad hotmail!

 

#28:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:32 pm

Yup, poor me! Anyway... here's some more! (You may now bow down before me Wink ROFL )

Enjoy!

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Rosalie Dene, much loved secretary of the Chalet School, had had a hard days work. Her assistant Clare Kennedy had been forced to go to Interlaken early that afternoon to obtain some urgently needed envelopes, as their usual supplier had experienced difficulties with a flood in their main storage warehouse and had been unable to send the usual consignment up.

Rosalie sighed and wearily made her way to the staff, expecting a warm welcome and some of Mdlle's delicious coffee. She expected right, and many were the claims of "Rosalie! You do look tired my dear - come and have a seat by me and help yourself to some of these chocolate biscuits!"
She sat down and stretched an arm out for her coffee and the plate of biscuits.

"How is everyone?" Her voice was languid and more than one person raised an eyebrow at the sound. Rosalie looked pale and she had gone thin again. Obviously, even with Clare's help, she was still working too hard. Another idea must be thought of to help her. Another secretary? Or maybe the whole organisational structure of the admin side of the school should be overhauled? Miss Wilmot who had thought of these points made a mental note to speak to Miss Annersley and Clare about it.

Rosalie soon forgot her aching head as she heard about the latest doing of some of the less responsible members of the school. The gales of laughter were interrupted by a knock on the door, where stood the Head Girl, Jack Lambert.

"Please, Miss Annersley is ill - could someone come?" The girl sounded tearful, and her voice shook, although she controlled it well.

There were gasps from around the room, and then as if a spring had been released, the staff jumped to their feet as one, and made for the door, anxiety plainly written on their faces.

"Where is she Jack?" Rosalie spoke harshly, her manners forgotten in her angst for the Head.

"In, in her office" Jack stuttered and than turned and followed the staff.

Nancy Wilmot, as deputy head, halted the group outside the office door, allowing only Rosalie and Mddle inside. She held her hands up and spoke.

"Please everyone, we can not all deal with this. Could some of you please go and sit with the younger forms and make sure they know nothing about this. Could the rest of you remain in the staff room - we may need you, but until we know how, it will be best for the room to be kept quiet." She paused, and glanced around. Already some of the mistresses were moving of to look after the girls. The rest stood transfixed for a moment, before turning and retiring to either form rooms or else the staff room. Finally only Jack remained, looking scared and unhappy.

 

#29:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:59 pm

Thank you Kat - I think Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

 

#30:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 2:56 pm

Kat, don't leave it there!!!!!

 

#31:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 3:44 pm

Kat, you really ought not to leave it there, we all want to know the answer.

 

#32:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 3:46 pm

Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

worried.

Please don't kill her.

 

#33:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:01 pm

*eebles*
Kat!!!!! please don't keep us hanging like this!

 

#34:  Author: Ella, Location: Staffordshire PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:05 pm

Oooh.
Brilliantly done, Kat.... Very Happy
but please, please, Hilda can't die!!
Very scared now. Sad
More please!

 

#35:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:44 pm

Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaat, please please please please come back and put us out of our misery. *clings on to the cliff edge*

 

#36:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:55 pm

Sorry, folks, haven't written anymore yet Sad

Having yet another bad pain day, so i've just been curled up with Marjorie (one of Tom's cats Smile) having lots of cuddles with her!

Will write some more as soon as im able though Smile

 

#37:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:56 pm

Hope you feel better soon, Kat. We'll wait patiently.

 

#38:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:59 pm

Kat, I hope you feel better soon. But- you CANNOT kill Hilda! You can do what you like with Helen Graves- at least as far as I'm concerned! Twisted Evil Wink

 

#39:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:20 pm

*Huggles Kat!!!*
Hope you're feeling better soon!

 

#40:  Author: Donna, Location: Liverpool PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:32 pm

aww Kat - hope the pain subsides soon. Don't worry about posting - even though we'll all be chanting! Wink

*sending huggles and chocolate*

 

#41:  Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:04 am

Kat, hope you are feeling better now.

This is a fantastic story. PLEASE do not kill Hilda. Looking forward to more as soon as you are able.

 

#42:  Author: Sugarplum, Location: second star to the right! PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 1:45 am

Wow I've just read the lot so far ...its good Smile Please don't kill off Hilda ... or at least not yet !

Hope u feel a bit better soon and write some more

 

#43:  Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 2:35 am

Sends a few purrs from Isobel.

Also lots of happy ending vibes ...
(not till after the end of the beginning and a good long middle, of course)

 

#44:  Author: Nicole, Location: New Zealand PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 7:44 am

Kat, this is fantastic. Only, please don't kill Hilda off .... please.

More (as your health allows) please!!!

 

#45:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 8:52 am

I hope the pain is clearing, Kat. We'll not nag - but we may chant softly to keep this on page 1 till you feel better. Wink

 

#46:  Author: Ella, Location: Staffordshire PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 8:51 pm

Hope you feel better soon, Kat!

Can someone teach me to chant softly, please? - novice chanting person here! Embarassed

 

#47:  Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:38 am

Joins in the chant so that this whispers it's way back to page one! Very Happy

 

#48:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:07 pm

What's that? More you want? Hmmm... ok!

Last edited by Kat on Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:10 pm; edited 2 times in total

 

#49:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:09 pm

All that gentle chanting sent me off to sleep Wink
Sorry for taking so long, but thank you for your patience and kind messages Kiss Am feeling a little better, but could do with some swiss roll me thinks!

Here's some more - not sure how good it is, but it's done anyway!

Btw, you prounce Astrithr as 'ass frior' - I think it means beautiful god.

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Miss Wilmot turned to Jack, her face taught with fear. “Now Jack, please tell me what you know.”
Jack swallowed, and took a deep breath before replying “I needed to ask Miss Annersley something about the Sale, and I came down to the office from the Prefects room. She told us earlier that she would be there most of the evening as she wanted to catch up on some letters to a few Old Girls. Anyway, as I was coming down the stairs, I saw Corina and Astrithr trying to slide down the banisters in tandem.”
Here Jack stopped, trying to prevent a grin as she recalled the sight, and then the look on the two girls faces as they spotted her. “Uh, um, I ticked them off and ordered them to lose an order mark each and to get back to their common rooms. I was feeling angry then, cos Astrithr had cheeked me. I came down the corridor, and nearly fell over Alix, Christa and Rosie who were about to start a frog hopping race.“ Again Jack stopped to control herself, and swallowed before continuing. Miss Wilmot refrained from commenting on Jack’s English and let her carry on.
“I had to stop to tick them off too, and to send them off to Miss Burn who was expecting them in the gym about 10 minutes before.” Miss Wilmot sighed and decided to hurry Jack along.

“Jack! Please tell me about Miss Annersley – it is very important that we know as soon as possible what you know.”

Jack looked conscious stricken and quickly continued. “Yes Miss Wilmot. I’m sorry. Well, I knocked on her door, but no body answered. I was about to turn to go back to the Prefects room, but I heard something. I knocked again, and then decided to go in. I went in, and saw Miss Annersley lying over her desk. I went over to her, and remembered what you taught us in Guides - the ABC. Her airways seemed fine, but she wasn’t breathing. I, I think I just panicked then. I tried calling out for Miss Dene, I thought she might still be in her office, but nobody came. There wasn’t anyone around, so I just ran to the staff room to find someone. And, and I think that’s it please.”

Here Miss Wilmot almost smiled at Jack’s reversion to a small child confessing her sins. But she quickly grasped the situation she was in and nodded at the tall girl.
“Thank you Jack”, was all she said however. “Please keep all this to yourself. I will come to you myself once I’ve seen how Miss Annersley is.” She was interrupted by Rosalie opening the door, “Nancy, quick we need you! The ambulance is on it’s way, but we don’t think she’ll make it. Matron is unavailable, and you’re the best person we have for first aid.” Nancy pushed past her and disappeared inside.
“Jack, be strong. Go to the front door and guide the ambulance men here, the less time wasted the more chance there is for Miss Annersley.”

Jack, with tears rolling down her cheeks, made her way to the front of the school to await the ambulance. Her thoughts were in turmoil, and she could barely see where she was going, her feet stumbling and her arms searching the walls for the way. “If only she doesn’t die, please, she mustn’t die!”

 

#50:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:44 pm

Don't let her die, Kat!!


Thanks for posting more, glad you're feeling better.

 

#51:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:27 pm

Yeeep!!!!
Kat!!!! Please don't killl her!!!!!

 

#52:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:01 pm

She mustn't die....please Kat!!!

 

#53:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:55 pm

More, please, Kat. Don't you dare kill Hilda, though.

 

#54:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:00 pm

Twisted Evil

 

#55:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:46 pm

Thank you for the latest post Kat, more soon please.

 

#56:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:51 pm

This is good Kat.

 

#57:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:32 pm

Thanks Kat, I'm glad you're feeling a little better, and hope you feel better still tomorrow, now, is Hilda going to die?

 

#58:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 7:18 pm

The most important question of the day, eclipsing all others, 'Will Kat Let Hilda Annersley Die?'

It ought to be on the news.

 

#59:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:15 pm

Here's some more! ...




Hilda Annersley still lay in the white narrow bed at the Sanatorium, on the far side of the Gornetz Platz.

 

#60:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:22 pm

KAT!!!!!

That was evil!!!!!!!

Please lets have more.

 

#61:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:28 pm

KAT! GET BACK HERE AND EXPLAIN YOURSELF FOR THAT. PLEASE.

*ahem* Guess what? I want some MORE. Very Happy

 

#62:  Author: Chickpea,  PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:30 pm

we want more
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#63:  Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:18 pm

Kat, that was wicked and premeditated! Please get back here and post a lot more, not just a snippet designed to make us react!!!!

 

#64:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:31 pm

we want a proper long post
we want a proper long post
we want a proper long post
we want a proper long post
PLEASE KAT

 

#65:  Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:19 am

echoes posts above

 

#66:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:09 am

Pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaase!

Post some more!

 

#67:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:31 pm

Hold your horses - I need to write it first!!

 

#68:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:27 pm

Please hurry with it Kat.

 

#69:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:31 pm

This may be your first drabble Kat, but you certainly know how to get everyone going don't you?
Now that you've had your evil way, please may we have some more.

 

#70:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:51 pm

more story, please Kat Very Happy
more story, please Kat Very Happy
more story, please Kat Very Happy
more story, please Kat Very Happy
more story, please Kat Very Happy

 

#71:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:51 pm

*g* Well it aint exactly hard to get us going, is it? All you need is a lickle cliff. And if said cliff involves Hilda....'nuff said!

KAT- more please. Or I won't write ANY sequel to Chalet Girl in Trouble...(it's worth trying..)

 

#72:  Author: Emily, Location: Land of White Coats and Stethoscopes. PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:57 pm

OI! There's no need for threats like that!!! That said, MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE! Please.

 

#73:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:55 pm

*joins the chanters*

 

#74:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:58 pm

Most impressed with your technique Kat! Laughing

Looking forward to more!

 

#75:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:11 pm

Thanks Lesley - and all Smile

What technique?!

Lisa - if you dare to be so cruel as to threaten that, then I'll PM the others with the rest of this, and put them on their honour not to pass it on to you in any shape or form! Twisted Evil Razz

 

#76:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:15 pm

Here's some more!

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Jack leaned against the doorframe, seeing nothing but the face of Miss Annersley, as she lay deeply unconscious in her office. She started as the ambulance’s sirens penetrated her thoughts, and quickly looked up to peer down the driveway. The ambulance was speeding past Freudesheim and soon turned into the school grounds. Jack rushed down the steps, and wrenched open the door, startling the paramedic and causing him to grab hold of the dashboard to stop himself falling out. He jumped down and spoke to Jack, his nametag presenting him as ‘Bob.’
“Where to Missy?”
“In here – quick! Please, she’s very ill…”
“Whoa now, calm down.” He interrupted her, speaking soothingly, but also instilling a sense of calmness in Jack, encouraging her to speak quietly and to control herself. “Where is she? Lead the way!” Jack barely had time to notice that the other paramedic was called Niklas.
Whilst Jack and Bob had been speaking, Niklas had collected a large bag from the back of the ambulance and had placed it on a trolley, which they had then removed and wheeled to the bottom of the steps, picking it up as Jack quickly ran to the top of them and into the entrance hall of the school.

She saw Wanda and Renata coming down the stairs, but didn’t stop to explain as she led the way to the Head’s study. They saw her, and the paramedics behind her, and swiftly followed.
Jack threw open the door to the study, and the paramedics strode in. Rosalie Dene looked up with a heartfelt sigh, echoed by Mddle and Nancy Wilmot. “Thank heavens you’ve come! She’s not breathing, and we’ve not been able to get a response from her.”
Jack heard no more, as the door was closed.
She continued to stare at it, mesmerised by the image she had briefly seen. Miss Annersley had been lain on her back, her head tilted to one side slightly. Her lips were blue and parted. Her skin a clammy, grey colour. Her eyes were shut, her beautiful blue-grey eyes unseeing and locked away behind her lids. Her hair a mess on the floor beneath her head, her brow sweaty. Never before had Jack seen a sight more terrifying. Tears welled up afresh in her eyes.

A comforting arm wrapped itself around her shoulder. “Oh Jack! What then is wrong?” Jack turned slightly, her mind somewhat comforted by the soft tones of her close friend Wanda. She stared blankly at her though, her voice unable to project itself to speak the words she knew would cause such hurt to her friends. Renata spoke, “Please Jack, wont you tell us what is happening? Maybe we could help?”

Before Jack could respond, the study door opened, and Bob & Niklas appeared, wheeling Miss Annersley out.

 

#77:  Author: Emily, Location: Land of White Coats and Stethoscopes. PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:18 pm

Dare I ask... No, I don't. You CAN'T kill Hilda! More, please!

 

#78:  Author: Chickpea,  PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:21 pm

*gulp*

please don't stop now! I need to know!

 

#79:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:37 pm

*wails*
Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!
Please don't leave it there!!!!

 

#80:  Author: Catherine_B, Location: Oxford, UK PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:41 pm

Oh no, this is so awful, I can hardly bring myself to read the drabble but then I know that I just HAVE TO KNOW what happens - Kat I have this dreadful feeling that you're really going to kill her 'cos you're writing it so graphically in the physical description of her unconsciousness, it's completely plausible that she'll die - but she's Hilda! She can't die! What would we do without her!?!?

 

#81:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:56 pm

Kat, my love, would you like us to do to you what we did to Lesley during RCS? *evil grin* ....
PLEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease don't let her die! She never dies! She can't die!

 

#82:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:19 am

Lisa -please don't say that even as a joke. Smile

Kat - I was admiring your technique of leaving cliff hangers and winding everyone up! Laughing

More please - although I have a feeling I'm really not going to like it. Crying or Very sad

 

#83:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:30 am

KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't leave it there!

You are a genius at this Very Happy

 

#84:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:43 pm

OK, I won't. Laughing Laughing

*very nicely* Would you mind giving us more soon- and I'm sure we'd all appreciate it if you left Hilda alive! Laughing

(that's assuming your health allows you to write of course, Kat. Don't push yourself just for us!)

 

#85:  Author: Chloë, Location: London/Southampton: when away from home planet! PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:53 pm

Kat i only just read this, pelase don't let her die tell us more!

 

#86:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:46 pm

Kat this is so good, building tension, cliffhangers, and an emotional hook that keeps us there.

Please post some more, even if it just makes the whole situation worse, we have to know!

 

#87:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:53 pm

KAT GET BACK HERE AND GET ON WITH IT. Please *g*

*stumbles off down the landing for tissues* I'm prepared to wait all night if I must.

 

#88:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans/Leicester PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 11:30 pm

*grabs all boxes of tissues within reach to share with everyone*
I just found this Kat and I echo what everyone else has said, she can't die, she just plain can't!

*sniffles*

 

#89:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:34 am

Kat, I'm so disappointed that there isn't any more. Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

 

#90:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:13 am

Kat, Crying or Very sad where's more story?

*passes round the coffee to the all-nighters who need it*

*goes to store up a few huggles from the huggle box and tissues from the tissue box for the next bit of this*

 

#91:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:45 pm

Sorry folks - real life being a pain Crying or Very sad Will have more for you soon though!

ETA: As promised, here's some more! Not alot though sorry Sad

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She was lying flat on the trolley bed, her body strapped to it, her arms resting out on the creamy blankets. A tube was going into her left forearm and led to a clear bag, which hung from a hook at the corner of the bed. A mask was over her face, her skin still grey and clammy, although her lips had lost their terrible blue tinge.

Miss Dene, Mddle and Miss Wilmot followed silently as the men wheeled their beloved Head towards the front door. Jack and her friends looked at each other and quietly followed too. As the men reached the top step, they turned and asked who was to go with them. “I will!” Miss Wilmot spoke quickly, forestalling her companions cries of their wish to go. “Jean, I need you to take control here, and Rosalie you’ll be needed in the office – plus I need someone to talk to.” Two heads nodded at her, their owners looking desperate and on the verge of tears now that Hilda was in capable hands.
Miss Annersley was quickly loaded into the ambulance, Miss Wilmot climbing in to sit by her side and leaning out to say quietly “I’ll ring as soon as I know anything. The girls must be told. The Seniors will probably guess, so it will be better to tell them as much as they need to know. The Middles and Juniors need be told less, just that Miss Annersley is very ill and has been taken to the San to be looked after.” She paused, then “Pray for her, and for the doctors to have the strength and ability to bring her back to us.”
The door was closed, and as Niklas turned sirens and lights on, it sped off into the twilight night, the sirens echoing along the Platz, many people peering out from behind curtains to see what the problem was.

 

#92:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:05 pm

Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

Thanks Kat - hope real life improves for you.

 

#93:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:25 pm

Hope Rl lets Kat go so she can come and post more here cos this is fantastic!

 

#94:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:55 pm

Thanks Kat, hope you feel better soon and that RL lets up a little.

This is great, was anyone else remeinded of the scenes when Mademoiselle is take ill in Jo returns, the comments about telling the girls I think it may have been, or the idea of the dying head...not sure but something made me think of it.

 

#95:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans/Leicester PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:40 pm

Thanks Kat, at least she's holding on.

Hope RL settles down and/or improves soon. *huggles*

 

#96:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:45 am

*huggles Kat!*
Thank you sweetie!!

 

#97:  Author: Chloë, Location: London/Southampton: when away from home planet! PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:16 am

Thank you Kat i hope things become less of a pain soon!

 

#98:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:56 pm

Thank you sooo much, Kat, especially in light of RL"!

*Does as several did for me in February when RL was being a pain - ties it down with Guide knots and puts it in an impenetrable box*

*Kicks said box*

 

#99:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 6:00 pm

Thank you so much Kat. Hope RL gets better soon for you.

 

#100:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:56 am

Hope RL will let you alone over the Easter holiday.
Tell me what's wrong, and I'll try to do another mini-drabble for you.

 

#101:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 5:21 pm

Hello all Smile

Sorry no more today - will try my honest best for tomorrow though.

Thanks for all the kind messages - really appreciate your wanting more story, and your thoughts for me.

Jennie - RL problems are (you might want a cuppa to get you through this!) incredible fatigue, Bob pain, Alf pain (spreading and getting worse on a weekly basis Crying or Very sad ), placement going badly, 2 of my patients dying, my Mum still having problems with cancer and MRSA, 2 essays to be written, contemplations of leaving nursing because of pain, a very close friend and her partner having a rough patch - neither of their faults, some mad woman was convinced steve was her daughter's father, so was v angry when DNA results came back saying they were in no way related- she got pissed off and sent her hubby after him with a knife! And, um, I think that may be it!

So if you think you can work all that into a drablble, I'll not only be fairly spectacularly amazed but also incredibly grateful!

 

#102:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 5:48 pm

*drags hugs box over*

Big, big huggles, Kat! I hope things start to get better for you soon. Heart

 

#103:  Author: Shander, Location: Canada PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:17 pm

Poor Kat.
I'm shipping an entire plane load of huggles over to you, so that you can pile them up and jump in them, like a pile of leaves in the autumn. (except so much better).
I hope things get better.

 

#104:  Author: Donna, Location: Liverpool PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:40 pm

oh Kat - poor you. I really hope things get better soon for you and your family and friends.

*kicks RL and smothers it in hugs in the hope it improves*

 

#105:  Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:49 pm

Kat, I pray that you may have the strength to carry on through all this. Love to you and all those around you. Many hugs, so long as they don't hurt you.

 

#106:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:08 pm

*joins in sending heaps of very gentle huggles to Kat!!*

 

#107:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:30 pm

Kat my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Sending the softest huggles your way.

 

#108:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 9:27 pm

Kat, forget the drabble - concentrate on getting well so you can manage real life. My thoughts are with you.

 

#109:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans/Leicester PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 10:13 pm

*hugs*
Sending thoughts and prayers your way, forget about the drabble Kat just look after yourself.

 

#110:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:47 pm

Kat - please take care of yourself - don't worry about the drabble we can (despite rumours to the contrary) live without it for a while Confused

Sending you lots of hugs and an extra hour a day to be used just to treat youself (bubbly bath/walk in the country/curl up with book & chocolate etc)

 

#111:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:40 am

Kat, not even I can drabble that lot away easily and lightly. But, I can send love and support to you, will be thinking of you, and hoping that things will start to ease up.

Please feel free to sound off, blow up, and generally use us as an escape valve, that's what friends are for.

Sending Cambridgeshire's entire supply of huggles as a small thing to help you get through this.

 

#112:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:29 pm

Sending yet more hugs and lots of sympathy for such a terrible catalogue of problems. Take care of yourself.

 

#113:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:41 pm

Adding to the pile of hugs and sympathy heading Kat's way.

 

#114:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:50 pm

Oh Kat, you poor thing. *sends the entire supply of hugs in Scotland towards Kat*

 

#115:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 2:15 pm

*leaving more hugs* Take care, Kat.

 

#116:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:24 pm

*watches Kat disappear under the enormous mound of huggles*

 

#117:  Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:36 pm

Good grief, Kat!

*hopes all these huggles are effective*

 

#118:  Author: Ella, Location: Staffordshire PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:09 pm

*Hoping it's OK to add to the pile of huggles for Kat - here's a bunch of hugs from the Midlands*

Hope life gets to be a lot easier and better for you soon. Smile

 

#119:  Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:31 pm

*sends Canadian hugs.

*remembers the stinky exchange rate.

*grabs some hugs from over the border and sends them as well.

 

#120:  Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:53 pm

Poor Kat. Hope things start to improve soon. Yuo arte so brave about Bob and Alf! Sending a new supply of huggles in case the other have all been used up over the weekend.

 

#121:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 3:15 pm

How are things today Kat?

 

#122:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:11 pm

*puts more huggles in the huggles box*

Thoughts and prayers for you, Kat!

 

#123:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:26 pm

Has anyone heard from Kat? Would really like to know if she is OK.

 

#124:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 5:41 pm

Kat, if you have a minute, do let us know you are OK. We're not nagging for more story - just worried about you.

(((((huggles)))))

 

#125:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:41 am

More soon!

 

#126:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:43 am

Oh good! Glad you are obviously feeling beter now as well, Kat.

 

#127:  Author: Ciorstaidh, Location: London PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:49 am

Thank you, Kat!

*loves the cliff you left it at...*

MORE MORE MORE MORE please - in your own time of course Wink

*kicks RL again since it's been so icky to you lately*

 

#128:  Author: LL, Location: Salford, Manchester PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:36 pm

sniffs

 

#129:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 2:13 pm

Hope this means you are feeling better and that things are improving for you.

 

#130:  Author: LL, Location: Salford, Manchester PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:02 pm

Were you addressing me? Thank God I'm moving out in July. My parents and I do drive each other nuts but we still have big hugs afterwards! At the moment life is pretty busy and exciting so yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for asking!

 

#131:  Author: Sugarplum, Location: second star to the right! PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:24 pm

LL I hate to be rude but I think Carolyn was actually asking after Kat as she has posted in this thread that she is having a very bad time at the mo.

Kat I hope you are feeling much better. Please take time for you through all of this. Sending u a whole pile of huggles and love. Do not give up on nursing due to your health issues. Bob and Alf might start behaving soon and u do enjoy it.
Don't worry about your drabble everyone will learn patience ......it might be hard but we'll try! lol

huggles u tightly

 

#132:  Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:27 pm

*sending lots of gentle hugs to Kat.

What are Bob and Alf pain?

 

#133:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:51 pm

Sugarplum wrote:
LL I hate to be rude but I think Carolyn was actually asking after Kat as she has posted in this thread that she is having a very bad time at the mo.



You are right Sugar, i was thinking of Kat as she has spoken here of what was/is happening.
Hope and pray things are improving

 

#134:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:57 am

Kat, adding my good wishes to those already sent.

 

#135:  Author: LL, Location: Salford, Manchester PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:52 am

Ohmigosh I'm so embarrassed!
*hides face in grubby handkerchief which makes nearest mistress get started on long tirade*
Sorry Kat! Hope you're getting on better now.
Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed

 

#136:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:06 pm

Have just read this Kat, I hope Hilda will be ok Confused

 

#137:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 5:28 pm

I'm sorry, but I can't remember the names of the Jack's friends, so have just made a couple up! Same goes for teachers Wink

Anyway, after a long time, here's some more - hope people are still interested Confused

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The Prefects were gathered in their room, waiting for Jack to come back from the Abbess. Light hearted and joking amongst themselves, they had no idea of the drama being played out beneath them.
“Hasn’t Jack been an age?”
Several people turned and looked around the room for her.
“Hmmm, maybe she’s gone straight to bed?”
“Mary! Don’t be so daft! As if she would” Marie said scornfully.
“Oh well, it was only an idea! But where can she be? She’s been gone such a long time – nearly an hour! It can’t take all that long surely, to ask a simple question?”
Before anyone could reply, Jack herself came into the room, followed by Wanda and Renata.

“Jack! Where have you been?” It came from several people all at once, and the noise they made would normally have bought wrath down on their heads from members of staff.
“Why, Jack – what is wrong?” For now that the three were properly in the room, they could see that Jack had been crying and that the other two were not far from it.

Wanda answered for her. “We have bad news, but please, do not tell the little ones – Miss Robertson and Miss Carey will tell them.” She took a deep breath, and dashed a hand across her eyes, Renata slipping her hand through her arm and giving it a gentle squeeze.
Wanda smiled gratefully before saying, “Miss Annersley is ill – dangerously ill. She has just been taken to the San by ambulance – Miss Wilmot has gone with her.” She stopped, unable to go on through her emotional strain. Tears started to freely rain down her cheeks, as beside her Renata also began to sob and Jack, her chest heaving, slowly began to sway, before she collapsed quietly onto the floor.

 

#138:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 5:32 pm

*reaches for the tissue box*

Thank you Kat!!
Are things any better for you at the moment?

 

#139:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans/Leicester PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 5:50 pm

Thank you Kat! I'm so glad to see some more of this, hope things are going better for you.

*also reaches for the tissue box in preparation*

 

#140:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 6:06 pm

Quote:
Anyway, after a long time, here's some more - hope people are still interested


OF COURSE WE'RE STILL INTERESTED





hope I made myself clear Wink

 

#141:  Author: Angel, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 7:01 pm

oooh - this is great.

More, Whenever.

*hugs and prayers for RL stuff*

 

#142:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 8:54 pm

Thank you Kat. Hope things are a little better in RL, *leaves a few hugs in for Kat*

*goes to look for tissues*

 

#143:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 9:07 pm

Thanks Kat, it's so nice to see the emotions of the prefects!

 

#144:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:52 pm

Thank you Kat, I hope that this means things are going better for you now.
*Adding to the pile of gentle huggles*

 

#145:  Author: LL, Location: Salford, Manchester PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 12:28 pm

*huggle*
That's great Kat!

 

#146:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 12:33 pm

So pleased to see more oif this.

If RL allowss it would eb great to see more.

Hope you are beginning to feel better. Smile

 

#147:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 12:38 pm

Kat, I hope you are feeling much, much better about things now.

A lovely new post, it was more than I expected, so I'll ad to the requests for more at your leisure.

 

#148:  Author: caz, Location: Cambridge PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:29 pm

Thank you for the new post, Kat.

 

#149:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2004 7:14 pm

*Echoes thanks for new post.*

Hope you're OK Kat.

 

#150:  Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 1:40 pm

Thank you Kat for more story.

We are still interested of course, but know that it may be difficult for you to write at the moment so will not ask for more until you feel like it.

 

#151:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2004 8:24 am

I just want you to know that I'm thinking of you.

 

#152:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2004 5:12 pm

Argh! God, I hate life at the moment. Someone lend me their life to lead instead!

 

#153:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2004 7:21 pm

*leaving special huggles for Kat!*

 

#154:  Author: Sarah_L, Location: Leeds PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2004 7:46 pm

You're quite welcome to take my life and all the exams that are coming in two weeks Kat!

*hugs Kat*

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#155:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2004 8:22 pm

*huggles Kat*
Just think though you have sunny Swansea (for some reason I always think it's sunny when I'm in Bristol even though it's usually rainy and bleh!) and the sea! Anyway what I'm trying to say is I hope everything sorts itself out soon.

 

#156:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2004 2:53 pm

Thanks for the kind offer Sarah_L, but I think I'll politely decline!

Thanks to everyone else - I am struggling at the moment, but time will help I guess, although it doesn't feel like that right now!

 

#157:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:04 am

More soon! Sorry it's taken so long, but I think you all know how things stand at the moment :S

But have some free time today so am going to try and get some more done... if anyone still wants it that is?

 

#158:  Author: Rach, Location: Cheltenham, England PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:21 am

Of course we want more! Yes please Very Happy

 

#159:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:22 am

Yes, we do want some more of this, Kat. Hope that you are kicking RL into submission as far as possible.

 

#160:  Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:02 am

Of course we want more Kat. I'm so glad that you feel able to write again.

 

#161:  Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans/Leicester PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:00 pm

We'd love more Kat, I'm glad RL is letting you Very Happy

 

#162:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:28 pm

Lol, sorry folks - got a little carried away yesterday and didnt end up writing anything!

Went to see HP3, but as we were queuing it sold out Evil or Very Mad so went to see the day after tomorrow instead - was brilliant! Very Happy

More as soon as I write it, I promise!

 

#163:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:49 pm

Looking forward to the next installment Kat! I saw HP3 last night, there were so many people there wanting to see it! Luckily we'd got our tickets earlier! Hope you see it soon it's amazing!

 

#164:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:17 pm

Just bouncing this gently! If you do feel able to write/post more Kat we would be grateful...

 

#165:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 4:54 pm

Oops *looks very shamefaced* Er, slipped my memory a little! Laughing

 

#166:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:34 am

Thats ok...there have been other things on your mind...

 

#167:  Author: Annie,  PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:36 am

Oh heavens! Not another amazing drabble
I'm surprised the PC is still working with all the tears that have flowed onto it!
More please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please, more please,












please

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#168:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:59 am

Kat, we'll all wait patiently until RL stops being so painful for you.

love,

Jennie

 

#169:  Author: Annie,  PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:58 am

Yes we will be patient, despite my violent reactions portrayed in my last post!

 

#170:  Author: Helen P, Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:46 pm

Just found this and it's wonderful Very Happy - and very sad too Sad

Kat - hope RL improves soon, addd me to the list of those sending huggles and waiting patiently for more!

Helen P

 

#171:  Author: Annie,  PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:24 am

RL is such a nuisance!

*aware that without it we wouldn't be here, but anyway*

 

#172:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 3:14 pm

Personally, I prefer to be a refugee from RL, it's much nicer.

 

#173:  Author: Annie,  PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:26 pm

Jennie wrote:
Personally, I prefer to be a refugee from RL, it's much nicer.

Laughing ROFL Laughing ROFL Laughing ROFL Sorry, I just found that very funny!

 

#174:  Author: Lula, Location: Midlands, UK PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:39 pm

Have just found this, and I sincerely hope there's more soon!

I hope that your RL issues turn out okay

 

#175:  Author: Annie,  PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 10:01 am

*gives floods of condolences to Kat and floods of curses to RL*

 

#176:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 8:28 pm

Does anyone know how Kat is at the moment? I thought i saw her yesterday but i may have invented that!

 

#177:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:24 pm

Hey, sorry there's no more of this - Im just letting you know that I havent forgotten about it and one day I will post more. It'll have to wait a bit longer though because of RL Im not exactly in the mood for writing about a person who is critically ill Sad

Sorry!

 

#178:  Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:02 pm

((((hugs))))

 

#179:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:47 pm

*hugs Kat*
We understand completely hunny!

 

#180:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:01 pm

*Very shyly pops head up to ask if people are interested in any more of this?*

 

#181:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:04 pm

Yes I am!!!!
Does this mean that more is written???
*Looks hopeful*

 

#182:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:58 pm

If you want to write it Kat, then I'm still interested in reading it.


 

#183:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:07 pm

I will, with any luck, have some for you tomorrow.

Right now, I'm off to bed to dream up some wonderful posts for you all! Wink

ETA: To save you all having to wade through all the yibble to re-fresh yourselves with what's going on, I'll post the whole lot here Smile

**********************

Len stood silently at the side of the bed, looking down with tear filled eyes at the person who lay there, so still and so pale. She raised a hand to gently wipe away a tear, and turned away from the bed. She stood fighting for her self control, before walking from the room and going to seek her sister.

She found Margot in their Aunt Helen's sitting room, holding a tissue and sobbing heart-brokenly. Len sat down beside her, and laid her head on Margot's shoulder. Margot shifted slightly and turned to hug Len. They looked silently at each other, each knowing what the other thought.

Con walked in and sat down besides them. She choked out ''How is...?" Len straightened up, and turned to her sister.

"Still unconscious. Reg said they were doing everything they could, but we should prepare ourselves for the worst. The heart is so weak..." Her voice trailed off and she slumped a little, before again straightening and continuing "The heart is weak, and they know it is only so much time before they can do no more."

Con nodded silently, whilst Margot sat, tears unchecked now and rolling down her cheeks, her whole body shaking uncontrollably.

"No," She thought, "It can't happen - God would never be so cruel or unkind."

Yet all she could think off was the still form of her brevet Aunt, lying so peacefully. Margot raised her head. "We must do something." Her voice was strong and the tears had stopped, although her body still shook occasionally. Her sister's looked at her in amazement.

"Yes!" She insisted. "Who better to talk to now? Only God can help us, and He is who we must turn to." She dropped to her knees as she finished speaking and removed her rosary, twining into around her fingers.

Len and Con looked at each other, then as one, dropped to Margot's side and removed their rosaries. The three turned to the chest beneath the window, and let their elbows rest upon it. The sun shone through, catching in their hair, making it shine and glow. With bowed heads, they began to pray...

Just 4 days before, Miss Hilda Annersley had been bantering cheerfully with her friend and colleague Nell Wilson. The two had been disputing the possible outcome of a thriller they were both reading.

"No, Hilda, you're all wrong! Milward is the killer and Barton is the poor fellow who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time..."

"Nell! Don't be so absurd - Milward is clearly innocent, whilst Puttick had all the elements needed to commit murder! He had the motive - look at what happened between his wife and that David Barton chap. He also had the means; he is a pharmacist after all! Perfectly placed to obtain the required drugs and in the know of how to administer them. And" she added with authority, "His alibi is absolute nonsense! Just you re-read page 128, and see what Jennifer Shakesby said!" She finished, and settled back into her chair with a smug look on her face.

Nell looked thoughtful. "So you think Milward was framed then?" Hilda snorted with disgust at how thick her friend could sometimes be.
"Hmmm... so Puttick murdered Barton for having an affair with Eurwyn, then framed Milward? It could work of course - but have you forgotten Swancott?"

And so the debate had gone on - and just 24 hours later, Hilda had proved to be right, and Nell had gone back to St Mildred’s to sulk, and to work out where her calculations about the murderer had gone so wrong! Minutes later, she had phoned Hilda to say "I would have been right! Only there's a page missing from my book, and it must be that page which tells us about Barton and Eurwyn!" Hilda had laughed quietly, and then hung up still giggling to herself.

*~*

Rosalie Dene, much loved secretary of the Chalet School, had had a hard days work. Her assistant Clare Kennedy had been forced to go to Interlaken early that afternoon to obtain some urgently needed envelopes, as their usual supplier had experienced difficulties with a flood in their main storage warehouse and had been unable to send the usual consignment up.

Rosalie sighed and wearily made her way to the staff, expecting a warm welcome and some of Mdlle's delicious coffee. She expected right, and many were the claims of "Rosalie! You do look tired my dear - come and have a seat by me and help yourself to some of these chocolate biscuits!"
She sat down and stretched an arm out for her coffee and the plate of biscuits.

"How is everyone?" Her voice was languid and more than one person raised an eyebrow at the sound. Rosalie looked pale and she had gone thin again. Obviously, even with Clare's help, she was still working too hard. Another idea must be thought of to help her. Another secretary? Or maybe the whole organisational structure of the admin side of the school should be overhauled? Miss Wilmot who had thought of these points made a mental note to speak to Miss Annersley and Clare about it.

Rosalie soon forgot her aching head as she heard about the latest doing of some of the less responsible members of the school. The gales of laughter were interrupted by a knock on the door, where stood the Head Girl, Jack Lambert.

"Please, Miss Annersley is ill - could someone come?" The girl sounded tearful, and her voice shook, although she controlled it well.

There were gasps from around the room, and then as if a spring had been released, the staff jumped to their feet as one, and made for the door, anxiety plainly written on their faces.

"Where is she Jack?" Rosalie spoke somewhat harshly, her manners forgotten in her angst for the Head.

"In, in her office" Jack stuttered and than turned and followed the staff.

Nancy Wilmot, as deputy head, halted the group outside the office door, allowing only Rosalie and Mddle inside. She held her hands up and spoke.

"Please everyone, we can not all deal with this. Could some of you please go and sit with the younger forms and make sure they know nothing about this. Could the rest of you remain in the staff room - we may need you, but until we know how, it will be best for the room to be kept quiet." She paused, and glanced around. Already some of the mistresses were moving of to look after the girls. The rest stood transfixed for a moment, before turning and retiring to either form rooms or else the staff room. Finally only Jack remained, looking scared and unhappy.


*~*

Miss Wilmot turned to Jack, her face taught with fear. “Now Jack, please tell me what you know.”
Jack swallowed, and took a deep breath before replying “I needed to ask Miss Annersley something about the Sale, and I came down to the office from the Prefects room. She told us earlier that she would be there most of the evening as she wanted to catch up on some letters to a few Old Girls. Anyway, as I was coming down the stairs, I saw Corina and Astrithr trying to slide down the banisters in tandem.” Here Jack stopped, trying to prevent a grin as she recalled the sight, and then the look on the two girls faces as they spotted her. “Uh, um, I ticked them off and ordered them to lose an order mark each and to get back to their common rooms. I was feeling angry then, cos Astrithr had cheeked me. I came down the corridor, and nearly fell over Alix, Christa and Rosie who were about to start a frog hopping race.“ Again Jack stopped to control herself, and swallowed before continuing. Miss Wilmot refrained from commenting on Jack’s English and let her carry on.
“I had to stop to tick them off too, and to send them off to Miss Burn who was expecting them in the gym about 10 minutes before.” Miss Wilmot sighed and decided to hurry Jack along.
“Jack! Please tell me about Miss Annersley – it is very important that we know as soon as possible what you know.”
Jack looked conscious stricken and quickly continued. “Yes Miss Wilmot. I’m sorry. Well, I knocked on her door, but no body answered. I was about to turn to go back to the Prefects room, but I heard something. I knocked again, and then decided to go in. I went in, and saw Miss Annersley lying over her desk. I went over to her, and remembered what you taught us in Guides - the ABC. Her airways seemed fine, but she wasn’t breathing. I, I think I just panicked then. I tried calling out for Miss Dene, I thought she might still be in her office, but nobody came. There wasn’t anyone around, so I just ran to the staff room to find someone. And, and I think that’s it please.”
Here Miss Wilmot almost smiled at Jack’s reversion to a small child confessing her sins. But she quickly grasped the situation she was in and nodded at the tall girl.
“Thank you Jack”, was all she said however. “Please keep all this to yourself. I will come to you myself once I’ve seen how Miss Annersley is.” She was interrupted by Rosalie opening the door, “Nancy, quick we need you! The ambulance is on it’s way, but we don’t think she’ll make it. Matron is unavailable, and you’re the best person we have for first aid.” Nancy pushed past her and disappeared inside.
“Jack, be strong. Go to the front door and guide the ambulance men here, the less time wasted the better chance there is for Miss Annersley.”

Jack, with tears rolling down her cheeks, made her way to the front of the school to await the ambulance. Her thoughts were in turmoil, and she could barely see where she was going, her feet stumbling and her arms searching the walls for the way. “If only she doesn’t die, please, she mustn’t die!”

Jack leaned against the doorframe, seeing nothing but the face of Miss Annersley, as she lay deeply unconscious in her office. She started as the ambulance’s sirens penetrated her thoughts, and quickly looked up to peer down the driveway. The ambulance was speeding past Freudesheim and soon turned into the school grounds. Jack rushed down the steps, and wrenched open the door, startling the paramedic and causing him to grab hold of the dashboard to stop himself falling out. He jumped down and spoke to Jack, his nametag presenting him as ‘Bob.’
“Where to Missy?”
“In here – quick! Please, she’s very ill…”
“Whoa now, calm down.” He interrupted her, speaking soothingly, but also instilling a sense of calmness in Jack, encouraging her to speak quietly and to control herself. “Where is she? Lead the way!” Jack barely had time to notice that the other paramedic was called Niklas.
Whilst Jack and Bob had been speaking, Niklas had collected a large bag from the back of the ambulance and had placed it on a trolley, which they had then removed and wheeled to the bottom of the steps, picking it up as Jack quickly ran to the top of them and into the entrance hall of the school.

She saw Wanda and Renata coming down the stairs, but didn’t stop to explain as she led the way to the Head’s study. They saw her, and the paramedics behind her, and swiftly followed.
Jack threw open the door to the study, and the paramedics strode in. Rosalie Dene looked up with a heartfelt sigh, echoed by Mddle and Nancy Wilmot. “Thank heavens you’ve come! She’s not breathing, and we’ve not been able to get a response from her.”
Jack heard no more, as the door was closed.
She continued to stare at it, mesmerised by the image she had briefly seen. Miss Annersley had been laid on her back, her head tilted to one side slightly. Her lips were blue and parted. Her skin a clammy, grey colour. Her eyes were shut, her beautiful blue-grey eyes unseeing and locked away behind her lids. Her hair a mess on the floor beneath her head, her brow sweaty. Never before had Jack seen a sight more terrifying. Tears welled up afresh in her eyes.

A comforting arm wrapped itself around her shoulder. “Oh Jack! What then is wrong?” Jack turned slightly, her mind somewhat comforted by the soft tones of her close friend Wanda. She stared blankly at her though, her voice unable to project itself to speak the words she knew would cause such hurt to her friends. Renata spoke, “Please Jack, wont you tell us what is happening? Maybe we could help?”

Before Jack could respond, the study door opened, and Bob & Niklas appeared, wheeling Miss Annersley out.
She was lying flat on the trolley bed, her body strapped to it, her arms resting out on the creamy blankets. A tube was going into her left forearm and led to a clear bag, which hung from a hook at the corner of the bed. A mask was over her face, her skin still grey and clammy, although her lips had lost their terrible blue tinge.

Miss Dene, Mddle and Miss Wilmot followed silently as the men wheeled their beloved Head towards the front door. Jack and her friends looked at each other and quietly followed too. As the men reached the top step, they turned and asked who was to go with them. “I will!” Miss Wilmot spoke quickly, forestalling her companions cries of their wish to go. “Jean, I need you to take control here, and Rosalie you’ll be needed in the office – plus I need someone to talk to.” Two heads nodded at her, their owners looking desperate and on the verge of tears now that Hilda was in capable hands.
Miss Annersley was quickly loaded into the ambulance, Miss Wilmot climbing in to sit by her side and leaning out to say quietly “I’ll ring as soon as I know anything. The girls must be told. The Seniors will probably guess, so it will be better to tell them as much as they need to know. The Middles and Juniors need be told less, just that Miss Annersley is very ill and has been taken to the San to be looked after.” She paused, then “Pray for her, and for the doctors to have the strength and ability to bring her back to us.”
The door was closed, and as Niklas turned sirens and lights on, it sped off into the twilight night, the sirens echoing along the Platz, many people peering out from behind curtains to see what the hurry was.

The Prefects were gathered in their room, waiting for Jack to come back from the Abbess. Light hearted and joking amongst themselves, they had no idea of the drama being played out beneath them.
“Hasn’t Jack been an age?”
Several people turned and looked around the room for her.
“Hmmm, maybe she’s gone straight to bed?”
“Mary! Don’t be so daft! As if she would” Marie said scornfully.
“Oh well, it was only an idea! But where can she be? She’s been gone such a long time – nearly an hour! It can’t take all that long surely, to ask a simple question?”
Before anyone could reply, Jack herself came into the room, followed by Wanda and Renata.
“Jack! Where have you been?” It came from several people all at once, and the noise they made would normally have bought wrath down on their heads from members of staff.
“Why, Jack – what is wrong?” For now that the three were properly in the room, they could see that Jack had been crying and that the other two were not far from it.
Wanda answered for her. “We have bad news, but please, do not tell the little ones – Miss Robertson and Miss Carey will tell them.” She took a deep breath, and dashed a hand across her eyes, Renata slipping her hand through her arm and giving it a gentle squeeze.
Wanda smiled gratefully before saying, “Miss Annersley is ill – dangerously ill. She has just been taken to the San by ambulance – Miss Wilmot has gone with her.” She stopped, unable to go on through her emotional strain. Tears started to freely rain down her cheeks, as beside her Renata also began to sob and Jack, her chest heaving, slowly began to sway, before she collapsed quietly onto the floor.

Wanda knelt down by her side, and with the help of Renata, Mary, Marie, Sophie and Candice, lifted Jack and carried her to her room.

 

#184:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:56 pm

Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

 

#185:  Author: Shander, Location: Canada PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:11 am

How lovely to see more of this Kat. It's so well written. I especially love the scene with Len, Con, and Margot.

 

#186:  Author: karry, Location: somewhere cold and miserable! :( PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:08 am

Thank you Kat. After reading the whole of these posts, I can uhnderstand why it has taken so long ..... please, continue as you feel able! Ahhhhhh

 

#187:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:19 pm

I'm all goosebumpy now Kat! I hope the bunny will cooperate and help you produce some more!

 

#188:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:22 pm

Twisted Evil Poor Vikki! Wink

More is written folks - should be posted within the next hour Very Happy

 

#189:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:36 pm

*looks smug*
I've already read it and it's good!

 

#190:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:38 pm

*Think's I'll not give anymore to Vikki - I'll email it to everone else instead Twisted Evil Wink *

 

#191:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:40 pm

Does that mean you don't want a bed next Saturday night then Kat? Twisted Evil

 

#192:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:43 pm

Embarassed I love you Vikki!!! Wink

 

#193:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:44 pm

How do I know you don't just want me for my bedroom furniture? Wink

 

#194:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:45 pm

Lol!

Because you are my proof reader, that's how!

 

#195:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:45 pm

LOL!

*hugs Kat*

 

#196:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:48 pm

*Hug's back*

We seem to be following each other round the board deary!

Btw, here is some more for you all - there will be more later Smile

*****************

“Come,” said Wanda, “We will stay with Jack – Matey is out, so we must do so. The house matrons will be needed to look after the little ones.” She paused to draw back the covers of Jack’s bed, before directing her five friends to lay her carefully down. They gently undressed Jack and put her into pyjamas. Drawing the covers over her, they noticed that her colour seemed to be coming back and that her breathing was slowing and becoming more regular.

Mary turned to the group, “Let’s go downstairs – the staff may want us. Wanda, will you stay with Jack?” She smiled as Wanda nodded, before continuing, “One of us should come up every half an hour to see that all is well and that Jack is no worse. Wanda, come for us if you need help, we can not bother the staff right now. Jack should be fine; she is shocked that is all. And we all know how much she admires the Abbess.”

The young faces grew graver at the sound of their beloved Head’s nickname. “Do you… do you think she’ll be ok?” Sophie’s voice faltered.
“I don’t know” Renata returned slowly. “Miss Annersley looked ill but very ill, as they took her away. Miss Wilmot asked Miss Dene and Mddle to pray that the doctors would have the strength to bring her back to us. That does not sound like she hoped for much.”

Marie raised her eyes. “In that case, that is exactly what we should do.” Five faces turned to her, confused. “Pray. We must pray that God will spare Miss Annersley and return her safely to us.”
Jack’s eyes fluttered, and then opened. Wanda lent over her tenderly. “Jack? Jack, you are in your dormy, safe in your own bed. We carried you here from the Prefects room” answering the unasked question in Jack’s dark eyes. “Do feel alright?”
Jack nodded her head slightly, struggling with the fresh tears welling up in her eyes.
“Sh, shh, now Jack – Miss Annersley will get better. We were going to say a prayer”, shyly came the words, the girl used to living her religion not saying it. “Will you join us?”

“Yes”. The voice came strong, Jack quickly realising that crying would get no results, but that praying would. She made to sit up, but Wanda laid her back. “Jack, rest a moment – please?” as Jack’s obstinate face showed signs of refusing. “We will wait a moment longer until you feel stronger. We should think of Miss Annersley, prepare ourselves for our prayer. That will help us, and more importantly, her.”

 

#197:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:10 pm

Wonderful Kat, brilliantly written, it's obvious how much the girls care, but they are still managing to be responsible young women, and considering other people's needs.

 

#198:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:12 pm

*sobs*

Thank you, Kat.




(Please don't let her die!!)

 

#199:  Author: Catherine_B, Location: Oxford, UK PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:06 pm

Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

*adding prayers to those of the girls and the mistresses*

 

#200:  Author: Lisa T,  PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:28 pm

*joining the nail biting queue*
Kat, how's your ktichen- and you?!!!!

 

#201:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:41 pm

Thanks Kat, also hoping that she will be ok Crying or Very sad

(Also worried about the kitchen!!)

 

#202:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:42 pm

ooo, think I need to start at the beginning of this one...

*wanders off excited that there's a whole long drabble I hadn't found!*

 

#203:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:51 pm

Thank-you Kat.

 

#204:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:01 pm

Thank you Kat.

*biting nails*

 

#205:  Author: JackieJ, Location: Kingston upon Hull PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:00 pm

Oooh, thank you Kat, I'd forgotten about this one.

*joins the wibblers for Hilda*

JackieJ

 

#206:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:12 pm

My kitchen is uh, ok-ish!! My sausages set it on fire Embarassed

I have no idea when Renata joined the school, but tough - Im going my own way with this!!
***************************


Jack laid herself back, and closed her eyes, quietly reflecting on all she knew and loved about Miss Annersley. She smiled slightly as she remembered the time, only 5 weeks ago, when she was told that she would be the next Head Girl of the Chalet School…

…“Jack, you shall be our next Head Girl”, Miss Annersley had smiled at her and held out her hand in congratulation.
“What?!” Jack’s reply had been anything but polite. “You must be mad!”
“I assure you Jacynth, that my mind remains as accurate and sane as ever it has been”.
Jack had the grace to blush and murmur an apology. “I’m sorry Miss Annersley. I’m a little shocked that’s all.” Her cheeks were glowing and Miss Annersley took sudden pity on her and laughed softly.
“My dear girl, do you honestly think that we should ever have considered you for the post if we did not feel you were capable of carrying it out?”
“Nn, noooo… but it’s still a frightful shock. I never thought I would be suitable for the job, I mean – look at what I was like when I was younger!”
“Exactly Jack – what you were like, not what you are like now. You have come along way from what you once were. You have learnt well from your childhood and now you are a young woman you can draw on the knowledge to help lead your people. You will do well.”
Jack’s thoughts drifted to other times even as those around her did the same.

Renata’s thoughts were on the first time she had met her Head...
“Come down from there at once!” The stern voice had made her jump, and she loosened her grasp on the banister before sliding somewhat gracefully down to land with a slight bump at the Abbess’s feet. She turned her face to meet those eyes, usually blue but now a steely grey. “And what, may I ask, are you doing?” The tone was politely inquiring, making Renata wince.
“I was coming down stairs to go to the common room.” She had replied in a small voice, fully aware that the fires of Hell may be about to break over her.
“I see. And do you think that the method you chose of coming downstairs is quite correct?”
“No Miss Annersley”, whispered in tear-filled tones.
“What method should you have chosen do you think?” The tone was now conversational and small Renata blushed more at this than at the politely inquiring tones.
“Walk, Miss Annersley”
“Very well. As you seem to be in full knowledge of the correct manner of descending the stairs, you may illustrate that knowledge to me.” Renata looked slightly confused and Hilda had quickly realised that whilst the child’s English was good, it did not quite hold up to this.
“Please go upstairs and come down them again in the correct manner.”
Renata had practically crawled back up the stairs, wishing she was anywhere but there, before turning at the top and descending slowly, one hand holding the banister the other hanging by her side.
“Thank you. Now you may return to your common room – the bell for fruhstuck will be ringing shortly.”
Renata had stared in amazement at Hilda, sure that she had forgotten to tell her what the rest of her punishment was to be.
“But, please – my punishment?” She had managed to stammer out.
“Punishment? My dear child, I think you have learnt your lesson don’t you? Off you go now, and don’t get into any more mischief!” The voice was friendly and light now.
Renata shyly said “Thank you, Miss Annersley” and had trotted off quite happy, knowing that she was in no trouble, but vowing never to cause the Head to use that same tone with her again…

Renata smiled, and giggled slightly, remembering how much of a child she had been, those years ago when she had first come to the Chalet School. And look at her now, a prefect, in charge of the school magazine. A sudden image flashed into her mind, of Miss Annersley laying still, her eyes closed and her skin that cold grey…

 

#207:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:28 pm

That last line Kat really gave me the goosebumps...
*Wibbling*

 

#208:  Author: JackieJ, Location: Kingston upon Hull PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:36 pm

*Also wibbling some more*

Please, how is Hilda?

JackieJ

 

#209:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:55 pm

*stations self at entrance to thread armed with lots of tissues*

 

#210:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:05 pm

Vikki wrote:
*stations self at entrance to thread armed with lots of tissues*


LOL! Is it really that bad?!

 

#211:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:14 pm

Has potential for much weepiness I believe!
But very good as well!

 

#212:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:16 pm

Embarassed thank you Embarassed

My PlotBunny has told me what he intends to happen - not sure who will win though, me or him!!

 

#213:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:17 pm

Vikki wrote:
*stations self at entrance to thread armed with lots of tissues*


*thanks Vikki, takes some tissues gratefully and pulls up a pew, anxious to know how Hilda is*

Kat, you can't kill Hilda surely? Crying or Very sad This is really good by the way.

also belated *hugs* for all the horrible things you've had to go through this year. Hope things are a little better now?

 

#214:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:09 pm

Lovely post Kat, so nice to see the girls remembering meetings with Hilda.


Not going to beg that you save her - that's your perogative. And after writing Finale I wouldn't dare! Wink

 

#215:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:39 pm

So, the bunny has told you what's going to happen now, I just hope he can be trusted Neutral

Lovely updates Kat, but I am v worried.

 

#216:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:43 pm

am not djsut wvery pissde Very Happy

 

#217:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:52 pm

Confused Where's the sticking out tongue smiley when you need it? Confused

 

#218:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:43 am

quit ocnfued at sot o ht elliemeans?

 

#219:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:54 am

*wonders how Kat's head is this morning* Wink

 

#220:  Author: James,  PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:55 am

This is fantastic, Kat - glad I finally caught up with it!

 

#221:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:00 am

catherine wrote:
*wonders how Kat's head is this morning* Wink


*sends Kat secret hangover cure (you'll vomit if I tell you what's in it!) and a cople of cold compresses for that headache!!*

 

#222:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:56 pm

Oh dear god...


Um, well I woke up still drunk Embarassed Needless to say - there is no more written yet! Am off for an hour of the delightful Mr William Broad and the not so delightful Miss Geller, then I will write some more.

All depending on state of head (just a little delicate at the moment!) of course... Very Happy

PS Thank god for spell checker.... only 23 spelling mistakes Laughing

 

#223:  Author: JackieJ, Location: Kingston upon Hull PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:14 pm

Watching or reading Kat?

*guiltily realises she's supposed to be writing a Buff-fic for a challenge to end on Sunday*

Oooh, idea, I'll Xover it with CS, that'll solve my large wild animal problem.

You've inspired me Kat, thank you.

JackieJ

 

#224:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:09 pm

That was nice easy job! Wink

Was watching it Jackie - on Sky 1 Smile Season 1 arrived on dvd a few days ago, and as I have never seen it, I think I shall say 'sod the drabble, I'm going to Sunnydale!' Wink Laughing

James is writing a drabble on a buffy/CS crossover btw - tis v good!

 

#225:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:51 pm

Yay! Glad you haven't given up on this, Kat!

P.S. lol at the new sig! Very Happy

 

#226:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:57 pm

Only just got here! But glad to see more of this Kat, loved their memories of Miss Annersley.

 

#227:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:35 pm

More tomorrow sorry folks - have migraine and am retiring to the sofa for the night.

 

#228:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:38 pm

(((Kat))) Hope you feel better soon.

 

#229:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:21 pm

((((Kat))))

 

#230:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:50 pm

*huggles Katkin*

I wondered where you were tonight hunny!

 

#231:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:53 am

Hope its gone now but sending hugs anyway! Kiss

 

#232:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:31 pm

Thank you everyone - just have 'normal' headache today. Last night was truly evil though Sad

Vikki - I'm sure I texted you?! Maybe not... Confused

I have the ending of this written - Rasputin finally told me what's going to happen, but he's not being helpful in sorting the middle bit out Evil or Very Mad

*Hmphing at plotbunnies Evil or Very Mad *

 

#233:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:04 pm

Kat!!!

Sit Rasputin down and talk to him very firmly!

 

#234:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:23 pm

*giggling at Josie* Laughing

Ok ok ok - I am in middle of writing more! Razz

 

#235:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:44 pm

More...

“Let us pray now.”
Wanda’s voice stirred them all from their thoughts, softly thought it had been spoken.
She looked in turn at them all, looking to see that they were all prepared for what they were about to do. Paying closer attention to Jack than that lady realised, Wanda noticed a sense of calm about the girl which told of a new strength.
“Come Jack, do you feel able to kneel with us?”
“Yes, of course.” Jack threw back her covers and set her feet on the floor. Sliding off the bed onto her knees, she smiled at gratefully at her fellow prefects, before shyly asking “Who will lead us?”

Candice raised her head. “I will,” her voice strong, but the tone belying her deep feelings. Jack nodded her thanks, knowing where Candy’s future lay with the Church.
They gathered round in a small circle, each drawing support from those besides her.

“Dear Lord, our Father….”



Over in the San, Hilda lay quietly, her eyes briefly fluttered open before closing once more.

 

#236:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:50 pm

awww, that's so sweet!

Thank Kat, that's lovely. Very Happy

Glad to see Hilda's still hanging on too!!

Please put us out of our misery soon! Wink

 

#237:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:59 pm

Lovely, thank you, does this mean Rasputin had bitten the middle??

 

#238:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:05 pm

Go Hilda! Laughing


Thanks Kat. Kiss

 

#239:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:22 pm

Thanks Kat. Another lovely update, though I'm not sure if Hilda's eyes flickering open was a good sign or not Pale

 

#240:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:48 pm

I've written the end ROFL Very Happy ROFL Very Happy ROFL Very Happy ROFL Very Happy ROFL

*Smirks and gloats*

 

#241:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:51 pm

Kat wrote:
I've written the end ROFL Very Happy ROFL Very Happy ROFL Very Happy ROFL Very Happy ROFL

*Smirks and gloats*


NOW who's the 'Ratbag'??!!!

 

#242:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:53 pm

Sweet revenge my dear Josie, sweet revenge...

 

#243:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:20 pm

Okay girls! Who's up for a lynch mob trip down to Swansea?

 

#244:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:33 pm

Vikki wrote:
Okay girls! Who's up for a lynch mob trip down to Swansea?


Loading the car up with poking sticks as we speak!

 

#245:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:42 pm

Vikki wrote:
Okay girls! Who's up for a lynch mob trip down to Swansea?


Surely it's up and across from London to Swansea???

It's down all the way from here though, and poking does sound in order. Wink

 

#246:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:54 pm

Well, actually it's straight down the M4 from here, and since I'm bang on top of junction 7.......

 

#247:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:00 pm

Vikki wrote:
Well, actually it's straight down the M4 from here, and since I'm bang on top of junction 7.......


Is it not a tad cold and uncomfortable on top of junction 7 Vikki dear? Wink

 

#248:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:10 pm

Well, it's certainly bloody noisy when you open the windows!

 

#249:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:11 pm

Thanks for the update Kat but if we dont find out how Hilda is soon then I'm going to be directing the lynch mob around Swansea in a vain attempt to find the end!

 

#250:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:48 pm

*Am actually laughing out loud at you lot!*

If Vikki hurries up with the proof reading you can have some in the next couple of minutes.... so blame Vikki not me!! Twisted Evil

ETA at 23:01: Here's some more for you blood thirsty lot!

“The temporal pattern of apoptosis in the adult brain after lateral fluid-percussion (FP) brain injury was characterized using terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferase-mediated biotin-dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) histochemistry and agarose gel electrophoresis…” Jack sighed, and laid his paper down. His thoughts wandered through his patient list, but stopped abruptly when he saw Matron hurrying towards his office.

“Jack! It’s Hilda, she needs you.” Matron gasped out, her voice shaking with fear. “I’ve sent Annelise for Dr O’Kane, and Mina for Dr George.” Jack was already out the door and down the corridor, sprinting to the far end, Matron following behind, her feet aching but her head and heart telling her to keep up.

Jack burst through the double doors and bent over the small child lying on the bed.
Her heart had stopped, her eyes had rolled up into her head, and her skin had become deathly white, with the jaw becoming clenched and the body stiffening with the arms and legs jerking. Jack muttered to himself, before turning to the nurse. “Nurse, 20mg Atropine Methonitrate - IV please.”
After 30 seconds or so Hilda’s young body relaxed and her heart restarted itself. She remained unconscious for one or two minutes longer, before falling into a deep sleep.

Dr George turned to Jack and Tony O’Kane. “I think I know what’s wrong with her.”
They turned and stared at her in amazement, Tony looking up from small Hilda Kirkum’s notes . She took a deep breath before starting to speak rapidly “Syncope Trust and Reflex Anoxic Seizures – here, take a look at this. It affects children mostly - only just been named.” She handed over a file, loosely bound by some oxygen tubing, the only thing Lucy had had handy when Mina had come running for her.
Glancing down at Hilda’s now sleeping form, Tony spoke up “Shall we move to my office for this? Save disturbing this missy.”
“Oh I don’t think she’ll stir for a few hours – it’s all in that file.” Lucy spoke quickly.
“Right you are you two,” Jack butted in, “let’s grab some coffee and go over this lot. There’s some information that Dr Hinckleburg from Pennsylvania has sent me, which I think will interest you – especially you Tony, as it’s more your speciality.” With a raised eyebrow at Jack, which was ignored, Tony led the way from the room.

Last edited by Kat on Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:14 pm; edited 3 times in total

 

#251:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:04 pm

Kat wrote:

If Vikki hurries up with the proof reading you can have some in the next couple of minutes.... so blame Vikki not me!! Twisted Evil


Nice try at shifting the blame! Doesn't wash....Wink

*edited to point out that you edited that a nanosecond before I posted!!!!*

..and am I reading that right???!!! A child called Hilda??

Brilliant!

and thanks for th update dearie

Last edited by Josie on Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:07 pm; edited 1 time in total

 

#252:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:06 pm

It should do! I was having a confidence crisis and needed Vikki to let me know how bad it was!

Razz

 

#253:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:11 pm

*g* so who's a clever kat Wink

 

#254:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:12 pm

Now totally confused Scratch Both from the pseudo-medical jargon and the 'child' Hilda.



*Waiting.*

 

#255:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:26 pm

The medical jargon - I was reading it last night! Prob why I had a migraine Shocked

The child - just a patient of the San who happends to have the same name as Hilda!! Plus, I wanted to wind you all up with Matron's cry of "Jack! It’s Hilda, she needs you.” Wink Oh, am so evil!! Twisted Evil

 

#256:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm

Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. Stop smirking and gloating and come back here and tell us how Hilda (the proper on) is RIGHT NOW.

(Thanks for the updats btw Wink)

 

#257:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:43 am

Thank you for not believing Kat's slanderous comments Josie!!!

And as for you, young Kat, I shall sort you at the weekend!!!

 

#258:  Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:25 am

You winder-upper, you!
*hopes little Hilda does OK anyhow*

*Reflexively checks quote and scribbles red ink* Laughing
Conti et al. wrote:
The temporal pattern of apoptosis in the adult rat brain after lateral fluid-percussion (FP) brain injury was characterized using terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferase-mediated biotin-dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) histochemistry and agarose gel electrophoresis.

(finds avoidance of word "rat" curiously amusing)

 

#259:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:48 am

Have I suddenly wandered into a different drabble?

Liz

 

#260:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:57 am

Ta for the update, but now I'm confused!
Hopefully both Hilda's will be ok!

 

#261:  Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:03 am

Thanks for the updates Kat - it is nice to see this back and to know that you are able to write it again.

 

#262:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:06 pm

Thank you Kat! Joins all those slightly confused - think it was the medical jargon that did it...

So how's Miss A???

 

#263:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:59 pm

Kathy_S wrote:
You winder-upper, you!
*hopes little Hilda does OK anyhow*

*Reflexively checks quote and scribbles red ink* Laughing
Conti et al. wrote:
The temporal pattern of apoptosis in the adult rat brain after lateral fluid-percussion (FP) brain injury was characterized using terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferase-mediated biotin-dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) histochemistry and agarose gel electrophoresis.

(finds avoidance of word "rat" curiously amusing)


The researchers used rats to perform the experiments on, but the results do apply to humans... the simplest way of putting it is that brain damage can develop even weeks after a head injury is received, rather than just hours/days as was previously thought.

 

#264:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:06 pm

Kat! I thought that was going to be more!

maybe soon... please?

Liz

 

#265:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:17 pm

Twisted Evil As soon as it's written you may have it!

 

#266:  Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:13 pm

Sorry, Kat Embarassed -- I wasn't questioning the applicability of the article to humans, and will be happy to discuss apoptosis any time you like. (You'll be happy to know that the TUNEL and electrophoresis tests for the chopped-up chromosome symptom even come in handy for botanists. Smile )

What set off the giggling was the missing rat, when coupled with
Quote:
NOW who's the 'Ratbag'??!!!
Chalk it up to mind fried by the grade-a-paper, read-a-drabble mode of "work."

 

#267:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:32 pm

Sorry Kathy, i didnt mean it like that. Was just explaining for the benefit of those who wouldnt have a clue what it all meant!

I only just got the whole rat/ratbag thing Embarassed Now giggling to self and disturbing the slumbers of Midnight!!

 

#268:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:13 pm

Never mind all your medical jumbo you people! Apart from the scientists and nurses everyone else is in the dark. What we wanna know is how Hilda Annersley is!!!! (thought I'd add the surname just so's there can be no mistake) Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

 

#269:  Author: Ruth, Location: Lincolnshire, England PostPosted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:10 pm

WRITE MORE! WE MUST KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!

 

#270:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:31 pm

*Falls over backwards at Ruth's shout and knocks self out... decideds to stay this way for a few days Twisted Evil *

 

#271:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:33 pm

heeheehee Twisted Evil

 

#272:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:01 pm

KATHRYN ANNE *I KNOW THE OTHER ONE Twisted Evil * WILKIE

Get back here and post!!

 

#273:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:34 pm

*Temporarily comes round to 'LMAO' at Ally*

Ok, here's some more...:


The machines surrounding Hilda beeped and whirred, continually giving vital data to those who were caring for her.


Twisted Evil ROFL

 

#274:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:38 pm

KAT THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

Get back here and post properly missy, stop messing about on MSN!

 

#275:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:40 pm

*Throws several bathtubs of water over Kat to revive her.*

Post properly, damn you woman!

 

#276:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:58 pm

LOL!!

*Disappears chuckling*

 

#277:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:02 pm

KAT GET BACK HERE AND EXPLAIN YOURSELF YOUNG LADY.












Or no more Sharlie...

 

#278:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:00 pm

Nice one Kat! Wink

 

#279:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:30 pm

Thank you Lesley - I learnt from the best Wink

And Pim dear, that kind of attitude wont get you anywhere Laughing

 

#280:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:47 pm

Finally caught up with this. Kat, please reasure us about the Abbess.

 

#281:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:49 pm

*hides under table as admits that name calling on IM has resulted in Kat refusing to post til Wednesday*

*turns table on sides to use as shield against obstacles being hurled in general direction*

 

#282:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:45 pm

Kat I'm disappointed in you.

And Josie i'm even more disappointed in you.

 

#283:  Author: Elzbie, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:43 pm

*notices that tomatoes and potatoes stolen from Cambridge arn't hitting Josie due to the upturned table...*

Darn and dang! And poot as well! Pleeeeeeeeze can we have some more now.... tomorrow is soooooooo far away........

 

#284:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:05 pm

Elzbie wrote:
*notices that tomatoes and potatoes stolen from Cambridge arn't hitting Josie due to the upturned table...*


Laughing Laughing

 

#285:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:08 pm

*cunningly launching potatoes and tomatoes on an upward projection carefully calculated to drop them behind the table and therefore onto Josie*

 

#286:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:20 pm

*Adapts Nell's tactics and aims tomatoes to splat on the ceiling above Josie*

*Also begs Pim not to punish us all just 'cos Kat's being er... sparing... with her posts*

Liz

 

#287:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:24 pm

*wipes potatoes and tomatoes off face*

*points out that Pim is as much to blame as me for delayed posts*

*ducks from wrath of Pim*



*edited as can spell potatoes as well as Dan Quayle*

 

#288:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:07 pm

Well in that case I could start directing tomatoes and potatoes at Pim as well???? Twisted Evil

 

#289:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:44 pm

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! *dodges the barrage of rotten tomatoes and potatoes*

At least I'm posting on my drabble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*goes back to hiding under desk and thinks Kat should stop taking lessons from Lesley*

 

#290:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:28 pm

Twisted Evil

 

#291:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:55 pm

Now now children! Play nicely!
Liss will be coming round to see who's made all this mess if you aren't careful! Wink

 

#292:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:55 pm

*sobs* I seemed to have missed all the fun!!

Oh look, more tomatos!! hurrah *takes aim* Wink

 

#293:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:59 pm

*looks up to point out to Kat it's Wednesday and takes one of Ally's tomatoes in the face*


KAT - IT'S WEDNESDAY

 

#294:  Author: Kim, Location: Tipperary, Ireland PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:13 pm

P L E A S E tell us how Hilda is......

 

#295:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:19 pm

For those that are waiting for this and haven't seen it please read thread in COT entitled Kathryn.

 

#296:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:44 pm

Well you lot seem to have done a good job at taking over the thread, so I'll leave you in piece for a few days longer Very Happy






PS Thanks Nell Kiss

 

#297:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:47 pm

KATHRYN ANNE ********* WILKIE!!!!


Get your backside over here and post more story, or I'll confiscate the malibu! Twisted Evil Twisted Evil

 

#298:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:52 pm

You wouldn't dare! Where it goes, so do I Twisted Evil

 

#299:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:44 pm

Do you REALLY want to dare me Katkin?

 

#300:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:05 pm

Do you REALLY want to put up with me for the night?!

 

#301:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:07 pm

*getting into teacher-mode*

Kat- stop teasing Vikki

Vikki - stop aggravating Kat

Kat - flippin well get back to Hilda and stop her from dying!!!

 

#302:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:08 pm

LMAO!!

Who says she's dying?! She's just not feeling too well, bless her...

Twisted Evil

 

#303:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:12 pm

Care to make her feel a little better then, Kat? *hint*

 

#304:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:16 pm

Lol!

I have written more, it's just not typed up. I'll try do it tomorrow afternoon.

 

#305:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:18 pm

okedokey. I'll wait patiently til then!

*hopes Hilda's condition doesn't get worse in the meantime*

 

#306:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:22 pm

Kat wrote:
Do you REALLY want to put up with me for the night?!



Well, I managed to tolerate you last weekend...... Wink

 

#307:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:33 pm

Yes, but that was without the malibu!

 

#308:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:19 pm

Kat wrote:
Lol!

I have written more, it's just not typed up. I'll try do it tomorrow afternoon.


Hi Kat!

 

#309:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:34 pm

Hello Nicci!

 

#310:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:38 pm

*wonders whether Kat purposefully ignored the hint*

*decides Katkin could never be so mean as to do that*

*thinks maybe there's some denial going on here*

*starts to cry*

 

#311:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:47 pm

Awww bless.

Don't cry hunny - Hilda will hear you and get upset and get worse Sad... unless you want her to get worse that is? Twisted Evil

 

#312:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:51 pm

Of course I don't!!! It's bad enough that every one is trying to kill her off at the moment (or so it seems!).

Please Kat, if I promise not to be a spineless jellyfish will you post some more and let her get better??

Thanks miss. *curtseys*

 

#313:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:59 pm

I will try my honest best to get some posted tonight Nicci

Kiss


ETA: *Note to self - do NOT use TV remote instead of mouse to click 'submit' Rolling Eyes *

 

#314:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:03 pm

Kat wrote:
I will try my honest best to get some posted tonight Nicci

Kiss


ETA: *Note to self - do NOT use TV remote instead of mouse to click 'submit' Rolling Eyes *



Oh dear Kat. On the malibu again??

 

#315:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:30 pm

No - watching Shrek 2!!! Razz

ETA @ 10pm:

Sorry guys, had another collapsey episode, not feeling too good. Will post tomorrow.

x

 

#316:  Author: Nicci, Location: UK PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:29 pm

Hugs and fluffy blankets Kat. No worries. Hope you feel better soon.
xxxx

 

#317:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:38 pm

(((Kat)))

 

#318:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:49 am

Kat honey - please take care of yourself - did A&E sort anything out for you??







(we need you fit and well to do lots of drabbling Wink )

 

#319:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:56 pm

Dawn wrote:

(we need you fit and well to do lots of drabbling Wink )


Thanks for those kind loving words Dawn! Razz

I see a neurologist at the end of the month, so fingers crossed they'll be able to do something then.

 

#320:  Author: Dawn, Location: Leeds, West Yorks PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:39 pm

Kat wrote:
Dawn wrote:

(we need you fit and well to do lots of drabbling Wink )


Thanks for those kind loving words Dawn! Razz

I see a neurologist at the end of the month, so fingers crossed they'll be able to do something then.



Excellent - really pleased to hear they're looking into it - but don't forget to go back to A&E in the meantime if you need to

 

#321:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:35 pm

I wont Dawn! I doubt I'll have much choice in the matter Rolling Eyes


Back on tpoic though! I have written quite a bit more, but I'm thinking changing a few things, so you can't have it yet! Twisted Evil

 

#322:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:44 pm

Why oh why do I keep hoping they'll be an update when I wonder through here......

Wink

 

#323:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:04 pm

No idea Josie dear, why do you you keep doing it?! Wink

 

#324:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:06 pm

Crying or Very sad Oh Kat, that was mean. I thought you were finally posting more story. I really should know better. Sad

 

#325:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:04 pm

Anytime Kat Kiss

Hope the changes won't take too long to finalise....and that you are feeling better of course! *hugs*

 

#326:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:06 pm

Kat wrote:
No idea Josie dear, why do you you keep doing it?! Wink


I like to keep my faith in humanity........and evil drabble writers Twisted Evil

 

#327:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:41 pm

*Ignores Josie* Razz

 

#328:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:57 pm

*flounces and pouts in a Posh-sized huff* Mad Wink

 

#329:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:48 pm

Bless! Wink

Quote:
Do men who have got all their marbles go swimming in lakes with their clothes on?


Better with than without Wink Wink Wink ROFL

 

#330:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:53 pm

Kat wrote:


Quote:
Do men who have got all their marbles go swimming in lakes with their clothes on?


Better with than without Wink Wink Wink ROFL


Would be more worried if men without all 'marbles' were swimming without their clothes Shocked Shocked Shocked

 

#331:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:01 pm

Is that because they'd have nowhere to put them when they found them?

Wink

 

#332:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:04 pm

...or possibly because of where they might put them!


Shocked Wink

 

#333:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:10 pm

JOANNE!

How rude! Wink

(mwahahahaaaa! Twisted Evil )

 

#334:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:12 pm

*whistles innocently*

I meant their mouths Kathryn dearie, where were you thinking of?
Happy Angel

 

#335:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:17 pm

*wanders into the thread with the vain hope of finding new drabble*

*wanders out scandalised and traumatised*

 

#336:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:30 pm

LOL! You should know better by now Pim!

 

#337:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:16 am

So how are those revisions going Kat sweetie???

*wanders off whistling innocently*

 

#338:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:29 pm

They're going...

 

#339:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:30 pm

Bah!! Could a mod delete this please? It got posted twice, but Im not sure how... Question

 

#340:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:40 pm

Going where precisely...

 

#341:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:58 pm

Not anywhere near here obviously Nell....

Last edited by pim on Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:59 pm; edited 1 time in total

 

#342:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:59 pm

Got it in one Pim!

 

#343:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:59 pm

*scowls viciously at Kat*

 

#344:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:05 pm

What have I done to deserve that?! Razz

 

#345:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:14 pm

Grrrr! I rushed over to this page after being fooled by the hints on the previous one that you might have updated...



...but oh no you're enjoying this cliff too much!! Very Happy

(BTW, hope you're feeling better- or betterish)

 

#346:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:56 pm

Sorry Lisa ROFL (So sincere aren't I?! Wink)

But yes, you're completely right - seeing you lot dangling like this is quite amusing Laughing

Ahh, the joys of evilness... Twisted Evil

 

#347:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:01 pm

Kat wrote:
Sorry Lisa ROFL (So sincere aren't I?! Wink)

But yes, you're completely right - seeing you lot dangling like this is quite amusing Laughing

Ahh, the joys of evilness... Twisted Evil


*considers confiscating Kat's MSN, Malibu & copy of Shrek 2 and holding all hostage until more drabble is written*

Evil or Very Mad

 

#348:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:08 pm

Lmao!!

Dare you to try Wink

 

#349:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:17 pm

*calls on back-up as this dastardly plot may take more than one pair of hands*

 

#350:  Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:18 pm

I'll help, Josie! Where do you want to start? Very Happy

 

#351:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:51 pm

*offers all help she can*

C'mon Kat, stop messing around! Pweeeeeeeeease

 

#352:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:53 pm

I'm coming too Josie....shall we start with the Malibu having seen the consequences of leaving it with Kat... Twisted Evil Twisted Evil

 

#353:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:21 pm

I'll help, I'm very happy to drink the Malibu to save Kat from temptation, just beware, if I get too drunk I might reveal a certain name Twisted Evil

 

#354:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:31 pm

*Thinks it's time for a gentle hint... your behaviour WILL affect the severity of Hilda's ill health...*

Do I need say anymore? Twisted Evil

 

#355:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:45 pm

No!!!!! Please don't we'll be good girls now! Won't we.... Evil or Very Mad

 

#356:  Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:47 pm

Sitting quietly at my PC, Kat, being very, very good. (For once)

 

#357:  Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:12 pm

I could have told you that ignoring her would be better than threats!!!

 

#358:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:23 pm

LOL! Pat's up on her evilness see... Wink

 

#359:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:29 pm

Sorry for the spree...


Arriving at Tony’s office, Jack slumped into a shabby old armchair whilst Lucy perched herself on the edge of the big desk. Tony seated himself in his tall, straight backed chair, leaning his elbows on the desk top in front of him.
With a sigh, he asked Lucy to explain the condition she had mentioned.

Rifling through the file which she’d taken back from Jack, she began. “Syncope and Reflex Anoxic Seizures – a recent discovery, but it’s been around for years. Countless of youngsters accused of attention seeking, temper tantrums, holding their breath or suffering from epilepsy. Ridiculous! How could a child hold it’s breath for the length of time he’s on about?” wildly waving a paper at the two men to emphasize her point. Jack grinned faintly, knowing the doctor whom Lucy was talking about.

She took a deep, calming breath. “This child – Hilda, she’s been suffering since she was 18 months old – now you tell me how a babe of that age can purposefully hold it’s breath for attention! Caplette in Lyon told her parents she was needy, always wanted eyes on her.” Here she uttered an expletive which shocked Tony, but which set Jack grinning broadly.

“Alright Lucy, we get the idea! Now, what’s the plan of action? How do we cure this kid?”
“We don’t – or rather, we can’t. As of yet, there’s no known cure. A dose of Atropine Methonitrate is the only thing that can help.”

“I see.” Tony spoke for the first time. “Is there anything else we can actually do?”
“Unfortunately not – for now at any rate. There doesn’t seem to be anything we can do, except keep an eye on her when she does have a seizure.” Lucy was despondent, upset that for once her training couldn’t help her patient…

…Meanwhile, Nancy Wilmot was pacing anxiously outside the cubicle which held Miss Annersley. The frantic rush across the Platz to the great Sanatorium, the paramedics battling desperately to safe Hilda’s life, had left her feeling incredibly shaken and the dazed look in her eyes told of great mental anguish.

 

#360:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:35 pm

*wibbles loudly and produces enormous box of tissues to hand round!*
Thank you Katkin!!!

 

#361:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:40 pm

Thanks for the shiny new post Kat, although I'm sure wibbling for such a great length of time must have an adverse effect on one's health! (hint hint)

 

#362:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:55 pm

Thank you Katkins... *still wibbling here*

 

#363:  Author: Gem, Location: Saltash, Cornwall (holidays), Aberystwyth (termtime from September) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:15 pm

Kat!!!!

That didn't solve any cliffs! Crying or Very sad

But thank you Smile

 

#364:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:21 pm

Was it meant to? Twisted Evil

Does anyone want more? 'Cos I've written some if you do?

 

#365:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:25 pm

*in a very quiet little voice* Me please, I'd like some more...

 

#366:  Author: Gem, Location: Saltash, Cornwall (holidays), Aberystwyth (termtime from September) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:28 pm

Kat, I thought that was a proper post! Sad

May we have some more please?

 

#367:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:30 pm

Oh alright! With thanks to Vikki for proof reading this and the previous post Kiss Thanks sweetie!
***************************************


“Hilda! Hilda! Can you hear me?” Frank Peters leant over Hilda, checking her eyes for a response to the light he flashed over them. Turning to a nurse by his side, he raised his eyebrows questioningly.
“GCS of 7.” Quickly checking the ambulance notes she had in her hands, Sister Melluish added “At the scene, it was 5. She’s come round slightly, but not much.”
Frank nodded. “Ok, let’s get her to Gower Ward. Someone get Dr O’Kane – quickly please! Have him meet us there.” He beckoned over another of the Emergency doctors and had a muted and rapid conversation with him.

Nancy gave a start as the double doors were swung open and her beloved Head was swiftly wheeled out, machinery piled round her on the bed. Nancy noted this, blanching slightly as she heard the rasps coming from Hilda. Her eyes remained shut, but that terrible grey hue had left her face.

She was ignored by the staff, they too intent on Hilda to give a thought to Nancy. She followed silently behind them, not noticing the route they were taking, the signs on the walls meaning nothing to her.
Slowly she fell behind, her tired body not able to keep up with the fast pace of the medical team. She turned a corner to see an empty corridor in front of her. Confused and weary she stopped where she was, staring desolately around her, her mind numbing with fear.

“Miss Wilmot?” A young nurse had stepped out of a room to her left. Silently she closed the doors behind her, and stepped into the corridor to stand by Nancy’s side, resting a reassuring hand on the chilled arm.
“Let’s get you a hot drink. No, come with me now” as Nancy tried to struggle, unwilling to leave Hilda so alone, “Miss Annersley needs the attention of the doctors – there is nothing you can do for the moment.”
Nancy gave in, too drained to argue further. She allowed herself to be led through a maze of corridors and up a flight of stairs, to a small sitting room set aside in a quiet passageway for the use of the loved ones of patients. Here she was seated in a comfy chair and before long a hot, sweet cup of coffee was pressed into her hands. “Drink! One of the doctors will come and talk to you as soon as he can safely leave Miss Annersley. For now, rest a while.” With a comforting nod, she left Nancy alone, closing the door softly as she left the room.

Last edited by Kat on Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:01 pm; edited 1 time in total

 

#368:  Author: Gem, Location: Saltash, Cornwall (holidays), Aberystwyth (termtime from September) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:33 pm

Poor Nancy Crying or Very sad

Poor Hilda Crying or Very sad

Poor Gem Crying or Very sad

Thank you Kat Very Happy

 

#369:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:37 pm

Still wibbling Kat! But thank you for the second post.

 

#370:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:56 pm

Quote:
“Hilda! Hilda! Can you here me?”


Kat - sack your proof reader! Wink

Lovely post, thank you.

Last edited by Lesley on Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

 

#371:  Author: Kim, Location: Tipperary, Ireland PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:58 pm

Kat - thanks for that (at last!!!') - you seem to have enjoyed leaving us hanging.

Pleeeseee - some more on Hilda and Nancy's reaction to the strain she is under

 

#372:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:03 pm

Lesley wrote:
Quote:
“Hilda! Hilda! Can you here me?”


Kat - sack your proof reader! Wink

Lovely post, thank you.


Well, she didn't ask me to check the spelling, she just asked if the story was okay!

 

#373:  Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:13 pm

Vikki wrote:
Lesley wrote:
Quote:
“Hilda! Hilda! Can you here me?”


Kat - sack your proof reader! Wink

Lovely post, thank you.


Well, she didn't ask me to check the spelling, she just asked if the story was okay!


Excuses, excuses!!!!

 

#374:  Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:27 pm

That's a technicality Vikki! Twisted Evil

 

#375:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:33 pm

Wibbles about Hilda!
Thanks for the update Kat! I'm hoping that Hilda being in Gower ward will be a good omen Wink

 

#376:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:06 pm

Lesley wrote:
Quote:
“Hilda! Hilda! Can you here me?”


Kat - sack your proof reader! Wink

Lovely post, thank you.


Changed it! Thanks Lesley Laughing *Mutters about not being able to get the readers these days Wink *


Guessing you know it's the neuro ward in Morriston then Caz?! Yours truly was a patient there last year *mutters and grumbles about the imbeciles who work there, grrrr*

More hopefully tomorrow, but no promises as it's first day of work!

 

#377:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:49 am

Yay for new post!!

Malibu returned for no ransom!! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

thanks Kitikat!

ETA: not yey for HIlda though Crying or Very sad

 

#378:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:13 am

I promsied you I'd get here, Kat and I have!! (At the risk of missing my train!!)


Thanks for all the updates - though I was starting to wonder if you'd tricked me when I had to wade through pages of yibble! Wink A further update on Miss Annersley's condition would be very nice!! Very Happy


Hope work goes well!

 

#379:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:40 am

Thanks Kat

Hope your first day at work goes well.

Liz

 

#380:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:21 am

Thank you Kat....though I still need to know whether Hilda's going to be ok....

Hope work goes well! Kiss

 

#381:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:59 am

Didn't know it was a ward in Morriston Kat. Just thought you'd picked it cause it's close to home! Shame about the inept staff there...
*Am now excited that two places I live near have been mentioned in a drabble-I'm quite sad I know Rolling Eyes *
Oh and can we have more soon please Very Happy

 

#382:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:59 am

Thanks for the update Kat, twas very good! Very Happy

 

#383:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:36 pm

catherine wrote:
I promsied you I'd get here, Kat and I have!! (At the risk of missing my train!!)

Thanks for all the updates - though I was starting to wonder if you'd tricked me when I had to wade through pages of yibble! Wink A further update on Miss Annersley's condition would be very nice!! Very Happy


Hope work goes well!


Very Happy Thanks Cath!
Hope you didn't miss your train though? And yes, there was rather a lot of yibbling... none by me of course Laughing Laughing

And Cazx, which is the other place mentioned close to us? *Feels thick*

 

#384:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:45 pm

Thanks Kat, glad to see that Hilda has improved, if only very slightly. Still worried about her though.

Hope the first day at work went well,

 

#385:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:19 pm

No, Kat, I didn't miss my train! Very Happy

 

#386:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:44 pm

Good! *Breathes sigh of relief*

Work was just induction today, very boring but nevermind! Thanks for asking Ellie Smile

Would anyone like some more?

 

#387:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:47 pm

Yes please, if you're offering!

 

#388:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:47 pm

You should do you know, it's really very good..... Twisted Evil Wink

 

#389:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:50 pm

Your wish is my command Ann!

Is that gloating my dear Jo? *Where's Uto when you need her?!* Wink

With thanks to Pim and Jo for their wonderful proofing!

ETA: And thank you Vikki sweetie *shamefully forgotten Embarassed * Love you!!


****************************************************

“Rosalie? It’s Nancy.”
Rosalie recognised her friend’s voice, different though it sounded. The voice on the other end of the phone was tired and drawn. She was almost too afraid to ask the questions she knew she must. Taking a deep breath, she spoke so quietly that Nancy had to strain to hear her. “How is she?”

Nancy’s breath caught in her throat, the tears welling in her eyes, threatening to overwhelm her in just a moment’s time. “She’s still with us, but” she stopped short, her voice quivering with emotion, “but she’s unconscious. I’ve spoken with Frank Peters and Tony O’Kane, but they won’t say much until they’ve had time to observe her.” Nancy’s mind flew back to those brief minutes when the peace of the small sitting room had been shattered by the entrance of the two doctors, both looking grim and haggard.
“I’ll stay a while longer – they may let me see her. If not, one of the staff will run me back.”
Rosalie nodded her head, before realising Nancy couldn’t see her. “Very well. And Nancy, thank you.” She hung up, and sat staring at the phone in front of her for a few minutes, her minding rushing through a million different scenes.
Slowly she rose to her feet, and took the familiar route to the staff sitting room, the corridors echoing eerily as her footsteps resounded throughout the passages.

She pushed open the door, her mind now blank, not focussed on anything, not even what she was going to say to her friends and colleagues.
She was aware of voices and people moving towards her. Then a gentle pull on her arm guided her to a chair close to the great porcelain stove. Something hot was being pushed into her hands, then someone directed her arms to move towards her face. Instinctively she took a sip of the drink as the cup rested upon her lip. Slowly she began to focus on those around her, noting that they were all looking at her, eager for news of their dear Head.

Last edited by Kat on Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:25 pm; edited 1 time in total

 

#390:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:53 pm

Kat wrote:
Your wish is my command Ann!


Well that post was so shiny, how about I wish for another one?

Thanks Kat!

 

#391:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:08 pm

Your wish is my command Ann:

Taking a deep sigh, Rosalie struggled to gather her thoughts to her, knowing how important it was to relay Nancy's information without causing panic and alarm.

 

#392:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:10 pm

I could just keep wishing, you know.

 

#393:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:12 pm

*suddenly develops an inabilty to read anything Ann writes which includes wish/more/drabble/ratbag etc* Wink Twisted Evil

 

#394:  Author: Ann, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:18 pm

poke Kat silently.

 

#395:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:30 pm

lmao! Nice come back Ann! Laughing

 

#396:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:33 pm

Thank you for the posts, Kat. Kiss

 

#397:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:53 pm

thanking you for the update kitkat!

Poor Rosalie and Nancy Crying or Very sad

 

#398:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:02 pm

Thank you wondrous shiny Katkins.

 

#399:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:26 pm

Thanks Kat!

Looking forward to some more

Liz

 

#400:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:31 pm

Thank you for the posts Kat!
And Morriston and the Gower were the two places you mentioned Very Happy

 

#401:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:50 pm

Thank you Katkin!!


(and LMAO at Ann's wonderful come back!)

 

#402:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:04 pm

I'm with you now Caz Wink

Proposition for you all - little bit now, or big bit tomorrow? Speak now or forever hold your peace!

 

#403:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:13 pm

Depends when tomorrow - if it's early tomorrow then I can wait, if it's not until later tomorrow then a little bit now and then more tomorrow please.

Thanks

Liz

 

#404:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:20 pm

Kat, sweetie, my answer would be 'Both!'

 

#405:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:27 pm

Yes well :p to you Vikki dearest!
























Oh alright, here's a lil bit!

***************************

Taking a deep sigh and lowering her head, Rosalie struggled to gather her thoughts to her, knowing how important it was to relay Nancy's information without causing panic and alarm.

She raised her face to the room and slowly she began to speak. “She’s alive, but deeply unconscious. Nancy has spoken to Tony O’Kane and Frank Peters, but they refuse to say much, only that we must wait until more observations can be made.” A quick whisper ran round the room, murmurs of doubt and anxiety. Rosalie didn’t even hear them. “Nancy is staying for the time being – she was hoping they would let her see Miss Annersley, but she didn’t sound very sure. One of the San staff will bring her home.” Rosalie stopped, too tired to go on now that they knew all that she did.
Mddle knelt by her side and looked into her eyes, “Cherie, you are weary now. Go to bed and rest, you will be needed tomorrow.” Rosalie nodded slightly and rose silently. Sharlie Andrews came forward, and tucked an arm comfortingly around her shoulders. She led her from the room and steered her towards the stairs. As the door closed behind them, Mddle turned to the staff, grief and angst written all over her face.

 

#406:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:35 pm

Sad Crying or Very sad Sad Crying or Very sad Sad

 

#407:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:37 pm

*wibbles loud and long!*

 

#408:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:43 pm

Twisted Evil

 

#409:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:06 pm

Kaaaaat, you are bad, naughty, evil making us all wibble like this.

Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

(lovely Sharlie btw, biased, moi? Shocked )

 

#410:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:20 pm

Thank you Kat. Very Happy

 

#411:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:26 am

Thanks Kat

*sending hugs to Nancy, Rosalie, Mddle and all the staff*

(can't hug Hilda it might knock a vital tube out of place)

Liz

 

#412:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:53 am

Sad Thanks Kat.
Does Nell know about Hilda yet btw?

 

#413:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:33 am

I'm guessing not Cazx as ther's no mention of her yet...of course I could be wrong, Kat might just not have written it!

Thank you Kat, poor staff that feeling of being helpless is horrid.

 

#414:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:21 pm

Thank you Kitty, I also feel so sorry for the staff Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

 

#415:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:12 pm

Nell will make an appearance soon (ish) depending on when Rasputin and I become friends again!! He's wanting to kill someone with shock at finding out how ill Hilda is at the moment.. do I let him have his way or not? Twisted Evil

 

#416:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:16 pm

Depends who it is!
Joey-yes!
Nell-No!
Hope that helps you make up your mind, though it may have been someone else...

 

#417:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:26 pm

Agrees with Cazx....definately not Nell!! Preferably not anybody!

 

#418:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:31 pm

Well... Twisted Evil

 

#419:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:55 pm

No don't be evil Kat...be nice! Please.... Pale

 

#420:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 4:14 pm

Naughty, evil, bad Kat.

Play nicely with us!

 

#421:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 5:37 pm

None today sorry

 

#422:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:17 pm

How 'bout tomorrow?

Liz *hopeful*

 

#423:  Author: dackel, Location: Wolfenbuettel, Germany/Cambridge, England PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:24 pm

I don't know about Hilda's health but do you have any idea what these cliffs are doing to mine?!

Get back here and post, um, please and chant an all that...

 

#424:  Author: Kim, Location: Tipperary, Ireland PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:39 pm

heart already bad given absence of updates on Hilda's health - not sure would survive death

Pleeeeeeese Kat ... a word or several hundred????????

 

#425:  Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:43 pm

Kat wrote:
None today sorry
No problem, so long as it means Kat is getting the better of Rasputin. Smile

 

#426:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:43 pm

Um, how about some tomorrow or Monday?

Twisted Evil

 

#427:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:26 pm

is that a promise?

Liz

 

#428:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:42 pm

*taking the fifth* Wink

 

#429:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:20 am

Kat wrote:
Um, how about some tomorrow or Monday?

Twisted Evil


Either would have been lovely however they have both been abd gone now....how about today??? Wink

 

#430:  Author: Kat, Location: Swansea PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:52 pm

I was having a wibble and had decided not to write any more Embarassed So anyone who is still reading it - say a big thank you to Vikki and Jo for getting me through said wibble!

Here's a tiny bit more...

“We must remain strong – not only for ourselves, but for our dear charges and for pauvre
Nell. We will all be needed in the days to come.” Jeanne’s voice was sad, yet there was an undercurrent of hidden strength to it.
“I think it would be for the best if we all retired for the night. There is no more we can do for Hilda this day, except pray, and I know all here will pray deeply for her.” A murmur of assent echoed softly through the room.
“I will go to Jack now, and tell her what we know. The Seniors will be preparing for bed at this moment; I do not wish them to be disturbed. They will be told after breakfast tomorrow morning.” With a grave nod to all and a hushed good night, Jeanne left the room, walking softly through the empty corridors until she reached Jack’s dormitory.

 

#431:  Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:56 pm

Pauvre Nell Crying or Very sad


Thanks Kat (Vikki/Jo)

 

#432:  Author: Josie, Location: London PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:03 pm

Thanks Kat!

And you're very welcome too Ahhhhhh

 

#433:  Author: catherine, Location: York PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:11 pm

Thanks for updating Kat!


Please let us have more - we want to see how everybody copes and how Hilda is!

 

#434:  Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:28 pm

Thanks Kat!
*Huggles Nell*

 

#435:  Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!! PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:36 pm

Thank you Katkin!
(and happy to help)

 

#436:  Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach) PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:37 pm

Thank you Katkin, glad you got over your wibble.

(Thanks Jo and Vikki!)

 

#437:  Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:09 am

Thank you Vikki & Jo

Thank you Kat

Liz *still wibbling for Hilda*

 

#438:  Author: Nell, Location: London, England PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:31 am

Thank you Kat (and Vikki and Jo)!

Glad the wibble was dispensed with!! Poor Hilda. Poor Nell... Crying or Very sad

 

#439:  Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!! PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:21 am

Thank you Kat, I'm so glad you were persuaded to keep going!!

 

#440:  Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:45 pm

Thank you Vikki and Jo, for being so persuasive, and thank you Kat, for being persuaded.

Any wibbling about this story is totally unjustified.

 

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