A Little Drabble Do Ya: Pitch Black, Part 2-the Conclusion

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Link to A Little Drabble Do YA- Pitch Black, Part 1:

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Pitch Black, Part 2: a double drabble and the conclusion.

‘Who’s there?” A faltering voice came from the weakened patient.

“Mr.Waverly. It’s just a power failure and the backup generator should start up momentarily.”

“Where’s mama? Is she all right?”

A pause and then, “She’s fine. Close your eyes now and rest.”

Sheets rustled.

“It….it hurts..”

A wrinkled hand reached out in the blackness to soothe a fevered brow.

“Shhhh. We’ll give you some medicine soon. Just lie still and I’ll watch over you.”

“I will try... .”

Together they waited, one in the past, the other in the present, for the return of the light.



Emergency bulbs above the door colored the room with pale, amber light; the door opened and a nurse entered.

I.V. opiates quickly erased the lines on Illya’s face. He fell quickly and quietly asleep.

“The drugs should start working soon, sir. He’ll make more sense in a few hours. Perhaps you should come back then.”

“He’s not likely to remember any of this, is he?”

“No,” she replied, “I’m sure he won’t.”

Waverly paused in the doorway, looked back and smiled at the agent to whom he’d given a brief moment of comfort in the darkness.

“That’s probably for the best.”

Comments

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Omagosh! You're killin' me with this angsty scene. How absolutely believable this is, so typically unsentimental Mr. Waverly. Well done.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

I love to read this type of story so I thought I'd give it a try. Thanks and glad you liked it!

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was heart-wrenching. I love how Mr Waverly can manage to give comfort without losing his own integrity.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

He's human just like the rest of us. Thank you for the nice comment!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

You're portrayal of Mr. Waverly was perfect in the heart-wrenching, and very angsty piece. You've gotten the concept of a drabble very nicely. Well done!

And added a link to part 1 to boot! Good on you!

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that and drabbles do teach conciseness. I enjoy reading them too. A drabble is like a blind date-you're only committed to one for a very short time. If you don't like it, you're not stuck with it all night long.

As far as the link goes...my PC crashed on my first attempt. Enough said.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

OMG that's a brilliant analogy!

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

That's very nice! A strong end, indeed.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Kind words, Laurose. Thank you!

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Very moving. Really tugs at the heart.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it. Thank you!

[pactnmmt.livejournal.com]

As Mr. Waverly himself once said, "" Alexander Waverly, sentimental grandmother of the year. " The head of UNCLE does have a soft spot for his men even if he doesn't show it often. A very nice study of how much he really does care. The right combination of angst, hurt and comfort and compassion! Nicely done!

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Such a nice compliment! Waverly does have his moments. Thank you so much!