My Love Was Taken from Me
A.
Story
Janice Dell, a thirty-five-year-old accountant was still working
when the other accountants left for the day. Harry Carson, a colleague, stopped
at her cubicle. “Hey, Janice, it’s time
to go home. Come on, I’ll walk you out.”
“No, thanks, Harry, I’m going to stay for a while longer and take
care of some unfinished work.”
“Okay. See you tomorrow,” he said and left.
Janice sat back and sighed. “What’s the point of going home to an
empty apartment? Everybody has somebody,
but I don’t have anybody. The bar scene
is terrible, a waste of time. Match-making is a waste of time. There has to be
a way. My biological clock is ticking, and I’m afraid I’ll never have a child.
Oh, well, I might as well go home,” she said, turned off her computer, went to
her car, and drove home.
As she was driving slowly along a foggy, two-lane road, her
steering and brakes failed, the car went into the oncoming lane and she crashed
into an oncoming car. She was
transported to a hospital emergency room where she was examined and admitted.
The next afternoon, Dr. Elway visited Janice. “Well, Ms. Dell,
other than a few cuts and bruises, you are in good shape. Your seat belt and
air bag probably saved your life. With
rest, you’ll be fine. If you have a comfortable night, I’ll discharge you
tomorrow after breakfast. Have a good night,” he said and left. A short while later, a man about forty
entered her room. “Ms. Dell, my name is Jason Weld. May I come in?”
“Uh, do I know you?”
“Actually, you don’t. I was in the car your car hit.”
“Oh, my God. I’m so glad you’re alright. Please, come in.”
“Thank you,” he said and pulled a chair up to her bed. “I wanted to know how you were, and I see
you’re okay. I’m glad.”
“I have a few cuts and bruises, but nothing serious. The doctor
said the seat belt and air bag probably saved me. The doctor said he’s going to
discharge me after breakfast tomorrow.”
“Can I give you a ride home?”
“Did you get a new car?”
“I had two cars, so how about a ride.”
“That would be great if it’s not an inconvenience.”
“It’s not an inconvenience. I’ll come back tomorrow morning around
ten. Have a good night,” he said and left. The next morning, Jason arrived at
ten, drove her home, and walked with her to her front door. “Uh, Janice, would
you join me for dinner tomorrow?”
“Dinner? Uh, yes, I would like that.”
“Great. I’ll pick you up at 7:00. Will that be okay?”
“Yes. I’ll be waiting out front.”
“Okay. See you then,” he said and left.
There were many more dates, and after three months of dating, at
dinner one evening, Janice and Jason confessed their love for each other.
“Well, since we love each other, I think it’s time for us to live
together.”
“Janice, I would love that, but it’s not simple.”
“What do you mean?”
He took her hands in his. “Darling, I love you, and I would love
for us to be together, but, but…”
“But what, Jason?”
“This is so difficult to explain.
Janice, do you agree that there is a lot we don’t understand about…about
life and…and death?
“Of course, but what are you getting at?”
“After the accident, you ended up in the hospital. When I came to
see you, did you wonder why I didn’t have a scratch on me? Did you wonder why I
didn’t look like a person who was in an accident?”
Janice thought for several moments. “I didn’t think about it then,
but I’m thinking about it now, and now I’m really confused.”
“Janice, when we collided, I, well, you’re not going to believe
this, but the truth is, I died.
“Jason, do you hear yourself? You died? Jason, did you escape from
a mental institution?”
“Believe me, Janice, I’m not insane.”
“Okay, what’s the rest of this absurd story?”
“It sounds absurd, but it’s true. After the accident, as though by
magic, at the moment I died, I stood on the road and watched the EMTs put you
in the ambulance.”
“You stood on the road and…what? Okay, now you’re supposed to tell
me what the joke is.”
“I’m not joking. Janice, I died in the accident. As I watched, I
heard a voice…in my head. The voice told me that I was not ready to be taken,
and could function almost like a live person, but, at some time in the future,
and I would never know when, I would be taken.”
“This is preposterous. Are you a writer? Are you writing a fantasy?
I don’t believe any of this. Taken?
Taken where? What are you talking about? Look, I love you, but…”
“Janice, please believe me. It sounds crazy, I know and I agree,
but it’s true. I’m dead, and I could be taken any time. How can I prove that
I’m dead? Remember, I said I could function almost like a live person. Almost,”
he said, stood and helped Janice stand. “Now, I want you to push your hand
against my chest.”
“Okay,” she said and pushed her hand against his chest and her arm
went through his body. “Oh, my God,” she yelled, pulled her arm out, and
fainted. After a few moments, she opened her eyes.
“Well, do you believe me, now?”
“I believe you.”
“If we are in love, if we live together, you will eventually want
to get married. Janice, knowing that I could be taken at any time, would you
want to marry me? We could be making
love, and I could disappear. Do you want to live like that?”
Janice looked at Jason for several moments. “Alright, I believe
you, and I love you. Yes, I’ll take the risk. Now, let’s plan our wedding. Time
is our enemy.”
“Janice, we don’t have time for a wedding.”
“You’re right. We don’t have time,” she said, put her hands to her
face and sobbed. After a few moments, she looked at Jason through tear-filled
eyes. “It just struck me. I could lose you at any moment. Jason, I love you and
I don’t want to lose you.”
“I don’t want to lose you either, but it’s going to happen. I’m
going to be taken,” he said and hugged her. “I’ve caused you pain. I never
should have let this happen. I’m sorry.”
“Please don’t be sorry. Before you came into my life, I was lonely.
Now, I’m not lonely. I’m happy. Even if we have a short time together, it will
be a happy time for me. I don’t have any
regrets. Jason, my love, before it’s too late, I want a baby. I want your
baby.”
Jason looked lovingly at her for several moments. “Okay. You’ll
have a baby.”
The next morning, at breakfast, Jason held her hands. “Darling, you
are going to be a mother,” he said, and, as she looked into his eyes, he
disappeared; he was taken.
Nine months later, Janice gave birth to a boy. Her son, whom she named Jason, grew into a
healthy, handsome young man, who would not let her forget his father. Her son
looked, talked, and sounded like his father. As her son grew up and went his
way, and she grew old, the man she loved and had in her life for a short time,
was in her heart to the end when she was taken, possibly to be with the man she
loved.
B.
Synopsis
Jenis is an
accountant who has no boyfriend. When she is going home from her work, she get
accident. With the result that, she is carried to a hospital. Fortunately, its
crush is not severe, she just needs to take a rest a little. Suddenly, there is
a boy whose name is Jason who hit her car visiting her in the hospital and also
see her off going home. She feel convenience after a few month together and
they reveale love each other, however, she doesn’t know in reality who is
Jason. A few months later, she asks to get merried. He refuses and tells that
he is not an insane and expound more that he has been died after accident. She
doesn’t believe and insist to merry her. He convinces more and more also proves
that he has been dead. Eventually, she gets understanding with his explanations
yet she constantly want to be merried him with the consequent arround. They get
merried and have a baby but he is taken before a baby is born. Lastly, she is
borne a good boy named “Jason” as the name of her father that aim to
commemorate her.
