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Conversation with a Character
Clarissa: "Hi Maggie. How are you today?"
Maggie: "Just fine. I'm a little tired of doing interviews."
Clarissa: "I'm not surprised. You're famous now that your 'alive' again. How long were you in that coma?"
Maggie: "Four months. Dylan said those months felt like years."
Clarissa: "Dylan is your husband, correct?"
Maggie: "Yes, Dylan is my husband, and a good one too. I don't know how he waited that long for me."
Clarissa: "It must have been true love. You two are meant for each other, and now that you have went through this, I'm sure you can go through anything."
Maggie: "This really has been a rough ride for both of us. Losing that first child was awful, but.....losing the twins was a nightmare."
Clarissa: "Wow, it sounds terrible. I don't know how you've stayed so strong."
Maggie: "Dylan has been my rock. Our friends, Amos and Amanda, have really helped us though this time also."
Clarissa: "Is there still a chance that you can have children, or is that goal nearly impossible?"
Maggie: "Yes, there is still a good chance that we can have a family, but every time we try, the attempt usually fails. That is why we're looking into adoption."
Clarissa: "And how is that process coming?"
Maggie: "Unfortunately, I don't think that the adoption agency will let us adopt. They view me as 'emotionally unstable.' Another bad factor that the agency got a good look at is our house. A gang had recently burned it down, so of course they will probably assume that our environment is always unsafe."
Clarissa: "Again, I am amazed at how you have stayed sane. I'm sure I would go crazy. I would love to talk to you more, but I'm afraid this is all I have time for. Thanks for coming."
Maggie: "Thank you for inviting me."
A Different Ending
Clarissa: "Personally, I love your story, but I think it needs a new ending."
Maggie: "Oh, and how would you change the end?"
Clarissa: "Well, first of all, I would make you actually have a kid before the book ends."
Maggie: "I like that idea, but how?"
Clarissa: "Instead of both the twins dying, I would have at least one of them survive. Losing both children is just too sad. You need a little happiness in your life."
Maggie: "But the book ends leaving you thinking that I will eventually have children."
Clarissa: "Then I would make an epilogue a few years later displaying the scene of a happy family with your front yard scattered with toys. A little girl with your Audrey Hepburn hair and Bettie Davis eyes would be sitting in Dylan's lap, while you and the smaller replica of your husband would be running through the corn fields in front of your house."
Maggie: *sigh* "That's my every day dream. I just wish that would happen. I know Dylan wants kids and it breaks my heart that I can't give him what he wants."
Clarissa: "Well, he has you. One day, I believe you will have children and make Dylan the happiest Dad alive."
Maggie: "I sure hope so. I love your ending, I only wish that it was real."
Clarissa: "Someday, it will be. God has a plan."
Maggie: "God was Dylan's rock throughout the coma. I can only hope that He will get us through the years to come."
Clarissa: "He will. Well, time's up today. Thank you for sharing your story."
Maggie: "No, thank you for sharing yours."
THE END
