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couldn't.
    'He's going to
be fine, he's going to be fine,' she muttered to herself over and
over as she took a seat and pulled her knees close to her
chest.
    She'd lost her
mother, lost her father and now maybe she would lose her best
friend too. What had she done to deserve this?
    As she lifted
her eyes from the floor, she looked around. There were loads of
people wandering around the corridors, some looked totally lost and
sad. But there were also a few nurses who looked really odd. Daisy
watched them as they stood chatting to each other, occasionally
walking into another room. But it was their manner of dress that
wasn't quite right. In fact, it was downright weird. They looked
like were from another time.
    Long white
dresses with starched white collars and frilly caps. Had they come
from a fancy dress party? And then, just when she thought it
couldn't get any more bizarre, a man appeared wearing blue tights,
an ornate red coat that cinched in at the waist, a frilly white
shirt beneath it and a large hat. Daisy rubbed her eyes and looked
back at him in amazement. The man turned to look at her, nodded his
head and carried on walking... right through the wall.
    Daisy lost her
breathe again. She sat bolt upright then put her fingers to her
lips, about to gnaw on her nails when the friendly nurse appeared
again.
    'I'm sorry but
it doesn't look too good. If you come with me, I can smuggle you in
but just for a moment, okay?'
    Daisy forgot
all about the odd characters wandering around the hospital and
stood up, quickly following behind the sweet nurse. As she walked
into the cubicle, an involuntary sob burst from her lips.
    'Jack,' she
muttered as she stepped forward to see him. He was deathly pale. It
was then than she knew she was going to lose him.
    'I don't
understand.'
    The nurse
stepped forward, 'there was just too much smoke inhalation, I'm
afraid. We don't think he'll make it through it night. I'm so
sorry. Perhaps you should say your goodbye now.'
    Daisy's bottom
lip quivered, 'No, I won't say goodbye. I can't.'
    The nurse
looked on sadly, 'I'll give you a couple of minutes.'
    'Wait... what
happened to his family. His mum and dad?'
    The nurse
shook her head, 'he was the only one to make it out alive. I'm so
sorry.'
    Daisy gingerly
sat on the bed and placed her hand over Jack's.
    'Please don't
die, Jack. Please don't leave me. I can't lose you as well.'
    She sat with
her eyes closed and her head on his bed for ten minutes.
    'Daisy?' said
a familiar voice.
    Sitting bolt
upright, Daisy let out a deep sigh. 'I knew you wouldn't die. I
knew you'd make it,' she smiled with utter relief.
    But Jack
looked the same. His eyes were closed, he looked peaceful.
    'Jack?' she
asked.
    'Daisy? I'm
here,' said the voice.
    Daisy slowly
turned her head until she saw him standing at the foot of the bed.
He stood looking over at his own body sadly.
    'No,' she
whispered, 'Not you too. Jack no, it's not fair. Don't go... don't
leave me. Please... please.... no,' she cried, sobbing loudly until
the nurse appeared once again. She approached the bed and checked
his vital signs but he'd gone.
    'I'm sorry, my
love, but he's died. Come on, it's better that you go now,' she
said as she carefully placed the sheet over his face.
    Daisy looked
around the room but there was no sign of Jack.
    She sobbed and
ran out of the room, out of the hospital, running flat out until
she arrived at the cemetery. She could barely see for the tears
blurred her vision. But she kept on running until she arrived at
the old chapel and threw herself on to the floor, gasping for air
and sobbing loudly.
    'Shhhh Daisy,
don't cry.'
    'Jack? You're
still here?' she asked, looking around in confusion.
    'I'm here,
Daisy, I'm here,' and her friend walked towards her from the
darkened corner of the nave.
    She stood up
and rushed towards him, wanting to hold him tight, but she walked
right through him, stumbling and falling to the ground, banging her
knee as she did so.
    'I'm