Sebour Rising

++The Story of Sebour Rising is the extension of the events of 'Sebour"

'''"I know I'm a survivor. but this.. This is going to be a battle I dont think i can win this time.." '''

Quinton's Health Declines
"Quinton.. You're cancer has returned. I'm sorry but Quinton, this time there is a high chance you could die from this. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news again Quinton.." said Karl as he was talking through the phone. Quinton silent didn't respond to Karl he hung up the phone in shock. Quinton then hit his phone on the table before throwing it the door. Quinton turned his chair around and broke down crying. As Quinton cleaned his face he turned to see Kari standing at the door where he had just thrown the phone. "Quinton, are you alright?" "Kari please, just leave me alone." Kari walked up to Quinton and placed her hand on his shoulder and said "What's the matter?" Quinton turned to face Kari and said "My cancer. Its back Kari. And this time, I could die." Kari stunned said "But." "There is always a high chance of something like this returning Kari. I work in a fucking hospital! I know im a surviour, but this, this is going to be a battle i dont think i can win this time." " "Quinton calm down, you'll need to when you hear this news this lot i dont know if you'd like to hear it.." "Cant be any worse than mine." "Quinton.. I'm pregnant.." "Excuse me..? What do you mean pregnant? Kari you're 47 years old. That's dangerous!." "Quinton.. Its not yours.. Its John's..." Quinton standing up and he said "Does John know?" "No.." "Kari, what the hell!, you know a baby at your age is filled with dangers, you could die delivering!" "I know. But I cant do that, you know that Quinton.." "Get out.." "What.." at the top of his voice Quinton yelled "GET OUT. KARI NOW! GET OUT!" Kari shut the door as she walked out. Quinton sat back down and he grabbed his desk-phone as he slammed it down a couple of times he pushed everything off his desk and slammed his hand down a couple of more times. Quinton stood up and clumped to the corner of his office and said "Why me... Why here and why is this happening to me." Quinton looked down at his hand and saw his thumb was facing the opposite direction, from slamming his hand down in anger he had broken and dislocated his thumb, but he didn't feel the pain, Quinton then heard a knock at the door, it was a nurse. "Quinton are you ok?" "Come in nurse.." As the nurse came in he recognised the face. It was Trish Meriweather, as she went to Quinton she said "Are you ok?" Quinton showed her his thumb and said "I just had two bombshells dropped on me Trish.. first one was my wife is pregnant with another mans baby and my cancer.." Trish looked at Quinton's thumb and popped it back into place and said "It returned didn't it Quinton?" Quinton nodded and said "I've had nothing but back luck since I moved here. The shooting, the two heart attacks and then this.." Trish put Quinton's thumb in a thumb brace and she said "I'd be furious as well Quinton, but you gotta move and get on with it. You know how it goes." Trish helped Quinton up and took him outside. "Trish there is no coming back from this. I'm dead if I have treatment, I'm dead if I don't. its a no win situation. It sucks." "Its hard i know. I haven't told anyone this, but when I was 17, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, it's what pushed me to be a nurse, to help people. And your doing that." Quinton stood and said "I cant do it again. I know I'm a survivor, but I cant keep on fighting this, I want to fight it, but this now is to much." Quinton walked away with Trish behind him saying "What are you going to do about Kari." "Be a dying husband." "Quinton!" Quinton ignored her and walked to his car as Karl saw Quinton. "Leave me alone Karl." "Quinton. I'm sorry about Kari and you." Quinton grabbed Karl and said "You knew?" "Of course. I'm under oath Quinton. I cant discuss other patients.." "You think I like having to have a 2nd round of cancer Karl? did you read the chart right." "The charts never lie." Quinton then said "I am a survivor. Not anymore. You can stay out of my fight to be alive, because I am done with you." "I know you are. I'm sorry you had to hear the news over the phone.." Quinton tossed Karl to the ground and said "Phone is the worst way to break news you idiot. You never did have good timing.." Quinton got into his car and drove to his secret place in Sebour, the board walk everyone knew it was his favourite place they went their to but when he was there they never talked to him.

Kari's Affair With John (The Flashback)
Kari was sitting in her school office day dreaming to the night where she and John had their affair. Kari was marking papers at home when John knocked on the door. "John. What are you doing here?" said smiled as she let him in. "Making an apology Kari. I treated you and Quinton so poorly after you two got married. I ignored you for years and having to put my feelings aside was hard." Kari smiled and said "I understand, they way we ended things was horrible. You know one thing." "What?" "I never did sign those divorce papers.." "You didnt?" "No Quinton, thought i did, i had a mate sign a annulment. If we get back together, us, we can do it simply." John and Kari sat down. "Where's Quinton?" "He's working all this week. He's slept at a hotel all week, he said he'll be back in a week or two. Its very nice to be by myself." Kari then said "Do you want some dinner? I just made some spag bol." "Yes thanks, would be nice." Kari walked into the kitchen and John followed, she gave him a bowl and they ate at the kitchen table. "Quinton hasnt been himself lately. I know he loves his job but being alone in a hospital office for over 16 hours a day cannot be good for you." "He's done it for 20 years John. Its what he does." "How are you feeling? How are you with this." "It sucks, it does, but i cant do anything about it." Kari looked at John in the eyes and said "I know this is weird, but i kinda want you." John looked up and said "Kari. I couldnt do that.. No way." John finished his spag bol and placed the bowl in the sink. He kneeled down to Kari and said "I wont do this to you Kari." Kari looked at John in the eyes and she kissed him on the lips with passion. John pulled away and said 'Kari.. you little devil." He then kissed Kari back and grabbed her in his arms and took her upstairs as the two kissed all the way up the stairs. Kari took John's shirt off and John took off Kari's. He put her on the bed gently and then sat next to her on the bed. The two continued kissing and got very passionate in the fact the two were having a sexy affair. It went on for 3 hours, when they finished they cuddled each other. John stroked Kari's hair and said "I still love you." Kari smiled and said "I know." Kari smiled and got out of bed and went into the bathroom and put her underwear back on as well her bra. John followed as he kissed her forehead. The two cleaned up as they heard a car in the driveway. "Shit, downstairs now." The two got dressed quickly and rushed downstairs to where they were having dinner, they got Kari's marking papers out from the table and pulled them up to the table. The door opened as Quinton looked and said "A work date?" "A marking date." "sure.. whatever floats your boat." Quinton sat on the lounge and said "Why is their a condom on my lounge?" "I always have one Quinton." "John.. You didnt have sex with a hooker did you?" "No Quinton. I teach remember?" Quinton nodded and said "Sure. What are you doing here?" "Kari was having trouble marking the papers with the new semester line we got. I'm showing her how we do it now." Quinton rubbed his head and said "Alright." John got up and said "I think i am done now." John walked to the door and Quinton said 'Goodbye." John left the house and Kari went back upstairs. Quinton went up as well and laid on the bed.  A month later Kari was feeling down, when she went to the hospital to have it checked out. Kari had Karl check her out and he said "Well the news is Kari. You're pregnant!" Kari looked and said "Are you sure?" "100% Kari. but this is dangerous. You being in your 40s you are high risk pregnancy, i want you upping your iron intake and light exercise.I assume Quinton knows?" "Quinton doesnt know.. Because it's not his." Karl looked and said "Oh... Did you do it with John?" Kari nodded and said "Not a word to Quinton, please Karl." "My lips are legally sealed. I dont know if this is congrats or not but congrats. Kari. You have to tell both John and Quinton. Quinton will be mad but I assume he will follow you through this." as Kari was touched on the shoulder by one of her work colleagues, she blurted out "I'm pregnant." Her co-worker said "Sure. And I'm still a virgin. Good day dream?" Kari looked at Karen and said "I'm serious." Karen looked and said "Its not Quinton's is it? It's John's. Oh you rascal." Kari then said "I'm sure he'll be thrilled. But not a word. You understand me. I tell both of them myself." "Of course. its your choice no one else's."

Kari's News To John
As Kari was walking along the beach with John, John said "Why am I here Kari. What's wrong." "John.." Kari smiled as she said this to him as they walked along the beach. "I'm pregnant." John smiled as he hugged her and said "Quinton's?" "No. Its yours John." John smiled highly and said "But.." "John we had the affair and I couldn't be happier, but Quinton's news was more depressing." "forget about him darling. We have a baby on the way.." "John.." "I know.. his cancer is back." "How did you know?" "I had a shift at the hospital I had to clean his office after he trashed it. His last phone call was with Karl. He recorded it on his laptop before he smashed it. there was one sentence that came from the laptop. "I'm sorry, your cancer is back." that's horrific news, but he's a fighter Kari, he wont give up." "This time I'm not so sure. He is a strong man but he has been through hell and back just trying to be alive." "Kari, I know its wrong to say this, but I think we should get back together and raise this baby. As legacy we can name him Quinton if you want to." Kari smiled and said "Good idea. but I think Quinton needs to know." "Of course." Kari called Quinton's house phone as Quinton answered he said "What?" "Quinton, John and I are going to raise this baby." Quinton then said "Good, best thing for it. I'm not healthy enough to look after a little one. Take good care of him/her. love you." Quinton then hung up and put his phone down as Kari put the phone down and said "That wasn't Quinton sounding. But I guess its a shock to the system to go through this twice.." said John, John turned to Kari and said "Quinton will be a survivor. He is good at that." "I don't know John. I don't want to stress about it. Its not good.." Kari and John sat down on the beach. Quinton back home was sitting in his home office and he was talking with Trish, "How is the thumb?" "It's ok." Quinton said as he grabbed a glass of water. "Quinton its not fine, and either are you. Its a road you didn't want to go down again, and this time its scarier." Quinton faced Trish and said "I haven't been this scared since I broke my neck. Being told I wasn't going to ever walk again I could handle, but a second round of cancer. Trish for me its not being tough. It seeing that what happens to me, can happen to everyone else. But I rather not say bad things." "I understand Quinton. We know that whatever you do make sure you're ok." "Trish. I want to go back to Snowy Region. Just not right now." "Quinton i understand that. We all would." Quinton wiped a tear away and Trish comforted him.

Terese V Quinton
Quinton was working in his office as he heard a knock on the door. It was Terese. Terese walked in and sat down. "Terese, why havent you come to see me for a health update? Its been months.." "Last time you health updated me Quinton, you misdiagnosed me." Quinton confused said, "What are you talking about? The test results were clear to me it was breast cancer." "I had a second opinion Quinton." Quinton's hand went into a fist under the table. "Quinton. Your diagnosis was wrong. It was a tumour in the adrenal gland." Quinton then said "Yeah and?" "Successful surgery, now using medication to balance out the missing gland." Quinton put his fisted hand onto the table as he said "Then why are you here? To waste my time?" Terese then blew up saying. "Wasting.. .Wasting your time?" Terese stood up as Quinton stood up to. "Wasting your time you ungrateful little! Quinton, you almost sent me for life altering surgery. Then you have the gal to say I'm wasting your precious time." "How dare you even say that. Look at me.." "I'm looking. and all you have been doing ever since you were diagnosed again is going after the people who care for you. You told a scared shitless Kari to get out when she said she was pregnant, you dumped me for her after you said you loved her. You broke two hearts Quinton. You're just damn lucky the people you work with want to even be around YOU!" Quinton turned around and said "Don't." "I'm pushing your buttons, like i normally do. I wont stop until you here me out." Quinton in anger unleashed his fist but Terese was quick enough to catch it. "Let go of me!" Terese grabbed out of her pocket handcuffs and pushed Quinton to his barred windows. Terese got the hand Quinton used and cuffed him to the window. "Terese what the hell are you doing!" "You're lucky i had brothers. You cannot unleash fury like that." Terese slapped Quinton across the face and said "You need to stop acting like a spolit brat. Just because you have cancer doesnt mean you can raise your fists or your voice." "Terese.. I swear to god." "You'll hit me? Oh that'll look good when a patient comes out with a black eye wont it? real professional." Terese then cuff his other hand to the window. "Terese. uncuff me now." "No. You need to calm down." Terese walked over to the door and opened it as Quinton said "Come back here you little coward." Terese closed the door as she walked back over to Quinton and slapped him 3 times using the back of her hand. Quinton waving his arms around said "Is that what you think of me? Really Terese?" Terese sat back down and said "When you left me, i had no one else Quinton, what was i supposed to do move on quickly? No Quinton, I put myself into working again. You had ruined me when you walked out that door saying you loved Kari. But you want to know something. Who was the first person Kari told when she found out she was having a baby at 47? other than Karl, Quinton, she came to me, she came to me when you told her to get out, she came to me whenever she wanted a question asked. Quinton you hurt more than just myself and Kari." Quinton unclenched his hand and said "You never told me this." "because you NEVER would've listened anyway. you getting furious just then was the only way to get my point across." "And the slaps?" Terese stood up and said "You deserved those. each slap you deserved." Quinton touched his face to see his cheek was bleeding, he then said "And this?" "A slap. As I said. You've always had a problem listening." "Are you going to let me out of these cuffs?" "No. You can stay there and wallow in your own self pity." "Ok." "You wanna know something else Quinton?" "What?" Terese slapped him again. "That is for everything you have ever said to me.. Coward." Terese opened the door as Trish looked at Terese. "Trish." "Terese, what's going on here?" "Ask Dr Coward. he'll know all about it." Trish walked over to Quinton as Terese slammed the door shut. Quinton said "She's right you know." "Quinton your cheeks." "I know." "Quinton. I heard everything you know. Is everything true?" "Sadly. I broke two hearts, cause i was zealous with love. And it sucked." Trish then said "Maybe she did the right thing cuffing you to your window." Quinton laughed and said "She did the right thing Trish, if she hadnt caught my arm, ,she'd be on the floor. She chicken winged me over here." Trish then said "Quinton, I want you to know that I do care bout you but right now. You need to calm down. I'm sending a security guard to unlock your keys. but i want you to go straight home." Quinton nodded and said "This time I will." Quinton waited for 20 minutes as a guard unlocked his cuffs and took the cuffs with him. Quinton then saw Terese talking to Paul as he got out of the hospital. Quinton had his face cleaned and stitched as he went to the car he saw Paul give him a nasty look as Terese walked over and said "Finally following an instruction to go home?" "You dont want to be around a doctor with stitches in his cheeks. Not polite." Quinton opened his car door as he grabbed Terese's hand and said "Thank you Terese." "Dont thank me. Trish came up with the idea. But i was right, the misdiagnosis was still correct." Quinton let go of her and started the car. He got in and drove home.

Losing The Ability To Walk
Quinton was on call at the hospital, as he was in his office working on funding for the hospital Ortho ward. Quinton rubbed his knee and looked up to see Karl in his office. "Quinton." "Go away Karl. I'm not interested in what you have to say. The last time you said something to me, you told i was dying over the phone!" "Quinton we work together, what do you think. We need to talk." Quinton turned around and said "What?" "Quinton, the funding. Its the funding." "What now?" "Your funding has gone through." "I'm going back to Snowy Region." Karl laughed and said "sure you are." Quinton rubbed his legs again and said "Not right away. I still have stuff to do here Karl. Not just yet." Karl looked on and said "You've been rubbing your legs an awful lot this week are you sure you're ok." "I'm sure, I've been busy this week. I started pill form chemo. But that's a 45% chance of working for me. I'm keeping up my water intake and I'm out of bed. I'm ok Karl. Please trust me on this." "Alright then. Be careful." Karl left the room and closed the door. Quinton then took a call with a known pain management friend. "Carlos. Its me Quinton. I need to know something." "What is it Quinton?" "Leg pain during chemo is that common?" "Very common with your age Quinton. Nothing to worry about." "Alright thanks." Quinton hung up and put the phone down. Quinton stood up to his legs shaking. He struggled to walk to the door. Quinton's legs finally gave out underneath him and he struck his head as he went down. He knocked himself out. No one heard the noise coming from Quinton's office until 2 days later when someone noticed he was gone without coming into work, so someone was sent to look for him. Quinton woke up after being out cold for two days. The first thing he did was touch is head. there was blood, a gash on his head 4cm long from where he hit his head. Quinton looked around the room dazed and dizzy. He pulled himself against the wall and put his had back to the wall. he heard a knock on the door and the person said "Quinton, are you in there?" "Yes. I am.. please come in." The door opened and Trish walked in and saw Quinton's head bleeding. "Quinton, your head. What happened?" "I went to leave the office and the next time i know my legs give out and I hit my head as I fell. I don't remember the rest." Trish put some gloves on out of her pocket and looked at Quinton's head wound. "Its deep it'll need stitches." Quinton then grabbed Trish's arm and said "I'm scared." Trish smiled with worry as she touched Quinton's hands. "Quinton your hands a freezing. Common lets get you into the ER. think you can walk?" Quinton nodded "I'll try." As Trish helped Quinton up Karl walked in to see who Trish was talking to. "Quinton. your head.." "I know Karl.." Karl looked as he saw where Quinton fell, he also saw the dent mark in the filing cabinet. "How did this happen?" as Karl walked to Quinton, Helping Trish by grabbing Quinton's other shoulder. "My legs gave out and i found myself on the floor. I don't remember anything else." as The three stepped, Quinton's legs again gave out half way up the hallway. They laid Quinton down as his head started bleeding again. "Quinton. You were missing for two days.." "He was out cold for two days Karl. We cant carry him any further Karl, his body is so weak." A nurse with a gurney saw the two and said "Here. He needs it." the three lifted and placed Quinton on the gurney and took him to the ER. Trish put him on machines and said "He's 33 degrees Karl. We need to warm him. Heart rate is 45bpm. bradycardia." Karl looked on and said "He should be dead.. I cant believe he survived two days out cold." "Must've been survival mode. You know, people hold on for as long as they can til help comes." said another nurse. Quinton then said "My legs gave out my under me. I called my pain management dude and he said it was normal for leg pain. But right now.. My legs are numb. I cannot feel them." Karl looked at Trish and Trish said "spinal x-rays?" "yes please. Run every test on Quinton. He spent two days out cold he's bound to be feeling bad." After hours of waiting for answers Quinton was told by Karl. "No spinal damage to any part of your body. But your nerves in your legs are gone. Quinton you have no use of your legs any more. The nerve was eaten away." Quinton in shock said "If its not spinal, why does it sound like I'm paralysed?" "You're not paralysed Quinton, that's the thing, normally the spine will have no reaction when you do an exam if you are paralysed. But your spine is working Quinton. Your leg's seem to have just died." Quinton put his head down on the pillow stunned and said "My career is over then?" "No Quinton. Its not over, but you may have to think about your way of life now." Karl said as he stitched Quinton's head. Quinton sighed as Kari came into the room looking for him. "Quinton are you ok?" Quinton looked at Kari and said "My legs. Have no use to me anymore. This disease took the use of my legs Kari. I stood up to go outside and I end up hitting my head on the filing cabinet and being out cold for two days. Kari I need to time to process this.." Kari walked to Karl as Quinton was moved into a private room to rest. "Trish.. You know Quinton more then I do tell how was he when you found him." "Dazed, confused. Scared." "Oh lord." Trish looked through the window to see Quinton crying and talking on the phone. "Kari. He's angry at you remember, he's scared of dying. One thing he said to me in his office when he was coming to is that the night you and John were together he was angry because you lied to him" Kari stunned looked and said "I ruined him. I really did." "You should've thought of that when you got pregnant." Trish walked away leaving Kari to stand in shock. Quinton still talking on the phone said "Is the house almost ready? Good good. Thank you so much for doing this." Quinton hungup and put his phone on the table. Quinton looked over to the wheelchair in the corner and pressed the nurse button. A nurse came in and said "Yes Dr Quinton?" Quinton pointed to the wheelchair and said "Lets get this wheelchair moving along." The nurse nodded and said "Of course." The nurse got the chair and brought it to Quinton who was now ok with the use of his legs being gone. Quinton grabbed both legs and hung them over the bed and the nurse helped him into the chair. The Nurse opened the door and Quinton went out in the chair. "Thank you Nurse." The nurse smiled as she closed the door. Quinton went up and down the hall getting used to the chair when Kari walked past him and looked and said "Hey look whose outta bed!" Quinton smiled as he grabbed Kari's hand and said "Nothing is getting me down today. Go be with John. You two have a lot to talk about."

Resigning From Medicine
Quinton was in his office putting on a brave face. he was going to quit medicine, to look after himself. Quinton was wearing a suit and he used his chair as a balancer so he could get back into the wheelchair. As Quinton put his paperwork in a box he smiled as he left room. Quinton went into the boardroom and looked at the medicial team look at him. "I assume you all know why you are here?" They nodded no. Quinton produced his paperwork and said "The paper work for funding. This is for the ortho unit." As Quinton produced another box he said "This is my paperwork, All my patients have been informed of my decision. "What decision, Dr Quinton? What's wrong Doctor?"  Quinton then said "I'm resigning." The room was stunned as Quinton continued "I want to make sure I told you first. Because of my illness, I think its time for me to go. This is the right thing for me to do. I dont want to hold back any more medicial careers." "Quinton what are you going to do next? What is your next move?" "I dont know. Take some time for myself maybe. I wanted to a few months break when i first got sick and i kept working so this time it is a lot easier for me to do this." "Quinton. This is something that is something. Quinton are you sure? This is a huge decision to make." Quinton nodded and said "This for me right now. Is the right choice." Quinton propped himself on the table and pulled up his pants legs. "I tried out this idea before, because i wanted to be able to walk out of here." "Like Roosevelt?" "These one's hold your body weight. and lock to place his didnt." Quinton then looked at his legs and said "Grab my shoulders. I want to at least try to get to the door on foot." Quinton was helped by Karl and Dr Linda who helped Quinton stand for the first time in months. The leg braces took Quinton's weight as he stepped and stepped. "Quinton, you may want to take it slow." Quinton looked as he took another step and then he said "Catch me. One more step then catch me." Quinton took another step as the leg braces he fell into the arms of Karl and Dr Linda as the sound of metallic snapping came from the braces. Karl and Linda placed Quinton on the ground and helped him take off the braces, as the braces were taken off Quinton said "Thank you. At least i tried hey." Quinton smiled as Karl and Linda helped him back into his chair. The braces were placed on the table.in pieces. Quinton said "Promise me that you'll burn those. Dont let someone use any contraption like that again." "We wont. they stopped using that when polio was eradicated. " Quinton laughed as the members continued talking for hours. Quinton then said "Look. Thank you guys for being so supportive about this."

Quinton's Last Day In His Office
As Quinton was packing the final bits of his office up as he heard a knock on the door. Quinton wheeled himself over to open it and saw it was Terese. "Quinton. I see you're leaving." Quinton nodded and said "You know what happened last time Terese." Terese nodded as she said "I handcuffed you to the window bars because you raised your fist at me. Still not the most unprofessional thing someone has ever done." Quinton looked and said "I want you to know Terese. I am leaving. I'm going home." Terese laughed and said "Sure. Thats good." Quinton went serious. "I'm not joking Terese. I resignied yesterday and gave myself 24 hours to clear out my office." "But Quinton, your treatment, family, friends, are all here..." Quinton then said "I stopped treatment months ago. It wasnt helping me do anything. I am going to go back to Snowy Region where i can live out my days. I will be happy in my old house that has been done up for me." "chair access and everything else." Quinton even said "I'm going to ask Trish, if she will come with me." "Think she'll say yes?" "There is a job going at SRH its been advertised for over 2 years. They need a nurse, she can live at the house and she can be there when I need her." Terese then said "files?" "been sent to them, they have my entire medical record." as the two talked for 20 more mintues Terese looked at Quinton and said "I guess this is goodbye then, and maybe a 'farewell, thanks for being a friend'. Quinton without treatment you can hold for at least the next 5-9 months. Are you sure this is what you want?" "Positively. I want to go home and see the old places again. See how much they have changed." Quinton smiled as he wheeled himself over to his work chair and he got himself in it. "It's a 5 hour drive. but i want to see the place." "What about the stuff here?" "I'm coming in tomorrow. To wipe off the computer info." "The end of an era." Quinton smiled as a tear rolled down his cheek. "An end to an era."

Asking Trish to Go With Him
Quinton was in his office when he heard a knock at the door. "Come in." It was Trish who opened and closed the door. "Quinton, I heard. You're resigning?" "I am Trish. Truth is I going home to Snowy Region. I have a house there that got fixed up. I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing." "Quinton if I came with you what would that imply?" "I've contacted a contact at the hospital they said they can give you shifts, only if you agree to this." Quinton moved from his desk chair to his wheel chair and Trish said "Alright. I'll come with you. Do I have to buy a house?" "No. You'll be living with me. It was my old house, it was used for renters most of the year. Now it's ours." Trish smiled and said "I want you to know Quinton that I was planning to come with you if you asked me or not." "I know." Quinton put the last of his paper work in a box and closed it. "that's all of it." Quinton wiped his computer and then turned it off. Quinton looked at Trish and said "I've worked here for 20 years Trish. It's getting harder to leave." Trish walked over to Quinton and said "That's what's keeping you here. What else?" "Nothing really, but you want to know something else." "What?" "I used the leg braces and attempted to walk across the boardroom." "How did it go?" "Ah you know. It wasn't easy but it wasn't hard." "What about Kari? She's 8 months pregnant Quinton. She needs to know." Quinton nodded and said "Not here though. I'll discuss it with her. She'll understand Trish. She has John now, they got back together you know." "Oh really?" "Yes." Quinton wheeled over to the lights in his office. "I really hope this room goes to a great doctor. So many memories." Trish walked over out the door and Quinton turned off the light and closed the door. Locking it for the last time. Quinton reached up to the door and took his name placard out of it. Quinton smiled as Trish said "Wheel you out?" "One last time." Quinton smiled as Trish took him around the hospital. When they reached the exit, Quinton took over and said "I'll catch you on Friday." Trish nodded and walked back into the hospital. Quinton looked around and said "Goodbye my old friends. I wish you well." Quinton wheeled himself to the hospital's carpark and he called Kari. "Kari, I want you to meet me at the pier tomorrow. I have something to tell you." Quinton hung up and went back to his house.

Going Home
Quinton was staring from the pier at the sun going down. Kari was walking to see him. "Hello Kari." "Quinton. What's the matter? Why did you want to see me?" "Kari. I'm going home." "You're what?" "I'm going back to Snowy Region." Kari looked at Quinton and said "Is that a great idea?" "Yes. It is. Don't worry about me i'll be ok. Trish is coming with me Kari. She's going to work at SRH and live with me at my old house." Kari looked and said "Quinton, that sounds like you planned it months ago. Why now?" Quinton turned his head and said "I know its hard for you Kari but there is something else." Quinton showed Kari his hand and said "You see this ring Kari." "Yes why?" "When you said you were pregnant it took me by surprise. I never took the ring off because I still loved you. And I will love you always, this ring, we made that one promise, we'd love each other no matter what, the affair and my health.." Quinton took the ring off and placed it in Kari's opened hand, "Kari, I want you to give that baby this ring. Because it symbolised what we were. In love. And you tell this baby when he is older, that I was a man who never wanted to give up or in. You tell that baby, I loved it as well." "Quinton. Of course I will." Quinton then reached into his bag and gave Kari a book. "I want you to read this when you get the news that I've passed away. Its my thoughts on everyone. Page 82 is your page Kari, Page 82." Quinton had a tear roll down his cheek as he stared again into the sunset. "Its the wonderful world of life Kari." Kari stood infront of Quinton and said "I'll miss you know. You were a good guy. With bad luck." Quinton smiled and he kissed Kari's belly and then her cheek as a tear rolled down Quinton's cheek he turned in his chair and said "I tried walking the other day." "Did it work?" "Got 3 steps in before the leg braces broke, but I walked. I fell and walked in the same day." "That is still a great effort Quinton." "Look Kari.." Quinton said with more tears rolling down his cheek. "I'm going to miss you,." Quinton then reminded Kari about the book and said "When you get that news, read page 82. It was the day i first worked with you." "Quinton.. That's weird." "It then goes on to how we went on a date." Quinton smiled as he turned his chair toward the carpark. "Quinton.." said Kari barely holding back tears. Quinton grabbed Kari's hands and said "Look after your mother kid. She's a wonderful lady." "Quinton.." "Goodbye Kari.." Quinton went down the pier and as he was half way down Kari yelled out "Quinton.. Its a girl." Quinton stopped and turned his head and smiled with a wide smile. Quinton continued down the pier as John walked past ignoring Quinton. Quinton got to the car and before he got into the car he looked as he saw John reach Kari and hugged. "Ready to go Quinton?" said Trish as she got out of the car. "Not really. But I guess i have to now." Trish helped Quinton into the car. As Trish shut the door she got in the car.

Trivia

 * Quinton decides to leave Sebour and return to Snowy Region
 * Kari has an affair with John
 * The lady (Kate Bdale) who 'played' Kari decided not to return to her role, so the role was given to Rue McClanahan
 * Quinton broke his hand in one story line whilst slamming his fist on the table
 * Nothing in this edit is real and is a work of fictionRueKariSebourRising.jpgQuinton'sRetirementConference.jpg