The Last Dance:

Simone’s Notes:

Almost all animals fortunate enough to survive hazards to their existence eventually die from senescence. The only known exception is the jellyfish Turritopsis nutricula, thought to be, in effect, immortal. Causes of death in humans as a result of intentional activity include suicide and homicide. From all causes, roughly 150,000 people die around the world each day. Physiological death is now seen as less an event than a process: conditions once considered indicative of death are now reversible. Where in the process a dividing line is drawn between life and death depends on factors beyond the presence or absence of vital signs. In general, clinical death is neither necessary nor sufficient for a determination of legal death. A patient with working heart and lungs determined to be brain dead can be pronounced legally dead without clinical death occurring. Precise medical definition of death, in other words, becomes more problematic, paradoxically, as scientific knowledge and medicine advance.

The last day of William’s life went like this:

7:00 a.m.

Karen arrived at her mother’s house in the Southern countryside of Ametris. Before going out into her mother’s garden, she made a small call to her husband.

“Hey baby, it’s me. I made it home safely. I hope they are taking care of you in Central. Hope to see you soon. I love you.”

Tina came by to visit William again.

7:45 a.m.

Havoc and Jaks went by the courthouse to schedule the time for their “wedding.” Billy watched them from outside.

Tina read William the paper.

8:30 a.m.

Mustang starts on his paperwork. (Reluctantly.)

A nurse came by to check on William’s failing health.

9:00 a.m.

Ginny left her “boyfriend’s” apartment to go home. She still smelt like a mini bar as she tried to straighten herself up for classes.

A doctor changed William’s tubes.

9:20 a.m.

Mikey and Stef head out for another date. Mikey pounds marrying Stef, but he already know what the answer is.

Tina talks to William about a funny show she saw last night.

10:07 a.m.

Hunter surprises Addie with a gift. He gives Alessia a doll as well.

Tina talks to the nurse outside.

“Listen, you don’t have to stay with him all the time,” the nurse told. “It’s a nice day. Get out for a little while.” Tina looked uncertain.

“You sure that’s okay?” she asked.

“He’ll be fine,” the nurse said. “We’ll keep go watch over him.

10:20 a.m.

Damon wakes up in another hotel another. He debates on calling Carole or not, but he decides against it in the end.

“I’m going out for a bit, Bill. You okay with that?” Tina asked. He makes a gurgling noise.

“Go,” he tries to say.

“What? You sure?” she asked.

“Go,” he tries again. Tina stood up straight.

“Alright…” she said. Then, she slowly backed away out the door.

10:45 a.m.

Derek and Erin go out to visit Jason’s grave. Dylan places the flowers on the dirt.

Such a nice day outside the hospital.

11:19 a.m.

Hughes calls to check on Gracia. She’s doing fine today.

William tried to sleep for a little bit.

11:47 a.m.

Callie makes the appointment for her breast reduction surgery. Isaac is happy that she is doing so for herself.

Tina takes a rest on the bench.

12:00 p.m.

Everyone tries to have lunch.

Tina sits in the cafe and eats a sandwich and salad from the line.

12:22 p.m.

Steven and Yasmine decorate the nursery for their child. Neutral colors for they don’t know the gender of the baby yet.

Tina browses the gift shop. She picks up some items, including a small, stuffed panda. William will like this.

1:17 p.m.

Paul takes Malachi out to the park. Kira meets him there and talks about leaving Ametris altogether.

Another doctor checks William’s stats. Blood pressure dropping more slowly now.

1:35 p.m.

Edward, Susan, and Laurel begin another group session. The fight still looks pretty close.

Tina runs into one William’s old boyfriend. They used to be bitter. But now, it’s seems like he has grown up some.

“Tell Willy I said hi,” he said.

“Okay,” Tina said.

2:08 p.m.

Al wakes up behind Amy and Bev again. He struggles to try and remember everything that happened last night. Epic fail.

Tina reflects on the years she spent with William. She chuckles at the wild times. Can I ever have times like that again?

3:00 p.m.

Karen gets in from a walk in the countryside. She feels tired and decides to take a nap until dinner.

Breda calls up Missy and invites out to a visit to the local museum that she wanted to see. She happily accepts.

3:10 p.m.

Peyton and Demetria get in to finished up some reports. Crank up the indie-emo mix tape to kill time.

Tina looks at the newborn babies on the second floor. She remembers the one that she killed years ago in military school before she met William. She doesn’t know what her life would be like with a kid at this time.

3:33 p.m.

Travis gets off early to see Anika. She gotten an honest job now. He decides to stay home and “celebrate” with her.

Tina and William both wonder what it would’ve been like with children in their lives. Not enough time to see then or now.

4:05 p.m.

Kim, Alli, and Dame all stop by to visit Andrew at work. Many wonder why Kim and Drew have never married each other.

William wonders why he married Karen. He does love her and she is a nice woman, but also loves Tina a little more. And then, he wonders what if he had married Tina instead of Karen.

4:46 p.m.

Suri calls up Fuery and tries to engage him in some phone sex. Needless to say; fail. Must work harder next time.

Tina starts to wonder back to the elevator to William’s room.

5:26 p.m.

Riza leads Jakob back to their room for playtime. He more than happily accepts a little breather time with the future mother of his child.

“Let’s spend together in bed.”

“Okay.”

William’s body goes into shock. Doctors rush in and try to resuscitate him. After many shocks to the chest, nothing. The fight’s been lost.

6:15 p.m.

Time of death: 6:15 p.m.

Tina makes it back to the room, but a nurse shakes her head as she tries to keep her out. When the woman sees the sheet go over William’s head as the nurse walks away, it becomes clear. Tina dropped the bag on the ground, sinks to the ground, and cries. The stuffed panda’s happy song fills the air after it hits the ground.

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