Love and Crisis: Part 1
by glitter_girl0058
"Mrs.Gilmore?" asked a voice on the phone that sounded suspiciously like Headmaster Charleston.
"Speaking, make it quick, please." she said lazily into the phone.
"Ok, then I'll make this quick and to the point. Don't forget I tried to take it slow." the voice warned.
"Who is this?" asked Lorelai, now very annoyed." Just tell me!"
"Rory fainted in school today. She's in the hospital and we have no word about her condition although
the paramedics believe it was quite serious."
"Oh my god! I will be there in just a moment," Lorelai gasped." Wait, is this the Headmaster?"
"Yes, Lorelai, please hurry, she's been asking for you." he insisted.
Lorelai gasped again." You're there?"
"Yes, practically the entire staff is. You have to understand, Chilton is a terrific school!"
"Ok, I'm there ASAP!" she said, hanging up the phone.
"I'm afraid I cannot allow you to go in." said the young, pretty nurse.
"WHAT???!!!!.I am her mother, Miss Nurse, and I belong in that room holding her hand!"
"I'm going to have to explain her condition to you."
"But can't I see her first?" she whined.
"No! She's in extensive care!" the nurse was getting exasperated.
"Ok, and why is she in extensive care if she fainted?" asked Lorelai.
"She has this condition, which is life-threatening. It looks like her kidneys are disfunctioning and
a lot of carbon dioxide is building up in her."
"NO! I need to see my kid!" yelled Lorelai.
"Please, Ms. Gilmore, let me explain!" the nurse insisted.
"What is there to explain? Jesus, my kid could die and I wouldn't even be able to see her!"
"That is the point." the nurse said finally.
"What are you talking about?"
"Rory is in serious danger of dying and we don't want you in there. Many parents become horribly
neurotic seeing their normally sunshiney children lying there, defenseless. Therefore, it was to the good
of Rory and to you that we restrict you from seeing her. Headmaster Charleston agrees as well."
"Oh, tell me the truth! Is my baby going to die?"
The nurse stared into space, not knowing how to reply.
"God, she could, oh my god, I have to go."
"Where are you going?"
"To make a phone call."
"Don't go, Rory needs you here."
"First you tell me I'm not allowed to see her. Now you tell me she needs me. Make up your mind!"
For the first time the nurse smiled. She extended her hand and said." My name's Julia."
"Lorelai." she replied and ran off, looking for a pay phone. Suddenly she remembered about her cell
phone and used it to dial Sookie. No one answered. She dialed everywhere and no one answered. Finally,
she decided to call Luke. She was desperately desperate.
"Hello, Luke speaking."
"Luke, its Lorelai, Rory's in extensive care." He didn't reply.
Lorelai heard him say," Okay, I'm closing up, all food is on the house."
"Thank you Luke." she said when she heard him breathing again.
"No problem, I'll be there."
FIfteen minutes later, he came up the stairs and found her sitting on a bench, looking very worried.
He told her so.
"What, do you think I'll be happy when my kid has carbon dioxide in her blood vessel?" she
snapped.
"Ouch." He replied under his breath.
"Bad day?" he asked out loud.
"Yeah, sorry I yelled at you, I'm just so nervous."
"Me too, me too." he agreed and she leaned her head against his shoulder.
They fell asleep.
"Lorelai?" she heard Julia say her name and she awoke with a start.
"How's Rory?" asked Luke, who was awake now too.
"I'm happy to say we have a donor."
"A donor?"
"Yes, Rory needs a new kidney."
"Wow, I didn't realize it was this serious." said Luke.
"Hello, Mr.Gilmore." the nurse acknowledged Luke. He laughed.
"No, I'm not Mr.Gilmore, I'm Luke, one of Lorelai's friends."
"Oh, terribly sorry." she apologized. Luke nodded.
Julia continued." You may see Rory now."
Lorelai stood up as Julia said," Follow me."
"Can he come?" asked Lorelai.
"Yes, sure, why not?" said Julia.
They entered the room steathily.
"Hey kiddo." said Lorelai.
"Hi." said Luke.
Rory's eyes remained closed.
Luke saw Lorelai start to tear and he handed her a hankercheif.
Lorelai sat down and said," Sweetie, feel free to wake up." She laughed nervously.
"Um, its Mom." she continued. "I love you Rory, everyone's really worried." She looked at Luke
and stood up. He sat down.
"I would give you all the cheesecake and coffee in the world, if only you would wake up." said Luke.
Lorelai burst into tears and Julia led her out. Luke followed and whispered a goodbye to Rory.
"So anyway, the good news before, is that we have found a matchup for a donor. The boy just
died today and no one else matched him."
"They're putting a boy's kidney in my daughter's body?!" asked Lorelai.
"Yeah, it doesn't matter." said Luke.
"Oh."
Julia continued." The boy's name was Daniel Weather."
"How'd he die?" asked an interested Luke.
"Car accident."
"Ooh."
"I'm just glad that Rory's gonna be okay," pressed Lorelai.
Julia looked at her strangely.
"She is going to be ok, right?" asked Luke.
"We hope so. If the operation goes well, Rory should be okay."
"Good."
Down the hall, she saw a woman and man crying. She heard them crying," How will we live without Daniel?"
To be continued...........................................................
by glitter_girl0058
"Mrs.Gilmore?" asked a voice on the phone that sounded suspiciously like Headmaster Charleston.
"Speaking, make it quick, please." she said lazily into the phone.
"Ok, then I'll make this quick and to the point. Don't forget I tried to take it slow." the voice warned.
"Who is this?" asked Lorelai, now very annoyed." Just tell me!"
"Rory fainted in school today. She's in the hospital and we have no word about her condition although
the paramedics believe it was quite serious."
"Oh my god! I will be there in just a moment," Lorelai gasped." Wait, is this the Headmaster?"
"Yes, Lorelai, please hurry, she's been asking for you." he insisted.
Lorelai gasped again." You're there?"
"Yes, practically the entire staff is. You have to understand, Chilton is a terrific school!"
"Ok, I'm there ASAP!" she said, hanging up the phone.
"I'm afraid I cannot allow you to go in." said the young, pretty nurse.
"WHAT???!!!!.I am her mother, Miss Nurse, and I belong in that room holding her hand!"
"I'm going to have to explain her condition to you."
"But can't I see her first?" she whined.
"No! She's in extensive care!" the nurse was getting exasperated.
"Ok, and why is she in extensive care if she fainted?" asked Lorelai.
"She has this condition, which is life-threatening. It looks like her kidneys are disfunctioning and
a lot of carbon dioxide is building up in her."
"NO! I need to see my kid!" yelled Lorelai.
"Please, Ms. Gilmore, let me explain!" the nurse insisted.
"What is there to explain? Jesus, my kid could die and I wouldn't even be able to see her!"
"That is the point." the nurse said finally.
"What are you talking about?"
"Rory is in serious danger of dying and we don't want you in there. Many parents become horribly
neurotic seeing their normally sunshiney children lying there, defenseless. Therefore, it was to the good
of Rory and to you that we restrict you from seeing her. Headmaster Charleston agrees as well."
"Oh, tell me the truth! Is my baby going to die?"
The nurse stared into space, not knowing how to reply.
"God, she could, oh my god, I have to go."
"Where are you going?"
"To make a phone call."
"Don't go, Rory needs you here."
"First you tell me I'm not allowed to see her. Now you tell me she needs me. Make up your mind!"
For the first time the nurse smiled. She extended her hand and said." My name's Julia."
"Lorelai." she replied and ran off, looking for a pay phone. Suddenly she remembered about her cell
phone and used it to dial Sookie. No one answered. She dialed everywhere and no one answered. Finally,
she decided to call Luke. She was desperately desperate.
"Hello, Luke speaking."
"Luke, its Lorelai, Rory's in extensive care." He didn't reply.
Lorelai heard him say," Okay, I'm closing up, all food is on the house."
"Thank you Luke." she said when she heard him breathing again.
"No problem, I'll be there."
FIfteen minutes later, he came up the stairs and found her sitting on a bench, looking very worried.
He told her so.
"What, do you think I'll be happy when my kid has carbon dioxide in her blood vessel?" she
snapped.
"Ouch." He replied under his breath.
"Bad day?" he asked out loud.
"Yeah, sorry I yelled at you, I'm just so nervous."
"Me too, me too." he agreed and she leaned her head against his shoulder.
They fell asleep.
"Lorelai?" she heard Julia say her name and she awoke with a start.
"How's Rory?" asked Luke, who was awake now too.
"I'm happy to say we have a donor."
"A donor?"
"Yes, Rory needs a new kidney."
"Wow, I didn't realize it was this serious." said Luke.
"Hello, Mr.Gilmore." the nurse acknowledged Luke. He laughed.
"No, I'm not Mr.Gilmore, I'm Luke, one of Lorelai's friends."
"Oh, terribly sorry." she apologized. Luke nodded.
Julia continued." You may see Rory now."
Lorelai stood up as Julia said," Follow me."
"Can he come?" asked Lorelai.
"Yes, sure, why not?" said Julia.
They entered the room steathily.
"Hey kiddo." said Lorelai.
"Hi." said Luke.
Rory's eyes remained closed.
Luke saw Lorelai start to tear and he handed her a hankercheif.
Lorelai sat down and said," Sweetie, feel free to wake up." She laughed nervously.
"Um, its Mom." she continued. "I love you Rory, everyone's really worried." She looked at Luke
and stood up. He sat down.
"I would give you all the cheesecake and coffee in the world, if only you would wake up." said Luke.
Lorelai burst into tears and Julia led her out. Luke followed and whispered a goodbye to Rory.
"So anyway, the good news before, is that we have found a matchup for a donor. The boy just
died today and no one else matched him."
"They're putting a boy's kidney in my daughter's body?!" asked Lorelai.
"Yeah, it doesn't matter." said Luke.
"Oh."
Julia continued." The boy's name was Daniel Weather."
"How'd he die?" asked an interested Luke.
"Car accident."
"Ooh."
"I'm just glad that Rory's gonna be okay," pressed Lorelai.
Julia looked at her strangely.
"She is going to be ok, right?" asked Luke.
"We hope so. If the operation goes well, Rory should be okay."
"Good."
Down the hall, she saw a woman and man crying. She heard them crying," How will we live without Daniel?"
To be continued...........................................................