Plot Bunnies are evil, evil little things. They've got me chained to my
keyboard at the moment and are forcing me to type out their evil ideas.
All I can say is that it's good that Elmer and Lona work in a hospital.
"Hey, Hook, wait up!" Elmer called as he hurried down the hall after his colleague.
"What do you need, Elmer?" Hook said with a grin although he thought he could probably guess what Elmer was interested in, the same thing he had been focused on since the day he walked into the doors of Kingdom Hospital. Lona.
"Ummmm, have you seen Lona anywhere around?" Elmer asked. "I just went down to the sleep lab but she's not there."
"Dr. James asked her to run by the airport." Hook told Elmer.
"Dr. Thompson is coming back today from his work in Africa and he needed someone to pick him up."
Elmer cringed at the name of the doctor. Why did HE have to come back now? Elmer had been vaguely hoping that he would decide to move to Africa permanently, or maybe get eaten by a lion. He knew that Thompson had gone out with Lona a few times before he left. Now that he was back....
"Elmer...." Hook said in a warning tone as he caught the jealous look flashing in the younger doctor's eyes. "If you're about to try to do something to get Lona to notice you, I suggest you try flowers instead of heads this time. Less messy."
"It was just one head. How long are you going to be using that against me?" Elmer grumbled as he walked away from Hook. Honestly, he already agreed to sneak into Medical Records and get the Klingerman file.
Why did Hook have to keep bringing that head thing up? As he walked away though, he thought more about Hook's joking suggestion of flowers.
Maybe.... There was a nice arrangement in the gift show window. He would just go get them and have the waiting for her when she got back from her trip to the airport. That ought to take Lona's mind off that Thompson creep!
Almost three hours later, Elmer hurried down the stairs towards the sleep lab, arrangement of roses in his arms. Honestly, his dad picked absolutely the worst times to find him and try to teach him something about medicine. At least that Thompson creep wasn't here with Lona though, that was one consolation. He still had some time to make a good impression on her.
"Lona?" He called as he entered the sleep lab. He had checked the parking lot before heading down. Her car was back so he knew that she was there. "Lona?" He started into the main area of the lab, a slightly nervous feeling in his stomach. He didn't know what he would do if he couldn't convince Lona that he was serious about her. He knew that she thought that his feelings were just a crush, that everyone thought that it was just a silly crush but Elmer knew that it was something more. Lona was the first woman that he had loved and the only one he ever would love. If only he could make her see that.
"Lona?" he called again, jus as he spotted something out of the corner of his eyes. He stopped staring for a moment, his mind suddenly numb. He crossed the room slowly, sitting the flowers down on a counter as he did so, not able to really comprehend what he was seeing. "Lona?" he whispered and then said louder as he dropped to the floor. "Lona?!"
Her face was flushed, her skin hot to the touch as Elmer reached out and gently touched her cheek. "Lona?!" He called her name again,
panic filling him when she didn't respond. "Lona, wake up!" He felt himself beginning to hyperventilate as seconds passed without a response but he tried to force himself to stay focused as difficult as that was with seeing Lona like this. "Lona?" he called again, trying to recall what he should be doing for a moment before carefully tilting her head back and feeling for breathing and a pulse. A moment later, his eyes grew even wider, panic almost overtaking him completely. Nothing, there was nothing.
No breathing, no pulse. She was.... No, no, no! This couldn't be happening!
Just then he heard footsteps and looked up as Hook entered the door of the lab. "Help me!" Elmer cried frantically, as he looked from Lona to Hook for a second before turning his focus back on her once more. "I think..." He could hardly make himself say it. "I think she's dead!"
All I can say is that it's good that Elmer and Lona work in a hospital.
"Hey, Hook, wait up!" Elmer called as he hurried down the hall after his colleague.
"What do you need, Elmer?" Hook said with a grin although he thought he could probably guess what Elmer was interested in, the same thing he had been focused on since the day he walked into the doors of Kingdom Hospital. Lona.
"Ummmm, have you seen Lona anywhere around?" Elmer asked. "I just went down to the sleep lab but she's not there."
"Dr. James asked her to run by the airport." Hook told Elmer.
"Dr. Thompson is coming back today from his work in Africa and he needed someone to pick him up."
Elmer cringed at the name of the doctor. Why did HE have to come back now? Elmer had been vaguely hoping that he would decide to move to Africa permanently, or maybe get eaten by a lion. He knew that Thompson had gone out with Lona a few times before he left. Now that he was back....
"Elmer...." Hook said in a warning tone as he caught the jealous look flashing in the younger doctor's eyes. "If you're about to try to do something to get Lona to notice you, I suggest you try flowers instead of heads this time. Less messy."
"It was just one head. How long are you going to be using that against me?" Elmer grumbled as he walked away from Hook. Honestly, he already agreed to sneak into Medical Records and get the Klingerman file.
Why did Hook have to keep bringing that head thing up? As he walked away though, he thought more about Hook's joking suggestion of flowers.
Maybe.... There was a nice arrangement in the gift show window. He would just go get them and have the waiting for her when she got back from her trip to the airport. That ought to take Lona's mind off that Thompson creep!
Almost three hours later, Elmer hurried down the stairs towards the sleep lab, arrangement of roses in his arms. Honestly, his dad picked absolutely the worst times to find him and try to teach him something about medicine. At least that Thompson creep wasn't here with Lona though, that was one consolation. He still had some time to make a good impression on her.
"Lona?" He called as he entered the sleep lab. He had checked the parking lot before heading down. Her car was back so he knew that she was there. "Lona?" He started into the main area of the lab, a slightly nervous feeling in his stomach. He didn't know what he would do if he couldn't convince Lona that he was serious about her. He knew that she thought that his feelings were just a crush, that everyone thought that it was just a silly crush but Elmer knew that it was something more. Lona was the first woman that he had loved and the only one he ever would love. If only he could make her see that.
"Lona?" he called again, jus as he spotted something out of the corner of his eyes. He stopped staring for a moment, his mind suddenly numb. He crossed the room slowly, sitting the flowers down on a counter as he did so, not able to really comprehend what he was seeing. "Lona?" he whispered and then said louder as he dropped to the floor. "Lona?!"
Her face was flushed, her skin hot to the touch as Elmer reached out and gently touched her cheek. "Lona?!" He called her name again,
panic filling him when she didn't respond. "Lona, wake up!" He felt himself beginning to hyperventilate as seconds passed without a response but he tried to force himself to stay focused as difficult as that was with seeing Lona like this. "Lona?" he called again, trying to recall what he should be doing for a moment before carefully tilting her head back and feeling for breathing and a pulse. A moment later, his eyes grew even wider, panic almost overtaking him completely. Nothing, there was nothing.
No breathing, no pulse. She was.... No, no, no! This couldn't be happening!
Just then he heard footsteps and looked up as Hook entered the door of the lab. "Help me!" Elmer cried frantically, as he looked from Lona to Hook for a second before turning his focus back on her once more. "I think..." He could hardly make himself say it. "I think she's dead!"