Title: A Helping Hand
Author: DockRock06
Rating: M
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this work. No copyright infringement is intended.
Spoilers: Season 13's 'I Don't'
Content Warning: none
Summery: What if Ray had been brought to County instead, would the outcome of the accident been different with his friends working to save him?
Chapter Two: You Have To Fight This
Abby quickly dried the tears from her face as she turned to Pratt and said,
'I'll do it…I can get her down here without worrying her.', and with that Abby left the room and went to the admit desk to phone one friend and try and get them here in time for another.
As Abby approached the desk Chuny turned to her and said,
'I phoned Ray's mother, she says that she'll be on the next flight out.', and Abby couldn't miss the waver in Chunys voice as she relayed the information.
'Thanks Chuny, I just have to phone Neela now…I know that she would want to know too.' And with that Abby lifted the receiver to her ear and punched in the number that she new off by heart.
After hearing the dialing tone for a few seconds Abby heard Neela on the other line saying,
'Hello Neela Ras' and before Neela could even finish her sentence Abby cut her off by saying,
'Neela, honey, it's Abby. I'll explain to you when you get here but you have to get to county right now' Abby didn't want to panic Neela, but after seeing Ray she knew that anything could happen and Neela may not get to see him, and she knew that more than anything would break her friends heart. If she didn't get to say good-bye to the man that she loved.
'O.K Abby…is there a big trauma because I think that I might be a little drunk, so I cant work…and it is going on for five in the morning' Neela answered, thinking that maybe she was needed to do surgery.
'No, they don't need you to work. You just have to get down here, right now' and before Neela even had the chance to argue Abby set the phone down, knowing that Neela wouldn't get here if she was stuck on the phone with her.
Running a hand through her hair Abby turned to see Morris and Pratt walking up to the admit, both looking just as they felt, terrible. All three doctors stood in silence, not knowing what to say.
Up In Surgery
Luka was standing at the head of the bed as the anesthesiologist inserted the drug into Ray's IV as the other doctors all finished scrubbing up and made there way into the operating room, all anxious because they knew that a lot of people where counting on them to save their friend who was lying on the table.
Moving down the bed Luka watched as both doctors Anspaugh and Dubenko began to work on stopping the bleeding in Rays legs, and was horrified as he heard one order another unit of blood, Luka had already counted six.
'Damn! He's cut through the radial vein…probably whys he losing so much blood' announced Donald Anspaugh as he found the source of one of the major problems.
Luka turned to look at the face of his friend, a tube down his throat that looked so barbaric even though he had done it to a countless numbers of patients since he had worked at county, larges cuts covering his face, especially the left side, and also a littering of bruises and Luka began to silently pray under his breath that Ray would be alright.
Back At Admit
Abby looked up at she heard the noise of the doors open, revealing a rather tired looking Neela Rasgotra.
'Abby, what is it, why did you need me down here straight away, the place looks dead' Neela said as she gestured to the waiting room, only a handful of people sitting in it.
'I think that you should come with me sweetie, let's go to the doctors' lounge' Abby said as she stepped to the front of the desk and began to lead Neela away but was stopped when her hand was shrugged off.
'What, why? What's going on Abby, just tell me' Neela demanded, starting to get worried.
'I really think that you should come with me Neela' Abby tried once again, but was still unsuccessful.
'No! Just tell me what it is' and the look in Neelas eyes showed Abby that she was determined not to move until she was told exactly what was going on. Taking a deep breath Abby began,
'Earlier…there was an accident, and Ray was brought in…he was in pretty bad shape, their up in the O.R now'
Abby watched as the tears fell down Neelas face and she began shaking her head, not wanting to believe that anything had happened. Suddenly Neela picked up on what Abby had said and asked,
'Why is he in the O.R…what exactly happened?' Neela had now moved to sit down at admit, her legs feeling like they were about to give way from under her.
Abby moved to kneel in front of Neela and just when she opened her mouth to explain Pratt cut her off by saying,
'It's all my fault Neela, if I had just made sure that he had gotten in the taxi…I'm sorry Neela' Pratt finished, his head bowed so he didn't have to see the anger that he was sure would be written all over Neelas face.
'What do you mean? You told him to go home, did he not go?' The lump had returned to Neelas throat as she thought about all of the terrible things that could have happened.
Abby knew that she needed to know and so she said as well as she could, a lump in her throat as well after seeing Ray,
'He was hit by a truck…his legs were crushed and Dubenko and Anspaugh are doing everything that they can to try and save him…but they think that they might have to amputate' , and Abby felt more tears well up at the sight of one of her closet friends crying over another.
Standing up Neela wiped at her eyes and turned to Abby saying,
'Which O.R, I want to see him'
Back in Surgery
Luka was back at the head of the bed, watching the monitors as the line beeped, showing the sign that Ray was in fact still alive.
After watching for about five minutes Luka alerted the other doctors as he watched the B/P dropping at an alarming rate, due to the massage amount of blood that Ray was still losing.
'B/Ps dropping…FLATLINE!' With that Luka moved to the side of the bed, stepping up and beginning compressions, watching the monitor the whole time.
Luka stepped back as one of the other doctors called out to him to move, putting the paddles on Ray's chest and sending 200 joules of energy through his body, causing him to rise off the bed and slam back down with a dull thud.
Neela and Abby got off the elevator and went straight to the reception desk,
'Which O.R is Ray Barnett in?' Neela demanded, looking to the face of the receptionist, who look startled by the demand.
'He's in O.R 2 Dr. Rasgotra' and with that Abby and Neela both went to the observation area, hoping that they would be able to see how Ray was doing.
Rays POV
When Ray opened his eyes, he was standing in the O.R, for a reason he didn't know. Looking around the people at the table he saw that DuBenko was there, as well as Luka who was doing compressions to the patient on the table.
Ray turned his head when he heard someone scream from behind him, and when he looked up to the observation room he saw that it was Neela and Abby, both standing with tears running down their faces, Abby trying to get Neela to sit down.
Ray turned and ran past the nurse who was walking into to the O.R at the same moment that he had left, rushing through the opened door and round to the doorway of the observation room. Ray watched through the open door as Neela was standing at the glass and he heard her say, 'Please, you have to fight this' through her sobs and wondered what had happened to upset her so much. Walking through the door Ray called to Neela,
'Neela, what's wrong, what happened?', and he was taken back when not only did she or Abby not answer him, but neither of them even turned their heads to acknowledge the fact that he was even in the room.
Just as Ray opened his mouth to repeat his question he was brought to his knees when he felt a searing pain rip right through his chest, and with his hand clutched to his chest, he turned to look out the window of the observation room and felt his breath catch in his throat at the sight of who was on the table, him.
Ray pushed himself off his knees and ran back to the O.R and straight over to the bed where he could see Luka was standing on the side of the bed, doing compressions, on me.
Ray couldn't believe what he was seeing as he looked at himself lying on the operating table, cuts and bruises covering his face, arms and torso. But what made him feel nauseous the most was the sight of his legs; they were covered in blood with the bones sticking out of them.
Ray watched as the doctor readied the paddles over the chest of his broken body once more, and as he felt the pain ripped through his chest once more sending him again to his knees, Ray felt his eyes close and the last thing that he saw was black.
End of Rays POV
Luka watched the monitor and let out a breath which he didn't even know he was holding as the nurse called out,
'Sinus tach', and he looked down into the face of his friend, in his mind saying, that's right Ray, you have to keep fighting.
Moving down the bed Luka stood beside Dubenko,
'So how bad is the damage? Can you fix it?' asked a hopeful Luka; not wanting to have to watch what would happen if DuBenko said no.
Before Lucien even had a chance to answer, Donald spoke, never once stopping what he was doing,
'I think that we might have just got him here in time.'
Neela and Abby were both sitting in the observation room, and after hearing Donald Anspaugh's words, Neela and Abby both felt tears of relief falling down their faces. Even though they both knew that Ray wasn't out of the woods yet, as there was still going to be the long surgery to fix his legs and the therapy and physiotherapy afterwards, they were both glad that he didn't have to wake up and find out that they couldn't save his legs.
And the only thing that Neela said to Abby as they sat watching the surgeons working was,
'I'm going to help him through this'
Well there you go, Chapter 2! Hope that you liked it and please review and let me know what you think.
