Nine hours passed before they managed to get Rick stable enough for a hospital room. Ann sighed tiredly and ripped the bloodied gloves off of her hands.
"Good work in there nurse." Doctor Daniels nodded, she smiled sadly in thanks. She changed out of the scrubs and entered the waiting room. Shane's head shot up in fear of losing his friend. He gave Ann a confused look.
"What the hell were you in there fer?" He asked harshly.
"I blackmailed my way into the surgery. Now what the hell happened to him?" Ann gave Shane her own harsh comment.
"There was a robbery. Three suspects sped down Bakers Road. We set up a road block they crashed. First suspect crawled out and was gunned down quickly. Second one emerged and shot Rick. Luckily first shot was blocked by the vest. I shot and killed the second one. There wasn't any movement from the car. I helped Rick to stand we started talkin. Suddenly another guy came outta the car and shot Rick under the vest." Shane breathed in finally. "How is he?" He asked fearfully.
"He's alive. In just a bit Doctor Daniels will be find you and give you a better idea of what's what…"
"Excuse me nurse?" A young lady called supporting an old man. Ann sighed tiredly and gave Shane a dubious look.
"Looks like another Flu patient…"
"Nurse, please my father needs help!" The woman called again. Ann walked over to the two in the middle of the room and started to assess the new patient.
"Okay go sit in an available exam room. Shane I gotta get back to work. I'll be by Rick's room later to make sure everything's okay. I want to hear what Daniels says okay?" She ordered Shane who nodded. She saw the worried expression Shane gave the old man who wheezed again. "Okay let's get you checked in sir."
After Ann Grimes got the elderly man into a room for an exam she found Nancy cradling her hand.
"Hey Nance what's up?" Ann asked concernedly.
"One of those brats just bit me! Can you believe it?" Nancy whined. "I was just tryin ta take his temperature!"
"Let me see." Ann took her friends hand and frowned. "Wow how old was he?"
"Six! I didn't even think a six year old could bite hard enough to break the skin."
"Children react anyway they can when scared. You should put some medicine on it. You don't want what is running through the mill. I just had another person come in with a head cold."
"Wow that makes over 42." Nancy shook her head and saw Ann pale.
"But the number a couple hours ago was 25!"
"How's Rick?" Nancy asked shaking off the rest of this sickness talk.
"He's alive, but I'm goin ta go to his room later and make sure he's still breathing."
The girl's walked into a hallway where a gurney holding a dying child went past them.
"That was the kid that bit me!" Ann paled when Nancy said that.
"What the hell is going on?" Ann looked around in her own fear. People looked like they were losing all body strength and just sitting down or falling.