Chapter 6
Fletch answered his phone as quickly as he could.
'Tess!?' He said urgently, wanting her to be safe.
'Fletch...' She whispered quietly. He could hear her crying and his heart broke and the sound. His eyes were filling up with tears. Louise noticed this but didn't want to make it any worse.
'Tess! What's the matter?!' Fletch said
'Help me...' Tess said, he eyes fluttering open and closed as she was so tired she just wanted to go to sleep.
'Where are you? I'll come and get you!' Fletch shouted down the phone, turning a few heads in the process. Zoe exited resus and heard Fletch shouting down the phone. Charlie also made his way to reception to witness the same thing. They both stood staring at Fletch.
'Help. I'm at... I'm... Farmead... Disposal...' Tess said with exhaustion.
'Where? I can't hear you Tess! Please speak louder!' He said while a tear escaped his eye. He quickly brushed it away so no-one noticed; except Zoe and Charlie. They looked at each other.
With every ounce of strength left, Tess tried to shout, 'Farmead... Disposal...' Tess said but then all she heard was a beeping noise. She pulled her arm away from her ear and winced. As she looked at the cracked screen of her phone it read 'low battery - shutting down' and the tears cascaded down her cheeks. She just hope he heard. She hoped he would come and help her. Fletch heard what Tess said but she didn't finish. He heard a beeping noise. He looked at his phone and it read 'call ended' he looked up to see staff and patients looking at him. He didn't know what to do. He thought about driving around the Farmead estate but that wouldn't help. He scanned everywhere for anything that could help him and spotted the computer. He made him way round the reception desk.
'Fletch? What are you doing?' Louise said confused.
'Just move!... Please.' Fletch shouted, saying the last part softer. She moved away from the computer and studied his body language. All the staff knew it was Tess as that's what he shouted down the phone but no-one knew anything else. Fletch quickly typed in 'Farmead Disposal'. The first website that came up was 'Farmead Disposal Skip' and he looked at the address and wrote it down on a notepad that was beside the computer. He ran into the into the staff room and opened his locker to retrieve his ambulance jacket. He ran through reception and just as he was going to exit he looked back at Zoe and Charlie.
'Set up resus!' He shouted at them as he made his way out of the hospital and sprinted towards the ambulance bay. Zoe and Charlie looked at each other, scared at what could have happened to Tess. They made their way towards resus and started to set it up.
Fletch entered and slowed down, panting. He found Jeff and Dixie cleaning the back of the ambulance.
'Guys! I need you!' He said panting
'Fletch? What's up mate?' Jeff said worried
'Please, can we go?' He asked not wanting to reveal to much information
'Umm yeah, where to sweetheart?' Dixie asked
'Farmead Disposal Skip. Do you know it?' Fletch asked while getting in the back of the ambulance. Jeff and Disie got in the front and Fletch shut the back doors.
'Yep we know it mate.' Jeff said. 'Who's in trouble?' He asked. Fletch knew he had to tell them now.
'Tess.' He said while another tear left his eye. Dixie looked back to see Fletch with a tear down his face. She reached back and placed a hand on his knee as Jeff sped off.
'She'll be okay sweetie, don't you worry.' Dixie said to him and he nodded while wiping away the tear. Jeff was going extra fast since she was one of them. As they arrived in the car park Fletch jumped out while they were still driving.
'Oi!' Dixie shouted as she got out and followed him.
He sprinted into the building and stopped once he was inside.
'Tess!' He screamed at the top of his lungs and it echoed inside the building. He heard a groaning coming from the centre of the building. He looked at the skip and ran towards it. It was so high he couldn't see anything but noticed a few crates stood against the wall. He quickly grabbed them and piled them on top of each other. He climbed on top of them and as he looked in the skip he froze with shock. After realising who was in the skip he got into it. He carefully made his way to her trying not to cut himself on the glass. He winced as a piece of glass caught his leg and it started bleeding. He looked at it and ignored it. Once he made it to Tess he grabbed her hand. She opened her eyes and looked at him. Once she realised who it was she started crying. He tried to wipe away her tears but they were too fast. Emotions were overwhelming him as he placed a soft kiss upon her lips. He went onto his knees and entwined his fingers with hers. With his other hand he gently stroked her hair. He also started to cry.
'Don't... Don't cry... Please' she said quietly.
'It's okay... It's okay... I'm here... I'm here and I always will be... I'll never let you out of my sight again' he said as he chuckled. She laughed to but groaned in pain. Fletch looked down at her body to see embedded glass in her abdomen, legs and in one arm. He took of his ambulance jacket and pushed it on her arm to try and stem the bleed. As he did this she cried with pain.
'I know... I know... Don't worry, I'm here and help is here too.' Fletch said as Dixie and Jeff made their way into the building.
'Fletch!' Dixie shouted.
'In here!' Fletch shouted back, his voice wavering with emotions. He took of his scrub top and placed it on her abdomen. He pushed it down and around the cut. She screamed in pain again and tears fell quicker on both their faces. He then put his hand back in Tess'. Dixie climbed onto the crates and saw them together. She realised Fletch was crying and holding her hand but didn't say anything. Instead she just jumped down of the crates.
'Right, their is a load of glass in there and we can't get her out. We need the fire crew.' Dixie said to Jeff quietly
'Right, I'm on it.' Jeff said as he got out his radio. '3006 to control, female in glass skip, requesting fire crew.' He said into it. And a few minutes later they heard,
'Control to 3006 fire crew are on it's way.'
Dixie climbed back onto the crates and Fletch looked up at her.
'Show off' Tess mumbled quietly
'What?' Fletch said moving closer to Tess so he could hear her. He could feel the hot air on his ear as he put his head over her face.
'Show off' she repeated a little louder than before. He laughed through his tears and wiped them of his face. He moved his lips to her ear and thought of what to say.
'Always' he said cheekily and she laughed but screamed in pain as she moved a little by accident.
'Dixie, can you give me a cannula and some morphine please? She is in pain here.' Fletch said with urgency.
'Of course' Dixie said and got of the crates to get her medical kit of the floor. Fletch brushed one hand through her hair and down her face, wiping the tears away. He leaned down and kissed her softly. She kissed him back and for one moment all the pain disappeared and she just wanted this feeling to last forever. Dixie got back onto the crate and got a big shock. She saw Fletch leaned over Tess kissing her. Fletch pulled back slowly and continued to rake his fingers through her hair. He stroked the back of her hand with the pad of his thumb.
'Fletch.' Dixie called over
'Yep, I'm coming.' Fletch said. He went to go over to Dixie but Tess still had a firm grip on his hand.
'No, don't go... Don't... Don't leave me' Tess said weakly
'Hey... Hey... I'm not leaving... I am just getting you something for the pain okay. I told you... I'm here.' Fletch said as he put himself back in the view of Tess. He then went over to Dixie and took the cannula and the morphine back to Tess.
'Right you'll feel a sharp scratch, okay?' He told Tess and he heard a groan back. Her eyes began to slowly close. 'I love you...' She said in a deep sigh.
'No Tess! Stay with me yeh! I love you!' Fletch said worried. 'Dixie she's unconscious!' Fletch shouted at Dixie.
'Right we have to get her out!' Jeff said, frustrated still how long the fire crew were taking. Both Jeff and Dixie got into the skip and walked closer to Tess, trying to avoid getting cut. Just en the fire crew ran into the building.
'Hello!' Someone shouted. Jeff popped his head above the skip and waved his hands in the air 'Over here!' He shouted at them. 'The cavalry's arrived' he said to Fletch and Dixie. Dixie took of her jacket and placed it around Fletch who was shivering. He zipped it up and smiled weakly at Dixie. The fire crew entered the skip and got to work. Dixie sedated her and then the fire crew got her out.