"Oh Chloe." Karen said, on entry to the cubicle. She couldn't see the burn as Chloe still had the towel wrapped around it.
"I think i'd better clean it, don't you think?" Zoe said, and Chloe nodded. Zoe slowly and gently unwrapped the towel again and Karen gasped. The colour disappeared from her face.
"Oh my god." She said, taking deep breaths. Karen wasn't one for hospitals.
"Its not as bad as it looks." Zoe said, looking at her ghostly complexion. "Trust me."
"I do." She said, and Zoe got the equipment ready. She began to clean the wound. Chloe was wincing as it began to sting but she let Mrs Jordan carry on.
"Wheres your mum Emily?" Zoe asked.
"She had to go back to work." Emily said. "She wishes Jess all the best."
"I will have to thank her later." Zoe said, and continued the bandaging.
When she was nearly done with the cleaning when Emily spoke up.
"Mrs Jordan!" Emily said, and Zoe spun around to see a slumped over Karen that Emily was holding up.
"Woah woah." Zoe said, putting down the cleaning equipment. Chloe was laughing.
"Whats so funny?" Zoe said, amazed that she could laugh insuch a situation.
"She knows she hates stuff like this, but she still watches and passes out." Chloe said. "Thats just funny."
"Can you help me lay her down?" Zoe asked Emily, who helped lift Karen out of her chair and on to the floor.
"Sure." Emily said, and Zoe put her head out of the curtain to see just the man she was looking for.
"Big Mac?" She said.
"What is it I can do for you Dr Hanna?" He said.
"You couldn't bring us a sugary tea could you?" She asked, and Big Mac understood straight away.
"Oh, got a fainter have you?" He asked. "Yes i'll bring one in in a sec."
"Thank you." Zoe said, and returned her attention to Karen. "Karen? Karen can you hear me?" She got no response. "Can you just watch her while I finish up this?" She asked Emily.
"Yeah." Emily said, and Zoe began to finish cleaning and bandaging.
As she was just finishing off, Emily spoke to her again.
"She's waking up." Emily said, and Zoe finished the bandaging.
"Heres your tea." Big Mac said,appearing through the curtain. He handed it to Zoe and she knelt down to Karen.
"Karen?" Zoe said. "Can you hear me?" She asked again, but unlike last time, she got a reply.
"Hmm." She said as her eyelids fluttered open. "Oh my god what did I do?"
"You passed out." Zoe said, helping her to sit back on her chair.
"Drink this." Zoe said, giving her the tea. Karen accepted it and took a few sips. Zoe noticed that the colour returned to her face.
"Thanks." Karen said, and finished it off. "I don't know why that happens to me."
"You can't help it." Zoe said. "Ive finished Chloe's bandaging now anyway."
"Sorry about that." Karen said, embarrassed.
"Don't be." Zoe said. "How are you feeling?"
"Better." She said. "That tea did it."
"Because the sugar in it brings up your blood sugar." Zoe told her.
"I wish I was a doctor." Karen admitted. "Help people all the time, know what to do if I hurt myself."
"Its not all great." Zoe admitted. "You see things like death every day."
"Oh yeah." Karen said, and was interrupted by Nick who put his head through the curtain.
"Zo, can I talk to you?" He said, not showing any emotion so she couldn't assume what condition the house is in.
"Um, sure." She said. "Ill be back in a minute." She said to everyone inside the curtain.
"I bring good news." He said, and Zoe sighed. She knew it wouldn't be great news as they had just had a house fire.
"How good?"
"Good for us." Nick said. "Not exactly good for Jess." Nick said, and Zoe winced.
"How bad was it?"
"It was only her room that has any fire damage." He said. "Everything else if perfectly fine. Insurance can cover it."
"That is good." Zoe said. "But how much damage is there to Jess's room?"
"Most things were burnt." Nick said. "But they managed to find some clothes and things that weren't damaged in the back of her draws and her wardrobe. Only a few pieces of clothing were burnt."
"Oh that's alright then." Zoe said.
"She can have the spare room while her room gets refurbished." Nick said, and Zoe agreed.
"Good idea." She said.
"Ive just been to see her." Nick said. "She is making progress. Sam thinks she will wake soon."
"Oh thats great news!" She said, smiling. She reached up to kiss him. "Im going to go in there and tell them that."
"Okay." He said. "Im going to go and see her again. Meet you there?"
"Yep." Zoe said, and walked back into the cubicle.
"How is the house?" Karen asked, and Zoe smiled.
"Not too bad." She said. "It was only Jess's room that suffered any damage."
"Oh." Karen said. "Well, if she needs a place to stay while they fix her room, she is welcome at ours."
"Thanks for the offer, but we have a spare room she can take." Zoe said. "Im sure she wouldn't mind staying at yours for a night though. But we need to get her fully recovered first."
"I understand." Karen said.
"Well, Chloe, you are now free to go." Zoe said and Chloe smiled.
"We had better go then." Karen said. "Your dad has been worrying about you."
"Ugh." Chloe said. "He worries about everything!"
"Because he loves you!" Karen said, and turned to Zoe. "Let us know Jess's progress, won't you?"
"Yeah I will." Zoe said. "Thanks for everything, especially you two." She pointed at Emily and Chloe.
"It was nothing, really." Emily smiled and Chloe nodded.
"Can I stay and see Jess when she wakes?" Emily asked, and Zoe nodded.
"Can I mum?" Chloe asked.
"We can come back later and see her." Karen explained. "Your dad wants to see you."
"Okay."Chloe said, disappointed. "See you Em. Bye Mrs Jordan."
"Bye." they both said at the same time, and watched Chloe and Karen leave.
"I have to go and see Jess now." Zoe said. "You are welcome to sit in the relatives room while you wait.
"Can't I come too?" Emily asked, and Zoe shaked her head.
"Sorry but no. No visiters until she is awake."
"Okay." Emily said.
"I'll see you in a little while." Zoe said. "The relatives room is just down there."
"Okay, thanks." Emily said, and walked off to find it.
