Zoe soon headed back inside the ED, she debated for a moment whether she should contact Tom about Sam leaving but she thought better of it. Knowing that Tom wouldn't be too impressed.
But saying that, anything could happen, and things could be a lot worse. So Zoe decided to do the right thing, and rang Tom. She waited for a few moments before he answered.
'Has Sam arrived back at the hotel, Tom?" Zoe asked. "I thought she was in over night for observation" Tom replied.
"Yeah well about that, Mr Carlson allowed her to discharge herself" Zoe said.
"HE DID WHAT!" Tom shouted, Zoe could hear the anger in Tom's voice. "You did tell Sam I was coming for her in the morning didn't you?" he asked Zoe. "I told Mr Carlson. But by the time I did. Sam had already discharged herself" Zoe told him.
"Great. Just great. Now Sam could be anywhere with a potential life threatening injury. I swear to god if something happens to her. I'll hold him responsible" Tom told Zoe. "I know you and me both" Zoe said agreeing.
"So what do you think we should do?" Tom asked "Tom you have a look around town. I'll stay at the ED and see if she comes back. And let me know if you find her" Zoe told him.
"I shall" Tom told her before he ended the call. Grabbing his jacket and he was out the hotel room door. He scanned his contacts for Sam.
And placed the phone to his ear as it began to ring. Please pick up. Please pick up. Tom thought before it went to voicemail.
"Sam it's me, I'm sorry we argued, but please pick up so I know where you are and know that you're safe" Tom said before he ended the call. Placing it back into his pocket. He soon left the hotel.
Wondering where Sam would go at this time of night. After all it had been more than a year since they'd left Holby together. So could she still remember her way around?
Tom thought for a moment, before he decided to try the bridge he knew Sam always went to, to clear her thoughts. So maybe she'd gone there perhaps?
The hotel was just outside the city centre of Holby so he knew it wasn't far. The bridge was just on the outskirts of Holby.
It was the main road. And Tom headed that route. It would take just under twenty minutes, he hoped that Sam was there.
He quickly walked the route he knew Sam always took and it took a few minutes to get to the bridge.
And he scanned ahead hoping she was there. There was a person on the bridge in the distance that looked a lot like her and he hurried over to the person and it was Sam. Sam stopped looking at the road down below her and looked and saw Tom stood there.
"Tom?" Sam asked
"I'm sorry about us arguing earlier. I was just angry" he told her as he approached her. And place an arm around her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, for not telling you" Sam told him.
"Never mind that now, let's get you home. It's a bit nippy here' Tom offered.
"Ok, but I'm not going back to the ED" Sam told him.
"Sam you need to. You know what Doctor Brain told you. You have a serious injury, and it's only for one night. You'll be discharged in the morning, please just do this for me?" Tom asked. Sam looked at him before giving in.
"Alright fine, but you're not leaving" Sam told him.
"I won't. I better ring Zoe, let her know I've found you" Tom told her.
Once he rang Zoe and assured her that he found Sam and said that she was fine, and that they were heading back to the E.D. Tom kept an around Sam.
Not letting her out of his sight. They soon made it back to the ED. To an awaiting Zoe.
"Don't you pull a stunt like that again alright madam?" Zoe told Sam before Sam nodding as they walked in, Zoe went to rebook Sam in, as she did so.
Tom couldn't help but notice Mr Carlson exiting the staffroom, then a few minutes a lady also left, with firefly red hair.
"Are you Mr Carlson?" Tom asked him.
"Yes, why who's asking?" he asked.
"It's me from earlier." Tom told him.
"Oh your miss what's her name other half, who I treated earlier. Well I say treated. She went and discharged herself" Mr Carlson said.
Before he rubbed his cheek from the lipstick that was on it. It was clear what had gone on in the staffroom.
"No thanks to you. You let her discharge herself!" Tom said raising his voice.
"It was her choice. I told her not too. It wouldn't be the best idea against medical advice. But she still went ahead and discharged herself" Mr Carlson said before he turned his attention back to Jac who was watching this unfold.
"Yeah well. I don't want you treating her from now on" Tom told him.
"Fine. You're more than welcome to have somebody else treat her. But you should know they'll only say the same as me. She shouldn't have discharged herself. But she's fine isn't she?" Mr Carlson said.
"Yes but-' Tom tried to protest.
"But nothing, as along as she's fine then what's the issue here?" he asked.
Meanwhile just a short distance away Zoe was busy getting her booked in.
"I don't feel so great" Sam said as the room began to spin. She felt dizzy and lightheaded. And the feeling of nausea wasn't helping matters. Zoe took one look at Sam. Before turning to Mac.
'Mac get her a chair will you' Zoe told him
Mac only had a few seconds to react before Sam violently vomited onto the floor. Next to her.
"Right lets get another CT scan" Zoe told Mac before Zoe turned her attention to Tom and Mr Carlson.
"Tom. Leave this. Sam needs you right now" Zoe told him, before both he and she heard the cry for help by Big Mac. Tom quickly ran to his pleads.
"Sam! Sam! Can You Hear Me?" Tom shrieked.
