Chapter 14

Maddie is in a hospital room at St. Luke's hospital. She looks as if she is asleep. Nurses shine lights into her eyes and check her pulse and take her temperature. They put electrodes onto her chest with tiny paper stickers to monitor her heart. A doctor clips a wire onto her finger and numbers flash on a screen.

Trevor called Maddie's parents, getting their number from Maddie's cellphone. He tells them what happened. They tell him that they're coming and so is Liam, Maddie's brother.

When Maddie's parents come, the nurses write on clipboards, asking them all sorts of questions about her family history.

A doctor comes out. "we're going to pump Maddie's stomach now. Because we're not sure of the dosage, or of how long it is since she took them, to be on the safe side, we're going to pump her stomach."

"Is she sleeping or what?" Liam asks.

"She is in a coma." The doctor says to Liam. He turns to Maddie's parents. "The antidepressants have a sedative effect, but most of the coma is the alcohol.

"So will she be alright?" Mr. Fitzpatrick asks.

"The drug she has taken can interfere with the rhythm of her heart. We will need to watch her closely for at least 48 hours with the ECG – heart monitor. After the stomach pump, she'll go down to the ICU (intensive care unit).

They wheel Maddie into another room. "We're just waiting for an anesthesiologist" says a nurse. "They need to intubate her before the stomach pump.

"What's that?" Mrs. Fitzpatrick asks.

"He'll put a tube into her airways so that the vomit doesn't go into her lungs. She can't gag at the moment because her protective reflexes are suppressed."

The doctor asked them all to wait outside.

Trevor can still see needles and tubes.

The nurse begins to feed a tube down Maddie's throat. It is a big tube. Maddie starts moving, twitching her legs. The nurse rolls her to one side so that her head is down. Maddie's legs start shaking wildly. Then she is still again.

The nurse mixes black powder in a jug of water and begins to pout it into the top of the tube. Trevor watches it slosh and bubble.

Then it comes, the vomit, pouring out of the tube and into a bucket. The nurse holds the tube.

The anesthesiologist comes out. "we'll leave the ET tube in for a few hours. She can go to the ICU now." He says as he takes off his gloves.

When Maddie is in the ICU, tubes dangle from her like ropes. Her bed is surrounded by machinery – monitors, screens, oxygen cylinders, masks, pipes, black boxes, and many wires. Trevor sits next to her on a hard chair. He asks the Fitzpatrick's if he can talk to Maddie alone for a moment.

When they leave, Trevor carefully takes Maddie's hand and holds it. He rubs her hand softly and says "What have you done? Why? Everything was going so perfectly. We would have worked it out. I love you. You know that? I really do love you."

Trevor goes back out into the hall and pulls out the blue notebook. He opens it and flips to a page and begins to read it. He realizes that it's Maddie's diary.

Monday February 13th, 2006

Today at the Tipton, a scholar meeting was being held. I saw a cute guy, but London called him first. She always gets what she wants! Its not fair! The cute guy's name is Trevor. He's got blonde almost brown hair. He's got green eyes. He is so adorable. I have to go and work at the candy shop now so until tomorrow, Maddie

Tuesday February 14th, 2006

London needs my help with Trevor. Seems he's too smart for her. I told her that I would tell what to say through a computer chip. She and Trevor went to an art museum. I was listening to Trevor and he said that when he becomes president that he wasn't going to do anything for nature. I got mad and blew my cover. Trevor came and saw me behind the wall. Then he started saying things that I'm a tree hugger and then I got mad and said that if he was the president, that there wouldn't be any trees left to hug. Then he said do you want to kiss me as much as I want to kiss you. I was taken back and said I'm surprised that someone as smart as you even has to ask. Then we kissed! I was so excited. I'm going to meet him later today. I have to get ready! Maddie

As Trevor read this, he chuckled, remembering when they met.

Wednesday February 15th, 2006

Trevor is amazing! I absolutely loved our date. He was so nice. He took me out to a romantic restaurant. When he picked me up, he handed me a rose and opened the car door for me. He is such a gentleman! Can't wait for our next date! Maddie

Trevor looks up to see Maddie twitch slightly. He guiltily shut the book.

"Why does she do that?" He asked a nurse who was going by.

"They're mild convulsions" the nurse said. "side affects of the drugs"

Trevor heard Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick yelling.

" Where did she get Prothiaden (antidepressant) ?" Mr. Fitzpatrick yelled.

"I got them from my doctor a few weeks ago. I've been feeling…I wasn't sleeping… I didn't want to…" Mrs. Fitzpatrick mumbled.

"well where the hell were they? How did Maddie get them?"

"They were in the kitchen, on the shelf. She must have taken them when she came over last week. I didn't think…"

"God! Anna (I don't know if that's her name, but we're gonna say it is! Lol)"

"don't blame me! I didn't think she would…" Anna couldn't finish her sentence as muffled sobs drowned out her words.

Dave (Mr. Fitzpatrick, once again don't know if that's his real name!) walked over to his wife's chair.

"Why did she do it ,Dave? Why would she want to die?" Anna asks Dave.

"I…I don't know, Anna. I don't know." Dave says as he holds Anna, rocking her back and forth.

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