Arriving at the hospital, Donna and Sam rushed into the children's unit. "Help please; our granddaughter needs to be seen by a doctor as soon as possible" Sam stressed. He was scared. Every time he heard little Savannah whimper in discomfort made him more and more panicked.
"Her name, age and problem please" The receptionist asked. "Savannah Hansen, she is fifteen months old and I think that she is showing signs on Meningitis" Donna said quickly. "Okay, a doctor will see to her shortly. One thing, where are her parents?" The receptionist said. "They are on their way" Sam replied
He sat down beside Donna in the waiting room. "I can't believe that this is happening" he sighed looking at Savannah. "Neither can I" Donna agreed trying to sooth the baby, but Savannah just cried quietly, moving around uncomfortably. A doctor comes into the room, carrying a clipboard, and looked around. Flicking through his notes, he nodded.
Sophie and Sky ran up to the front desk of the children's unit. "Is a Savannah Hansen being treated on this unit" Sophie asked. "I believe she is just being taken in for treatment now... Are you the parents" the receptionist replied. Sky nodded. The woman working on the front desk directed them to the main treatment ward.
Rushing past the waiting room, they heard Doctor Greydaly call 'Savannah Hansen'. They stopped, watching Donna walk out of the room with the doctor, Savannah in her arms, Sam following her. Donna saw them. "Thank God you got here so fast" She sighed.
"Can the parents of the child please come with me to a treatment room please" The doctor asked. Savannah squealed slightly, reaching out to her mummy and daddy. Sophie bit her lip, seeing the redness of the baby's cheeks, the bloodshot look in her eyes and the rash on her body.
"Oh my precious baby girl" She said no louder than a whisper taking Savannah in to her arms and holding her close. Her and Sky followed the doctor to the nearest side room. Sophie found herself trembling as he took Savannah from her arms around laid her into a crib type bed.
Sky came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist "She's in good hands" he whispered before gently kissing her cheeks. Sophie nodded slowly, resting back against him. Doctor Greydaly looked at them and sighed. "Your daughter is indeed showing signs of meningitis, yet we may have caught it early enough to stop it from spreading" He explained.
POV – Sophie
I shook my head, not wanting to believe it. I was close to tears as I watched the doctor prepare two injections. "This one will help to lower her temperature, and the second will be a pain reliever as well as stopping the spreading of the rash" He said. "Can you hold her as I give her these please?"
Sky lowered the bar on the one side of the bed and sat down, me sitting down beside me. Sighing, I took my darling baby girl into my arm, sat her on my lap and held her tightly, Sky putting his arms around us. Savannah cried as she was given the two injections, the sound of her was painful for me to hear. Laying her back down, I kissed her forehead and brought the bar back up before sitting in the chair beside the bed.
"The injections will make her sleepy" The doctor said. I nodded, not taking my eyes off of Savannah. "I have to see to other patients, please press the green button if anything is needed" He said before excusing himself from the room.
Once he was gone, I just put my head in my head and sobbed. "Oh Baby" Sky sighed, sitting on the arm of the chair and holding me close. "She'll b be alright won won't she?" I stuttered, my voice choked by my tears. "The doctor says that she may have got here early enough for them to stop it from getting any worse and those medicines will help her" He replied wiping my tears.
I leant against him, looking at my baby daughter lying in a hospital bed. She looked so small, so helpless, lying there, now attached to a drip, wearing nothing but her diaper with her soft pink flowery blanket over her legs. Sighing, I put my hand through the bars and held her hand tightly.
"Please get better my little sunshine, I can't survive without you, I love you so so much Savannah, stay with us please" I pleaded looking down at her. Sky kissed her top of my head. "Don't worry Soph" He said reassuringly.
Pov –Narrative
Sophie looked over at the door and nodded. "I'm just going to talk to mum and dad" She said standing up. "Okay" Sky nodded watching her leave the room. Donna and Sam were sitting outside of the side room, waiting.
"Hey Sophie" Sam said seeing her. "How's Savannah?" Sophie leant against the door. "She's got meningitis, but they've given her some injections that should help her and stop it from spreading." She replied. "Oh Soph, I am so sorry" Donna said moving to hug her daughter.
Sophie nodded, hugging her mum slightly before backing away. "We got her as fast as we could darling" Sam sighed. "I know, but mum you should have kept a better eye on her" Sophie said barely audible. "What was that Sophie?" Donna asked.
"You should have kept a better eye on her mum" Sophie retorted. "Soph this was not my fault" Donna sighed. "Then why is my precious little girl stuck here in hospital?" Sophie shouted, tears running down her cheeks.
"Things like this happen, no one can stop them" Donna blasted. "Oh I wish that I had never left Savannah with you. Or why I ever trusted you with her mum" Sophie yelled.
"Sophia Hansen, that's just not fair" Donna stressed. Sophie just shook her head and walked back into the side room.
