Giving Up, Part 2

(At the hospital, the whole family is there gathered in the waiting room waiting to here the conditions of Lucy and Patrick. Kevin is in the waiting room also pacing back and forth waiting for the doctor)

Kevin: (nervous and angry tone) WHAT THE HELL IS TAKING SO LONG

Ben: calm down Kevin they'll be ok

Eric: All we can do is pray for now Kevin

Kevin: easy for you to say

Eric: what are you talking about, easy for me to say?

Kevin: it's not your wife in there or your son in there

Eric: no Kevin it's not my wife in there or my son in there, it's my daughter and grandson, so why don't you just sit down and watch your tone with me

Kevin: go to hell

Eric: Kevin

Ben: what's your problem? (Talking to Kevin)

Kevin: my problem is everyone telling me to calm down

Annie: everyone just relax

Mary: it's the best thing we can do for now

Simon: mom is right

Matt: let's not cause a commotion

Kevin: if they don't get a doctor out here soon to tell me what the hell is going on in there I'll cause more than a commotion

(All of a sudden cops come through the doors of the waiting room and head towards Kevin)

Chief: You're coming with us

Kevin: for what? (Rude tone)

Other cop: (starts to put the hand-cuffs on Kevin)

(Kevin struggles the cop to the ground and is finally overpowered and has the hand-cuffs on)

Eric: (loudly) what's going on officer?

Chief: Kevin Kinkirk is being sentenced with the crime of shaking an infant causing mental trauma to his son

All the family: (horrified) Kevin is innocent

Chief: we'll see about that

Kevin: (angry tone) I've never shaken Patrick or Ryan ever

Chief: well to the doctors they say you have

Kevin: what about Lucy? Is she ok?

Chief: you mean your wife?

Kevin: yes

Chief: she is being charged with the same crime

Kevin: I can't believe this… (annoyed tone) How is her condition?

(Doctor walks in)

Doctor: she is pregnant

All the family: (shocked) WHAT?

Kevin: what?
Doctor: she is pregnant

Kevin: I heard that part

Doctor: she is just fine Mr. Kinkirk but I'm afraid your son has suffered minor head injuries

Kevin: and you think Lucy and I shook him?

Doctor: he shows perfect signs of being shaken

Kevin: Doctor, you do realize he also hit the ground when Lucy fainted?

Doctor: I did know that Mr. Kinkirk but the x-rays prove signs of being shaken

Kevin: Neither Lucy nor I have ever shaken Ryan or Patrick

Doctor: we'll argue your case in court

Kevin: this is ridiculous

Doctor: as soon as your wife is out of the hospital she will be also put in jail joining her husband (giving a nasty look to Kevin)
Eric: you can't take either one of them

Annie: Lucy and Kevin are great parents

Doctor: as for Ryan he will be put in the protective care of his god-parents Mary and Ben Kinkirk. Where are they in this group?

Mary and Ben: (walk over towards the doctor and grab Ryan quickly out of the doctor's hands) I know for a fact the right parents for Ryan and Patrick are Kevin and Lucy

Doctor: and when Lucy does in fact have the couples 3rd child he will also be put into your care

Kevin: trust me Doctor Lucy and I will be proven innocent by then

Doctor: of course you will (sarcastic)

Eric: how is Patrick?

Doctor: he is fine and with a little therapy he will be back to normal

Kevin: thank god

Doctor: as for his parents and their poor behavior towards what should be the most important things in their lives I hope they never see their children again

Ben: (stand up close right in the doctors face) and I hope you never see the gates of heaven you son-of-a-bitch

Doctor: want to go to jail along with this guy?

Ben: (steps back and spits on the doctor) the one who should go to jail is you for being the most hated guy in all of Glen Oak

Chief: (immediately wrestles Ben to the ground)

Ben: (before being pinned down he punches the doctor right in the face)

Chief: and you are under-arrest for attempted murder (talking to Ben)

Ben: if I wanted to kill him I would have done it the minute I walked in the room

Doctor: have fun in prison (talking to Ben is a nasty tone)

Ben: it's better than being in your presence (nasty tone back)

(The cops proceed out to the swat car with Ben and Kevin hand-cuffed)

Doctors: would you care to see Lucy?

Eric: (rudely) I actually don't think you should be Lucy or Patrick's doctor anymore so if you excuse me I would like to have a new doctor to take of my daughter and grandson

Doctor: as you wish (leaves them in the waiting room)

Annie: let's go see Lucy

(The whole family goes out of the waiting room and finds Lucy's room)

Lucy's room
(Lucy is asleep with all these wires hooked up to her)

Annie: (lightly taps Lucy on the shoulder whispering to her softly) Lucy…Lucy…Lucy

(Lucy suddenly wakes up scared)

Lucy: (shaken up) what's going on? Where am I?

Annie: Lucy, its ok, your ok, your in the hospital

Lucy: (scared) why?

Annie: don't you remember fainting?

Lucy: (taking a pause and suddenly she remembers) o my god, I remember, I remember

Annie: you were holding… (Lucy stops her and finishes her sentence)

Lucy: PATRICK

Annie: yeah

Lucy: (scared) is he ok?

Annie: he is just fine

Lucy: where is Kevin?

Eric: Lucy

Lucy: where is Kevin? I thought he would be here

Eric: he just got arrested (saying this hesitantly)

Lucy: (worried) for what?
Annie: the doctors say the x-ray of Patrick's skull proves that he has been shaken and it caused minor trauma

Lucy: (breaks down crying) I never have shaken him in my life and neither has Kevin, Ryan and Patrick are our lives, we love them

Annie: (comforting Lucy) I know sweetie, I know

Lucy: why did I faint? (Still crying)

Annie: that's the good news

Lucy: (surprised look on her face as she looks up at her mother but she is still crying)

Annie: you're pregnant

Lucy: I can't be

To be continued………..