She had just finished with a patient and didn't have any surgeries or pages so Callie decided to pay a visit to Mark.
Mark, who was in the plane crash with Arizona.
Mark, who was alert and talking just a few days ago.
Mark, Sofia's father.
Callie looked into his room at the hospital. He was hooked onto all sorts of machines and had tubes coming out of him. He seemed so lifeless. She had seen so many patients lying like this in beds in her career. But this was the first time she could feel it. The pain, the not knowing.
Callie saw that the chair was empty, a rare sight. She sat down in it, held Mark's hand, and started to cry.
"This isn't the end, Mark. You have to wake up. You have to wake up, you hear me? This hospital needs you. Jackson needs you. Sofia needs you. I need you. Arizona, her leg, I mean you saw it when the plane crashed, it's really bad, worse than before. It's been infected, so she might lose it, even though she asked us to save it. And I love Sofia, with all my heart, but it's been so hard being the only parent for her. Others have helped, Meredith, Bailey, Owen. And I am so grateful for them, but I don't expect them to stay all day, they have their own lives, their own families. And Sofia has missed you so, so much. She's not used to having me all the time. She wants to see her dad and her moms. And she can't because of a plane crash. It's not fair, Mark. It's not fair.
"And Jackson needs you. He needs you to teach him how to be a plastic surgeon. He needs you to help him complete his fellowship. He needs the best, and the best is in a hospital bed with tubes and wires, not alert. So you need to wake up Mark. You have to.
"And I know you miss Lexie. We all do. We all loved her, but you and her? You had a connection that most people dream of having. And it's been hard. It'll be hard. But instead of giving up, you need to join us, fight for her, fight for the justice she deserves. Help us make sure her death isn't in vain. Please.
"And Derek, what about him? McDreamy and McSteamy, or whatever you two were called. The McBrothers. This hospital just wouldn't be the same without them.
"So please, Mark Fight for us. Fight for Sofia. Fight for Jackson. Fight for Lexie. Fight for Derek. Fight for yourself. You have to wake up, Mark. You have to."
Callie stayed like that for a while, and anyone passing by knew better than to bother her and just continued walking, hoping that Dr. Sloan would be alright.