"Ash" shouted Tom
"Ash, stay awake" shouted Gordon
"Dad" said Ash she was feeling so tired everything hurt she just wanted to close her eyes
"Dad, look" said Jonathon
"What?" said Gordon
Jonathon pointed underneath a brick they could see the top of one of the bags
"Ash, not long now we can see you" shouted Gordon
"Aisling" said Sister who up until this point had stayed rather quiet for her
"Aisling, stay with us" added Sister
They moved the top bit of rubble and could see Ash she was being pinned across the chest and abdomen by a beam
"Ash" said Gordon bending down and stroking her face
"Dad, I'm so tired" said Ash
"I know just stay awake a little longer" replied Gordon
"Tom, get my bag" said Gordon
Tom ran off and came back with the bags
"Dad" he said passing them over
"Right, Ash, I'm going to give you something for the pain, then I'm going to check you over" said Gordon
"Dad I can't move my legs" said Ash
The boy's looked worryingly at Gordon
"It's alright, it's probably the shock" said Gordon reassuringly
Gordon gave her the pain relief and Ash kept trying to drift off to sleep
"Tom, come and talk to Ash" said Gordon
"What about" asked Tom
"Anything, just try to keep her awake" replied Gordon
"Right we need to remove this beam" said Gordon to the fire officer
"We're just getting the jacks in place" replied the fire officer
"How, long" asked Gordon already aware of how long Ash had been trapped here
"Aisling stay awake" said sister
"Sister can you help over here please" said Gordon trying to keep her out of the way
"You know you didn't have to go to all this trouble to get their attention" said Tom jokingly
"I know but I wanted to" retorted Ash
"Ash don't go to sleep, please" said Tom
"Dad will kill me" added Tom
"Sorry" replied Ash
"What for" replied Tom
"Getting you in trouble" replied Ash
"Well you haven't yet" replied Tom
"So how was work" asked Tom
"I got into trouble" replied Ash
"How" asked Tom
"I helped someone I shouldn't, mum's angry" replied Ash with a cough
"Is that why you were coming home" asked Tom
"No, I was in pain" replied Ash
"Does it still hurt now" asked Tom
"Yes, no, I don't know, where's mum" sobbed Ash
"Hey don't cry" said Tom
"Mum's not cross, she just worries and she's waiting for you" added Tom
"Is she really awake" asked Ash
"Yes, Matron and Katie are with her and they are waiting for you" replied Tom
Ash was starting to get tired and confused
"Where's mum" asked Ash
"Dad" said Tom
"Yes" replied Gordon coming over
Tom stood up
"She keeps asking for mum" said Tom
"Okay, I'll stay here it won't be long now" replied Gordon
"Hello, sweetheart" said Gordon bending down
"Where's mum" asked Ash
"Not long now and then you will see her" replied Gordon
"We're ready to lift now" said the fire officer to Gordon
Gordon nodded
"Ash" said Gordon tapping her face to wake her up
"Ash, you're going to feel a bit of pain" said Gordon he then nodded to the officer
"On my count one, two, three lift" said the fire officer
"Stop" he said again once there was enough room to get Ash out
"Right, stretcher over here now" said Gordon
"Carefully, move her across now" said Gordon
They moved Ash across to the stretcher
"Right get her to the ambulance I'll finish checking her over on the way" said Gordon
"Ash" said Jonathon
"Yes" replied Ash
"I'll take those" said Jonathon trying to take the bags
Ash let them go
"Aisling" said Sister trying to take her hand
They got into the ambulance
"Boy's upfront please, quickly" said Gordon as he got into the back with Ash, Sister and Rob
"Ash, I need you to stay awake a little longer okay" said Gordon
"Can you tell me where it hurts" asked Gordon
"All over" replied Ash
"Aisling that it not helpful" replied Sister
"Hey Ash, I'm just going to pop this mask on to help you breath, okay" said Rob
Ash didn't want the mask on all she wanted was to go to sleep
"Ash you have to keep this on" said Gordon
"Aisling, will you do as you are told" said Sister
"I'm just going to look in your eyes" he added
"Hey Ash, you did a good job back there" said Rob doing a good job of keeping Ash calm Gordon was glad he was here
"You were right about those patients, wasn't she doc" Rob continued
"Yes, spot on" said Gordon
He was checking her over he didn't like the look of her left arm, or the fact she still couldn't move her legs. It looked like she had broken ribs and maybe internal bleeding and she had at best a bad concussion.
The ambulance pulled up into the bay, Jill, matron and Katie were stood outside waiting nervously, Jill had discharged herself after the x-rays had come back clear
Jill opened the doors
"Ash, sweetheart" said Jill
"Mum" said Ash
"Yes, sweetheart" said Jill taking her hand as they wheeled her to casualty
Ash was still trying to fight them off and kept trying to take the mask off
"Ash, sweetheart, leave it on please" said Jill
"Where are the others" asked Gordon
"Still in theatre" replied Jill knowing that this was looking more and more like a brain injury
"I'm going to have to do it" said Gordon
Jill nodded
"Kid's, sister, can you wait outside please" said Jill
"Mum" said Katie
"It's alright, I'll explain everything when we've got Ash settled" replied Jill
"Yes, come on let's give them some space" said Matron ushering them out
Gordon placed Ash into an induced coma, Jill then ran all of the normal test and x-rays they were sat waiting for the results when the other doctors came through and took over Ash's care
"I'm so sorry, baby girl" whispered Jill in Ash's ear as they wheeled her through to the operating theatre
They went to the others sister was pacing up and down and the others were talking quietly to matron trying to find out what was going on
"Mum" said Jonathon
"She's just gone into theatre" said Gordon
"If anything happens to her, I will never forgive you" said Sister to Jill
Jill turned out of the room she was already beating herself up but now sister was even blaming her