Just a reminder Zoe is clinical lead. May include spoilers, in the bold bits for tonight's episode for anyone who hasn't seen it. So, if you haven't I would, if don't want to have the episode ruined, advise you to skip this chapter until you have watched it, not that it contains much, if any spoilers but I just thought I would say.
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The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 133.
Cal was lay in bed, it wasn't how he wanted to spend his day off. He had a fever which was high, he was shaking and dehydrated.
"We should go and get you checked out, " Said Ethan, forever being the sensible of the two.
"No, " Cal coughed. "I'm fine" coughed Cal, again.
Ethan sat by and rubbed his brothers back, which was meant to bring his brother comfort, but only succeeded in the older man, throwing up, over the bed.
"Sorry" Cal said.
"It's OK " Said Ethan, he knew he had had won the argument and he helped his brother down the stairs of their flat. Ethan quickly grabbed his wallet, car keys and led Cal out of the flat door.
While on the ride to the hospital Cal groaned in discomfit and shivered, despite having a blanket over him.
Ethan turned to face him. "Cal, we'll be there soon, I promise "
Cal didn't say anything, he just sat back in his seat, but Ethan could see how much pain his brother was in and he knew how much Cal hated being in pain.
The sign come in to Ethan's view for "Holby Emergency Department "much to his relief and he continued towards the car park and parked in his normal space. He got out of his side and went too help Cal out of his side, as he did Cal vomited, all over Ethan.
"Sorry"
"It's ok " Ethan pulled a face to himself as he supported Cal.
"Noel, can I please book Cal in?" Ethan asked, once he had guided a tired Cal to a seat in the waiting area.
"Sure Ethan " The receptionist replied, handing the doctor a form. "Fill that in and a doctor will be out to see you shortly "
"OK" Said Ethan, returning to the waiting area and filling in the form. When, he had finished, he stood up to return the form to Noel and the receptionist processed it.
"Caleb Knight?" When Zoe come out from a cubicle, she got another patient card and read the name, surely that couldn't be one of her doctors?
"Come on Cal " Ethan helped his weak - looking brother up.
"This way " Zoe smiled, but it was obvious that Cal wasn't well.
She pulled back the curtain and Cal hobbled on to the bed.
"What's the problem?" The Clinical Lead asked.
"Cal's running a fever " Ethan stated, sitting on a chair next to the bed, he found it hard being the relative and not the doctor. He sent Cal glances of reassurance.
Zoe ran bloods, and started an IV drip and had trouble finding a vein in Cal's arm.
When, she was finished taking the bloods, she sent them off for the lab for analyse, leaving Cal to rest and Ethan went to grab a coffee.
"Cal?" Said Zoe, once she had stepped in to the cubicle. "We have your results here"
Both brothers looked at each other, hoping it wouldn't be bad news.
"You have " Zoe quickly took the results out of the envelope and scanned them again. "Ebola "
"What?" Said Ethan, he was in disbelief, Cal hadn't been to any foreign countries, to his knowledge.
"Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever " Zoe explained.
"Yes, Dr. Hanna, I know what it is " Ethan interrupted her, being a doctor Ethan had made it his misson to keep up to date with the news and any medical reports, when he had come across the one about Ebola, he had researched more in to the disease.
Cal was now at home, because there was no known cure for Ebola, Zoe had advised Ethan to keep Cal comfortable and to make sure that he drank plenty of fluids to drink.
"Come on, Cal " Ethan said patiently. "You know Zoe said to keep your fluids up "
Cal turned his head, Ethan knew that he was acting childish because he hated showing weakness. "it'll leave it here for when you want it" Ethan said as he placed the glass on to the table as he fixed his pillows.
Cal had trouble lifting his head from the pillow as he tried to focus on Ethan. "Eth?" He said quietly, with what seemed to be a lot of effort.
"Yes?" Ethan replied, standing, near the bed.
"Thank y-you " Cal coughed out as Ethan helped him to get the glass to his lips.
"That's what brothers are for " Ethan smiled in reply as he watched Cal's eyes close. He walked out the bedroom, shutting the door behind him, leaving Cal to rest.
Thanks for reading. Any information about Ebola in this chapter comes from the net. I loved tonight's episode.
