"Corday is fixing him up" She walked over to the phone and paged Dr. Benton. He came running in just a few minutes later, breathing heavily.
Carter tried to move his hand up in a small greeting, but it hurt to much.
"Carter! How are you?"
"My back hurts as hell"
"Do you want some morphine?" Benton asked checking that everything was okay with John.
"No! I don't want any painkillers, I'll live" He knew that if he felt the narcotics float into blood he would be tempted to start using again, and no way he was going to let that happen.
Abby watched as Benton checked Carter and scrambling on his chart. Finally she asked
"Dr. Benton, how is Dave? I haven't heard anything"
"He is up in the ICU too, he had a big blood loss, and we don't know if the beating made any swelling in his brain. We don't know much more before he wakes up. If he wakes up" Benton's words swirled around in her head, IF he wakes up. Not when, if!
"What room?"
"321"
"Thanks. John I go to check on Dave, I'll be soon back"
Kerry swirled around in the ER trying to comfort everybody. Haleh was watching over the news reporters and photographers like an eagle, making sure everybody was okay. Damn! Every time anyone got hurt these damned people came to show the rest of the world the accident. Connie wiped away a tear and walked over to Weaver,
"Dr. Weaver?"
"Yes?"
"How is Dave?"
"I don't know yet, we don't know much more before he wakes up"
"Do you remember their last words?"
"What?"
"Tell Malucci that if he ever wakes up again, we will come after him" She had forgotten that,
"Thanks, Connie. If you'll excuse me." She ran as fast she could with her crutch towards the elevator
Dr. Corday was in the elevator when Kerry stepped inside.
"How is Dave?"
"Nothing have changed"
"You going down?"
"Yes"
"Tell the police that we need security in front of Dave's room"
"What?"
"I don't think Pepe are giving up that easy" I didn't take long time before a guard was set outside Dave's room, and it made everyone a little more safe. Weaver looked down on her clock, it was only five hours since the hostage keepers had left.
John was lying in his bed, waiting for Benton. Just as last time Benton, wanted him up and walking very soon. He started thinking of the past year, so much had happened to him so fast. His thoughts were interrupted by Benton walking silent inside.
"How are you feeling?"
"I think I am in a good shape considering the circumstances"
"We're going to take the walking a little slower this time, since you're not taking any pain medication" He walked out in to the corridor again and returning with a wheelchair. It took a good lot of strength to get Carter down into the wheelchair, and it wasn't without some swearing too.
"Where do you want to go?"
"I want to see Dave"
"I guess you didn't hear what more happened to him?"
"Is… is …he d-dead?"
"No, he is living, but just barely"
"No, I don't heard about the last things, I was pretty much out of it then" Carter smiled a little smile to his former teacher.
They met Abby in the hallway, she seemed to have been crying, since her eyes were red and puffed. By the sight of the two men she smiled a little"
"Hey Abby, are you ok?" Carter asked quickly.
"It is I who should ask you that, but I'm fine. You?"
"As good as I can be" He smiled a little. Benton looked at the two people, he wasn't exactly the best in relationships, but it seemed like small sparkles ran between them. He interrupted the silence
"How is Dave?"
"Nothing have changed much"
Carter tried to move his hand up in a small greeting, but it hurt to much.
"Carter! How are you?"
"My back hurts as hell"
"Do you want some morphine?" Benton asked checking that everything was okay with John.
"No! I don't want any painkillers, I'll live" He knew that if he felt the narcotics float into blood he would be tempted to start using again, and no way he was going to let that happen.
Abby watched as Benton checked Carter and scrambling on his chart. Finally she asked
"Dr. Benton, how is Dave? I haven't heard anything"
"He is up in the ICU too, he had a big blood loss, and we don't know if the beating made any swelling in his brain. We don't know much more before he wakes up. If he wakes up" Benton's words swirled around in her head, IF he wakes up. Not when, if!
"What room?"
"321"
"Thanks. John I go to check on Dave, I'll be soon back"
Kerry swirled around in the ER trying to comfort everybody. Haleh was watching over the news reporters and photographers like an eagle, making sure everybody was okay. Damn! Every time anyone got hurt these damned people came to show the rest of the world the accident. Connie wiped away a tear and walked over to Weaver,
"Dr. Weaver?"
"Yes?"
"How is Dave?"
"I don't know yet, we don't know much more before he wakes up"
"Do you remember their last words?"
"What?"
"Tell Malucci that if he ever wakes up again, we will come after him" She had forgotten that,
"Thanks, Connie. If you'll excuse me." She ran as fast she could with her crutch towards the elevator
Dr. Corday was in the elevator when Kerry stepped inside.
"How is Dave?"
"Nothing have changed"
"You going down?"
"Yes"
"Tell the police that we need security in front of Dave's room"
"What?"
"I don't think Pepe are giving up that easy" I didn't take long time before a guard was set outside Dave's room, and it made everyone a little more safe. Weaver looked down on her clock, it was only five hours since the hostage keepers had left.
John was lying in his bed, waiting for Benton. Just as last time Benton, wanted him up and walking very soon. He started thinking of the past year, so much had happened to him so fast. His thoughts were interrupted by Benton walking silent inside.
"How are you feeling?"
"I think I am in a good shape considering the circumstances"
"We're going to take the walking a little slower this time, since you're not taking any pain medication" He walked out in to the corridor again and returning with a wheelchair. It took a good lot of strength to get Carter down into the wheelchair, and it wasn't without some swearing too.
"Where do you want to go?"
"I want to see Dave"
"I guess you didn't hear what more happened to him?"
"Is… is …he d-dead?"
"No, he is living, but just barely"
"No, I don't heard about the last things, I was pretty much out of it then" Carter smiled a little smile to his former teacher.
They met Abby in the hallway, she seemed to have been crying, since her eyes were red and puffed. By the sight of the two men she smiled a little"
"Hey Abby, are you ok?" Carter asked quickly.
"It is I who should ask you that, but I'm fine. You?"
"As good as I can be" He smiled a little. Benton looked at the two people, he wasn't exactly the best in relationships, but it seemed like small sparkles ran between them. He interrupted the silence
"How is Dave?"
"Nothing have changed much"