Unexpected Surprises, part 6, "THE TRANSMISSION"
The song used in this part is "House at Pooh Corner" by Kenny Loggins
In the ER injured from the plane crash still came running in. Carter arrived after being gone an hour. "Hey, dr. Carter! Where have you been?" Jerry asked.
"Out for lunch", Carter replied
"Well, anyway. I can't say I'd like to be in your shoes right now. Weaver's pissed".
"Why?"
"She says you ran out on her".
Carter couldn't believe this. "I didn't run out on her! I went out for lunch. It was pretty quiet so I thought I'd take a break. And if Weaver's got a problem with that….."
Carter headed to the lounge while Jerry couldn't believe his own ears. What was wrong with Carter? He sure wasn't the real Carter Jerry knew. Something wasn't right.
"Hey! Jerry! Have you heard anything from Carter?" Kerry said, almost shouting.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I have. He just came back from lunch".
"What! Lunch! He went out for lunch while we need all the doctors we have?! Where is he?"
"In the lounge".
Kerry limped to the lounge. Randi smiled at Jerry and took her lollipop out of her mouth. "I bet he's asleep".
"Oh yeah?" Jerry said. "I bet he's watching TV".
"How much?" Randi asked.
Jerry found his wallet looking for money. "I don't get paid before next week. 5 bucks?"
"You're on", Randi reached out her hand and Jerry shook it.
They went in to the lounge where Kerry just had found Carter. She wasn't too happy. "Get up, Carter! A part from the injured from the plane crash we do have a lot of patients in the waiting room waiting for a doctor, and you're laying her watching TV. If I don't see you with patients the next couple of hours you're fired!"
Kerry walked out of the lounge, and Carter was left with Randi and Jerry. "Is she PMS, or what?" Carter laughed.
"Pay up, missy", Jerry said and reached out his hand. Randi handed him reluctantly the money. He put them in his wallet and smiled. "This means an extra ice cream after my dinner at McDonald's. Great!"
Jerry went back to the admin. desk very happy followed by a not too overjoyed Randi. As much as she loved to bet she hated to lose. Carter grabbed his stethoscope and headed to the waiting room. The first thing he noticed was a really fat lady who was eating a bagel with a lot of pastrami and mayonnaise. "If you're here because of your weight problem or just because you can't see your feet anymore, you can go home, because that's the only thing we can do for you. When you are so fat as you are, you just need to get some exercise".
The woman looked at Carter in shock before she rose and left crying. "Have a nice day!" Carter shouted smiling after her and turned to the waiting people. "So, who's next?"
While Carter had humiliated the poor fat woman, Jerry had gotten another phone call about the bomb threat. In the crowd of patients and the staff he was able to track down Kerry.
"Dr. Weaver. They called again".
"Who? Who called again, Jerry?"
"The bomb people. We don't have much time left".
"I know. Mark and I discussed it earlier. We've called Mercy and St. John, and they agreed to divide our patients between them. We're evacuating the entire County".
"Great. We have to get started right a way. The clock's ticking".
"I'm aware of that, Jerry. Call Mercy and St. John and tell them that we're waiting for them to come. Tell them to come as soon and as many as possible. We need to be quick".
Jerry made the phone call while Kerry began to organise the transmission. All the patients at the waiting room were sent home or told to go to the other hospitals. The message about the transmission was released in every floor, and soon the whole staff in the entire County started to prepare the patients for their little "trip". Most of the patients were okay but Kerry was very worried about Carol and Abby. Being transferred in their condition wasn't too good for them.
When Doug got the message his mind went right to Carol and Tess, he didn't know Abby but he hoped she would be okay too. Last time he'd checked on them, Carol was still in a coma while Tess' little body was laying without any sign of life. She was intubated and machines were breathing for her. The plane crash had punctured one of her lungs and broken a couple of her ribs. It was very critical for both Carol and Tess, and moving them to another hospital wasn't the smartest thing to do right now. Fortunately Kate was fine and Doug got to hold her in his arms on their way to Mercy. While fighting against the terrible pain on his back after being hit during the explosion of the plane, Doug tried to calm Kate down who had began to sob. She was probably wondering where her mother was but Doug just kissed the little girl on the forehead and started to sing a song he used to love when he was a child.
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Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood
So, help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
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When Doug began to sing Kate stopped sobbing, and before he was finished she was sound asleep in his arms. At Mercy they were taken care of by a nurse. "Could you please give me some morphine for my back? I've got second degree burns from the explosion".
"Dr. Doug Ross, right? Former paediatrician at County?" Doug nodded. "I'm sorry, but as a doctor you probably know how easy it is for addicts to get narcotics. I had to check".
"I understand, and could you get some breast milk compensate too?" The nurse stared at him, and Doug laughed. "It's for my daughter. She must be hungry".
"Sure".
When the nurse left Doug looked down at his sleeping daughter, she seemed so peaceful. He took her little hand into his, and suddenly he discovered how much he enjoyed being a father. Since Carol wasn't here with him, he had all the responsibility for Kate. He wanted to be the best Daddy in the whole world for his little girls, he wanted to be the father he never was for his son. This time everything was going to be perfect, if only Tess and Carol would be okay.
While Doug was feeding Kate, who now was awake, Carol and Tess were on their way to Mercy in two ambulances. Everything seemed to go as hoped when Tess fell in a coma. Cleo, who was with her, got very scared and had her heart almost up in her throat.
"Please stay with us, Tess", she said over and over again.
In the other ambulance Mark was with Carol. It was breaking his heart to see his friend like this. She was in a deep coma and who knew when or if she would wake up ever again. The chance was small, and she could have brain damage. Mark took Carol's hand in his.
"Please come back to us, Carol, we need you. Doug, Kate and Tess need you. You're too good to leave us now". Mark felt tears in his eyes and tried to think about something else but it was impossible. "What a day, Carol. You and Doug are together again, it was about time though, you come back to get the twins, to be a family, Abby has a miscarriage and nearly dies, we get a bomb threat and have to evacuate the whole hospital to Mercy and St. John, you fall into a coma. This day has been full of surprises, unexpected surprises. I hate surprises like these. Especially when my best friends are involved".
There were a lot of ambulances outside County and Luka was wondering what was going on. More accidents would prevent him from seeing Abby.
"Kerry, what have happened? What's with all the ambulances?"
"We're transferring the whole County to Mercy and St. John. We've got another phone call about threat".
"Has Abby been transferred yet?"
"No, she's still upstairs in the ICU".
"And there's no improvement?"
"No", Kerry said. "I'm sorry".
"What about Carol and Tess?"
"They're on their way to Mercy where Doug and Kate already are. Carol fell in a coma earlier so…"
"Oh no", Luka said, thinking of Doug and the girls. "I'll go up to Abby. Page me if you need me".
"Yeah".
Luka went inside and headed to the elevator but decided to take the stairs when he saw all the patients waiting to get transferred. When he came up to the ICU he heard two doctors behind a curtain discussing a patient.
"She was a nurse, right? What should we do with the body?"
"I'm not sure. We're evacuating all the patients".
"What about the dead ones?"
"I don't know".
"What was her name?"
"Lockhart, Abby".
The song used in this part is "House at Pooh Corner" by Kenny Loggins
In the ER injured from the plane crash still came running in. Carter arrived after being gone an hour. "Hey, dr. Carter! Where have you been?" Jerry asked.
"Out for lunch", Carter replied
"Well, anyway. I can't say I'd like to be in your shoes right now. Weaver's pissed".
"Why?"
"She says you ran out on her".
Carter couldn't believe this. "I didn't run out on her! I went out for lunch. It was pretty quiet so I thought I'd take a break. And if Weaver's got a problem with that….."
Carter headed to the lounge while Jerry couldn't believe his own ears. What was wrong with Carter? He sure wasn't the real Carter Jerry knew. Something wasn't right.
"Hey! Jerry! Have you heard anything from Carter?" Kerry said, almost shouting.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I have. He just came back from lunch".
"What! Lunch! He went out for lunch while we need all the doctors we have?! Where is he?"
"In the lounge".
Kerry limped to the lounge. Randi smiled at Jerry and took her lollipop out of her mouth. "I bet he's asleep".
"Oh yeah?" Jerry said. "I bet he's watching TV".
"How much?" Randi asked.
Jerry found his wallet looking for money. "I don't get paid before next week. 5 bucks?"
"You're on", Randi reached out her hand and Jerry shook it.
They went in to the lounge where Kerry just had found Carter. She wasn't too happy. "Get up, Carter! A part from the injured from the plane crash we do have a lot of patients in the waiting room waiting for a doctor, and you're laying her watching TV. If I don't see you with patients the next couple of hours you're fired!"
Kerry walked out of the lounge, and Carter was left with Randi and Jerry. "Is she PMS, or what?" Carter laughed.
"Pay up, missy", Jerry said and reached out his hand. Randi handed him reluctantly the money. He put them in his wallet and smiled. "This means an extra ice cream after my dinner at McDonald's. Great!"
Jerry went back to the admin. desk very happy followed by a not too overjoyed Randi. As much as she loved to bet she hated to lose. Carter grabbed his stethoscope and headed to the waiting room. The first thing he noticed was a really fat lady who was eating a bagel with a lot of pastrami and mayonnaise. "If you're here because of your weight problem or just because you can't see your feet anymore, you can go home, because that's the only thing we can do for you. When you are so fat as you are, you just need to get some exercise".
The woman looked at Carter in shock before she rose and left crying. "Have a nice day!" Carter shouted smiling after her and turned to the waiting people. "So, who's next?"
While Carter had humiliated the poor fat woman, Jerry had gotten another phone call about the bomb threat. In the crowd of patients and the staff he was able to track down Kerry.
"Dr. Weaver. They called again".
"Who? Who called again, Jerry?"
"The bomb people. We don't have much time left".
"I know. Mark and I discussed it earlier. We've called Mercy and St. John, and they agreed to divide our patients between them. We're evacuating the entire County".
"Great. We have to get started right a way. The clock's ticking".
"I'm aware of that, Jerry. Call Mercy and St. John and tell them that we're waiting for them to come. Tell them to come as soon and as many as possible. We need to be quick".
Jerry made the phone call while Kerry began to organise the transmission. All the patients at the waiting room were sent home or told to go to the other hospitals. The message about the transmission was released in every floor, and soon the whole staff in the entire County started to prepare the patients for their little "trip". Most of the patients were okay but Kerry was very worried about Carol and Abby. Being transferred in their condition wasn't too good for them.
When Doug got the message his mind went right to Carol and Tess, he didn't know Abby but he hoped she would be okay too. Last time he'd checked on them, Carol was still in a coma while Tess' little body was laying without any sign of life. She was intubated and machines were breathing for her. The plane crash had punctured one of her lungs and broken a couple of her ribs. It was very critical for both Carol and Tess, and moving them to another hospital wasn't the smartest thing to do right now. Fortunately Kate was fine and Doug got to hold her in his arms on their way to Mercy. While fighting against the terrible pain on his back after being hit during the explosion of the plane, Doug tried to calm Kate down who had began to sob. She was probably wondering where her mother was but Doug just kissed the little girl on the forehead and started to sing a song he used to love when he was a child.
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Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood
So, help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
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When Doug began to sing Kate stopped sobbing, and before he was finished she was sound asleep in his arms. At Mercy they were taken care of by a nurse. "Could you please give me some morphine for my back? I've got second degree burns from the explosion".
"Dr. Doug Ross, right? Former paediatrician at County?" Doug nodded. "I'm sorry, but as a doctor you probably know how easy it is for addicts to get narcotics. I had to check".
"I understand, and could you get some breast milk compensate too?" The nurse stared at him, and Doug laughed. "It's for my daughter. She must be hungry".
"Sure".
When the nurse left Doug looked down at his sleeping daughter, she seemed so peaceful. He took her little hand into his, and suddenly he discovered how much he enjoyed being a father. Since Carol wasn't here with him, he had all the responsibility for Kate. He wanted to be the best Daddy in the whole world for his little girls, he wanted to be the father he never was for his son. This time everything was going to be perfect, if only Tess and Carol would be okay.
While Doug was feeding Kate, who now was awake, Carol and Tess were on their way to Mercy in two ambulances. Everything seemed to go as hoped when Tess fell in a coma. Cleo, who was with her, got very scared and had her heart almost up in her throat.
"Please stay with us, Tess", she said over and over again.
In the other ambulance Mark was with Carol. It was breaking his heart to see his friend like this. She was in a deep coma and who knew when or if she would wake up ever again. The chance was small, and she could have brain damage. Mark took Carol's hand in his.
"Please come back to us, Carol, we need you. Doug, Kate and Tess need you. You're too good to leave us now". Mark felt tears in his eyes and tried to think about something else but it was impossible. "What a day, Carol. You and Doug are together again, it was about time though, you come back to get the twins, to be a family, Abby has a miscarriage and nearly dies, we get a bomb threat and have to evacuate the whole hospital to Mercy and St. John, you fall into a coma. This day has been full of surprises, unexpected surprises. I hate surprises like these. Especially when my best friends are involved".
There were a lot of ambulances outside County and Luka was wondering what was going on. More accidents would prevent him from seeing Abby.
"Kerry, what have happened? What's with all the ambulances?"
"We're transferring the whole County to Mercy and St. John. We've got another phone call about threat".
"Has Abby been transferred yet?"
"No, she's still upstairs in the ICU".
"And there's no improvement?"
"No", Kerry said. "I'm sorry".
"What about Carol and Tess?"
"They're on their way to Mercy where Doug and Kate already are. Carol fell in a coma earlier so…"
"Oh no", Luka said, thinking of Doug and the girls. "I'll go up to Abby. Page me if you need me".
"Yeah".
Luka went inside and headed to the elevator but decided to take the stairs when he saw all the patients waiting to get transferred. When he came up to the ICU he heard two doctors behind a curtain discussing a patient.
"She was a nurse, right? What should we do with the body?"
"I'm not sure. We're evacuating all the patients".
"What about the dead ones?"
"I don't know".
"What was her name?"
"Lockhart, Abby".