"Are you here for Mikhaila Bennet?"
Reese lifted his head from his hands at the doctor's question.
"Yes, I am. Is she going to be okay?" Reese's eyes begged the doctor to give him good news.
"I'm really only allowed to give that information out to family members."
"I've called her family. They're on their way. I really would like to know if she'll be okay so I can tell them myself."
"It's really too soon to tell if Ms. Bennet will be fine or not. Mikhaila—"
"Kay, her name's Kay." Reese interrupted.
"Alright, IKay/I received near fatal injuries in the car accident. Firstly, she was severely cut by a large piece of glass in her lower abdomen. She lost a lot of blood before we could close the wound. Also, there was a large amount of internal bleeding. Several organs were damaged. Fortunately, we only had to remove her spleen. Also, her lung was punctured. We were able to patch it. She'll have to be on a ventilator for several days but we believe her lung will heal quickly. Unfortunately, in the time it took to repair her lung the wounds on her face have already begun to heal. We consulted with a top plastic surgeon and he said that because the wounds have already started to scar over, the repair process has been compromised and it might be impossible for Kay's face to return to normal."
A tear fell down Reese's cheek. He didn't want to think that Khaila's beautiful face might no longer be what it always had been. He quickly realized that it didn't matter though. She was alive and that was all that mattered. When he looked into the doctor's eyes he knew things were worse than he thought.
"What? What else is wrong?" Reese asked, attempting to prepare himself for the inevitable pain.
"The period of time that her lung was punctured caused a lack of oxygen flow to the brain and it has sent Ms. Bennet into a coma. We don't know how long it will last. It could be days, weeks, or even just a few hours."
"Can I see her?" Reese begged, trying to withhold the tears from falling down his face.
"Normally, I wouldn't let you. Only family is allowed in ICU but seeing how her family isn't here, I don't see why you can't. Be prepared. Mikhaila is in serious condition and there are several machines around her monitoring her condition. She is also quite pale due to the loss of blood from her wounds and a lot of her face is covered in bandages. You can only stay in for about 20 minutes. Kay needs her rest."
"OK, doctor, thank you."
The doctor nodded and led Reese to ICU 5. He quickly slipped in and faced the bed in the middle of the room
What he saw made him want to scream out in agony.
Reese lifted his head from his hands at the doctor's question.
"Yes, I am. Is she going to be okay?" Reese's eyes begged the doctor to give him good news.
"I'm really only allowed to give that information out to family members."
"I've called her family. They're on their way. I really would like to know if she'll be okay so I can tell them myself."
"It's really too soon to tell if Ms. Bennet will be fine or not. Mikhaila—"
"Kay, her name's Kay." Reese interrupted.
"Alright, IKay/I received near fatal injuries in the car accident. Firstly, she was severely cut by a large piece of glass in her lower abdomen. She lost a lot of blood before we could close the wound. Also, there was a large amount of internal bleeding. Several organs were damaged. Fortunately, we only had to remove her spleen. Also, her lung was punctured. We were able to patch it. She'll have to be on a ventilator for several days but we believe her lung will heal quickly. Unfortunately, in the time it took to repair her lung the wounds on her face have already begun to heal. We consulted with a top plastic surgeon and he said that because the wounds have already started to scar over, the repair process has been compromised and it might be impossible for Kay's face to return to normal."
A tear fell down Reese's cheek. He didn't want to think that Khaila's beautiful face might no longer be what it always had been. He quickly realized that it didn't matter though. She was alive and that was all that mattered. When he looked into the doctor's eyes he knew things were worse than he thought.
"What? What else is wrong?" Reese asked, attempting to prepare himself for the inevitable pain.
"The period of time that her lung was punctured caused a lack of oxygen flow to the brain and it has sent Ms. Bennet into a coma. We don't know how long it will last. It could be days, weeks, or even just a few hours."
"Can I see her?" Reese begged, trying to withhold the tears from falling down his face.
"Normally, I wouldn't let you. Only family is allowed in ICU but seeing how her family isn't here, I don't see why you can't. Be prepared. Mikhaila is in serious condition and there are several machines around her monitoring her condition. She is also quite pale due to the loss of blood from her wounds and a lot of her face is covered in bandages. You can only stay in for about 20 minutes. Kay needs her rest."
"OK, doctor, thank you."
The doctor nodded and led Reese to ICU 5. He quickly slipped in and faced the bed in the middle of the room
What he saw made him want to scream out in agony.