I'll never forget you
Part 1
Barney lay maotionless on the trolly. He had long since turned cold, white with fear that had long since left his body. He was completely stiff with this coldness. It was as if an icy wind had passed over him and turned him to stone.
You could see the bruises, the emotional and physical scars which were everlasting reminder of his last hours.
The resusc floor was still damp from his blood, his tears and the tears of his collegues. But the floor was still waiting to be dampened yet again as Chloe had just arrived for work. She was about an hour late as she had just spent the last hour with her head down the toilet bowl.
Barney had been working the night shift and had managed to get off early so he could see Chloe before she left but as he was leaving the carpark a lorry came smashing into the side of him. The driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. The driver had been killed on impact (A/N as you can probably tell I was in a rather depressed mood when I wrote this and it just gets better and better!!)
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When Chloe entered the reception area at Holby A&E she was greeted by many solemn faces. Even Anna had lost her smile!
'Charlie wants to see him in his office' she said quietly before walking slowly through to triage. Chloe, who was puzzeled by this strange atmosphere, obeyed Anna and entered Charlie's office.
'Anna said you wanted to see me' Chloe asked hoping it didn't have anything to do with the fact that she had been late everyday this past week.
'Yes, please sit down' said Charlie solemnly, avoiding Chloe's inquisitive eyes. 'Chloe…I…I really don't know how to say this…erm…I do it everday…It seems harder with collegues…well…Barney was involved in a crash…he had multiple injuries, including a broken spine, there was nothing we could do.'
Chloe sat in silence in silence as Charlie said this. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Finally she managed to say: 'Why wasn't I contacted?'
'We couldn't get hold of you.'
More silence…
'Can I see him?'
'Of course you can, would you like someone to come with you?'
'No thank you, I'll bo alright.'
Chloe quietly got up and walked slowly out of the office and towards recusc, perfectly aware of the staring faces. When she got to the door she stopped and looked in. She couldn't believe that the man lying so stiffly about 3 metres away from her was her husband, the one and only man she loved.
Part 1
Barney lay maotionless on the trolly. He had long since turned cold, white with fear that had long since left his body. He was completely stiff with this coldness. It was as if an icy wind had passed over him and turned him to stone.
You could see the bruises, the emotional and physical scars which were everlasting reminder of his last hours.
The resusc floor was still damp from his blood, his tears and the tears of his collegues. But the floor was still waiting to be dampened yet again as Chloe had just arrived for work. She was about an hour late as she had just spent the last hour with her head down the toilet bowl.
Barney had been working the night shift and had managed to get off early so he could see Chloe before she left but as he was leaving the carpark a lorry came smashing into the side of him. The driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. The driver had been killed on impact (A/N as you can probably tell I was in a rather depressed mood when I wrote this and it just gets better and better!!)
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When Chloe entered the reception area at Holby A&E she was greeted by many solemn faces. Even Anna had lost her smile!
'Charlie wants to see him in his office' she said quietly before walking slowly through to triage. Chloe, who was puzzeled by this strange atmosphere, obeyed Anna and entered Charlie's office.
'Anna said you wanted to see me' Chloe asked hoping it didn't have anything to do with the fact that she had been late everyday this past week.
'Yes, please sit down' said Charlie solemnly, avoiding Chloe's inquisitive eyes. 'Chloe…I…I really don't know how to say this…erm…I do it everday…It seems harder with collegues…well…Barney was involved in a crash…he had multiple injuries, including a broken spine, there was nothing we could do.'
Chloe sat in silence in silence as Charlie said this. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Finally she managed to say: 'Why wasn't I contacted?'
'We couldn't get hold of you.'
More silence…
'Can I see him?'
'Of course you can, would you like someone to come with you?'
'No thank you, I'll bo alright.'
Chloe quietly got up and walked slowly out of the office and towards recusc, perfectly aware of the staring faces. When she got to the door she stopped and looked in. She couldn't believe that the man lying so stiffly about 3 metres away from her was her husband, the one and only man she loved.