Hit and Run
Chapter 10
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Jimmy was sitting at Kim's bedside, dozing lightly. He had just come from the other two rooms in the ICU where his two friends, Faith and Bosco, were. They were still unconscious, Faith mostly because of the pain medications she was receiving, Bosco due to the severe injuries and lengthy surgery he had endured.
Something woke him up, he didn't know what, and he looked over at Kim quickly in hopes that it was her that had disturbed his nap. She lay there, still and sleeping. He looked at her face. It was remarkable how much the swelling had gone down on her face in the last couple of days. When he saw her that first night, he never would have believed that she would look her beautiful self once more. The surgeons had done a remarkable job. You could hardly tell that she had suffered any injuries to her face at all and it looked as though the scars from the surgery were fading already. Suddenly, he realized that he was looking into her eyes - she was looking back at him.
"Kim?!" he said, jumping up from his chair. "Can you hear me Kim?" he said a little calmer this time. He reached over and pushed the call button for the nurse. She didn't answer him, but just looked at him and he could see the smile in her eyes. He knew that she recognized him.
"Kimmy, just hold still. You were in an accident, but you're gonna be okay. The doctor will be in here in a minute to check you over," he explained to her and noticed that she was trying to say something, the wiring of her broken jaw preventing her from opening her mouth.
"Kim, your jaw was broken and they had to wire it, so you can't talk right now. But it's okay. You're going to be okay," he said, gently putting his hand on the side of her face and brushing a lone tear from the corner of her eye just before it escaped down her cheek.
The nurse came to the door and Jimmy told her that Kim was awake. The nurse came in and did a few tests to determine just "how awake" she was. "Welcome back, Ms. Zambrano," the nurse said smiling. "I'll go get the doctor for you." With that the nurse left and returned a few moments later with the doctor. He asked Jimmy to step out so that he could examine Kim to determine her neurological status without any distractions for her.
Jimmy walked out into the hallway and over to Kim's mother. "Kimmy's awake," he told her happily. "The doctor's in with her now, checking her out. But, you can go back in as soon as he comes out," he said, knowing that she would want to see for herself.
After calling Joey had his mother's house, Jimmy walked over to the other end of the waiting area where Bosco's mother and Fred Yokas were sitting to let them know that Kim had woken up. They were truly happy for him and wished only the best for Kim.
Angela Boscorelli had been there ever since they had brought her son into the emergency room. She was there through the terror of his fight for life and it seemed to have aged her. She was exhausted, but just couldn't bring herself to go home. Bosco's brother Mikey had tried to convince her to leave - even for just a little while. He told her that he would stay right here until she got back and would call her if anything had changed, but she refused. So Mikey had brought her clean clothes from home and food from the cafeteria that went largely untouched. Thankfully, Mikey had gotten his act together and was straight. He was able to take over the day-to-day operation of the bar for his mother so that she could stay right here where she felt she belonged. Mikey would come at night after the bar closed to check on his brother and try to talk his mother into going home again.
Fred had come to the hospital initially, but had only been there sporadically since then. He mostly was there because his kids wanted to know how their mother was when they returned home from school. Fred would come over or call in the morning before work so that he could check on Faith's condition. Then, he would come home to find the kids quietly working on their homework so he would take them to the hospital in the evening after dinner. The kids understood that their mother and father were no longer together. Fred had explained to them that he would always love their mother, and hated seeing her like this, but that they just couldn't live together anymore. The kids were just glad that the bickering was over and noticed that each of their parents seemed happier than they had in a long time.
At the hospital, the kids would sit with their mother, talking to her, telling her about their day at school. Emily would give Faith updates on the cute boy she had a crush on in school. Every once in a while, Faith would move a little, almost like she wanted to wake up. But she couldn't because of all the medication and the rest that her body needed to heal, the doctor explained to them. Maybe in a couple of days they could lighten the medication. They hoped that she would wake up soon. Fred would take them home around 9:30 so that they could get to bed and do the same thing all over again the next day.
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Bosco had survived his near death in the emergency room and the doctors and nurses gave the credit to his partner who refused to let go of him until he was stabilized. Somehow, she had reached him and he had fought back. He underwent surgery to repair his femur fracture, ruptured spleen and various other abdominal injuries. His lung had re-inflated, although remained badly bruised, after the blood was evacuated from his chest through the chest tube, and it was determined by x-ray that his ribs would heal nicely on their own. He was in pretty serious condition, but was expected to eventually make a full recovery.
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The doctor came out from examining Kim and was talking to Jimmy and Kim's mother in the hallway as Alex and Ty got off the elevator.
"Oh, please don't let that be bad news," Alex whispered to Ty as they walked toward Jimmy and Mrs. Zambrano. Ty reached over and held onto Alex's hand. Jimmy saw them coming out of the corner of his eye and saw the look of worry on Alex's face.
"Kim's awake," Jimmy said excitedly. Alex let out an audible sigh of relief and went to sit down and wait for Jimmy to be done talking to the doctor.
After a few moments, Jimmy came over to fill in Ty and Alex on Kim's condition.
"The doctor said that Kim doesn't seem to have any permanent neurologic deficits from the injury to her head. He said that everything looks to be healing nicely and that it's a matter of time before everything is healed. She'll need some physical therapy, but the news is good," he finished.
Alex leaned over and gave Jimmy a hug. "That IS good news Jimmy. I'm so glad she's gonna be okay. So, is she awake now? Do you think I could just peek in for a minute?" she asked.
"Sure," answered Jimmy and they both started to walk toward her room. Ty stood up and said, "Alex, I'm just gonna wander down to where Faith and Bosco are and see if I can find out anything."
"Okay Ty. I'll meet you down there in just a minute. Unless you want to wait and I'll go down with you?" she offered, knowing that Ty was very nervous about hospitals. "No, it's okay. You go see Kim and tell her I said 'Hey.'"
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Ty walked into Bosco's room and saw that his mother was sitting beside his bed flipping through a magazine. He quietly cleared his throat to let her know that he was there and she looked up.
"Hello. Officer Davis, right?" she asked, standing up and walking over to him to introduce herself. "I'm Angela. Maurice's mother," she said, holding out her hand. Ty nodded and reached out to shake her hand.
"Ty. Ty Davis. So, how's he doing?" he asked her, nodding toward the sleeping form in the bed.
Angela sighed and answered, "Pretty much the same. The doctors all say that he is doing well, but I'll feel better once he wakes up. They keep saying that it's just his body's way of healing him faster."
"Uh huh," Ty said, looking over at his friend again. Angela asked if Ty would hang around for a few minutes because she wanted to run down to the cafeteria. "Sure, no problem. Take your time," he answered her. She thanked him and turned to leave the room, not really wanting to go to the cafeteria, but sensing that Ty wanted some time alone with her son.
She looked back through the window as she rounded the doorway to Bosco's room and paused, watching the young officer approach her son's bed. Ty just stood next to the bed for a moment, just looking at his friend. Angela went down the hall to check on Kim and then Faith to give Ty some time.
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"So Bos, man," he started then paused again. "It's time to wake up," he said, not knowing whether he could hear him or not. "Faith's gonna be okay. You saved her life. The witnesses told us how you put yourself between her and the car. You did a good thing, but now its time for you to wake up and get back to work," he finished, putting a hand on his friend's arm.
He pulled his hand away quickly as he felt Bosco jump slightly under his touch. Ty looked at his face and noticed the all-too-familiar frown - something he'd seen quite often when he'd done something stupid or too compassionate in Bosco's eyes.
"Bos? Can you hear me?" he asked, louder this time, while putting his hand back on Bosco's arm. Bosco stirred slightly, moving his good leg as if he was trying to get away from something. "C'mon, Man. Open your eyes and talk to me," he urged him. Slowly he noticed Bosco's eyes open and look in his direction.
"Bosco?" Davis said, trying to determine if he was indeed awake.
"Davis," came the whisper from Bosco, his throat dry. "Where's Faith?" he asked immediately. "Where is she?" he repeated the question again, louder this time.
"She's okay, Bosco. She's just in the other room. She's hurt, but she's gonna be okay. You saved her life," he said, gently putting a hand on Bosco's shoulder to get him to relax. "Let me go get the doctor. He can tell you anything you wanna know," Ty said as he left the room to go to the nurse's station.
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Angela had checked with Jimmy on Kim's condition and was thrilled at her progress. She peeked her head into Kim's room to wish her well and update her on Bosco and Faith's condition and then headed to Faith's room to check on her. She would give Bosco regular updates on his friends, trying to talk to him, not knowing whether he could hear her or not. But, in her heart she knew that Bosco could hear her.
Angela walked into Faith's room and saw that she was alone. She silently cursed Fred to herself for leaving Faith by herself when it was obvious that she needed someone to help her come back. She knew that Maurice would have been that person if only he could. She took Faith's hand in her own and vowed that she would take Maurice's place for now and split her time between the two - until Maurice was able to be with Faith himself. She had knows for a long time about her son's feelings toward Faith - even if he didn't tell her himself. She could see it every time he looked at her. Even when the whole gang would stop by after work for a few drinks, Maurice always had one eye on Faith, making sure that she was safe and happy. He hated it when she was unhappy - something that had happened quite frequently right before she and Fred had split. On more than one occasion Angela had come across Maurice, tucked away in a dark corner of the bar, brooding. She knew exactly what it was about. She would just put her hand on his shoulder, or rake her fingers through the back of his hair, just above his neck, the way she used to when he would wake up with a nightmare. It always put him back to sleep in a matter of minutes.
She noticed through the window that Ty had come out of her son's room and that a doctor and nurse were hurrying into the room. She immediately became alarmed. She gently squeezed Faith's hand and left, hurrying back to Maurice's room. Ty grabbed her by the elbow and held her back. "It's okay. He's awake. The doctor just wants us to wait here while he checks him over. He's awake and he's talking - and he's pissed," he added with a slight smirk.
Angela smiled, "Well, if he's pissed then I know he's fine." They both eagerly awaited the doctor's return as Alex walked around the corner.
"Hey, what's up?" she asked Ty, glancing and nodding hello to Angela at the same time.
"Bosco's just woke up," he told her. "I was talking to him and all of a sudden he just got that sneer on his face and opened his eyes."
"Did he say anything?" asked Angela.
Ty nodded, "Yeah, he looked right at me with that pissed-off look on his face and wanted to know where Faith was. Nothing else, just 'where's Faith, Davis.'"
The doctor came out and they all had to move aside as another patient was moved into the other bed in Bosco's room. The doctor told everyone that Bosco seemed to be doing very well. He got a worried look on his face and said, "But, I'll tell you. If someone doesn't calm him down and explain to him that he can't get up yet, we're going to have to medicate him again. His body needs the time to heal and I don't want him ripping any stitches out."
"I'll talk to him, Doctor," Angela assured him. "We all will," added Alex.
Alex and Ty decided to go over and see how Faith was doing. Angela was told that she would have to wait outside while the new patient was settled-in.
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TBC... Hope you are still enjoying this.
Chapter 10
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Jimmy was sitting at Kim's bedside, dozing lightly. He had just come from the other two rooms in the ICU where his two friends, Faith and Bosco, were. They were still unconscious, Faith mostly because of the pain medications she was receiving, Bosco due to the severe injuries and lengthy surgery he had endured.
Something woke him up, he didn't know what, and he looked over at Kim quickly in hopes that it was her that had disturbed his nap. She lay there, still and sleeping. He looked at her face. It was remarkable how much the swelling had gone down on her face in the last couple of days. When he saw her that first night, he never would have believed that she would look her beautiful self once more. The surgeons had done a remarkable job. You could hardly tell that she had suffered any injuries to her face at all and it looked as though the scars from the surgery were fading already. Suddenly, he realized that he was looking into her eyes - she was looking back at him.
"Kim?!" he said, jumping up from his chair. "Can you hear me Kim?" he said a little calmer this time. He reached over and pushed the call button for the nurse. She didn't answer him, but just looked at him and he could see the smile in her eyes. He knew that she recognized him.
"Kimmy, just hold still. You were in an accident, but you're gonna be okay. The doctor will be in here in a minute to check you over," he explained to her and noticed that she was trying to say something, the wiring of her broken jaw preventing her from opening her mouth.
"Kim, your jaw was broken and they had to wire it, so you can't talk right now. But it's okay. You're going to be okay," he said, gently putting his hand on the side of her face and brushing a lone tear from the corner of her eye just before it escaped down her cheek.
The nurse came to the door and Jimmy told her that Kim was awake. The nurse came in and did a few tests to determine just "how awake" she was. "Welcome back, Ms. Zambrano," the nurse said smiling. "I'll go get the doctor for you." With that the nurse left and returned a few moments later with the doctor. He asked Jimmy to step out so that he could examine Kim to determine her neurological status without any distractions for her.
Jimmy walked out into the hallway and over to Kim's mother. "Kimmy's awake," he told her happily. "The doctor's in with her now, checking her out. But, you can go back in as soon as he comes out," he said, knowing that she would want to see for herself.
After calling Joey had his mother's house, Jimmy walked over to the other end of the waiting area where Bosco's mother and Fred Yokas were sitting to let them know that Kim had woken up. They were truly happy for him and wished only the best for Kim.
Angela Boscorelli had been there ever since they had brought her son into the emergency room. She was there through the terror of his fight for life and it seemed to have aged her. She was exhausted, but just couldn't bring herself to go home. Bosco's brother Mikey had tried to convince her to leave - even for just a little while. He told her that he would stay right here until she got back and would call her if anything had changed, but she refused. So Mikey had brought her clean clothes from home and food from the cafeteria that went largely untouched. Thankfully, Mikey had gotten his act together and was straight. He was able to take over the day-to-day operation of the bar for his mother so that she could stay right here where she felt she belonged. Mikey would come at night after the bar closed to check on his brother and try to talk his mother into going home again.
Fred had come to the hospital initially, but had only been there sporadically since then. He mostly was there because his kids wanted to know how their mother was when they returned home from school. Fred would come over or call in the morning before work so that he could check on Faith's condition. Then, he would come home to find the kids quietly working on their homework so he would take them to the hospital in the evening after dinner. The kids understood that their mother and father were no longer together. Fred had explained to them that he would always love their mother, and hated seeing her like this, but that they just couldn't live together anymore. The kids were just glad that the bickering was over and noticed that each of their parents seemed happier than they had in a long time.
At the hospital, the kids would sit with their mother, talking to her, telling her about their day at school. Emily would give Faith updates on the cute boy she had a crush on in school. Every once in a while, Faith would move a little, almost like she wanted to wake up. But she couldn't because of all the medication and the rest that her body needed to heal, the doctor explained to them. Maybe in a couple of days they could lighten the medication. They hoped that she would wake up soon. Fred would take them home around 9:30 so that they could get to bed and do the same thing all over again the next day.
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Bosco had survived his near death in the emergency room and the doctors and nurses gave the credit to his partner who refused to let go of him until he was stabilized. Somehow, she had reached him and he had fought back. He underwent surgery to repair his femur fracture, ruptured spleen and various other abdominal injuries. His lung had re-inflated, although remained badly bruised, after the blood was evacuated from his chest through the chest tube, and it was determined by x-ray that his ribs would heal nicely on their own. He was in pretty serious condition, but was expected to eventually make a full recovery.
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The doctor came out from examining Kim and was talking to Jimmy and Kim's mother in the hallway as Alex and Ty got off the elevator.
"Oh, please don't let that be bad news," Alex whispered to Ty as they walked toward Jimmy and Mrs. Zambrano. Ty reached over and held onto Alex's hand. Jimmy saw them coming out of the corner of his eye and saw the look of worry on Alex's face.
"Kim's awake," Jimmy said excitedly. Alex let out an audible sigh of relief and went to sit down and wait for Jimmy to be done talking to the doctor.
After a few moments, Jimmy came over to fill in Ty and Alex on Kim's condition.
"The doctor said that Kim doesn't seem to have any permanent neurologic deficits from the injury to her head. He said that everything looks to be healing nicely and that it's a matter of time before everything is healed. She'll need some physical therapy, but the news is good," he finished.
Alex leaned over and gave Jimmy a hug. "That IS good news Jimmy. I'm so glad she's gonna be okay. So, is she awake now? Do you think I could just peek in for a minute?" she asked.
"Sure," answered Jimmy and they both started to walk toward her room. Ty stood up and said, "Alex, I'm just gonna wander down to where Faith and Bosco are and see if I can find out anything."
"Okay Ty. I'll meet you down there in just a minute. Unless you want to wait and I'll go down with you?" she offered, knowing that Ty was very nervous about hospitals. "No, it's okay. You go see Kim and tell her I said 'Hey.'"
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Ty walked into Bosco's room and saw that his mother was sitting beside his bed flipping through a magazine. He quietly cleared his throat to let her know that he was there and she looked up.
"Hello. Officer Davis, right?" she asked, standing up and walking over to him to introduce herself. "I'm Angela. Maurice's mother," she said, holding out her hand. Ty nodded and reached out to shake her hand.
"Ty. Ty Davis. So, how's he doing?" he asked her, nodding toward the sleeping form in the bed.
Angela sighed and answered, "Pretty much the same. The doctors all say that he is doing well, but I'll feel better once he wakes up. They keep saying that it's just his body's way of healing him faster."
"Uh huh," Ty said, looking over at his friend again. Angela asked if Ty would hang around for a few minutes because she wanted to run down to the cafeteria. "Sure, no problem. Take your time," he answered her. She thanked him and turned to leave the room, not really wanting to go to the cafeteria, but sensing that Ty wanted some time alone with her son.
She looked back through the window as she rounded the doorway to Bosco's room and paused, watching the young officer approach her son's bed. Ty just stood next to the bed for a moment, just looking at his friend. Angela went down the hall to check on Kim and then Faith to give Ty some time.
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"So Bos, man," he started then paused again. "It's time to wake up," he said, not knowing whether he could hear him or not. "Faith's gonna be okay. You saved her life. The witnesses told us how you put yourself between her and the car. You did a good thing, but now its time for you to wake up and get back to work," he finished, putting a hand on his friend's arm.
He pulled his hand away quickly as he felt Bosco jump slightly under his touch. Ty looked at his face and noticed the all-too-familiar frown - something he'd seen quite often when he'd done something stupid or too compassionate in Bosco's eyes.
"Bos? Can you hear me?" he asked, louder this time, while putting his hand back on Bosco's arm. Bosco stirred slightly, moving his good leg as if he was trying to get away from something. "C'mon, Man. Open your eyes and talk to me," he urged him. Slowly he noticed Bosco's eyes open and look in his direction.
"Bosco?" Davis said, trying to determine if he was indeed awake.
"Davis," came the whisper from Bosco, his throat dry. "Where's Faith?" he asked immediately. "Where is she?" he repeated the question again, louder this time.
"She's okay, Bosco. She's just in the other room. She's hurt, but she's gonna be okay. You saved her life," he said, gently putting a hand on Bosco's shoulder to get him to relax. "Let me go get the doctor. He can tell you anything you wanna know," Ty said as he left the room to go to the nurse's station.
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Angela had checked with Jimmy on Kim's condition and was thrilled at her progress. She peeked her head into Kim's room to wish her well and update her on Bosco and Faith's condition and then headed to Faith's room to check on her. She would give Bosco regular updates on his friends, trying to talk to him, not knowing whether he could hear her or not. But, in her heart she knew that Bosco could hear her.
Angela walked into Faith's room and saw that she was alone. She silently cursed Fred to herself for leaving Faith by herself when it was obvious that she needed someone to help her come back. She knew that Maurice would have been that person if only he could. She took Faith's hand in her own and vowed that she would take Maurice's place for now and split her time between the two - until Maurice was able to be with Faith himself. She had knows for a long time about her son's feelings toward Faith - even if he didn't tell her himself. She could see it every time he looked at her. Even when the whole gang would stop by after work for a few drinks, Maurice always had one eye on Faith, making sure that she was safe and happy. He hated it when she was unhappy - something that had happened quite frequently right before she and Fred had split. On more than one occasion Angela had come across Maurice, tucked away in a dark corner of the bar, brooding. She knew exactly what it was about. She would just put her hand on his shoulder, or rake her fingers through the back of his hair, just above his neck, the way she used to when he would wake up with a nightmare. It always put him back to sleep in a matter of minutes.
She noticed through the window that Ty had come out of her son's room and that a doctor and nurse were hurrying into the room. She immediately became alarmed. She gently squeezed Faith's hand and left, hurrying back to Maurice's room. Ty grabbed her by the elbow and held her back. "It's okay. He's awake. The doctor just wants us to wait here while he checks him over. He's awake and he's talking - and he's pissed," he added with a slight smirk.
Angela smiled, "Well, if he's pissed then I know he's fine." They both eagerly awaited the doctor's return as Alex walked around the corner.
"Hey, what's up?" she asked Ty, glancing and nodding hello to Angela at the same time.
"Bosco's just woke up," he told her. "I was talking to him and all of a sudden he just got that sneer on his face and opened his eyes."
"Did he say anything?" asked Angela.
Ty nodded, "Yeah, he looked right at me with that pissed-off look on his face and wanted to know where Faith was. Nothing else, just 'where's Faith, Davis.'"
The doctor came out and they all had to move aside as another patient was moved into the other bed in Bosco's room. The doctor told everyone that Bosco seemed to be doing very well. He got a worried look on his face and said, "But, I'll tell you. If someone doesn't calm him down and explain to him that he can't get up yet, we're going to have to medicate him again. His body needs the time to heal and I don't want him ripping any stitches out."
"I'll talk to him, Doctor," Angela assured him. "We all will," added Alex.
Alex and Ty decided to go over and see how Faith was doing. Angela was told that she would have to wait outside while the new patient was settled-in.
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TBC... Hope you are still enjoying this.