TITLE: Midnight Train (18/?)
"It's been three days," CJ said while staring out the window.
"He's going to be fine," Jack said. "I know Toby."
"He's right Claudia, Toby's not one to give up," Spencer agreed.
"What if this time he couldn't win?" CJ cried.
"Listen." Jack started but stopped after Sam walked in.
"I'm sorry, I need a minute with CJ," Sam looked down.
"Okay," Jack and Spencer kissed their sister goodbye and walked out.
"Sam, what's wrong?" CJ asked.
"Doctor Richards just got back and talked with us." Sam sat down next to CJ on her bed. "It's been three days." Sam tried to talk past the tears but couldn't.
"Sam, what is it?" CJ felt Sam shaking fiercely.
"He said that there has been no improvement in the past three days," Sam grabbed her hand and let the tears flow. "He said that tonight they're going to have to take him off the ventilator."
"Just to see if he can breath on his own, right?" CJ could feel her heart drop.
"They don't think he's going to be able to breath on his own."
"Then why take him off the ventilator?" CJ yelled.
"Because there's nothing more they can do," Sam cried.
"No, they need to keep him on the ventilator, just a little longer. They said five days!"
"He's organs are beginning to shut down from being on the machine for so long. If they can take him off tonight, they may be able to donate some of Toby's organs."
"No, Toby wouldn't give up on us this easily!" CJ yelled, but found herself crying harder. "Why did I get him on the train?" CJ squeezed her eyes shut.
"This wasn't your fault," Sam grabbed her hand.
"I need to be alone," CJ looked away.
"CJ."
"I need to be alone," CJ said again, still looking away.
"I'll be right outside," Sam let go of her hand and walked out, shutting the door behind him.
"Damn you Toby Ziegler," CJ cried out. "This wasn't supposed to happen!" CJ screamed.
WAITING AREA
Sam walked out into the waiting area and saw everyone sitting down crying. For the past three days, they have all been there. Hoping that everything was going to be okay. But tonight, Toby was going to die. And there was nothing they could do to stop it.
TBC
"It's been three days," CJ said while staring out the window.
"He's going to be fine," Jack said. "I know Toby."
"He's right Claudia, Toby's not one to give up," Spencer agreed.
"What if this time he couldn't win?" CJ cried.
"Listen." Jack started but stopped after Sam walked in.
"I'm sorry, I need a minute with CJ," Sam looked down.
"Okay," Jack and Spencer kissed their sister goodbye and walked out.
"Sam, what's wrong?" CJ asked.
"Doctor Richards just got back and talked with us." Sam sat down next to CJ on her bed. "It's been three days." Sam tried to talk past the tears but couldn't.
"Sam, what is it?" CJ felt Sam shaking fiercely.
"He said that there has been no improvement in the past three days," Sam grabbed her hand and let the tears flow. "He said that tonight they're going to have to take him off the ventilator."
"Just to see if he can breath on his own, right?" CJ could feel her heart drop.
"They don't think he's going to be able to breath on his own."
"Then why take him off the ventilator?" CJ yelled.
"Because there's nothing more they can do," Sam cried.
"No, they need to keep him on the ventilator, just a little longer. They said five days!"
"He's organs are beginning to shut down from being on the machine for so long. If they can take him off tonight, they may be able to donate some of Toby's organs."
"No, Toby wouldn't give up on us this easily!" CJ yelled, but found herself crying harder. "Why did I get him on the train?" CJ squeezed her eyes shut.
"This wasn't your fault," Sam grabbed her hand.
"I need to be alone," CJ looked away.
"CJ."
"I need to be alone," CJ said again, still looking away.
"I'll be right outside," Sam let go of her hand and walked out, shutting the door behind him.
"Damn you Toby Ziegler," CJ cried out. "This wasn't supposed to happen!" CJ screamed.
WAITING AREA
Sam walked out into the waiting area and saw everyone sitting down crying. For the past three days, they have all been there. Hoping that everything was going to be okay. But tonight, Toby was going to die. And there was nothing they could do to stop it.
TBC