The Way of Seeming
I own nothing. All character's belong to someone with much more money
than me.
Author's note: This is the (hopefully) fully corrected version.
If you find ANY mistakes PLEASE leave me a review saying where.
I was reading this story over and the number of mistakes I found drove me INSANE!
........And now it begins.
Don't forget to review. They make me happy. :)
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Jack strode in through the hospital doors, a determined look on his normally
emotionless face. He saw Dr. Lewis talking amiably to one of the nurses at the front desk.
He spun him around, grabbed him by the collar of his lab coat, and slammed him against
the nearest wall.
"Jack, What the hell are you doing?!"
"I came to see my daughter, in a NORMAL hospital room, with no white padded
walls or mandatory security cameras."
Dr. Lewis blanched at the look in his eyes, but calmed as he saw security guards
entering the room from every door. He cleared his throat and said in a clear and normal
voice, "Your daughter tried to kill herself with an overdose of at least four injectable
narcotics. I can not simply allow her to remain unguarded as the psychological evaluation
indicated that given her past record she is likely to try to kill herself again if left to her
own devices."
Will pushes through the crowd growing around the two men, ignoring the glares
from the security guards. "You mean Sydney beat herself up, broke three of her own ribs,
and then injected two needles into the back of her neck? Wow, I mean even you have to
admit that's pretty amazing for a banker. But then, I bet she does Yoga. Don't you
think?"
Dr. Lewis was beginning to look nervous. "Well, I.I."
Jack let go of him and stepped back, his usual emotionless mask slipping back
into place. "And I'm sure you'll have plenty of evidence for the suit I'll file against you
for taking action against an unconscious patient without notifying or consulting her next of
kin. And of course you'll be able to explain how you performed a psychological examination
on someone who has yet to regain consciousness. "
Dr. Lewis blanched.
Jack saw this and allowed a small smile to grace his lips. "I believe you were
saying something about transferring Sydney to another room."
He cleared his throat. "Yes," he said bitterly. He turned to the nurse, "Make the
necessary adjustments to Miss Bristow's file." The nurse nodded and started typing on
her computer.
The security guards broke up the crowd and Will, Francie, and Jack were left
alone in the room with Dr. Lewis and the otherwise occupied nurse.
Jack leaned over to him and whispered, "You try something like that again and
they'll never find your body."
Dr. Lewis nodded and walked back into the hospital towards his office.
"Mr. Bristow?"
Jack turned around to see the nurse beckoning to him. He walked over with
Francie and Will close behind him whispering to each other. "Yes?"
The nurse smiled. "Sydney was in the process of being moved to another room
already, so I put in a call and changed the room. She's getting settled right now, so you
three can head up and see her right away."
Jack smiled as he got the room number from the nurse and headed to the
elevators.
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I own nothing. All character's belong to someone with much more money
than me.
Author's note: This is the (hopefully) fully corrected version.
If you find ANY mistakes PLEASE leave me a review saying where.
I was reading this story over and the number of mistakes I found drove me INSANE!
........And now it begins.
Don't forget to review. They make me happy. :)
* * * * * * * * * * *
Jack strode in through the hospital doors, a determined look on his normally
emotionless face. He saw Dr. Lewis talking amiably to one of the nurses at the front desk.
He spun him around, grabbed him by the collar of his lab coat, and slammed him against
the nearest wall.
"Jack, What the hell are you doing?!"
"I came to see my daughter, in a NORMAL hospital room, with no white padded
walls or mandatory security cameras."
Dr. Lewis blanched at the look in his eyes, but calmed as he saw security guards
entering the room from every door. He cleared his throat and said in a clear and normal
voice, "Your daughter tried to kill herself with an overdose of at least four injectable
narcotics. I can not simply allow her to remain unguarded as the psychological evaluation
indicated that given her past record she is likely to try to kill herself again if left to her
own devices."
Will pushes through the crowd growing around the two men, ignoring the glares
from the security guards. "You mean Sydney beat herself up, broke three of her own ribs,
and then injected two needles into the back of her neck? Wow, I mean even you have to
admit that's pretty amazing for a banker. But then, I bet she does Yoga. Don't you
think?"
Dr. Lewis was beginning to look nervous. "Well, I.I."
Jack let go of him and stepped back, his usual emotionless mask slipping back
into place. "And I'm sure you'll have plenty of evidence for the suit I'll file against you
for taking action against an unconscious patient without notifying or consulting her next of
kin. And of course you'll be able to explain how you performed a psychological examination
on someone who has yet to regain consciousness. "
Dr. Lewis blanched.
Jack saw this and allowed a small smile to grace his lips. "I believe you were
saying something about transferring Sydney to another room."
He cleared his throat. "Yes," he said bitterly. He turned to the nurse, "Make the
necessary adjustments to Miss Bristow's file." The nurse nodded and started typing on
her computer.
The security guards broke up the crowd and Will, Francie, and Jack were left
alone in the room with Dr. Lewis and the otherwise occupied nurse.
Jack leaned over to him and whispered, "You try something like that again and
they'll never find your body."
Dr. Lewis nodded and walked back into the hospital towards his office.
"Mr. Bristow?"
Jack turned around to see the nurse beckoning to him. He walked over with
Francie and Will close behind him whispering to each other. "Yes?"
The nurse smiled. "Sydney was in the process of being moved to another room
already, so I put in a call and changed the room. She's getting settled right now, so you
three can head up and see her right away."
Jack smiled as he got the room number from the nurse and headed to the
elevators.
Review, Review, Review. Do I need another reason why? Ok then. Ummmmmmmm...Because reviews are better than sex?