Joey had come to the hospital in the ambulance as well. He was quiet the
entire time; he was in shock. He'd never seen a shooting like that before.
The worst part was it was a relative of his own. Joey was used to his
father getting hurt, but he always knew that he would be alright. This was
different; this was someone else.
Jimmy was the worst out of everyone. How could anything like this happen to his only sister. His only little sister. He now had a habit of checking with the nurse at the desk if Sophie was doing alright every five minutes.
Finally, after many hours of waiting, a doctor came out. He was still in his scrubs, but he didn't look like he was about to deliver bad news. He actually looked quite calm.
"Mr. Doherty, your sister is out of surgery and is recovering. She'll be just fine. Lucky you and your friend were there at the scene, or she might not have made it. If you would like, you could go see her." He explained.
"Y-yes," he said relieved.
"Okay, please follow me," he said. "Now, when you see her, she won't look like she normally does. She will have a tube down her throat to help her breathe and there are iv's hooked up to her body," he said leading Jimmy into his room.
He quietly walked in. The first glimpse he saw of her, he let out a loud gasp, then covering his mouth. She was so frail, so lifeless. He couldn't bare to see her like this. A tear rolled down his cheek as he sat down beside her, holding her hand and stroking it softly.
"Come on Sophie, wake up. You're a strong girl." he said sobbing harder.
Just as he was talking to her a man approached the bed making Jimmy jump a little.
"Excuse me, Mr. Doherty, but may I visit her?" It was Sophie's new friend and band mate, Adam.
"Sure. Sit here," he said, standing up and helping the subdued man into the chair.
"Thanks, Mister."
"Call me Jimmy."
Jimmy walked out of the room, and into the lounge to get some coffee. He then went back into the waiting room where he found his mother, father, and brother. They had obviously arrived when Jimmy was in Sophie's room.
"Mom, dad, Dan. . ." he said trailing off.
His mom started to sob, and ran into Jimmy's arms. Jimmy tried to console her, but started to tear up himself.
"Mom, please don't cry. Sophie's alright, mom please," he said rubbing her back gently. He sat there for a long time, the silence killing him. He looked down at his watch and realized that he started work in sixty minutes. He forgot all about it, and he still had Joey.
"Mom, I have to get to work. Can you watch Joey until I get back?"
"Yes, sure. I'll be here." She said hugging him goodbye.
Jimmy left to go find Kim, finding her in the doctor's lounge, staring out of the window. They left the hospital and drove to the 55 together. When they got there, all of their co workers were sitting on the couch watching the game.
"Jimmy . . . Kim, what are you two doing here? We thought you would stay at the hospital. How's your sister?" The Lieutenant said.
"She's fine. I'm going to get ready now," and with that he left.
He did his shift normally, only making a few mistakes, but that was expected. He returned to the hospital after his shift.
"How is she?" he wondered.
"Fine. She hasn't awoken but she is still doing good." His brother, Dan, said.
He decided to spend the night there just in case anything new happened. Dan took Joey to Kim's to spend the night there.
Authors Note: Sorry this is so short. The next chapter will be longer. Shall I continue?
Jimmy was the worst out of everyone. How could anything like this happen to his only sister. His only little sister. He now had a habit of checking with the nurse at the desk if Sophie was doing alright every five minutes.
Finally, after many hours of waiting, a doctor came out. He was still in his scrubs, but he didn't look like he was about to deliver bad news. He actually looked quite calm.
"Mr. Doherty, your sister is out of surgery and is recovering. She'll be just fine. Lucky you and your friend were there at the scene, or she might not have made it. If you would like, you could go see her." He explained.
"Y-yes," he said relieved.
"Okay, please follow me," he said. "Now, when you see her, she won't look like she normally does. She will have a tube down her throat to help her breathe and there are iv's hooked up to her body," he said leading Jimmy into his room.
He quietly walked in. The first glimpse he saw of her, he let out a loud gasp, then covering his mouth. She was so frail, so lifeless. He couldn't bare to see her like this. A tear rolled down his cheek as he sat down beside her, holding her hand and stroking it softly.
"Come on Sophie, wake up. You're a strong girl." he said sobbing harder.
Just as he was talking to her a man approached the bed making Jimmy jump a little.
"Excuse me, Mr. Doherty, but may I visit her?" It was Sophie's new friend and band mate, Adam.
"Sure. Sit here," he said, standing up and helping the subdued man into the chair.
"Thanks, Mister."
"Call me Jimmy."
Jimmy walked out of the room, and into the lounge to get some coffee. He then went back into the waiting room where he found his mother, father, and brother. They had obviously arrived when Jimmy was in Sophie's room.
"Mom, dad, Dan. . ." he said trailing off.
His mom started to sob, and ran into Jimmy's arms. Jimmy tried to console her, but started to tear up himself.
"Mom, please don't cry. Sophie's alright, mom please," he said rubbing her back gently. He sat there for a long time, the silence killing him. He looked down at his watch and realized that he started work in sixty minutes. He forgot all about it, and he still had Joey.
"Mom, I have to get to work. Can you watch Joey until I get back?"
"Yes, sure. I'll be here." She said hugging him goodbye.
Jimmy left to go find Kim, finding her in the doctor's lounge, staring out of the window. They left the hospital and drove to the 55 together. When they got there, all of their co workers were sitting on the couch watching the game.
"Jimmy . . . Kim, what are you two doing here? We thought you would stay at the hospital. How's your sister?" The Lieutenant said.
"She's fine. I'm going to get ready now," and with that he left.
He did his shift normally, only making a few mistakes, but that was expected. He returned to the hospital after his shift.
"How is she?" he wondered.
"Fine. She hasn't awoken but she is still doing good." His brother, Dan, said.
He decided to spend the night there just in case anything new happened. Dan took Joey to Kim's to spend the night there.
Authors Note: Sorry this is so short. The next chapter will be longer. Shall I continue?