Chapter 6
Helena and Barbara followed Dr. Peterson down the long hall that led to the ICU. He led them into a large circular room that resembled a wagon wheel. The nurses' station was in the center of the room and shooting out from the center were six rooms. Dr. Peterson led the women to the second room from the entrance and opened the clear glass door. He held it open for the two women. Barbara entered the room and went straight to Dinah's bedside. Helena entered the doorway and stopped at the site that lay before her. Dinah, looking so pale and fragile, lay silently in the bed. Her skin was so pale that it almost blended in with the sheets. There was a tube in her mouth, IVs everywhere, and so many machines. It was more than Helena could take. She froze in her spot just inside the room; she was paralyzed with fear and anger at whoever did this.
"I'll leave you two alone," Dr. Peterson said from the doorway, "if you need anything just let the nurses at the desk know. I'll be back in a couple of hours." He closed the door and left the three women alone in the room.
Barbara had positioned herself by the bed and was holding Dinah's hand. She brushed a lock of hair away from Dinah's face. She turned to Helena who was still frozen by the door, reached out her free hand, and motioned for Helena to sit in the chair across from her. Helena complied, her eyes never leaving Dinah's pale form. She was afraid to touch her, afraid that her fragile form would collapse before her very eyes. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Barbara reached her free hand across the bed to Helena.
"I want to try something," she said reaching for Helena's hand.
Helena looked at her confused and then she realized what Barbara was getting at. "It won't work," she replied softly.
"It's worked before."
"Yeah, but those times she was the one controlling everything. It won't work."
"It's worth a shot."
Helena sighed. No matter how crazy it seemed there was no arguing with Barbara when she had her mind set on something. Besides, it was worth a shot. Maybe it could work.
Helena reached out for Barbara's hand and with the other she clasped onto Dinah's, careful not to disturb the IVs jutting out from the top of her hand. They both closed their eyes and concentrated. After a few minutes Helena sighed and dropped Barbara's hand.
"It's no use," she sighed, "she's too weak." Helena turned her head away from the bed and stared out the window."
Barbara reached over to hold Helena's hand, "It's going to be."
"Don't," Helena said pushing her chair back and standing up. "Just.don't."
They stood there in silence. Helena walked over to the window and stared out, lost in her own thought. Barbara returned to Dinah and once again picked up her hand. They stayed that way for quite some time. A loud beeping noise jolted both women from their thoughts. Helena scanned the machines, praying nothing was wrong, but the noise wasn't coming from the machines.
Barbara reached into her pocket and pulled out her beeper. She pushed a couple of buttons. "It's Reese. He's activated the batring. He's at the scene."
"I better go see what he's found," Helena said as she walked towards the door.
"Helena, wait."
"Don't try to stop me, Barbara. I can't stand just sitting here doing nothing. I need to go and find whoever did this."
Barbara only nodded. "Just be careful."
"I will." Helena paused her eyes falling on Dinah. "Just call me if there's any change."
"I will," Barbara promised as the door swung shut. Helena was already gone.
Helena and Barbara followed Dr. Peterson down the long hall that led to the ICU. He led them into a large circular room that resembled a wagon wheel. The nurses' station was in the center of the room and shooting out from the center were six rooms. Dr. Peterson led the women to the second room from the entrance and opened the clear glass door. He held it open for the two women. Barbara entered the room and went straight to Dinah's bedside. Helena entered the doorway and stopped at the site that lay before her. Dinah, looking so pale and fragile, lay silently in the bed. Her skin was so pale that it almost blended in with the sheets. There was a tube in her mouth, IVs everywhere, and so many machines. It was more than Helena could take. She froze in her spot just inside the room; she was paralyzed with fear and anger at whoever did this.
"I'll leave you two alone," Dr. Peterson said from the doorway, "if you need anything just let the nurses at the desk know. I'll be back in a couple of hours." He closed the door and left the three women alone in the room.
Barbara had positioned herself by the bed and was holding Dinah's hand. She brushed a lock of hair away from Dinah's face. She turned to Helena who was still frozen by the door, reached out her free hand, and motioned for Helena to sit in the chair across from her. Helena complied, her eyes never leaving Dinah's pale form. She was afraid to touch her, afraid that her fragile form would collapse before her very eyes. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Barbara reached her free hand across the bed to Helena.
"I want to try something," she said reaching for Helena's hand.
Helena looked at her confused and then she realized what Barbara was getting at. "It won't work," she replied softly.
"It's worked before."
"Yeah, but those times she was the one controlling everything. It won't work."
"It's worth a shot."
Helena sighed. No matter how crazy it seemed there was no arguing with Barbara when she had her mind set on something. Besides, it was worth a shot. Maybe it could work.
Helena reached out for Barbara's hand and with the other she clasped onto Dinah's, careful not to disturb the IVs jutting out from the top of her hand. They both closed their eyes and concentrated. After a few minutes Helena sighed and dropped Barbara's hand.
"It's no use," she sighed, "she's too weak." Helena turned her head away from the bed and stared out the window."
Barbara reached over to hold Helena's hand, "It's going to be."
"Don't," Helena said pushing her chair back and standing up. "Just.don't."
They stood there in silence. Helena walked over to the window and stared out, lost in her own thought. Barbara returned to Dinah and once again picked up her hand. They stayed that way for quite some time. A loud beeping noise jolted both women from their thoughts. Helena scanned the machines, praying nothing was wrong, but the noise wasn't coming from the machines.
Barbara reached into her pocket and pulled out her beeper. She pushed a couple of buttons. "It's Reese. He's activated the batring. He's at the scene."
"I better go see what he's found," Helena said as she walked towards the door.
"Helena, wait."
"Don't try to stop me, Barbara. I can't stand just sitting here doing nothing. I need to go and find whoever did this."
Barbara only nodded. "Just be careful."
"I will." Helena paused her eyes falling on Dinah. "Just call me if there's any change."
"I will," Barbara promised as the door swung shut. Helena was already gone.