1 The Fateful Phone Call
Adam blinked his eyes. His head hurt and he didn't know where he was. Jesse was looking at him with a shocked expression. He tried to speak but his mouth wasn't moving.
A doctor came up to him. "Adam? I'm Dr. Hilliard. You think you can answer some questions?"
Adam tried to answer again and after a few seconds he managed to get out a yes.
Jesse frowned worriedly. "Adam just blink your eyes once for yes twice for no all right?" Dr. Hilliard continued. Adam blinked once. "Do you know your name?" One blink. "Do you know who this is?" He asked pointing at Jesse. One blink. "Do you remember what happened?" Two blinks. "That's okay don't worry about that right now."
***
Christina Banks was standing in the doorway watching. She didn't want to run to make the phone call. She was just so relieved to see her brother awake. She remembered getting the phone call two months ago.
IShe was in her room unpacking. She had just gotten home from Europe and was tired. Her parents had told her on the way home that Adam was back on Varsity. She was so happy for him.
The phone rang. Her parents had left for awhile but had promised to be back soon. She hurried over and answered the phone. "Hello?"
'Mrs. Banks?' A voice asked on the other end.
"She's not in. Can I take a message."
'Oh it's imperative that I talk to Mr. and Mrs. Banks. I'm Dr. Hilliard from Minneapolis Memorial Hospital. Are you their daughter?'
"Yeah. The hospital? What's wrong?"
'Adam Banks fell down a flight of stairs.'
"Oh no! Is he okay?"
'He's unconscious and has a broken arm and a few lacerations. I need to talk to your parents right away. Tell them to come to the hospital as soon as possible.'
She hung up and quickly dialed her father's cell number. 'Hello?' He asked.
"Dad? It's Chris. I just got a phone call from a Dr. Hilliard. Adam's in the hospital."
She could hear her father telling her mother. 'What? What happened.'
"He fell down a flight of stairs. The doctor said that he's unconscious, has a broken arm, and a few lacerations. He wants you to meet him at Minneapolis Memorial Hospital."
'He did that before. Why are they so concerned.'
"Dad he fell down a few steps last time. This is a flight of stairs. I'm going to leave Jeffrey a note and then I'll meet you guys there."
She quickly scrawled out a note telling him to meet them at the hospital and then grabbed her keys and drove quickly to the hospital. She was sure she had went quite a bit over the speed limit but she wasn't paying attention. She reached the hospital just about the same time as her parents.
They went in and went to the Emergency area. The nurse called the doctor down and he sat them down. "We've done a CAT scan. And we are worried about what we've found. There's evidence of brain damage. To what extent we don't know."
"Can we see him?" Sharon Banks asked shakily.
"Yes. He's in ICU right now so only one at a time."
Christina's parents went in first and then she did. She looked down at her younger brother and felt tears in her eyes. She still couldn't get out of her head what the doctor said. Brain damage. Why did these things happen to him?/I
She snapped back into the present when she heard a shaky voice say her name. She hurried to her brother's side. "I'm here Adam."
Adam blinked his eyes. His head hurt and he didn't know where he was. Jesse was looking at him with a shocked expression. He tried to speak but his mouth wasn't moving.
A doctor came up to him. "Adam? I'm Dr. Hilliard. You think you can answer some questions?"
Adam tried to answer again and after a few seconds he managed to get out a yes.
Jesse frowned worriedly. "Adam just blink your eyes once for yes twice for no all right?" Dr. Hilliard continued. Adam blinked once. "Do you know your name?" One blink. "Do you know who this is?" He asked pointing at Jesse. One blink. "Do you remember what happened?" Two blinks. "That's okay don't worry about that right now."
***
Christina Banks was standing in the doorway watching. She didn't want to run to make the phone call. She was just so relieved to see her brother awake. She remembered getting the phone call two months ago.
IShe was in her room unpacking. She had just gotten home from Europe and was tired. Her parents had told her on the way home that Adam was back on Varsity. She was so happy for him.
The phone rang. Her parents had left for awhile but had promised to be back soon. She hurried over and answered the phone. "Hello?"
'Mrs. Banks?' A voice asked on the other end.
"She's not in. Can I take a message."
'Oh it's imperative that I talk to Mr. and Mrs. Banks. I'm Dr. Hilliard from Minneapolis Memorial Hospital. Are you their daughter?'
"Yeah. The hospital? What's wrong?"
'Adam Banks fell down a flight of stairs.'
"Oh no! Is he okay?"
'He's unconscious and has a broken arm and a few lacerations. I need to talk to your parents right away. Tell them to come to the hospital as soon as possible.'
She hung up and quickly dialed her father's cell number. 'Hello?' He asked.
"Dad? It's Chris. I just got a phone call from a Dr. Hilliard. Adam's in the hospital."
She could hear her father telling her mother. 'What? What happened.'
"He fell down a flight of stairs. The doctor said that he's unconscious, has a broken arm, and a few lacerations. He wants you to meet him at Minneapolis Memorial Hospital."
'He did that before. Why are they so concerned.'
"Dad he fell down a few steps last time. This is a flight of stairs. I'm going to leave Jeffrey a note and then I'll meet you guys there."
She quickly scrawled out a note telling him to meet them at the hospital and then grabbed her keys and drove quickly to the hospital. She was sure she had went quite a bit over the speed limit but she wasn't paying attention. She reached the hospital just about the same time as her parents.
They went in and went to the Emergency area. The nurse called the doctor down and he sat them down. "We've done a CAT scan. And we are worried about what we've found. There's evidence of brain damage. To what extent we don't know."
"Can we see him?" Sharon Banks asked shakily.
"Yes. He's in ICU right now so only one at a time."
Christina's parents went in first and then she did. She looked down at her younger brother and felt tears in her eyes. She still couldn't get out of her head what the doctor said. Brain damage. Why did these things happen to him?/I
She snapped back into the present when she heard a shaky voice say her name. She hurried to her brother's side. "I'm here Adam."