BTW: An EKG, also known as EKC, is an Electrocardiogrpah. AKA the Heart monitor. Hope this helps to clearify it. :) If anything else confuses anyone, don't be afraid to ask. I'll try my best to answer. :)

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Ch. 7
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Brad, Mark, and Katie were just about to enter the elevator when they heard a nurses voice come over the PA system. ~Attention Dr. Sanderson. You have a patient flatlining in room 403.~ Brad and Mark looked at eachother in shock upon recognizing their brothers room number. Brad quickly grabed Katie and then took off down the hall with Mark right behind him. They came to an abrubt halt just outside the door.

Nurses, along with Dr. Sanderson, were surrounding Randy's bed. Tim was holding onto a near hystical Jill. She was shouting all kinds of questions wanting to know what was going on. Suddenly to everyone's amazement and with great relief, Randy jolted upright in his bed. Taking in his surroundings, his eyes grew wide with fright.

"What's going on? What's that loud noise?" Randy inquired while putting his hands over his ears to block out the EKG alarm. Everyone stared in amazement at Randy. Finally, Dr. Sanderson snapped out of his trance and quickly turned the alarm off. "What's going on?" Randy repeated.

Doctor Sanderson explained to Randy that the EKG monitor went off. After doing a quick check-up on him, he declared that Randy was in good condition given the circumstances.

"Oh, thank God," Jill quickly rushed over wrapping her arms around Randy in a tight hug. "Are you sure you feel ok?" She asked making sure.

"Yeah, mom. I'm fine, but I can hardly breathe."

Quickly letting go of him, she looked at Randy with fear imprinted in her eyes. "Why? What's wrong? You're asthma isn't flaring up, is it?" She asked frantically.

"No. It's nothing like that. You were just hugging me too tight."

"Oh, sorry," she replied with slight guilt.

Randy just shrugged his shoulders and told her it was ok. Turning to Dr. Sanderson, he asked why the alarms went off in the first place.

Sanderson quickly went over the conections attached to Randy as well as the monitor. While this was going on the other nurses and doctors, realizing they were no longer needed, left the room. The rest of the Taylor clan filled in the area around the bed afterwards. "Well, I think I have found the cause to our false alarm. It appears this is the faulty machine that was suppose to have been sent out for repairs yesterday. The nurse must have mixed up the machines. I do appologize for this inconveinence," Sanderson explained.

"What's wrong with it?" Brad asked out of curiousity.

"The wires all need to be reconnected and it's not getting all the power it should when opporating."

"Wait, so you're saying this thing needs more power?" Tim asked with excitement in his words and his eyes lighting up like a kid in a candy store.

"Yes, I suppose that's what it needs, but I'm no mechanic," the Doc replied not liking the look on Tim's face.

"Dad, the whole point of being in a hospital is to get better and not electrecuted in the process," Randy spoke up knowing where his dad was going with this.

"Arrr, Argh," Tim grunted back with mock hurt and anger.

The rest of the Taylors along with Dr. sanderson chuckled at the antics between the two. Finally, Dr. Sanderson left to look for another EKG machine leaving the family to talk amongst themselves.

TBC.....

A/N: I know, it's short. I just thought you guys would love to be lifted up from that cliffhanger. Who knows when chapter 8 will get here. I'm terribly sorry for all these long waits in between chapters. Hope you enjoyed! LaterZ!