Another test, even more uncertainty
Part - 6
Hazmat had finally turned up. But they were greeted with hostility. News of Randi's death had spread throughout the hospital, and they placed the blame on Hazmat. They had turned up too late, and they knew it. The sadness gripped everyone. Everyone went about their business is silence. An eerie silence. It was worse at the admit. Desk. No one dare speak a word. Patients began to complain about the long waiting times. At the front of those complaints was Mark. He dealt with them calmly and swiftly, not once raising his voice. He kept his dignity. Hazmat kept wandering around, although not wearing there contamination suits. They didn't want the mass hysteria. They kept asking questions, over and over, not getting the fact that no one knew the answers. Had Randi come in contact with any patients or staff? The answer was most likely no. That just added to the already burning atmosphere of fear. If she hadn't come in contact with any of the patients or staff, then how did she pick up the virus? It shed a whole new darkness on the already deathly situation. It meant that even if you didn't come in contact with anyone who was infected, you could still pick the virus up form somewhere. And the frightening thing was that no one knew where that somewhere was.
Hazmat had made there way into trauma one. They had already tended to Randi's body. It had been placed in a white body bag. It was a scene that Kerry and Abby had seen many times. But that didn't mean that they ever got used to it. Especially considering their patient. Kerry knew that something had to be done, and just as she reached for the phone, Johnson walked in, kitted out in a hazmat suit. All eyes stared in his direction.
"Your tests came back negative, but that's irrelevant now. You have come in contact with another victim. You're going to have to be tested again." He said calmly.
Abby turned away. Kerry shifted her gaze from Johnson to Abby and then back to Johnson.
"Is there anymore information about this virus?"
"The police are working on the identity of the John Doe. They searched his car, and it's not good news" Abby turned and faced him, his words catching her attention. "They found a plane ticket. It looks like he just got back form South Africa. The symptoms of this virus match none that are on the database. That means that there are no known vaccinations or cures." He paused for a moment. "The assumption that the activation time was around 8 hours does not exist anymore, because the truth is it's too early to say. It took 8 hours in the Doctor, we presume about 5 hours in the . . ." He trailed off. "The point is that we just don't know"
"If you don't know, why isn't the ER shut down? We're risking more lives. The more people who walk in are taking the virus out into the city" That shut him up. He didn't have an answer to reply with. He shifted off the subject.
"We need to get you two tested again."
Those words seemed to bounce of every wall and echo around forever. That was easier said for him. He didn't have to go through the agonizing wait for the test results. Again. Again they were thrown back into uncertainty.
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I know it's short, but I'm suffering writers block. sob sob. But don't worry, part 7 will be here soon. U got n e ideas on what u want to happen next just put 'em in a review and I'll see what I can do. :)
Rainbow345uk
Part - 6
Hazmat had finally turned up. But they were greeted with hostility. News of Randi's death had spread throughout the hospital, and they placed the blame on Hazmat. They had turned up too late, and they knew it. The sadness gripped everyone. Everyone went about their business is silence. An eerie silence. It was worse at the admit. Desk. No one dare speak a word. Patients began to complain about the long waiting times. At the front of those complaints was Mark. He dealt with them calmly and swiftly, not once raising his voice. He kept his dignity. Hazmat kept wandering around, although not wearing there contamination suits. They didn't want the mass hysteria. They kept asking questions, over and over, not getting the fact that no one knew the answers. Had Randi come in contact with any patients or staff? The answer was most likely no. That just added to the already burning atmosphere of fear. If she hadn't come in contact with any of the patients or staff, then how did she pick up the virus? It shed a whole new darkness on the already deathly situation. It meant that even if you didn't come in contact with anyone who was infected, you could still pick the virus up form somewhere. And the frightening thing was that no one knew where that somewhere was.
Hazmat had made there way into trauma one. They had already tended to Randi's body. It had been placed in a white body bag. It was a scene that Kerry and Abby had seen many times. But that didn't mean that they ever got used to it. Especially considering their patient. Kerry knew that something had to be done, and just as she reached for the phone, Johnson walked in, kitted out in a hazmat suit. All eyes stared in his direction.
"Your tests came back negative, but that's irrelevant now. You have come in contact with another victim. You're going to have to be tested again." He said calmly.
Abby turned away. Kerry shifted her gaze from Johnson to Abby and then back to Johnson.
"Is there anymore information about this virus?"
"The police are working on the identity of the John Doe. They searched his car, and it's not good news" Abby turned and faced him, his words catching her attention. "They found a plane ticket. It looks like he just got back form South Africa. The symptoms of this virus match none that are on the database. That means that there are no known vaccinations or cures." He paused for a moment. "The assumption that the activation time was around 8 hours does not exist anymore, because the truth is it's too early to say. It took 8 hours in the Doctor, we presume about 5 hours in the . . ." He trailed off. "The point is that we just don't know"
"If you don't know, why isn't the ER shut down? We're risking more lives. The more people who walk in are taking the virus out into the city" That shut him up. He didn't have an answer to reply with. He shifted off the subject.
"We need to get you two tested again."
Those words seemed to bounce of every wall and echo around forever. That was easier said for him. He didn't have to go through the agonizing wait for the test results. Again. Again they were thrown back into uncertainty.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I know it's short, but I'm suffering writers block. sob sob. But don't worry, part 7 will be here soon. U got n e ideas on what u want to happen next just put 'em in a review and I'll see what I can do. :)
Rainbow345uk
