Chapter 5 : Hospital visits
Brian O'Connor pulled up in a squad car outside the hospital. "I'm here on business," thought Brian, "and if I happen to see Jesse than its just coincidence. For fucks sake who am I trin' to kid? He questioned himself. He walked up to the main reception desk.
"Hello, I'm officer Brian O'Connor and I'm here to see a young girl brought in last night, who looks as if she may have been beaten up." He told the receptionist, she typed some words in the computer.
"Ah yes, she's in the triocare ward, it's on the 3rd floor." Answered the receptionist. "There's a set of lifts just down there." She indicated to the corridor behind him.
"Thanks." Brian made his way to the lifts. He glanced at the chart showing the ward names, "I wonder what one Jesse is on." He thought to himself, "Stop it Brian, you're finished with them." A voice argued in his head. He sighed and made his way to the 3rd floor. The elevators opened onto a large ward, about 14 beds were aligned against the two walls opposite each other. Many of the occupants were sleeping. He glanced around and spotted a nurse. He walked towards her, his polished black shoes pounding off the floor.
"Um excuse me," he said to the nurse. She turned around, she was stunning. She had shinny brown hair that fell past her shoulders and amazing eyes, eyes like Mia. "No Brian don't start this again, don't compare her to Mia, they aren't in your life anymore, she isn't in your life any more." He told himself sternly.
"Yes? Can I help you officer?" said the nurse, the word officer brought Brian back to reality with a thud. "That's right Brian, you're an officer, and you have a job to do." Said the voice in his head.
"Um, yeah, I'm looking for a young girl brought in last night, badly bruised?" replied Brian.
"Yes end bed to the left, she looks as though she was battered by someone. I'm guessing by the extent of the bruising it was an adult, male probably. She doesn't seem to say much." The nurse answered with a concerned look.
"I see and who brought her in?" he questioned her.
"An ambulance, a woman found her down a side road." Said the woman with a flick of her hair.
"Right, I may need to ask you some more questions later." Stated Brian.
"That's fine with me, just ask for Tina at the desk." The nurse gave him a flirtatious smile.
Brian walked over to the girl's bed, she was sitting up staring at the foot of her bed. The nurse was right she was badly battered, much of her face was bruised. Her brown hair tied back messily, she looked sad except for her eyes that were an innocent blue.
"Hi", Brian said to the girl. She looked up but didn't reply. "You got a name?" he continued. Still no reply. "You wanna tell me how you got this bruises?" She leaned forward and grimaced in pain. Brian reached out and touched her shoulder, "try and make the victim feel comfortable with you, standard police training." thought Brian.
"Don't touch me" mumbled the young girl softly. She pulled her shoulder out from under his arm.
"Sorry." This girl had serious trust issues thought Brian.
"I'm not a child, you don't need to be here." The girl said quietly, there was no anger in her voice more a pleading.
"You're a child in the eyes of the law, and it's my duty to make sure your safe and protected." Brian said, "damn," he thought, he realised how stupid that must of sounded, like he'd had read it from a textbook and like he didn't really care.
"Fuck the law" she said quietly and rolled over. Brian could tell this was going to be difficult.
*
"How's it goin' Jesse?" Jesse glanced up from the magazine he was reading, he saw Letty, Mia, Vince, Leon and Dom stroll into the ward.
"I'm good." He called to them. Dom greeted him by ruffling up his hair, Leon, Vince and Letty gave him a knuckle hand greeting. Mia was last she looked as if she was about to burst into tears, she wrapped her arms him and grasped him tightly in a hug. "Owww, Mia your hurting me." mumbled Jesse, but Mia's emotion seemed to have gotten the better of her.
"MIA!" shouted Dom, "Let him go, he can't breath!" Mia released him much to Jesse's relief. All the team laughed. "This is good, all the team back together again." Said Dom. The atmosphere thickened, they all realised this was not strictly true, Brian was missing. There was an awkward silence.
"Guess what, I don't have to piss in a bag anymore, there letting me use the toilet know!" joked Jesse as an attempt to break the ice.
"What a good little boy, allowed to use the big grown-up toilet all by himself!" Vince mocked, "Wow that nurse is hot! I'll be back in a minute." Vince walked over to the nurse standing at the desk and began chatting her up.
"God he can't go two minutes! That's good news though Jesse soon you'll be able to come home soon," said Mia. Jesse smiled he couldn't wait to get home and be back with the team, and be able to start working on cars again.
"So you go racing last night?" Jesse asked. Letty filled him in on the race, Dom stayed quiet he needed some thinking space.
"Guys I'm going to get a soda." Dom headed out of the ward. He walked down the corridor. It was almost deserted except for the cop at the soda machine. Dom waited behind him, the cop was bent over and banging the machine- out popped a soda can. He stood up and turned around.
"Dom." It was Brian.
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Brian O'Connor pulled up in a squad car outside the hospital. "I'm here on business," thought Brian, "and if I happen to see Jesse than its just coincidence. For fucks sake who am I trin' to kid? He questioned himself. He walked up to the main reception desk.
"Hello, I'm officer Brian O'Connor and I'm here to see a young girl brought in last night, who looks as if she may have been beaten up." He told the receptionist, she typed some words in the computer.
"Ah yes, she's in the triocare ward, it's on the 3rd floor." Answered the receptionist. "There's a set of lifts just down there." She indicated to the corridor behind him.
"Thanks." Brian made his way to the lifts. He glanced at the chart showing the ward names, "I wonder what one Jesse is on." He thought to himself, "Stop it Brian, you're finished with them." A voice argued in his head. He sighed and made his way to the 3rd floor. The elevators opened onto a large ward, about 14 beds were aligned against the two walls opposite each other. Many of the occupants were sleeping. He glanced around and spotted a nurse. He walked towards her, his polished black shoes pounding off the floor.
"Um excuse me," he said to the nurse. She turned around, she was stunning. She had shinny brown hair that fell past her shoulders and amazing eyes, eyes like Mia. "No Brian don't start this again, don't compare her to Mia, they aren't in your life anymore, she isn't in your life any more." He told himself sternly.
"Yes? Can I help you officer?" said the nurse, the word officer brought Brian back to reality with a thud. "That's right Brian, you're an officer, and you have a job to do." Said the voice in his head.
"Um, yeah, I'm looking for a young girl brought in last night, badly bruised?" replied Brian.
"Yes end bed to the left, she looks as though she was battered by someone. I'm guessing by the extent of the bruising it was an adult, male probably. She doesn't seem to say much." The nurse answered with a concerned look.
"I see and who brought her in?" he questioned her.
"An ambulance, a woman found her down a side road." Said the woman with a flick of her hair.
"Right, I may need to ask you some more questions later." Stated Brian.
"That's fine with me, just ask for Tina at the desk." The nurse gave him a flirtatious smile.
Brian walked over to the girl's bed, she was sitting up staring at the foot of her bed. The nurse was right she was badly battered, much of her face was bruised. Her brown hair tied back messily, she looked sad except for her eyes that were an innocent blue.
"Hi", Brian said to the girl. She looked up but didn't reply. "You got a name?" he continued. Still no reply. "You wanna tell me how you got this bruises?" She leaned forward and grimaced in pain. Brian reached out and touched her shoulder, "try and make the victim feel comfortable with you, standard police training." thought Brian.
"Don't touch me" mumbled the young girl softly. She pulled her shoulder out from under his arm.
"Sorry." This girl had serious trust issues thought Brian.
"I'm not a child, you don't need to be here." The girl said quietly, there was no anger in her voice more a pleading.
"You're a child in the eyes of the law, and it's my duty to make sure your safe and protected." Brian said, "damn," he thought, he realised how stupid that must of sounded, like he'd had read it from a textbook and like he didn't really care.
"Fuck the law" she said quietly and rolled over. Brian could tell this was going to be difficult.
*
"How's it goin' Jesse?" Jesse glanced up from the magazine he was reading, he saw Letty, Mia, Vince, Leon and Dom stroll into the ward.
"I'm good." He called to them. Dom greeted him by ruffling up his hair, Leon, Vince and Letty gave him a knuckle hand greeting. Mia was last she looked as if she was about to burst into tears, she wrapped her arms him and grasped him tightly in a hug. "Owww, Mia your hurting me." mumbled Jesse, but Mia's emotion seemed to have gotten the better of her.
"MIA!" shouted Dom, "Let him go, he can't breath!" Mia released him much to Jesse's relief. All the team laughed. "This is good, all the team back together again." Said Dom. The atmosphere thickened, they all realised this was not strictly true, Brian was missing. There was an awkward silence.
"Guess what, I don't have to piss in a bag anymore, there letting me use the toilet know!" joked Jesse as an attempt to break the ice.
"What a good little boy, allowed to use the big grown-up toilet all by himself!" Vince mocked, "Wow that nurse is hot! I'll be back in a minute." Vince walked over to the nurse standing at the desk and began chatting her up.
"God he can't go two minutes! That's good news though Jesse soon you'll be able to come home soon," said Mia. Jesse smiled he couldn't wait to get home and be back with the team, and be able to start working on cars again.
"So you go racing last night?" Jesse asked. Letty filled him in on the race, Dom stayed quiet he needed some thinking space.
"Guys I'm going to get a soda." Dom headed out of the ward. He walked down the corridor. It was almost deserted except for the cop at the soda machine. Dom waited behind him, the cop was bent over and banging the machine- out popped a soda can. He stood up and turned around.
"Dom." It was Brian.
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