Sorry for the long wait but I have had a lot of work on my plate and
midterms are coming up!
I hope this chapter will make up for it!
Chapter 4
Emily was face down in the grass, not breathing. Ross flipped her over searching for something on the surface that might be wrong. He picked her up, and ran towards his car knowing that every second was crucial to keep his daughter alive. Rachel ran quickly along side him, air rushing in and out of her lungs in very short breaths, like her daughter couldn't. "What's wrong with her?"
"I don't know but we need to get her to the hospital NOW! And this really is a life or death situation!" he responded trying not to sound panicked.
"Why isn't she breathing? Does she have a pulse? Oh my god! I thought you were a doctor?!" Rachel said frantically spitting the words out as they raced through her mind.
"I DON'T KNOW!! That's why we're going to the hospital! It's what they specialize in!" starting to become flustered as they got into the car. They jumped in and Rachel cradled the limp body of Emily in her arms, rocking her back and forth while Ross drove the car quite wildly and dialed 911 for assistance.
"Hello.YES, I need assistance, my daughter isn't breathing and we're on our way to the hospital.YES, if we get caught in traffic she'll DIE!", the word "die" ringing in Rachel's head, unnerved her even more than she was already. She had just started to appreciate her, and wanted to get to know her! Now she was going to be taken away! She couldn't let it happen.
The traffic started to build up and it wasn't looking good, the streets were becoming more congested and loud by the second. "We need toget Emily to a hospital NOW!"
"Gee, Thanks! That didn't occur to me! And as he responded she jumped out of the vehicle with Emily in her arms and started running the 10 blocks to the hospital, "SHIT! Where are you going? I can't leave the car here?!" but she didn't stay long enough to hear him respond.
Her feet slapped the pavement with the same passion that once rushed through Emily's vein at the soccer game. As she rushed by, heads turned to look and wonder what was going on, but after a couple of seconds they lost interest and once again entered their own worlds. Rachel did things she could never have done before, she crossed streets when the light was green and cars were whizzing by, squirmed by people also in a rush to get somewhere. Time was closing in on 4 minutes and Rachel knew she needed to get to the hospital fast. She rounded the corner and to her surprise and relief she had made it to the hospital, standing tall and grey against the blue turning the hospital into a gravestone.
She rushed through the doors screaming at the top of her lungs, "SHE'S NOT BREATHING! HELP ME! HELP ME!"
Doctors, nurses, and a gurney came hurrying to her aid. They placed Emily on the gurney and raced hurriedly down the corridor and turned out of the view of the worrying mother, and not to be heard of for several hours. Rachel stood there in awe of what had happened in just 5 minutes. An unidentified object flew by her in a blur. Nothing was comprehendible except the dread of what happened to Emily. The mystery of it all was bewildering, what could have made a healthy child like Emily just collapse and cause her heart to no longer beat with her chest?
A tear ran down her grief stricken face as Ross hastily walked through the door as Rachel had with Emily In her arms a half an hour ago. Searching the room in terror of what he may have lost. She had no strength to move or or cal him so she just waited for his eyes to meet hers. "How is she? Do you know anything? When did you get here? Did you get here in time? How long have you been waiting?" and the questions went on and on, but after the first few she drifted off to her own questions that she wish someone would answer.
He stopped.looked into her eyes and took her well-shaped body into his arms. They stood there feeling each other's pain and giving one another comfort with their warmth. Both wanting the moment to last forever, yet wanting fast forward.
They sat down in the waiting room and just waited for the doctors to come and tell them everything was all right with their little girl. Tick...tick..tick...tick...the minutes went by like hours and still they sat. The fate of their daughter unknown, and the trepidation of what was coming next hung in the air.
I hope this chapter will make up for it!
Chapter 4
Emily was face down in the grass, not breathing. Ross flipped her over searching for something on the surface that might be wrong. He picked her up, and ran towards his car knowing that every second was crucial to keep his daughter alive. Rachel ran quickly along side him, air rushing in and out of her lungs in very short breaths, like her daughter couldn't. "What's wrong with her?"
"I don't know but we need to get her to the hospital NOW! And this really is a life or death situation!" he responded trying not to sound panicked.
"Why isn't she breathing? Does she have a pulse? Oh my god! I thought you were a doctor?!" Rachel said frantically spitting the words out as they raced through her mind.
"I DON'T KNOW!! That's why we're going to the hospital! It's what they specialize in!" starting to become flustered as they got into the car. They jumped in and Rachel cradled the limp body of Emily in her arms, rocking her back and forth while Ross drove the car quite wildly and dialed 911 for assistance.
"Hello.YES, I need assistance, my daughter isn't breathing and we're on our way to the hospital.YES, if we get caught in traffic she'll DIE!", the word "die" ringing in Rachel's head, unnerved her even more than she was already. She had just started to appreciate her, and wanted to get to know her! Now she was going to be taken away! She couldn't let it happen.
The traffic started to build up and it wasn't looking good, the streets were becoming more congested and loud by the second. "We need toget Emily to a hospital NOW!"
"Gee, Thanks! That didn't occur to me! And as he responded she jumped out of the vehicle with Emily in her arms and started running the 10 blocks to the hospital, "SHIT! Where are you going? I can't leave the car here?!" but she didn't stay long enough to hear him respond.
Her feet slapped the pavement with the same passion that once rushed through Emily's vein at the soccer game. As she rushed by, heads turned to look and wonder what was going on, but after a couple of seconds they lost interest and once again entered their own worlds. Rachel did things she could never have done before, she crossed streets when the light was green and cars were whizzing by, squirmed by people also in a rush to get somewhere. Time was closing in on 4 minutes and Rachel knew she needed to get to the hospital fast. She rounded the corner and to her surprise and relief she had made it to the hospital, standing tall and grey against the blue turning the hospital into a gravestone.
She rushed through the doors screaming at the top of her lungs, "SHE'S NOT BREATHING! HELP ME! HELP ME!"
Doctors, nurses, and a gurney came hurrying to her aid. They placed Emily on the gurney and raced hurriedly down the corridor and turned out of the view of the worrying mother, and not to be heard of for several hours. Rachel stood there in awe of what had happened in just 5 minutes. An unidentified object flew by her in a blur. Nothing was comprehendible except the dread of what happened to Emily. The mystery of it all was bewildering, what could have made a healthy child like Emily just collapse and cause her heart to no longer beat with her chest?
A tear ran down her grief stricken face as Ross hastily walked through the door as Rachel had with Emily In her arms a half an hour ago. Searching the room in terror of what he may have lost. She had no strength to move or or cal him so she just waited for his eyes to meet hers. "How is she? Do you know anything? When did you get here? Did you get here in time? How long have you been waiting?" and the questions went on and on, but after the first few she drifted off to her own questions that she wish someone would answer.
He stopped.looked into her eyes and took her well-shaped body into his arms. They stood there feeling each other's pain and giving one another comfort with their warmth. Both wanting the moment to last forever, yet wanting fast forward.
They sat down in the waiting room and just waited for the doctors to come and tell them everything was all right with their little girl. Tick...tick..tick...tick...the minutes went by like hours and still they sat. The fate of their daughter unknown, and the trepidation of what was coming next hung in the air.