Part 5
It had been a week since Dave had fist walked back into County. Maria had been right, things did get better, the rumours had come and gone. Everyone now knew about Maria, Jamie, Leo and Vin.
Although the details about Jamie were still hazy, he thought it was best to keep it that way. Only Maria knew the full story about him, how much it had hurt Dave to have his son taken away, and how much he missed having Jamie by his side.
"Malucci." The familiar screech came from behind him. "We have an attempted suicide case coming in; young women threw herself out her apartment window. We need you to take her little boy somewhere while we assess the situation."
"Yeah sure," he followed the team of doctors outside to await the ambulance.
"Twenty-eight-year old female fell from a third story building, severe head trauma and spinal injuries. Pulse is weak she's crashed twice in the ambulance and we had to intubate at the scene."
The gurney was rolled away fast, the technician still rhyming off the list of drugs she'd been given to keep her alive.
"Mummy!" A little boy jumped down from the back of the rig and sprinted after the disappearing gurney.
"Hey there little fella, why don't you come with me for a while so the doctors can make your Mummy all better." Dave tried to sooth the little boy as he scooped him up in his big strong arms.
"No! Mummy! I want my Mummy! Mummy!" The little boy screamed as Dave carried his struggling form off to exam two.
"Hey calm down, I know you're scared, but you have to let the doctors help your Mummy. Ok?" Dave placed the wiggling little boy down on the bed and let him sit upright.
"So what's your name?"
"Sam. when can I see mummy?"
"Hi Sam, my names Dave. Your Mummy's not very well my friends are trying to make her better but it'll be a while before you can see her. Did you see what happened?"
"Yeah.she.she.and Daddy."Sam tailed off leaving his sentence hanging.
"Do you know where your Daddy is? Do you want us to call him?"
"NO! No don't call Daddy he'll be mad." Sam averted his eyes and kept his voice low.
"Why will your Daddy be mad, Sam? It was an accident Mummy fell didn't she..Sam?" Dave felt nauseous -something was terribly wrong.
"Sam listen to me, if someone did this to your Mummy, if someone hurts you or your Mum tell me. I can help, I can make it better, make it go away. Sam talk to me!" Dave felt his blood begin to boil; this kid knew something had happened and Dave wanted to know what.
"Daddy, Daddy will be at Uncle Joe's, he goes there after.after they have a fight"
"Do you know your Uncle's phone number or where he lives?" Finally some progress. Just then, the doors flew open, it was Carter.
"Dr. Malucci can I speak to you outside for a moment?"
"In a minute Carter."
"I really think you should come now."
"Carter I'm busy with a patient can't you see that? I'll catch up with you later." Dave had become impatient; couldn't Carter see he'd was making progress with this kid?
"DAVE. NOW!" Carter bellowed.
It had been a week since Dave had fist walked back into County. Maria had been right, things did get better, the rumours had come and gone. Everyone now knew about Maria, Jamie, Leo and Vin.
Although the details about Jamie were still hazy, he thought it was best to keep it that way. Only Maria knew the full story about him, how much it had hurt Dave to have his son taken away, and how much he missed having Jamie by his side.
"Malucci." The familiar screech came from behind him. "We have an attempted suicide case coming in; young women threw herself out her apartment window. We need you to take her little boy somewhere while we assess the situation."
"Yeah sure," he followed the team of doctors outside to await the ambulance.
"Twenty-eight-year old female fell from a third story building, severe head trauma and spinal injuries. Pulse is weak she's crashed twice in the ambulance and we had to intubate at the scene."
The gurney was rolled away fast, the technician still rhyming off the list of drugs she'd been given to keep her alive.
"Mummy!" A little boy jumped down from the back of the rig and sprinted after the disappearing gurney.
"Hey there little fella, why don't you come with me for a while so the doctors can make your Mummy all better." Dave tried to sooth the little boy as he scooped him up in his big strong arms.
"No! Mummy! I want my Mummy! Mummy!" The little boy screamed as Dave carried his struggling form off to exam two.
"Hey calm down, I know you're scared, but you have to let the doctors help your Mummy. Ok?" Dave placed the wiggling little boy down on the bed and let him sit upright.
"So what's your name?"
"Sam. when can I see mummy?"
"Hi Sam, my names Dave. Your Mummy's not very well my friends are trying to make her better but it'll be a while before you can see her. Did you see what happened?"
"Yeah.she.she.and Daddy."Sam tailed off leaving his sentence hanging.
"Do you know where your Daddy is? Do you want us to call him?"
"NO! No don't call Daddy he'll be mad." Sam averted his eyes and kept his voice low.
"Why will your Daddy be mad, Sam? It was an accident Mummy fell didn't she..Sam?" Dave felt nauseous -something was terribly wrong.
"Sam listen to me, if someone did this to your Mummy, if someone hurts you or your Mum tell me. I can help, I can make it better, make it go away. Sam talk to me!" Dave felt his blood begin to boil; this kid knew something had happened and Dave wanted to know what.
"Daddy, Daddy will be at Uncle Joe's, he goes there after.after they have a fight"
"Do you know your Uncle's phone number or where he lives?" Finally some progress. Just then, the doors flew open, it was Carter.
"Dr. Malucci can I speak to you outside for a moment?"
"In a minute Carter."
"I really think you should come now."
"Carter I'm busy with a patient can't you see that? I'll catch up with you later." Dave had become impatient; couldn't Carter see he'd was making progress with this kid?
"DAVE. NOW!" Carter bellowed.