Disclaimer: Same as in chapter one.
CHAPTER 2
Four hours later, after all was said and done, Carter sat in Bailey's room in the ICU, just looking at her. In the OR, one thing had lead to another and Bailey was in a coma. There was no way to say if and when Bailey was going to wake up. Carter couldn't imagine life without his gorgeous brown haired brown eyed little girl. Just as he was about to get ready to try and go to sleep, someone came into Bailey's room. It was an orderly. "Dr. Carter?" "Yes?" "Miss La Salle is asking to see you upstairs." "Thank you."
When the orderly left, Carter looked back down at Bailey and said, "Honey, I've gotta go see Anna. I won't be gone long."
He kissed Bailey on the forehead and reluctantly left. He quickly headed for Anna's room. As reluctant as he was to leave Bailey, he also wanted to find out what had happened when Bailey and Anna were in that car.
He was just outside the door of room 313, where Anna was for the night. Carter took a deep breath and went into the room.
Anna was there, on the phone with someone. When Anna saw Carter, she ended her conversation and said, "Dr. Carter, please, sit down." Carter sat down beside her. "I wanna know what happened." "That's why I asked you to come." Anna began the story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EARLIER THAT DAY~~~~~~~~~~~
Anna sat in Dr. Carter's apartment, making lunch for herself and Bailey. Bailey was in the other room, watching a video. Just as Anna was about to sit down, her cell phone rang. "Hello?" "Ann, it's your sister." "Hi, Claudia." "Hi. Listen, we've got an emergency over here. Lydia's in labor." "Where's Jason?" "He's at work and he's on his way." "I'm at Dr. Carter's with Bailey. I can't just leave right now. Why can't you take her in your car?" "My car's in the shop." "Well, take a cab." "I had to take a cab here. I don't have any money." "What about Lydia? Jason?" "Lil doesn't have any money, either, and Jason's stuck in a traffic jam five miles long." "Call an ambulance." "I tried. Lil won't let me." "Why not?" "How am I supposed to know? Listen, sis, we're really in a bind here. Please?" Anna sighed. "Okay. I'm on my way. But listen to me, if Jason gets there before I do, get here to the hospital. Don't wait for me." "Okay. Thanks, sis. We love you." "I love you guys, too."
Anna hung up the phone and sighed. She didn't know what to do. Quickly, she picked up the phone and dialed County General Hospital. The line kept ringing and ringing, but no one answered. Frustrated, she gathered up her things, put them and Bailey in her car, and headed down to County General. To keep Bailey distracted, the two played the ABC game. As Anna sharply turned a corner, a speeding car came barreling into them. And Anna blacked out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~END OF FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And that's the last thing I remember."
Carter sat there, listening to Anna tell her story. He hadn't said a word in the last ten minutes. He just sat there. He got up to leave and Anna said, "Dr. Carter?" "Yes?" "How's Bailey?" "She's in a coma." "Will she be okay?" "I don't know."
Four hours later, after all was said and done, Carter sat in Bailey's room in the ICU, just looking at her. In the OR, one thing had lead to another and Bailey was in a coma. There was no way to say if and when Bailey was going to wake up. Carter couldn't imagine life without his gorgeous brown haired brown eyed little girl. Just as he was about to get ready to try and go to sleep, someone came into Bailey's room. It was an orderly. "Dr. Carter?" "Yes?" "Miss La Salle is asking to see you upstairs." "Thank you."
When the orderly left, Carter looked back down at Bailey and said, "Honey, I've gotta go see Anna. I won't be gone long."
He kissed Bailey on the forehead and reluctantly left. He quickly headed for Anna's room. As reluctant as he was to leave Bailey, he also wanted to find out what had happened when Bailey and Anna were in that car.
He was just outside the door of room 313, where Anna was for the night. Carter took a deep breath and went into the room.
Anna was there, on the phone with someone. When Anna saw Carter, she ended her conversation and said, "Dr. Carter, please, sit down." Carter sat down beside her. "I wanna know what happened." "That's why I asked you to come." Anna began the story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EARLIER THAT DAY~~~~~~~~~~~
Anna sat in Dr. Carter's apartment, making lunch for herself and Bailey. Bailey was in the other room, watching a video. Just as Anna was about to sit down, her cell phone rang. "Hello?" "Ann, it's your sister." "Hi, Claudia." "Hi. Listen, we've got an emergency over here. Lydia's in labor." "Where's Jason?" "He's at work and he's on his way." "I'm at Dr. Carter's with Bailey. I can't just leave right now. Why can't you take her in your car?" "My car's in the shop." "Well, take a cab." "I had to take a cab here. I don't have any money." "What about Lydia? Jason?" "Lil doesn't have any money, either, and Jason's stuck in a traffic jam five miles long." "Call an ambulance." "I tried. Lil won't let me." "Why not?" "How am I supposed to know? Listen, sis, we're really in a bind here. Please?" Anna sighed. "Okay. I'm on my way. But listen to me, if Jason gets there before I do, get here to the hospital. Don't wait for me." "Okay. Thanks, sis. We love you." "I love you guys, too."
Anna hung up the phone and sighed. She didn't know what to do. Quickly, she picked up the phone and dialed County General Hospital. The line kept ringing and ringing, but no one answered. Frustrated, she gathered up her things, put them and Bailey in her car, and headed down to County General. To keep Bailey distracted, the two played the ABC game. As Anna sharply turned a corner, a speeding car came barreling into them. And Anna blacked out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~END OF FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~~~ "And that's the last thing I remember."
Carter sat there, listening to Anna tell her story. He hadn't said a word in the last ten minutes. He just sat there. He got up to leave and Anna said, "Dr. Carter?" "Yes?" "How's Bailey?" "She's in a coma." "Will she be okay?" "I don't know."
