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Hospitals
"Do you want me to drive you there?" Gordo asked.
"Would you mind?"
"No, not at all," Gordo said. "I just need to call my mom."
Lizzie and Gordo walked to Gordo's car. Once they were in the car, Gordo called his home and left a message on the machine. He then drove to the hospital.
When Lizzie heard the news of her brother being in the hospital, for some reason, she felt like she already knew it was supposed to happen. She didn't know why, but she felt like someone had told her about this. In fact, as soon as her mom called, she got a small pain in her stomach that was short and sharp. While they were in the car, Lizzie tried to think really hard about this whole how she knew business.
Gordo looked over at Lizzie, who was biting her nails and obviously deep in thought over something. He wondered if it was over what just happened at the dock. "No, it couldn't be," Gordo thought, "It has to be about Matt." While Gordo, himself, was concerned about the accident and if Matt was going to be okay, he had his mind on the very-close-to-a-kiss thing that just happened between him and Lizzie. He had liked Lizzie a lot for the past few years and lately wanted to be more that friends with her, but he wondered how she felt about the whole thing. He never intended to act upon it, but then it just happened. He wondered what Lizzie was thinking about the whole situation.
When they arrived at the hospital, Lizzie said, "Thank you for the ride, Gordo. You can just drop me off at the front."
Instead of dropping her off, Gordo parked the car, and said, "No, if it is okay with you, I would like to see how Matt is doing."
Lizzie smiled. "That really isn't necessary."
"Yeah, I know," Gordo started, "but I want to go in."
Lizzie looked at Gordo, who looked eager to see Matt. Truthfully, she got sidetracked in the car with her thoughts that she forgot all about the dock. Lizzie smiled, "I would really appreciate that. Thank you."
Gordo and Lizzie walked out of the car and got into the main part of the hospital. She looked at the signs that gave directions and found that they were no help, so she then asked the person in the front, "Where would one go if they were in a bike accident?"
The person smiled. "Well, how serious was the accident?"
"I don't know. I think he was unconscious when I talked to my mom."
"Well, that is pretty vague, but if I were you, I would try the third floor. Give the people the name of the patient and they can probably help you there."
"Thank you."
Lizzie and Gordo found an elevator and pushed the button. While they were waiting for an elevator, Gordo said, "I never really liked elevators."
"Oh, please don't wish that on me right now," Lizzie said.
They stood there for several more seconds and finally the elevator door opened. Lizzie and Gordo, along with a few other people hopped on and the button for level three was already there, so they just squeezed in and waited for the 3rd floor. A few minutes later, they were on the third floor, so they got off, and quickly found the information desk.
"Excuse me, nurse?" Lizzie asked the woman behind the counter, "Do you know if Matt McGuire is on this floor?"
The nurse looked at the records. "Are you related to him?"
"He is my brother."
"Ah, your mother said you might come. No one is able to visit Matt right now, but your family is all the way down the hall to the left on the third to last door," The nurse said as if she knew what she was doing.
"Thank you."
Gordo followed Lizzie down the hall and when they got there, they found Jo and Sam McGuire already there in this miniature lobby room.
"Hey, mom. Hey dad," Lizzie said as she hugged each of them. "How is Matt?"
"Here, sit down," Sam said, "Matt is doing fine. He is a lot better that he was, but he is still being watched very carefully."
"Is he awake?" Lizzie asked.
"Actually, he just woke up. The doctor said that he should be a lot better by tonight, but they want to keep him overnight for observation." Jo said.
"What exactly happened?" Lizzie said.
"Well, to tell you the truth, the accident was mostly Matt's fault. He was on his bike and the road was almost clear, except for a truck about fifty feet away, but he decided to make the cross anyway, only his pant leg got caught with the wheel and the truck's brakes would not stop in time," Jo said, "The driver of the truck couldn't have been nicer. She told the story and tried to take part of the blame, but it was Matt's fault. He knows better than to cross that close to a vehicle."
"Lucky for Matt, he is turning out to be in pretty good shape," Sam said.
Just then, Lizzie's cell phone rang. Lizzie looked at the screen, and saw that it was Miranda calling. "I will be right back," Lizzie said as she went into the hallway. Cell phones are not allowed in a hospital and Lizzie forgot to turn hers off.
"Hello?" Lizzie whispered.
"Hey. Where are you? I tried calling you at home, but no one answered," Miranda said.
"Well, I can't really talk to you right now, but I am at the hospital because Matt got into an accident."
"Is he okay?"
"Yeah, he should be fine. I have to go, but I will call you later. Bye."
"Bye."
Lizzie hung up and turn her cell phone off. She then went back into the room where everyone else was.
"Sorry, I forgot to turn it off, but it is off right now," Lizzie said.
"Well, just be careful. The nurses become easily irritated," Jo said.
"So, are you going to spend the night at the hospital?" Lizzie asked.
"I think we might if that is alright with you," Jo said.
"That is fine. Would you like me to stay, too?" Lizzie asked.
"I don't think you are allowed and besides I don't think you really want to," Sam said.
"Okay. So should I just spend the night in our house?" Lizzie said.
Sam and Jo looked at each other hesitantly. "We would rather you not," Jo started.
"Then where should I sleep?" Lizzie said.
"Why don't you call Miranda and ask if you can sleep over there? Explain to her the situation and her mother should be fine with it. If she has a problem, I will call someone and you can stay with them," Jo said.
"Okay. Well, if it is okay with you, I think I am going to go home. I do, however, need to borrow a house key and a key to my car," Lizzie stated as she stood up.
"Okay," Jo said as she reached into her purse to get the keys, "Here you go, and it is about dinnertime, so here is some money for you to get some dinner. I will call you on your cell phone later."
Lizzie and Gordo left the room and headed back to the elevators. Just as she was about to push the button, she saw a sign that said had a right arrow and then "infants" on a sign to her right.
"Oh, look, Gordo," Lizzie said, "Babies are on this floor."
Gordo, who had been silent throughout the hospital visit, said, "Cool."
"Oh, can we visit them? Please?" Lizzie said.
Gordo looked at Lizzie like she was crazy to want to stay in the hospital to look at babies, but she had had a big day, so Gordo gave in and said, "fine, but only for a few minutes."
"Of course," Lizzie said as she dragged him down the hall and did not stop until she saw the newborn infants. Lizzie walked around the room that was full of babies and looked at each of them through the window as Gordo stood still and looked at the babies around his line of sight. He waited patiently for Lizzie and when she tried to get him to look at all of the babies, he wouldn't budge, but Lizzie dragged him anyway, and he looked at all of them as Lizzie pointed them out and after what seemed like an eternity, Lizzie finally said she was ready to go.
As they were walking out of the hospital, Lizzie said, "Well, that was fun. Do you have time to join me for dinner or would you rather just go home?"
"Sure, I will join you for dinner," Gordo said. This would give him a chance to talk to Lizzie about the day, and if the dock just so happened to come up in the conversation, then Lizzie would maybe tell Gordo what she thinks about it and how she thinks of him.
"Cool!" Lizzie said and then she continued, "Hey, maybe I will call and invite Miranda."
Hospitals
"Do you want me to drive you there?" Gordo asked.
"Would you mind?"
"No, not at all," Gordo said. "I just need to call my mom."
Lizzie and Gordo walked to Gordo's car. Once they were in the car, Gordo called his home and left a message on the machine. He then drove to the hospital.
When Lizzie heard the news of her brother being in the hospital, for some reason, she felt like she already knew it was supposed to happen. She didn't know why, but she felt like someone had told her about this. In fact, as soon as her mom called, she got a small pain in her stomach that was short and sharp. While they were in the car, Lizzie tried to think really hard about this whole how she knew business.
Gordo looked over at Lizzie, who was biting her nails and obviously deep in thought over something. He wondered if it was over what just happened at the dock. "No, it couldn't be," Gordo thought, "It has to be about Matt." While Gordo, himself, was concerned about the accident and if Matt was going to be okay, he had his mind on the very-close-to-a-kiss thing that just happened between him and Lizzie. He had liked Lizzie a lot for the past few years and lately wanted to be more that friends with her, but he wondered how she felt about the whole thing. He never intended to act upon it, but then it just happened. He wondered what Lizzie was thinking about the whole situation.
When they arrived at the hospital, Lizzie said, "Thank you for the ride, Gordo. You can just drop me off at the front."
Instead of dropping her off, Gordo parked the car, and said, "No, if it is okay with you, I would like to see how Matt is doing."
Lizzie smiled. "That really isn't necessary."
"Yeah, I know," Gordo started, "but I want to go in."
Lizzie looked at Gordo, who looked eager to see Matt. Truthfully, she got sidetracked in the car with her thoughts that she forgot all about the dock. Lizzie smiled, "I would really appreciate that. Thank you."
Gordo and Lizzie walked out of the car and got into the main part of the hospital. She looked at the signs that gave directions and found that they were no help, so she then asked the person in the front, "Where would one go if they were in a bike accident?"
The person smiled. "Well, how serious was the accident?"
"I don't know. I think he was unconscious when I talked to my mom."
"Well, that is pretty vague, but if I were you, I would try the third floor. Give the people the name of the patient and they can probably help you there."
"Thank you."
Lizzie and Gordo found an elevator and pushed the button. While they were waiting for an elevator, Gordo said, "I never really liked elevators."
"Oh, please don't wish that on me right now," Lizzie said.
They stood there for several more seconds and finally the elevator door opened. Lizzie and Gordo, along with a few other people hopped on and the button for level three was already there, so they just squeezed in and waited for the 3rd floor. A few minutes later, they were on the third floor, so they got off, and quickly found the information desk.
"Excuse me, nurse?" Lizzie asked the woman behind the counter, "Do you know if Matt McGuire is on this floor?"
The nurse looked at the records. "Are you related to him?"
"He is my brother."
"Ah, your mother said you might come. No one is able to visit Matt right now, but your family is all the way down the hall to the left on the third to last door," The nurse said as if she knew what she was doing.
"Thank you."
Gordo followed Lizzie down the hall and when they got there, they found Jo and Sam McGuire already there in this miniature lobby room.
"Hey, mom. Hey dad," Lizzie said as she hugged each of them. "How is Matt?"
"Here, sit down," Sam said, "Matt is doing fine. He is a lot better that he was, but he is still being watched very carefully."
"Is he awake?" Lizzie asked.
"Actually, he just woke up. The doctor said that he should be a lot better by tonight, but they want to keep him overnight for observation." Jo said.
"What exactly happened?" Lizzie said.
"Well, to tell you the truth, the accident was mostly Matt's fault. He was on his bike and the road was almost clear, except for a truck about fifty feet away, but he decided to make the cross anyway, only his pant leg got caught with the wheel and the truck's brakes would not stop in time," Jo said, "The driver of the truck couldn't have been nicer. She told the story and tried to take part of the blame, but it was Matt's fault. He knows better than to cross that close to a vehicle."
"Lucky for Matt, he is turning out to be in pretty good shape," Sam said.
Just then, Lizzie's cell phone rang. Lizzie looked at the screen, and saw that it was Miranda calling. "I will be right back," Lizzie said as she went into the hallway. Cell phones are not allowed in a hospital and Lizzie forgot to turn hers off.
"Hello?" Lizzie whispered.
"Hey. Where are you? I tried calling you at home, but no one answered," Miranda said.
"Well, I can't really talk to you right now, but I am at the hospital because Matt got into an accident."
"Is he okay?"
"Yeah, he should be fine. I have to go, but I will call you later. Bye."
"Bye."
Lizzie hung up and turn her cell phone off. She then went back into the room where everyone else was.
"Sorry, I forgot to turn it off, but it is off right now," Lizzie said.
"Well, just be careful. The nurses become easily irritated," Jo said.
"So, are you going to spend the night at the hospital?" Lizzie asked.
"I think we might if that is alright with you," Jo said.
"That is fine. Would you like me to stay, too?" Lizzie asked.
"I don't think you are allowed and besides I don't think you really want to," Sam said.
"Okay. So should I just spend the night in our house?" Lizzie said.
Sam and Jo looked at each other hesitantly. "We would rather you not," Jo started.
"Then where should I sleep?" Lizzie said.
"Why don't you call Miranda and ask if you can sleep over there? Explain to her the situation and her mother should be fine with it. If she has a problem, I will call someone and you can stay with them," Jo said.
"Okay. Well, if it is okay with you, I think I am going to go home. I do, however, need to borrow a house key and a key to my car," Lizzie stated as she stood up.
"Okay," Jo said as she reached into her purse to get the keys, "Here you go, and it is about dinnertime, so here is some money for you to get some dinner. I will call you on your cell phone later."
Lizzie and Gordo left the room and headed back to the elevators. Just as she was about to push the button, she saw a sign that said had a right arrow and then "infants" on a sign to her right.
"Oh, look, Gordo," Lizzie said, "Babies are on this floor."
Gordo, who had been silent throughout the hospital visit, said, "Cool."
"Oh, can we visit them? Please?" Lizzie said.
Gordo looked at Lizzie like she was crazy to want to stay in the hospital to look at babies, but she had had a big day, so Gordo gave in and said, "fine, but only for a few minutes."
"Of course," Lizzie said as she dragged him down the hall and did not stop until she saw the newborn infants. Lizzie walked around the room that was full of babies and looked at each of them through the window as Gordo stood still and looked at the babies around his line of sight. He waited patiently for Lizzie and when she tried to get him to look at all of the babies, he wouldn't budge, but Lizzie dragged him anyway, and he looked at all of them as Lizzie pointed them out and after what seemed like an eternity, Lizzie finally said she was ready to go.
As they were walking out of the hospital, Lizzie said, "Well, that was fun. Do you have time to join me for dinner or would you rather just go home?"
"Sure, I will join you for dinner," Gordo said. This would give him a chance to talk to Lizzie about the day, and if the dock just so happened to come up in the conversation, then Lizzie would maybe tell Gordo what she thinks about it and how she thinks of him.
"Cool!" Lizzie said and then she continued, "Hey, maybe I will call and invite Miranda."