The seizure lasted about 30 seconds. In that time, Carlos laid her out flat, using a scope to keep her from biting her tongue. He put a pillow under her head to keep her from knocking herself out. Bosco had grabbed the bag as Carlos started to get the foam out of her mouth. Ty and Sully stood on the side watching.
"What happened?" Bosco looked at Carlos.
"It happens when you have drug withdrawals. We just need to make sure she doesn't get hurt." He pulled out his stethoscope and checked her heart rate and breathing. He leaned back, sighing with a smile. He picked up her body and moved it to the couch, covering her with a blanket. He moved to where Ty and Sully were.
"She going to be all right?" Sully looked at him. He was worried; he loved Mercedes like his own daughter. Carlos nodded, looking up at him.
"She should be, her pulse seems normal and she's breathing. She probably just suffered lack of oxygen from screaming. I just need to keep an eye on her until she wakes up." They all moved to the kitchen table and sat down, talking until Jimmy and Kim arrived.
When Kim and Jimmy came in, Jimmy looked over at Mercedes and shook his head. He felt partially to blame, since he left the 55 and she took on his job. If he had stayed, he felt this never would have happened. He sat next to Sully and looked around. Kim moved the bags into the bedroom and came out, sitting on Jimmy's lap.
"How is she doing?" Kim looked at Carlos.
"She just had a seizure. We stopped it and she seems fine, but she had the white foam coming out of her mouth. I'm not sure if that's good or bad."
"Has she eaten?"
"No. She tried 3 times, and puked each time. I hope she gets over this fast. I don't know how much longer I can lie to her boss."
"I got it covered, Carlos, don't worry." Jimmy said, looking over at Bosco. Bosco looked terrible. He hadn't slept or eaten, and his face was pale from worry.
After a few hours, Bosco and Carlos went to Ty's place to sleep. Jimmy, Kim and Ty sat at the table, watching Mercedes wake up. She sat up and looked around, shivering. She saw the three of them and shook her head.
"Asshole patrol, yippee. What happened? Carlos and Mo couldn't take me anymore? They pawned me off on you?" She looked at Ty, narrowing her eyes.
"Mercedes, you're petty insults won't work. So keep your trap shut." Ty looked at her. She laughed and looked at Jimmy and Kim.
"Who let you in? I don't want you two here. You abandoned me; this is all your fault too. If you had stayed, I never would have been blamed for the new guy's death. Jimmy, you did this to me." Jimmy blinked and was wracked with guilt. He looked down as Kim whispered to him. He shook his head, and looked at Mercedes.
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Day 4.
Mercedes had gotten past the trembling and shaking. She was now to the point where she saw things that weren't there, and nightmares. She slept most of the day, but woke up every 3 or 4 hours screaming or puking. It was Bosco and Carlos' turn. Carlos was asleep next to Mercedes, and Bosco was awake, watching her. He watched her shake in her sleep and moan. The moaning woke up Carlos. It was 3 AM.
"Get off of me!" She screamed in her sleep, scratching at her arms. She felt itchy all over and was trying to get the bugs off of her she saw in her nightmare. Carlos took her arms and held them away from her, so she couldn't hurt herself. Suddenly she sat up, and started to puke into the bucket they placed for her. She fell back onto the bed, crying.
"I need coke. Please, Carlos. Just one hit. I need it, please." She pleaded with him. He shook his head and turned from her, moving to the bathroom door.
"I'm not helping you get drugs. I am helping you get better. You will thank me someday." He moved into the bathroom to get a rag to clean her up.
"You're useless! No wonder I couldn't have kids, you're as soft in the bedroom as you are on everything else! I hate you! When I am done I want a divorce!" She screamed at him and stumbled up. She ran into Bosco's bedroom and opened the cabinet. Bosco chased after her and grabbed her as she knocked stuff off the shelves.
"Stop it Mercedes! There are no drugs in there!" He grabbed her and pinned her to the wall. She looked at him, crying hysterically.
"I need it, Mo. Please, help me, I need a fix." She crumpled in his arms, falling to the floor in hysterics. He sat with her, rocking her as she cried on his chest.
"In a few days you will be glad you are off of it. Please, make it through the next few days, for me and Mikey. Your son needs you." He pet her hair as she cried. Carlos walked in and saw the scene and sat next to her. She fell asleep in Bosco's arms, after crying herself to sleep.
"What happened?" Bosco looked at Carlos.
"It happens when you have drug withdrawals. We just need to make sure she doesn't get hurt." He pulled out his stethoscope and checked her heart rate and breathing. He leaned back, sighing with a smile. He picked up her body and moved it to the couch, covering her with a blanket. He moved to where Ty and Sully were.
"She going to be all right?" Sully looked at him. He was worried; he loved Mercedes like his own daughter. Carlos nodded, looking up at him.
"She should be, her pulse seems normal and she's breathing. She probably just suffered lack of oxygen from screaming. I just need to keep an eye on her until she wakes up." They all moved to the kitchen table and sat down, talking until Jimmy and Kim arrived.
When Kim and Jimmy came in, Jimmy looked over at Mercedes and shook his head. He felt partially to blame, since he left the 55 and she took on his job. If he had stayed, he felt this never would have happened. He sat next to Sully and looked around. Kim moved the bags into the bedroom and came out, sitting on Jimmy's lap.
"How is she doing?" Kim looked at Carlos.
"She just had a seizure. We stopped it and she seems fine, but she had the white foam coming out of her mouth. I'm not sure if that's good or bad."
"Has she eaten?"
"No. She tried 3 times, and puked each time. I hope she gets over this fast. I don't know how much longer I can lie to her boss."
"I got it covered, Carlos, don't worry." Jimmy said, looking over at Bosco. Bosco looked terrible. He hadn't slept or eaten, and his face was pale from worry.
After a few hours, Bosco and Carlos went to Ty's place to sleep. Jimmy, Kim and Ty sat at the table, watching Mercedes wake up. She sat up and looked around, shivering. She saw the three of them and shook her head.
"Asshole patrol, yippee. What happened? Carlos and Mo couldn't take me anymore? They pawned me off on you?" She looked at Ty, narrowing her eyes.
"Mercedes, you're petty insults won't work. So keep your trap shut." Ty looked at her. She laughed and looked at Jimmy and Kim.
"Who let you in? I don't want you two here. You abandoned me; this is all your fault too. If you had stayed, I never would have been blamed for the new guy's death. Jimmy, you did this to me." Jimmy blinked and was wracked with guilt. He looked down as Kim whispered to him. He shook his head, and looked at Mercedes.
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Day 4.
Mercedes had gotten past the trembling and shaking. She was now to the point where she saw things that weren't there, and nightmares. She slept most of the day, but woke up every 3 or 4 hours screaming or puking. It was Bosco and Carlos' turn. Carlos was asleep next to Mercedes, and Bosco was awake, watching her. He watched her shake in her sleep and moan. The moaning woke up Carlos. It was 3 AM.
"Get off of me!" She screamed in her sleep, scratching at her arms. She felt itchy all over and was trying to get the bugs off of her she saw in her nightmare. Carlos took her arms and held them away from her, so she couldn't hurt herself. Suddenly she sat up, and started to puke into the bucket they placed for her. She fell back onto the bed, crying.
"I need coke. Please, Carlos. Just one hit. I need it, please." She pleaded with him. He shook his head and turned from her, moving to the bathroom door.
"I'm not helping you get drugs. I am helping you get better. You will thank me someday." He moved into the bathroom to get a rag to clean her up.
"You're useless! No wonder I couldn't have kids, you're as soft in the bedroom as you are on everything else! I hate you! When I am done I want a divorce!" She screamed at him and stumbled up. She ran into Bosco's bedroom and opened the cabinet. Bosco chased after her and grabbed her as she knocked stuff off the shelves.
"Stop it Mercedes! There are no drugs in there!" He grabbed her and pinned her to the wall. She looked at him, crying hysterically.
"I need it, Mo. Please, help me, I need a fix." She crumpled in his arms, falling to the floor in hysterics. He sat with her, rocking her as she cried on his chest.
"In a few days you will be glad you are off of it. Please, make it through the next few days, for me and Mikey. Your son needs you." He pet her hair as she cried. Carlos walked in and saw the scene and sat next to her. She fell asleep in Bosco's arms, after crying herself to sleep.
