AN: WOW! I never thought I would get so many reviews with just one chapter. Thank you all so much. You all have my word that all will be revealed soon;)
Johnson and Smith rushed over to where Williams was with the defibrillator in hand. Williams had already ripped the female's shirt open and cleared a way to use the paddles on her. As soon as the paddles were ready, Williams shocked the unconscious victim.
"Clear!" Still no pulse.
"Charge to 60 and continue CPR."
"Clear!" Another bolt of electricity coursed through the female's body in an attempt to bring her back to life.
"Still no pulse, sir." Williams exhaled.
"Well continue CPR, and charge the paddles to 70. I'm not ready to give up on her yet" Johnson stated rather bluntly.
"Why not sir? It's clear she didn't survive." Smith inquired.
"Because she's one of mine."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"She's a marine Smith, and I never give up on one of my own."
"How do you know she's a marine, sir?"
Johnson handed Smith the female's purse. He had managed to pull it out the vehicle when he arrived on the scene. He showed Smith the military ID he had gotten out of it. Mackenzie, Sarah. LtCol. U.S. Marines. He always wanted to put a name with the face of the victim he was helping. He figured he picked that up during Vietnam. Johnson had been a corpsman in the Marines during Vietnam. He had seen more than enough death and destruction to last two lifetimes. He wasn't about to let one of his own fall by the waist side. "I have seen men lose limbs in battle, crash on the way to the infirmary, and somehow survive the ordeal. If she's been able to hold on for this long, she certainly has the will to survive."
Johnson knelt down, and in his best drill sergeant voiced ordered the lifeless body. "Now you listen here marine! You will not under any circumstances die on me! You hear me! You will take that breath, and you will come back to us! Now fight damn you! FIGHT MACKENZIE!"
"Clear!"
With the last jolt of electricity, the female sprung to life. "You did it! We got a pulse, sir!"
"I didn't do anything Smith. This marine did all the work." Johnson leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Semper Fi, Mackenzie."
Once they were able to stabilize Mac, they loaded her into the ambulance. It was then that the driver of the SUV walked up to Johnson.
"Is she going to make it?" He asked.
"It's hard to tell. She's hurt pretty bad. We lost her for a minute, but she has that fighting spirit. We're on our way to Bethesda. I suggest you come along to get yourself checked out. You have a pretty nasty break, and they will need to set you nose. Besides they may want to observe you to make sure you don't have a concussion, since you said you hit your head on something other than the airbag."
Johnson started to make his way to the ambulance when the driver of the SUV ask him, "Can I see the driver. I just need to see that he or she is alive at least for now."
"I don't see why not. Come on, they need to get her to the hospital ASAP."
Walking side by side, Johnson didn't hear the driver as he whispered "I was on my way there when all this happened". They walked over to the ambulance, and the driver peered in. What came out of his mouth next shocked everyone around him.
"Oh my God! I know her!"
"You know her!"
"Yes, we work together. Oh my God! What have I done!" The driver fell to his knees and began to cry. Johnson and Smith stood there dumbfounded.
"What do we do now, sir."
"Well he needs medical attention that's for sure. Let's get him to the hospital, and then see if there is someone we can call for him."
Johnson and Smith helped the man onto a stretcher and secured him for transport. Once he was onboard, Johnson closed the doors and, the ambulance made its journey to the hospital.
"I've never seen a scene like that sir. Most accident victims have no clue who the other driver is. I mean, did you see the look in his eyes?"
"Yes I did, Smith. It looks like he just lost his best friend."
Ok here it is. All I have to say is: "please don't hurt me." I promise in the next chapter I will either confirm or rebuke who you think the driver is. Now all you have to do is hit that little lilac button and review. You know you want to. (evil grin)
Johnson and Smith rushed over to where Williams was with the defibrillator in hand. Williams had already ripped the female's shirt open and cleared a way to use the paddles on her. As soon as the paddles were ready, Williams shocked the unconscious victim.
"Clear!" Still no pulse.
"Charge to 60 and continue CPR."
"Clear!" Another bolt of electricity coursed through the female's body in an attempt to bring her back to life.
"Still no pulse, sir." Williams exhaled.
"Well continue CPR, and charge the paddles to 70. I'm not ready to give up on her yet" Johnson stated rather bluntly.
"Why not sir? It's clear she didn't survive." Smith inquired.
"Because she's one of mine."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"She's a marine Smith, and I never give up on one of my own."
"How do you know she's a marine, sir?"
Johnson handed Smith the female's purse. He had managed to pull it out the vehicle when he arrived on the scene. He showed Smith the military ID he had gotten out of it. Mackenzie, Sarah. LtCol. U.S. Marines. He always wanted to put a name with the face of the victim he was helping. He figured he picked that up during Vietnam. Johnson had been a corpsman in the Marines during Vietnam. He had seen more than enough death and destruction to last two lifetimes. He wasn't about to let one of his own fall by the waist side. "I have seen men lose limbs in battle, crash on the way to the infirmary, and somehow survive the ordeal. If she's been able to hold on for this long, she certainly has the will to survive."
Johnson knelt down, and in his best drill sergeant voiced ordered the lifeless body. "Now you listen here marine! You will not under any circumstances die on me! You hear me! You will take that breath, and you will come back to us! Now fight damn you! FIGHT MACKENZIE!"
"Clear!"
With the last jolt of electricity, the female sprung to life. "You did it! We got a pulse, sir!"
"I didn't do anything Smith. This marine did all the work." Johnson leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Semper Fi, Mackenzie."
Once they were able to stabilize Mac, they loaded her into the ambulance. It was then that the driver of the SUV walked up to Johnson.
"Is she going to make it?" He asked.
"It's hard to tell. She's hurt pretty bad. We lost her for a minute, but she has that fighting spirit. We're on our way to Bethesda. I suggest you come along to get yourself checked out. You have a pretty nasty break, and they will need to set you nose. Besides they may want to observe you to make sure you don't have a concussion, since you said you hit your head on something other than the airbag."
Johnson started to make his way to the ambulance when the driver of the SUV ask him, "Can I see the driver. I just need to see that he or she is alive at least for now."
"I don't see why not. Come on, they need to get her to the hospital ASAP."
Walking side by side, Johnson didn't hear the driver as he whispered "I was on my way there when all this happened". They walked over to the ambulance, and the driver peered in. What came out of his mouth next shocked everyone around him.
"Oh my God! I know her!"
"You know her!"
"Yes, we work together. Oh my God! What have I done!" The driver fell to his knees and began to cry. Johnson and Smith stood there dumbfounded.
"What do we do now, sir."
"Well he needs medical attention that's for sure. Let's get him to the hospital, and then see if there is someone we can call for him."
Johnson and Smith helped the man onto a stretcher and secured him for transport. Once he was onboard, Johnson closed the doors and, the ambulance made its journey to the hospital.
"I've never seen a scene like that sir. Most accident victims have no clue who the other driver is. I mean, did you see the look in his eyes?"
"Yes I did, Smith. It looks like he just lost his best friend."
Ok here it is. All I have to say is: "please don't hurt me." I promise in the next chapter I will either confirm or rebuke who you think the driver is. Now all you have to do is hit that little lilac button and review. You know you want to. (evil grin)