Chapter 9
Another Round
"It's a wonder to me how John is getting through this," Carol shook her head. She was at Doc Magoo's, a small restaurant across the street from the hospital. She sat across from Liz and Mark.
"He's had Lucy with him," Mark says taking a chunk out of Liz's bagel.
"Yeah but she's going back to work for the late shift tonight. What do you suspect he's going to do then?" Carol asked.
"Oh I'll be there tonight to help out with the little ones. I'm off tomorrow," Liz says. Carol just nods as her beeper, Mark's, and Liz's go off.
"911 in the ER," Mark replies as the three get up and hurry over to the hospital.
"What is it?" Liz asks as they follow Dr. Weaver to the ambulance bay.
"Chain reaction car wreck. Dave told them we could take 8 major, 6 minor but in reality we can only take 3 major, 2 minor." Kerry glares at Dave who just holds his hands up in peace.
"Hey I just told them what I heard."
"27-year-old male driver, major lacerations to the face and chest area. Showing signs of internal bleeding," one ambulance assistant described as they pulled out a gurney with an unconscious man on it.
"You got this one Mark?" Kerry asks. Mark grabs hold of the front of the gurney.
"Yep. Luka, clear trauma one and Carol you call Doug and Lucy. We need all the help we can get."
Lucy finally got Gabriel to sleep and covered him with a blanket in his crib. She quietly closed the door and then crept downstairs. Carter was watching some medical mysteries show on TV.
"Finally got Gabe to sleep," she sighed leaning her head up against the sofa and closing her eyes.
"He's a fighter," Carter agreed. Before Lucy could reply the phone rang.
"Carter residence," John answered.
"John put Lucy on," Carol sounds frantic on the other hand. He hands the phone to Lucy.
"Carol."
"What's wrong?" Lucy asked.
"Luce, we have a 911 in the ER and we need you here ASAP!" she cried.
"Okay I'll be right there," Lucy hung up the phone and turned to John.
"There's a big emergency in the ER and I have to go help. Now listen, Ruthie's carpool gets here in about 20 minutes. I told her to go through the back way today because yesterday she slipped on the ice on the sidewalk. Paige was going to study in the library after school so she should be there until around 5 or so." Lucy heads to the front door.
"Wait! You can't leave me here!" he says.
"You'll do fine. Bye John!" Lucy hurried out the front door. Carter sighed and propped his face up on his hand. A second later the front door opened again.
"Oh yeah one more thing. There's Jell-O and strawberries in the fridge for Ruthie when she gets home and the babies when they get up from their nap. No cookies until after dinner and no juice in the living room unless it's in a sippy cup. Bye!" Lucy cried in one breath and hurried out again. John smiled and shook his head. 'Ironic how things work' he thought to himself. 'And I was worried about Lucy babysitting for one night.'
"15-year-old female with bleeding from the head and abdomen. She's very combative and has a very big mouth," one of the ambulance assistants wheeled out a gurney from an arriving ambulance.
"Shut up you bitch!" the girl on the gurney shouted, struggling to a sitting position.
"You're going to have to lay back and settle down!" Dr. Benton snapped seriously, forcing the girl back on to the gurney.
"Need help Peter?" Lucy asks spotting him as soon as she walks through the front door.
"Yeah. Damn where are we going to put her?" Benton wondered.
"Is there anyone in curtain area three?" Lucy asks.
"We need TRAUMA Lucy!"
"Relax. We take her to curtain area three, evaluate, and then if we have to find trauma some where else!" Lucy replied wheeling the gurney in the opposite direction.
Dr. Benton just sighed and reluctantly followed Lucy.