Elmer was.... Lona shook her head, sure that she wasn't hearing
Hook right and at the same time, playing despritely that he would be right,
that they would have received a miracle. Somehow, she pulled herself to her feet, swaying badly but upright as she rushed to join Hook at the ledge with Chris right at her side. "Elmer?" She called as she dropped to her knees once more, looking anxiously down. Yes! there he was, holding onto the broken fencing! YES!!
"Lona?" Now that he knew his friends were there, more fears were building in Elmer's mind. What if they thought that he had lost it like his brother and had tried to jump? What if they called his father and had him locked away in a nice little padded room forever and ever for his own good? He could feel himself starting to sob more at the thought. He was going to get locked away and everyone would feel very sorry for his dad because he had two sons that went crazy and he would be alone forever and ever and....
"Elmer, it's okay!" Lona called as she watched him anxiously,
feeling herself starting to tear up again ash she saw him start to hyperventilate. He must be so scared just hanging there, especially after what happened with his brother. "Honey, it's going to be okay. You just hold on tight for me for a few more minutes and we'll get you back up here,
okay?" She looked anxiously at Hook for a moment. "We have to get him off of there."
Hook peered down at Elmer's position, trying frantically to work out a way that they could pull the younger doctor up. The fencing was hanging so precariously off the side of the wall, though, he wasn't sure what they could do that wouldn't result in it giving the rest of the way and sending Elmer tumbling to his death.
Lona shook her head slowly when Hook didn't offer any suggestions.
No, no, no! She wasn't going to just stand there and watch while Elmer died, not as long as there was something that she could do to save him.
"Get some rope or sheets or something!" she ordered as she looked down once more. He looked so frightened and she could tell he was crying.
"I'll go down and get him so you can pull him up."
"Lona," Hook hissed , not wanting Elmer to hear. "You can't do that! Both of you could...."
"He's going to fall unless someone does something! Just hurry!"
She demanded as she looked down at Elmer once more, reaching out her hand as far as she could in the hope that it might comfort Elmer a bit. "Elmer,
it's going to be okay. We'll have you off of there in just a couple of minutes and back down in the sleep lab tucked into bed."
"I think I should be the one to go," Hook said a coulpe of minutes later as he watched Lona secure the end of one of the ripped sheets around her waist as best she could. He didn't want to have to see anything happen to Elmer either but this just didn't seem like the best plan in the world.
"Hook, Chris and I couldn't pull you up," Lona said as she looked down once more before swinging her legs over the ledge and starting to inch down, holding on to the top as best she could, careful not to put her weight on the broken section. And, although she wouldn't say it, she would never allow Hook to jeopardise himself, not when he and Chris were so obviously in love. If she fell, then what would it really matter?
"Elmer, she called as she inched closer to him. The makeshift rope was holding so far, anyway, If it could just hold together for a bit longer, long enough for her to get to him and get him back up to the safety of the roof.... "Sweetie, you're going to be fine. Do you think you can reach out and give me your hand so Hook can pull you back up?"
"Lona?" Elmer forced his eyes open, not able to believe what he was seeing, Lona inching her way down towards him, with only a ripped up sheet to keep her from falling. "Lona, no! Go back before you fall too!"
Bad enough that he was about to die but he didn't want to take Lona with him. He would never want her to be hurt due to him.
"Elmer, I'm not leaving you here, okay?" she risked reaching out and grabbing the fencing, easing her weight onto it a bit. Elmer was so freaked that she knew she was going to have to get much closer to get him calmed down enough to get him back up. "Now, just give me your hand, okay?
We'll have you out of here in no time if you can do that."
"Lona?" Elmer's eyes were drawn downward and he cringed, the tears starting to fall harder. He didn't want to react like this, to let Lona see how frightened he was, but he couldn't help it.
"Elmer, just give me your hand, okay? You trust me, don't you?"
Lona whispered as she reached out for him. He was still just out of her grasp, though. He was going to have to try himself if he wanted her to be able to get to him in time.
Trust Lona? There wasn't anyone Elmer would trust more but....
"Elmer, if you trust me, just reach for my hand, okay? I swear I'm not going to let you fall." She told him, her voice taking on a more urgent tone as the fencing begin to creak. "Elmer, please!"
He forced himself to release his grip on the fencing slightly,
biting back a sob when he heard the gown material ripping more. His fingers reached out into nothingness for a moment before suddenly coming into contact with Lona's smaller hand.
Lona wasn't really sure what she would do when she got hold of Elmer's hand but as soon as she felt his fingers in her grasp she found herself pulling with a strength that she never suspected that she had,
drawing him up and into her embrace just as the fencing gave way totally and went crashing towards the ground. "Hook, get us out of here!" she called as she wrapped her arms around Elmer, holding him firmly against her body as she heard Hook and Chris straining on the other end of the makeshift rope, trying to pull them up. "It's okay, Elmer. You're going to be just fine."
that they would have received a miracle. Somehow, she pulled herself to her feet, swaying badly but upright as she rushed to join Hook at the ledge with Chris right at her side. "Elmer?" She called as she dropped to her knees once more, looking anxiously down. Yes! there he was, holding onto the broken fencing! YES!!
"Lona?" Now that he knew his friends were there, more fears were building in Elmer's mind. What if they thought that he had lost it like his brother and had tried to jump? What if they called his father and had him locked away in a nice little padded room forever and ever for his own good? He could feel himself starting to sob more at the thought. He was going to get locked away and everyone would feel very sorry for his dad because he had two sons that went crazy and he would be alone forever and ever and....
"Elmer, it's okay!" Lona called as she watched him anxiously,
feeling herself starting to tear up again ash she saw him start to hyperventilate. He must be so scared just hanging there, especially after what happened with his brother. "Honey, it's going to be okay. You just hold on tight for me for a few more minutes and we'll get you back up here,
okay?" She looked anxiously at Hook for a moment. "We have to get him off of there."
Hook peered down at Elmer's position, trying frantically to work out a way that they could pull the younger doctor up. The fencing was hanging so precariously off the side of the wall, though, he wasn't sure what they could do that wouldn't result in it giving the rest of the way and sending Elmer tumbling to his death.
Lona shook her head slowly when Hook didn't offer any suggestions.
No, no, no! She wasn't going to just stand there and watch while Elmer died, not as long as there was something that she could do to save him.
"Get some rope or sheets or something!" she ordered as she looked down once more. He looked so frightened and she could tell he was crying.
"I'll go down and get him so you can pull him up."
"Lona," Hook hissed , not wanting Elmer to hear. "You can't do that! Both of you could...."
"He's going to fall unless someone does something! Just hurry!"
She demanded as she looked down at Elmer once more, reaching out her hand as far as she could in the hope that it might comfort Elmer a bit. "Elmer,
it's going to be okay. We'll have you off of there in just a couple of minutes and back down in the sleep lab tucked into bed."
"I think I should be the one to go," Hook said a coulpe of minutes later as he watched Lona secure the end of one of the ripped sheets around her waist as best she could. He didn't want to have to see anything happen to Elmer either but this just didn't seem like the best plan in the world.
"Hook, Chris and I couldn't pull you up," Lona said as she looked down once more before swinging her legs over the ledge and starting to inch down, holding on to the top as best she could, careful not to put her weight on the broken section. And, although she wouldn't say it, she would never allow Hook to jeopardise himself, not when he and Chris were so obviously in love. If she fell, then what would it really matter?
"Elmer, she called as she inched closer to him. The makeshift rope was holding so far, anyway, If it could just hold together for a bit longer, long enough for her to get to him and get him back up to the safety of the roof.... "Sweetie, you're going to be fine. Do you think you can reach out and give me your hand so Hook can pull you back up?"
"Lona?" Elmer forced his eyes open, not able to believe what he was seeing, Lona inching her way down towards him, with only a ripped up sheet to keep her from falling. "Lona, no! Go back before you fall too!"
Bad enough that he was about to die but he didn't want to take Lona with him. He would never want her to be hurt due to him.
"Elmer, I'm not leaving you here, okay?" she risked reaching out and grabbing the fencing, easing her weight onto it a bit. Elmer was so freaked that she knew she was going to have to get much closer to get him calmed down enough to get him back up. "Now, just give me your hand, okay?
We'll have you out of here in no time if you can do that."
"Lona?" Elmer's eyes were drawn downward and he cringed, the tears starting to fall harder. He didn't want to react like this, to let Lona see how frightened he was, but he couldn't help it.
"Elmer, just give me your hand, okay? You trust me, don't you?"
Lona whispered as she reached out for him. He was still just out of her grasp, though. He was going to have to try himself if he wanted her to be able to get to him in time.
Trust Lona? There wasn't anyone Elmer would trust more but....
"Elmer, if you trust me, just reach for my hand, okay? I swear I'm not going to let you fall." She told him, her voice taking on a more urgent tone as the fencing begin to creak. "Elmer, please!"
He forced himself to release his grip on the fencing slightly,
biting back a sob when he heard the gown material ripping more. His fingers reached out into nothingness for a moment before suddenly coming into contact with Lona's smaller hand.
Lona wasn't really sure what she would do when she got hold of Elmer's hand but as soon as she felt his fingers in her grasp she found herself pulling with a strength that she never suspected that she had,
drawing him up and into her embrace just as the fencing gave way totally and went crashing towards the ground. "Hook, get us out of here!" she called as she wrapped her arms around Elmer, holding him firmly against her body as she heard Hook and Chris straining on the other end of the makeshift rope, trying to pull them up. "It's okay, Elmer. You're going to be just fine."