Louis entered the hospital that morning feeling slightly happier
than he had in weeks. Ever since Emma's death, he had felt like a dark
cloud was following him around but now it seemed that it might have
disapated just a little. he headed towards the elevator to get the files
needed to do rounds as soon as the usual boring staff meeting was over. He
really didn't know why Dr. James insisted on having so many of those things
although he was a bit suspicious about the number of them that had been
scheduled ever since Stegman's troubles started. He was a bit suspicious
that Dr. James' cable television was out and he was using the staff
meetings for entertainment instead.
'Speak of the devil and he appears," Louis thought as the elevatorr doors opened and who should be standing there but Stegman. He started to enter the elevator just as Stegman stepped out, causing them to almost jam together for a moment. "Dr. Stegman, good morning."
"Good morning, Dr. Traff." An evil expression flashed over Stegman's face before he forced himself to take on a more normal expression once more. Obviously Louis hadn't heard yet about the little bit of excitement involving his son the night before. And didn't that mean that Hook hadn't been doing his job and contacting the loser's father about his son's little break with reality? This would be the perfect opportunity to get Hook into big trouble, especially since Louis ranked high in the Keepers' organization. "Oh, Dr. Traff," Stegman said, stepping back into the elevator momentarily, keeping the doors from shutting. I just wanted to tell you how deeply, deeply sorry I am about your son."
"What?" Louis looked at Steg in confusion, trying to figure out what he was talking about. Had he had a little lapse from reality?
"You mean Hook didn't call and tell you?" Stegman said in a faked caring tone. "It seems that, what's his name, Elmer, is it? Well, I'm afraid that Elmer tried to kill himself last night. Such a shame. Went up on the roof and well...."
"No." Louis shook his head, trying to block out Stegman's words.
No, not Elmer too. He wouldn't...
"Very sorry that I had to be the one to break the news to you. I would have thought for sure that Hook would have been the one to call and tell you, what with him being your son's friend and all. Well, I'm sure he has a perfectly reasonable explanation." Stegman said as he exited the elevator once more. "You have my deepest sympathies!" he called as just as the doors slid shut.
Louis slumped back as Stegman vanished from view, tears starting to sting at his eyes. No, not Elmer. He couldn't loose Elmer too, not after.... Why? Why would he.... What had he done wrong? He had been careful, had read everything that he could find on suicide after Edgar died,
trying to figure out how he could have missed the signs. Now to learn that he had totally missed them a second time as well... "No...." he whispered, shaking his head. He wasn't going to let himself loose his second child. He would do anything, no matter what to save Elmer. He jabbed a finger on the button for the psychiatric floor, his thoughts now turning to Hook. How could he not have called him, not have let him know about something like this? He better have a very good explanation was all that he could say, or Louis would see to it that he was dismissed from Kingdom Hospital perminantly!
'Speak of the devil and he appears," Louis thought as the elevatorr doors opened and who should be standing there but Stegman. He started to enter the elevator just as Stegman stepped out, causing them to almost jam together for a moment. "Dr. Stegman, good morning."
"Good morning, Dr. Traff." An evil expression flashed over Stegman's face before he forced himself to take on a more normal expression once more. Obviously Louis hadn't heard yet about the little bit of excitement involving his son the night before. And didn't that mean that Hook hadn't been doing his job and contacting the loser's father about his son's little break with reality? This would be the perfect opportunity to get Hook into big trouble, especially since Louis ranked high in the Keepers' organization. "Oh, Dr. Traff," Stegman said, stepping back into the elevator momentarily, keeping the doors from shutting. I just wanted to tell you how deeply, deeply sorry I am about your son."
"What?" Louis looked at Steg in confusion, trying to figure out what he was talking about. Had he had a little lapse from reality?
"You mean Hook didn't call and tell you?" Stegman said in a faked caring tone. "It seems that, what's his name, Elmer, is it? Well, I'm afraid that Elmer tried to kill himself last night. Such a shame. Went up on the roof and well...."
"No." Louis shook his head, trying to block out Stegman's words.
No, not Elmer too. He wouldn't...
"Very sorry that I had to be the one to break the news to you. I would have thought for sure that Hook would have been the one to call and tell you, what with him being your son's friend and all. Well, I'm sure he has a perfectly reasonable explanation." Stegman said as he exited the elevator once more. "You have my deepest sympathies!" he called as just as the doors slid shut.
Louis slumped back as Stegman vanished from view, tears starting to sting at his eyes. No, not Elmer. He couldn't loose Elmer too, not after.... Why? Why would he.... What had he done wrong? He had been careful, had read everything that he could find on suicide after Edgar died,
trying to figure out how he could have missed the signs. Now to learn that he had totally missed them a second time as well... "No...." he whispered, shaking his head. He wasn't going to let himself loose his second child. He would do anything, no matter what to save Elmer. He jabbed a finger on the button for the psychiatric floor, his thoughts now turning to Hook. How could he not have called him, not have let him know about something like this? He better have a very good explanation was all that he could say, or Louis would see to it that he was dismissed from Kingdom Hospital perminantly!