Chapter 2: The Rescue Stage
Note: Sorry it took so long to update, I promise I'll get better with that
Swimminkindofgirl- thanks for the review! I will be sure to finish this story, I won't end it suddenly
Evelen5: Your review is much appreciated!! Please continue reading the story, I hope you like it
Kevin Kinkerk standing with his brother Ben in front of the Camden house, the house still stood but cracks ran everywhere. "What's the story here?" Kevin asked a fellow police officer concerned. "A female and two minors upstairs, a male downstairs, location unknown" the officer answered to him. "Thanks" Kevin said slowly and carefully walking inside. Lucy sat with Sam and David above the stairs. "We're going to get you down" Kevin announced. Lucy smiled. They all seemed okay. A few cuts and scrapes but nothing serious.
Kevin spotted an air vent on the living room ceiling. "Do you know how to get to the living room air vent?" Kevin asked praying to God that she did. Lucy nodded. "I'll get a latter, for you to climb onto" he said, watching as Lucy took the twins by the hand and walked out of his sight. Kevin ran outside quickly. Spotting Ben, he screamed "Ben I need a latter!" Ben looked over to where Kevin was and nodded. He ran to the fire truck, grabbed a latter and handed it to Kevin.
Kevin ran inside just as the air vent in the living room was being opened. "Hold on, Luce!" Kevin yelled setting the latter right under the vent. Lucy stepped down three steps and then stopped. She waited until Sam and David were firmly on the ground and then climbed down the rest of the way. Lucy literally jumped into Kevin's arms once she reached the ground. A police officer came inside the living room and walked over to Lucy. Lucy could feel her face fall as the officer approached her. "Do you know where the other young man in this situation might be, ma'am?" he asked politely. "He was in the kitchen before the earthquake" Lucy said, hoping that was of help. The sooner she was reunited with her family the better. Everyone walked into the kitchen. Lucy gasped at the sight she took in. The kitchen was trashed. Columns were down, everything was tumbled over and there was debris everywhere.
"Simon!" Lucy yelled. There was no answer. "Simon!" she repeated again. All was silent. Lucy ran over a large pile of debris and froze. Simon was trapped between two columns and the refrigerator. "Over here" Lucy said coarsely. Several paramedics rushed to Simon's aid. Unable to watch, Lucy took the twins and went into the living room. Kevin followed, concerned. "I don't know anything!" Lucy cried. Kevin opened his mouth but Lucy started talking again. "How do I know if my family's okay?" she said barely above a whisper. Then she started to cry "Do you want a ride to the hospital?" Kevin asked softly, to avoid making Lucy cry harder. "Yeah" Lucy said barely above a whisper
Eric was sitting in the waiting room of the hospital, while Annie was getting stitches, and Ruthie was having her arm examined. Eric was happy that they were both alright, but he was concerned for the rest of his family. Immediately after he thought that, he saw Lucy and the twins at the other end of the long hallway. As if on impact, he ran to them and hugged them for dear life. "Are you here to see Camden?" a doctor came out and asked Eric. "Yes" Eric answered. "He has many fractured and broken bones, but our biggest concern is the head trauma" the doctor told Eric.
"Wait- he?" Eric asked suddenly confused. "You said you were here to see Camden" the doctor reminded. "Yeah, Annie and Ruthie Camden" Eric said. "My mistake, I thought you were here to see Simon Camden" the doctor said as he turned and walked away. Eric turned to Lucy and without him saying a word she nodded. Annie and Ruthie emerged from the hallway. Annie had stitches and Ruthie had a white cast on her left arm. Noticing the family, they walked over to where they were. Annie came and hugged Lucy tightly. "Thank God you're okay" Annie said overcome with relief
"I was so scared" Lucy trembled as Annie eyed everyone in the waiting room. "Simon?" Annie asked noticing that he wasn't there. Lucy simply looked up at her mother and Annie understood. The Camden family, plus Kevin and Ben had nothing to do but wait.
Buffalo, New York
Mary entered a group of people who were huddled around one TV. "What's going on?" Mary asked curiously. Some guy turned around "There's an earthquake in California." He stated. "A big one too" another added. "Where in California" Mary asked concerned for her family. "It's centered in some town called Glenn Oak" a girl told her. Mary froze. "My family lives there" Mary said scared. "Good luck to them" a guy said. "Not very many buildings made it through that quake" he said with relief in his voice that he lived in New York and not California. Mary ran up a flight of stairs to her apartment, she grabbed the plane ticket to Glenn Oak she had yet to use. She grabbed some clothes threw it into a suit case and headed to the airport.
Glenn Oak, California
Lucy was fidgeting with her fingers. What could be taking so long? The doctors finally emerged from the room. Lucy looked for a sign of bad or good news on their face. Their faces remained emotionless. "He's awake now" the doctor said. Lucy raced into the room before anyone else could move. "Hey" Lucy said as she walked into Simon's room. "Hey" he said barely above a whisper. Lucy winced. In all their years together Simon had never been weak. Now she stared at him he was bruised and scraped with patches of broken bones everywhere
"So how are you doing?" Lucy asked, not realizing how stupid the question was until after she said it. "How am I doing" Simon yelled "I'm lying in a hospital bed how do you think I'm doing!" he finished. Lucy then started to cry. "Luce, please" Simon whispered. "I need you to be strong." He finished with a smile. "Be strong Luce" he repeated, his voice starting to fade. "For me" and with those final words, Simon slipped back into a coma.
Lucy walked out of the room thinking about what Simon said. Once she came back to the waiting room, her parents began to walk down the hall but Lucy stopped them. "He's in a coma again" she called after them. They stopped and turned around. Annie started balling uncontrollably. Lucy turned away so she wouldn't cry. She had to be strong, for Simon's sake and for hers.
So what do you think? Please R&R and I'll be sure to update soon
Note: Sorry it took so long to update, I promise I'll get better with that
Swimminkindofgirl- thanks for the review! I will be sure to finish this story, I won't end it suddenly
Evelen5: Your review is much appreciated!! Please continue reading the story, I hope you like it
Kevin Kinkerk standing with his brother Ben in front of the Camden house, the house still stood but cracks ran everywhere. "What's the story here?" Kevin asked a fellow police officer concerned. "A female and two minors upstairs, a male downstairs, location unknown" the officer answered to him. "Thanks" Kevin said slowly and carefully walking inside. Lucy sat with Sam and David above the stairs. "We're going to get you down" Kevin announced. Lucy smiled. They all seemed okay. A few cuts and scrapes but nothing serious.
Kevin spotted an air vent on the living room ceiling. "Do you know how to get to the living room air vent?" Kevin asked praying to God that she did. Lucy nodded. "I'll get a latter, for you to climb onto" he said, watching as Lucy took the twins by the hand and walked out of his sight. Kevin ran outside quickly. Spotting Ben, he screamed "Ben I need a latter!" Ben looked over to where Kevin was and nodded. He ran to the fire truck, grabbed a latter and handed it to Kevin.
Kevin ran inside just as the air vent in the living room was being opened. "Hold on, Luce!" Kevin yelled setting the latter right under the vent. Lucy stepped down three steps and then stopped. She waited until Sam and David were firmly on the ground and then climbed down the rest of the way. Lucy literally jumped into Kevin's arms once she reached the ground. A police officer came inside the living room and walked over to Lucy. Lucy could feel her face fall as the officer approached her. "Do you know where the other young man in this situation might be, ma'am?" he asked politely. "He was in the kitchen before the earthquake" Lucy said, hoping that was of help. The sooner she was reunited with her family the better. Everyone walked into the kitchen. Lucy gasped at the sight she took in. The kitchen was trashed. Columns were down, everything was tumbled over and there was debris everywhere.
"Simon!" Lucy yelled. There was no answer. "Simon!" she repeated again. All was silent. Lucy ran over a large pile of debris and froze. Simon was trapped between two columns and the refrigerator. "Over here" Lucy said coarsely. Several paramedics rushed to Simon's aid. Unable to watch, Lucy took the twins and went into the living room. Kevin followed, concerned. "I don't know anything!" Lucy cried. Kevin opened his mouth but Lucy started talking again. "How do I know if my family's okay?" she said barely above a whisper. Then she started to cry "Do you want a ride to the hospital?" Kevin asked softly, to avoid making Lucy cry harder. "Yeah" Lucy said barely above a whisper
Eric was sitting in the waiting room of the hospital, while Annie was getting stitches, and Ruthie was having her arm examined. Eric was happy that they were both alright, but he was concerned for the rest of his family. Immediately after he thought that, he saw Lucy and the twins at the other end of the long hallway. As if on impact, he ran to them and hugged them for dear life. "Are you here to see Camden?" a doctor came out and asked Eric. "Yes" Eric answered. "He has many fractured and broken bones, but our biggest concern is the head trauma" the doctor told Eric.
"Wait- he?" Eric asked suddenly confused. "You said you were here to see Camden" the doctor reminded. "Yeah, Annie and Ruthie Camden" Eric said. "My mistake, I thought you were here to see Simon Camden" the doctor said as he turned and walked away. Eric turned to Lucy and without him saying a word she nodded. Annie and Ruthie emerged from the hallway. Annie had stitches and Ruthie had a white cast on her left arm. Noticing the family, they walked over to where they were. Annie came and hugged Lucy tightly. "Thank God you're okay" Annie said overcome with relief
"I was so scared" Lucy trembled as Annie eyed everyone in the waiting room. "Simon?" Annie asked noticing that he wasn't there. Lucy simply looked up at her mother and Annie understood. The Camden family, plus Kevin and Ben had nothing to do but wait.
Buffalo, New York
Mary entered a group of people who were huddled around one TV. "What's going on?" Mary asked curiously. Some guy turned around "There's an earthquake in California." He stated. "A big one too" another added. "Where in California" Mary asked concerned for her family. "It's centered in some town called Glenn Oak" a girl told her. Mary froze. "My family lives there" Mary said scared. "Good luck to them" a guy said. "Not very many buildings made it through that quake" he said with relief in his voice that he lived in New York and not California. Mary ran up a flight of stairs to her apartment, she grabbed the plane ticket to Glenn Oak she had yet to use. She grabbed some clothes threw it into a suit case and headed to the airport.
Glenn Oak, California
Lucy was fidgeting with her fingers. What could be taking so long? The doctors finally emerged from the room. Lucy looked for a sign of bad or good news on their face. Their faces remained emotionless. "He's awake now" the doctor said. Lucy raced into the room before anyone else could move. "Hey" Lucy said as she walked into Simon's room. "Hey" he said barely above a whisper. Lucy winced. In all their years together Simon had never been weak. Now she stared at him he was bruised and scraped with patches of broken bones everywhere
"So how are you doing?" Lucy asked, not realizing how stupid the question was until after she said it. "How am I doing" Simon yelled "I'm lying in a hospital bed how do you think I'm doing!" he finished. Lucy then started to cry. "Luce, please" Simon whispered. "I need you to be strong." He finished with a smile. "Be strong Luce" he repeated, his voice starting to fade. "For me" and with those final words, Simon slipped back into a coma.
Lucy walked out of the room thinking about what Simon said. Once she came back to the waiting room, her parents began to walk down the hall but Lucy stopped them. "He's in a coma again" she called after them. They stopped and turned around. Annie started balling uncontrollably. Lucy turned away so she wouldn't cry. She had to be strong, for Simon's sake and for hers.
So what do you think? Please R&R and I'll be sure to update soon