It felt like they had been walking forever, strugging through the
rubble that had fallen from the ceiling during the quake. Chris looked
behind them, only to groan when she could see the doorway that led into
Hook's room still. It was going to take forever for them to get out of
here!
"Hey, it's okay," Hook said quietly as he wrapped an arm around her, drawing her close as they sat down on the ground, their backs pressed against a fallen pipe. "We're going to get out of here."
"How?" Chris moaned, looking back once more. This quake had definately been bad, worse than any of the others that had shaken the hospital so far. Who knows what it might have done to the floors above?
Was the hospital even still standing anymore? What if it had finally collapsed like they had been warned could occur? They could be buried alive under here!
"Chris, calm down!" Hook pulled her closer to him as she started to sob, letting her bury her face against his shoulder. He couldn't really blame her for being upset and frightened. He was too. Maybe he wouldn't have been a short time ago when he only had himself to worry about but now that he had Chris.... If anything happened to her.... "We'll get out of here, I promise. It can't be the big earthquake. I didn't hear any bells.
Did you hear a bell?" he said softly as he rubbed her back.
"No, no bells," Chris said softly as she snuggled deeper into his embrace, her fears fading a little but still there. How were they going to get out of here? They had been calling and calling for help with no response. Did anyone even know they were trapped down here or were things so chaotic upstairs that they hadn't been missed yet?
"We just have to keep going, Chris." Hook said as he slowly stood,
helping her to her feet but still keeping a protective arm around her shoulders and they moved down the corridor once more. There had to be some way out of here. The only problem was finding it now. They had to get out of here and back upstairs. If other areas of the hospital had been effected, they were going to need every doctor that they could get. And then there were his patients. Hook was especially concerned about Peter Rickman and Mrs. Druse especially with the whole Mary situation.
"Mary, if you're down here, this might be a good time to lend us a hand." Hook murmured under his breath as they pressed forward. A large pipe was dangling down from the ceiling and Hook moved away from Chris's side to shove it out of the way.
"Do you think Dr. James has sent for help yet?" Chris asked anxiously as she looked around the hallway.
Hook shook his head. "Dr. James had a meeting tonight. He won't be back until tommorrow morning." Suddenly he realized something and felt a cold chill running up his spine. With Dr. James not there, who was in charge of the hospital? Please have let him put Louis in charge. Or Liz.
Or even Nurse Von Trier would be better than who Hook was suddely getting a feeling was running things, Dr. Stegman. Oh, they definately had to get out of there fast. If Stegman was in charge of the hospital for any length of time, who knows the amount of damage that he could do? The man was such an idiot that Hook had a hard time even believing that he had managed to get through med school.
Hook reached out, tugging the pipe out of their pathway just as the hallway gave another sudden shudder.
"Chris!" He shouted her name as plaster started to rain down on them and then, suddenly part of the ceiling broke open, another pipe tumbling free, heading right for the spot where Chris was standing,
seemingly paralyzed with fear. "Chris!" Hook struggled forward as she suddenly disappeared from view. No, this couldn't be happening, he couldn't just loose her like this! The hallway stopped shaking but his body was still trembling now with fear for Chris's safety. "Chris, where are you?!" He called, frantically, praying for some sort of response but all he heard was silence.
"Hey, it's okay," Hook said quietly as he wrapped an arm around her, drawing her close as they sat down on the ground, their backs pressed against a fallen pipe. "We're going to get out of here."
"How?" Chris moaned, looking back once more. This quake had definately been bad, worse than any of the others that had shaken the hospital so far. Who knows what it might have done to the floors above?
Was the hospital even still standing anymore? What if it had finally collapsed like they had been warned could occur? They could be buried alive under here!
"Chris, calm down!" Hook pulled her closer to him as she started to sob, letting her bury her face against his shoulder. He couldn't really blame her for being upset and frightened. He was too. Maybe he wouldn't have been a short time ago when he only had himself to worry about but now that he had Chris.... If anything happened to her.... "We'll get out of here, I promise. It can't be the big earthquake. I didn't hear any bells.
Did you hear a bell?" he said softly as he rubbed her back.
"No, no bells," Chris said softly as she snuggled deeper into his embrace, her fears fading a little but still there. How were they going to get out of here? They had been calling and calling for help with no response. Did anyone even know they were trapped down here or were things so chaotic upstairs that they hadn't been missed yet?
"We just have to keep going, Chris." Hook said as he slowly stood,
helping her to her feet but still keeping a protective arm around her shoulders and they moved down the corridor once more. There had to be some way out of here. The only problem was finding it now. They had to get out of here and back upstairs. If other areas of the hospital had been effected, they were going to need every doctor that they could get. And then there were his patients. Hook was especially concerned about Peter Rickman and Mrs. Druse especially with the whole Mary situation.
"Mary, if you're down here, this might be a good time to lend us a hand." Hook murmured under his breath as they pressed forward. A large pipe was dangling down from the ceiling and Hook moved away from Chris's side to shove it out of the way.
"Do you think Dr. James has sent for help yet?" Chris asked anxiously as she looked around the hallway.
Hook shook his head. "Dr. James had a meeting tonight. He won't be back until tommorrow morning." Suddenly he realized something and felt a cold chill running up his spine. With Dr. James not there, who was in charge of the hospital? Please have let him put Louis in charge. Or Liz.
Or even Nurse Von Trier would be better than who Hook was suddely getting a feeling was running things, Dr. Stegman. Oh, they definately had to get out of there fast. If Stegman was in charge of the hospital for any length of time, who knows the amount of damage that he could do? The man was such an idiot that Hook had a hard time even believing that he had managed to get through med school.
Hook reached out, tugging the pipe out of their pathway just as the hallway gave another sudden shudder.
"Chris!" He shouted her name as plaster started to rain down on them and then, suddenly part of the ceiling broke open, another pipe tumbling free, heading right for the spot where Chris was standing,
seemingly paralyzed with fear. "Chris!" Hook struggled forward as she suddenly disappeared from view. No, this couldn't be happening, he couldn't just loose her like this! The hallway stopped shaking but his body was still trembling now with fear for Chris's safety. "Chris, where are you?!" He called, frantically, praying for some sort of response but all he heard was silence.