Chapter 4 (part 2): Going Down
No one had said a word since they had entered the room. The only sounds that were heard were the beeps and blips from the monitors, and the faint hiss of oxygen. As they stood there, each praying silently and vigorously. This was something that only God could handle. Suddenly one of the monitors gave a warning bleep. There was a sudden movement from the doctor that caught Sue's attention making her look up. His eyes were locked on a monitor.
"His blood pressure's dropping." He said rushing to the bedside and putting an oxygen mask on Jack. He moved over to the IV and Sue started to get really worried.
"What are you going to do? Is he going to be alright?" She asked, her voice quavering slightly.
"I'm going to give him an IV stimulant to increase his heart rate and bring his blood pressure up." The doctor told her. "As for his condition, it's very sensitive at the moment. There are no guarantees." Sue only caught a bit of what he was saying.
"I'm sorry." Sue said, "I only caught part of what you said. I'm deaf. I have to be able to see your lips clearly to understand."
"Oh." The doctor said, turning so that he was completely facing her. "I said it's a stimulant. It might work, it might not." He spoke slowly, evidently believing that that would help her understand. Sue fixed her eyes on the monitor. Jack's blood pressure was dropping with every second that passed and they watched as the doctor tried desperately to stabilize him.
It's the end. Sue thought, despair filling her heart despite her best efforts not to jump to the worst and give up. He's not going to make it.