I'm going to try and stall this chapter while I still try to find a disease. I was thinking of going with my original idea but everyone would yell at me about how what happened wasn't a disease. So I'll wait a little longer.
Chapter TWO
"What happened?" Jason's wife asked as she stared at her husband through the glass. Jason watched as Cameron and Chase explained to his wife the sudden appearance of his high blood pressure. He couldn't tell what they were saying, but his wife turned and looked in at him, a look of disbelief on her face.
Jason sighed and looked away. He couldn't take that look. He's seen it before. A year ago when . . . no – he didn't even want to think about it. He didn't want anyone to walk in and see him crying. The door swung open and Cameron and Chase walked in. But Jason didn't know their names. He couldn't remember them telling him.
"Hello Jason. My name's Dr. Chase."
"Okay. Where. . . where'd Rachel go?"
"Rachel's your wife?" Cameron moved up next to Chase.
"Yeah."
"She said she had to get Jessica, I'm assuming she's your kid?" Chase asked, but received no response from Jason who looked away.
I won't let them see me cry. Never again.
"How long have you had hypertension?" Cameron asked.
"I don't know. Awhile."
"Do you take anything for it?" Cameron pressured. Jason breathed in deep and looked to Cameron. He wished he would stop sweating. Did they like to torture their patients? Probably not. It was just their job but then again. . . "Jason?"
"What? Oh, I did. But I was afraid that Rachel was suspicious so I stopped." Jesus were they trying to make him feel guilty?
"I see." Said Chase as he walked out. Jason wasn't sad to see him go. He sensed something not good about that guy.
"You just relax and we'll be back soon." Cameron walked out as well. Jason believed her but knew he shouldn't.
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"House, we ran a blood test. Metanephrine levels are greater than two times the normal level." Foreman handed a sheet of paper to House who scanned it quickly then tossed it aside.
"Any other symptoms?"
"Well besides the high blood pressure? Not sure. He had a palpitation earlier." Cameron dug her hands in her lab coat pockets.
"When we were just in there he looked like he was sweating." Chase offered. House wrote all the symptoms on the board and turned to his team, tapping his cane on the floor.
"Well, anybody? I think I know what it is, but I want one of you to say it." He waited. The three looked from the floor to each other. Foreman opened his mouth to say something but closed it again. "Come on. Say it. I know you want to. . . "
" Well. . . all the symptoms sound exactly like. . ."
"Come on. . . "
". . . Pheochromocytoma."
"What?" Cameron immediately jumped in. "A tumor on his adrenal gland? Talk about jumping ahead."
"He could be right Cameron. He probably is, I'm sad to say. It does have a tendency of raising ones blood pressure." Chase turned to Cameron.
"Thanks. . . I think. We'll have to get a imaging test of his adrenal gland." Foreman began.
"And if it's there, we'll have to schedule him for surgery." Chase continued. Cameron remained quiet as House waved them off to do their jobs. Cameron pretended to follow the others but split at the last minute. She didn't know why, but she was drawn to the man, which she thought deep down inside was wrong since he was married. She was about to walk in the room but saw Rachel standing next the bed talking to Jason. And she seemed angry.
". . . and what else are you lying to me about huh? For all I know you could be having an affair!"
"Rachel, I'm not. . . I'm sorry I lied to you. I just thought you wouldn't want to marry me if. ."
"If what Jason?" Rachel crossed her arms. Cameron could see she knew damn well what he did. Or at least it looked that way. Cameron knew she shouldn't, but she opened the door a smidge to hear, for she too, was curious to know what happened.
". . . if you knew that I had run over someone and killed them."
"What?" Rachel began to back away.
"It was an accident! I couldn't see her! She was so small and she just ran out in front of my car. . ."
"A girl? How old was she! My god, Jason! You don't go into a marriage not telling people things like this! Who was she?" Rachel paused in backing away. Cameron could see the pain that this conversation was causing Jason.
"She was . . . my daughter." He looked to the floor as if to mask tears.
"But we. . ." something hit Rachel. "You were married before me! What else didn't you tell me! You know what, no. I don't want to know! This marriage is over Jason!" Rachel slammed the door open almost knocking over Cameron. Cameron opened the door and walked inside. Jason was about to say something but Cameron shushed him.
"It's okay." Cameron embraced him in a hug as he wept. House went by the door and was about to open it and yell at Cameron for not following orders but instead stopped and watched the two for a moment. Sighing and grumbling something he walked away.
"I need my Vicodin refilled." He said as if making an excuse to himself for walking away.
I hope it's going okay. I finally figured something out and I know it isn't necessarily a "disease" as such, but it's still interesting! All this medical stuff is making my brain hurt! Chappie 3 is coming!
