A new face after the race
Chapter 56
Previously:
The small couple held there, holding each other in each other's arms. They looked so peaceful; their hands held together, the boyfriend protecting the girlfriend with his life, literally as he discovered their mouths crushed together.
He almost smiled at the pretty picture they made. Bobby checked for pulses and looked up. "They're breathing sir." He reported and he requested his help that they pull them apart. He knew it wasn't going to be easy, and they'd need help right away as the medics were near to receive them.
The medics took it from there as they raced the living victims to the hospital. Whether they would stay among the living was the question now.
Fellow searchers watched as the paramedics stabilized both patients on the stretcher, they quickly but carefully loaded them into two awaiting ambulances.
Luke, Jason, and Sonny, all of them tried to see who they were as they saw movement in that area of the wreckage, but were shielded by the light and smoke from a small after explosion that occurred suddenly, without warning.
By the time everything had cleared, the ambulances were on their way to General Hospital and they had no answers as to the people's identities.
Sonny saw Bobby, the worker who had found the people, and ran over there, Jason and Luke trailing behind him. He was turning to leave as they got near.
"Wait, wait, please. Can you tell me who were they?" Sonny asked him as they got his attention.
"They're unidentified as of yet sir. They were breathing but we don't know who they were." Bobby told them, identifying them as the possible parents.
"Could you tell what gender they were at least?" Jason asked him.
"Yes, of course. I could clearly see a male and a female. They were wrapped in each other's arms, the male was visibly protecting her from the damage, I suppose." Bobby shook his shoulders, not quite sure what to say or what to tell them.
The men looked at each other. That sure sounded like them, and as they predicted, if you found one, you found the other. But they wanted to be sure, so they asked one last question.
"Do know anything else? Like, their hair color maybe?" Luke asked, supposing this could work to their advantage.
Bobby's brows rose in thought. "Well, it was hard to tell with all the smoke and ashes, but I'd say the male was a blonde, the female…well I'd like to say it was a brown, but it looked more like black too." Bobby answered him.
They all smiled. It had to be their children. Luke would know as would Sonny, he never could figure out whose hair color Emily got either. Paige's was light brown, but his was black, it must have made a mixture as time passed.
Luke grabbed one of Jason's arms and one of Sonny's and pushed them towards his car. "Come on, we have to know, like now before we drive each other nuts." He insisted as they all piled in his car.
Lucky started it up and raced down the streets to get to the hospital where possibly, most likely their living children were.
At General Hospital, the ambulance a little ahead of Luke and the guys the paramedics pulled the two out and raced them in to the emergency room. Bobbie was on call.
Bobbie rushed over, seeing as she was needed. "What do we have here?" Bobbie Spencer asked.
"Two victims, one male, one female. No identification as of yet. Age, we guess early twenties. They each have a pulse, somewhat shallow. Smoke inhalation, and possibly burns." The paramedics said as they put the two patients into two different rooms.
"Do you know anything else that could be of use?" Bobbie asked them, following the male. Another nurse followed the female.
"No, it's hard to tell what other injuries each might have." One answered everything were questions with no answers at this point.
Sonny, Luke and Jason followed swiftly, only to be told that they had to wait until the doctors and nurses were done with their evaluations of the damage. So they paced the sitting area, at least Sonny did. He didn't handle grief and had little patience as it was. It was beyond tested as far as this night went.
It was maybe five or ten minutes later, thought it felt like hours to them, that the doctors and nurses came out.
Jason and Luke stood up almost immediately and Sonny just stopped and looked at them with hope. Their children, those had to be their children anyway, must be all right. They were needed too much to leave this world; they had such a bright future ahead of them.
Emily would be a great journalist one day and Lucky would only get better with computers. There was so much for them out there for them to go. They were so young and vibrant, a couple who deeply loved each other, it was obvious.
The doctor spoke, the same doctor that was for Emily before and hopefully was now. "We cleaned them up so they can be identified." The doctor started and their faces fell and lost some color.
"They're dead?" Sonny nearly choked on the words he just spoke. They had made it this far, they survived the falling building and so much more. "Tell me their not dead." He practically begged him.
"Their not, but that's not to say they won't be. The next twenty four hours will be critical for each of them. There's no promise that they'll pull through." The doctor informed them.
Luke, Sonny and Jason breathed easier. They weren't dead and will pull through, they knew it.
The young nurse spoke up. "If you would come with us to make sure they are your children…" She didn't wait for them, it wasn't a suggestion. They followed like pigs for a slaughter, heads low, about to panic at any given moment.
They went into the first room that held the female. This wasn't Luke's place to be, though he probably could identify Emily if it was indeed Emily. It was Sonny's and maybe Jason's if Sonny couldn't take the responsibility, which they would understand.
Sonny walked over there hesitantly and stopped at the foot of the bed, looking down before he gained the courage to look up. When he did so, the tears that he had wanted to let go finally let go.
Jason was confused as Sonny started crying. He investigated it for himself and found himself smiling, a bit relieved. Sonny wasn't crying as in upset, but in relief. Emily had made it through.
Luke smiled thinly as he saw Jason do so. One of the two was alive, for that he was glad. Now it was his turn, and he left to go next door, to find out the truth of the unidentified male.
There was no one in there, as everyone was with Emily. He opened the door and entered silently. The room echoed his footsteps and made him slightly jumpy as each one sounded around the room.
He finally made it to the bed though and faced the unidentified male. He was identified as Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. all right. His son was alive, and looked pretty bad, but he was alive as was Emily. Things would work out now, he knew.
Jason was at the door and watched the scene in front of him. "Luke?" He called from the doorway.
Luke looked over at Jason and willed himself not to be Sonny, crying out of relief. "It's Lucky all right." He told Jason, but didn't glance his way.
Jason looked for himself. Lucky did look bad, but if the worker was right, Lucky took the blunt of the damage, protecting Emily to the best of his ability. He knew how it was to rather have yourself hurt than someone you loved that deeply. Lucky probably saved Emily's life, again, but this time a different way. There was no diary around this time.
They went to speak to the doctor as soon as they got their piece of mind back. The doctor gave his report to them in the hall.
"Lucky indeed saved both Emily and his lives." He told them.
"By taking most the hits of the falling rubble?" Jason asked.
"Yes, well, that is another way he did so, but no, you are aware they were caught kissing?" The doctor asked.
Everyone was pleasantly surprised, despite half expecting that. If they thought they were going to die, they'd probably die lips locked.
The doctor took it as such. "Well, you know now." He said and thought of a good way to explain this, as simply as possible. "Moving onto the explanation, Lucky made a good decision in doing so, a kiss of death let's call it." He proposed and they waited for him to continue, he didn't disappoint them. "The smoke in the air made it hard to breathe; for both of them, and how long they were stuck under there was no oxygen…they would have honestly died without that kiss of death." He explained.
"How so?" Luke asked, smiling for his boy.
"Like I said before, there was no oxygen with the fire and they were stuck for some time, but by kissing Emily and staying much like that, he shared oxygen with her and her with him. The only reason your children are alive today is that smart move. By sharing his oxygen he gave us enough time to get to them. Without that move, well, we wouldn't be talking here." The doctor supposed, not that he could tell the future or anything.
"Are they going to be okay then?" Sonny asked the doctor.
"It's hard to tell at this point. Lucky took the blunt of the injuries in protecting Emily, so he has more problems." The doctor told them.
"The details, doc?" Luke asked, a bit impatient, to know if his son would be all right.
"Neither Emily nor Lucky have any burns luckily. It seems the flames took away from where they were stationed, more like surrounding them than hurting them." The doctor guessed, though he didn't know the straight facts, only Emily and Lucky did.
"The diagnosis doctor." Luke snapped and wouldn't apologize for it. He didn't want the doctor's theories, he wanted the diagnosis.
"Emily injured her shoulder again and is extremely tender. There are some breathing problems of course, but that should be cleared up soon. Plenty of scratches and bruises, her wrist got sprained again. Her right arm is in a sling." The doctor replied.
"And Lucky's diagnosis?" Jason asked jumping in front of Luke's upcoming question.
"As I said, he took the blunt of the injuries. He has a serious concussion and his ankle is sprained and there is a broken rib or two, and plenty of more bruises and scratches, not to mention a pretty big one on the forehead." The doctor reported on Lucky's side.
"Will they make it though?" Sonny asked, speaking up now, all of a sudden.
"That is a question I can't answer. Lucky's head injury might be fatal and Emily may well stop breathing with all the smoke she inhaled for all I know." The doctor told them, disappointing them some.
"Didn't Lucky inhale the smoke as well?" Jason supposed.
"Yes, of course he did, but not as much as Emily. He didn't get enough to cause lasting damage. Emily wasn't so lucky." The doctor responded.
"So what do we do?" Luke asked, no longer silent as he heard the plain truth.
"I suggest you pray and hope for the best. You can see them if you like, but no stress will be brought in there, they are weak as it is." The doctor warned and turned, his job done and gave the files to the nurse on call.
The three men looked at each other, grimacing slightly as they did so. They knew what each was thinking. Time it was all about time and they hoped there was enough for those two lovebirds.
Author's note: To everyone reading, i'm believing this story is down to four chapters, so it will be ending shortly. I will be concentrating on this story until i get this finished, in which i believe i will start another new story. I hope you'll be sure to watch out for it and there will be a fourth edition of this story, but i'm not sure when it will actually happen. Much is happening on this end. Reviews are always appreciated.