Chapter 6 Brave Little Girl
Chance read over Jake's files as he and David drove towards the industrial plant.
"This poor kid," said Chance.
"Yeah. If he has bad reaction to the st inside of him, he's screwed,"ﾝ said David. He could see the chemical plant in the distance.
"This could have all been an accident. It doesn't really matter if a nasty canal is polluted," said Chance. David pulled up to the main gate. A security guard walked out of a hut.
"Can I help you?" asked the guard.
"I'm with the CDC. I need to speak with the supervisor on duty right now,"ﾝ said David.
"Who's your friend?"ﾝ asked the guard.
"I'm with the FBI,"ﾝ said Chance, holding out his badge.
"Go on. I'll let the supervisor know you're coming," said the guard. He opened the gate. David drove towards the main building. A man was walking out the front door. David and Chance got out of the car.
"Hi. I'm John Meyers. I'm the primary supervisor here,"ﾝ said the man, shaking David's hand.
"David Gates CDC,"ﾝ said David.
"Chance Connors FBI," said Chance, shaking John's hand.
"What can I do for you gentlemen?"ﾝ asked John.
"It seems that some toxic waste has been polluting a nearby canal. A boy fell into that canal and now he's really sick,"ﾝ said David.
"Oh dear. I'm sorry. That's our fault. Sometimes the disposal team will get lazy and just dump into that canal. They figure no one's going to be swimming in an already disgusting canal," said John.
"The boy was thrown in," said Chance.
"I'll take care of this. Thank you for informing me,"ﾝ said John.
"I'll be back soon to make sure you're disposing of waste properly," said David.
"No problem. Have a nice day,"ﾝ said John. He went back inside.
"That was too easy,"ﾝ said Chance, getting back into the car.
"Let's wait to see what happens,"ﾝ said David. Inside the building, John was making a phone call.
"Yes,"ﾝ said the man on the other end.
"It's me. We've got a problem."ﾝ
Sarah was sitting on the examining table when Julia walked in to examine her before the transplant.
"Hi, honey. My name's Julia,"ﾝ said Julia, using a sweet voice to calm Sarah's nerves.
"You're the one taking care of Jake?" ﾝasked Sarah.
"One of the people taking care of him,"ﾝ said Julia. Sarah nodded.
"What you're doing is very brave, Sarah,"ﾝ said Julia.
"I just want to help my brother," said Sarah.
"And your kidney is going to help him. But before we get started I just need to make sure you're in good condition for the operation,"ﾝ said Julia.
"OK,"ﾝ said Sarah.
"OK, I need you lay down on your back,"ﾝ said Julia. Sarah did as she was told. Julia lifted up her shirt.
"You tell me if anything hurts," said Julia. Sarah nodded. Julia began feeling her stomach.
"Anything?"ﾝ asked Julia. Sarah shook her head.
"Good. One last thing and then it's surgery time,"ﾝ said Julia. She pulled over a machine.
"I'm going to do something called an ultrasound. This will let me know what condition your kidneys and other organs are in," said Julia. Sarah nodded. Julia put some cold gel on Sarah's stomach. Sarah winced.
"That's really cold,"ﾝ said Sarah. Julia nodded. She smiled when she saw Sarah was in good health.
"Perfect. We're all set,"ﾝ said Julia.
"Can I see Jake before our surgery?"ﾝ asked Sarah.
"Of course,"ﾝ said Julia. Sarah changed into a hospital gown and then followed Julia into the surgical prep area. Jake was lying on his stomach with Kate rubbing his back. It was apparent that Jake had been crying.
"Hey, dude,"ﾝ said Sarah. She leaned down and kissed Jake's cheek. Jake smiled and moved onto his back. He held out his arms and Sarah gave him a hug.
"Thanks for helping me,"ﾝ said Jake.
"Anything for my little brother,"ﾝ said Sarah. Jake smiled. Sarah helped him lie back down. She could tell he was weak. He was barely able to hold himself up.
"Jake needs to go now," said a nurse walking in. Sarah gave Jake one last kiss.
"See you later,"ﾝ said Sarah. Jake was wheeled off to surgery. Kate turned her attention to Sarah.
"My brave little girl," said Kate, giving Sarah a hug. Julia walked in with two nurses.
"It's time,â" said Julia.
David got back to the hospital two hours later. He met up with Julia.
"Hey. How's the transplant going?"ﾝ asked David.
"How'd you know about that?"ﾝ asked Julia.
"Nurse told me," said David.
"The girl's kidney is being put into Jake know. I was going to see how she is," said Julia. "How'd it go at the plant?
"The guy I talked to says they'll stop polluting,"ﾝ said David. They arrived at Sarah's OR. She was being closed up. She was still asleep She was so drugged up that her tongue was hanging out of the side of her mouth. But she was breathing on her own.
"She'll do fine,"ﾝ said David. A nurse walked up to David and Julia.
"Test results on Jake's new kidney," said the nurse. David looked it over.
"Fk," said David.
"What?"ﾝ asked Julia. David shook his head.
"Strike one,"ﾝ said David.