Part 3
A/N: I skipped two weeks because I was having a really hard time coming up with stuff. (Oh by the way for you confused people P.O.V. means Point of View.)
Carol's P.O.V.
I can't believe that I am in the hospital as a patient on my birthday! It has been two weeks and Elizabeth got discharged yesterday. She came to visit me for the first time as a free person. I am jealous. Not that it really matters because I am totally responsible for this whole ordeal. Anyway, today I get to find out if I'm paralyzed or not. If I am then they will be able to correct it with surgery and physical therapy. But that will take a couple of months or so. I wonder why Doug didn't call me yet. Or at least send me animal crackers. He knows that is our old tradition. Or did he decide that this year he would skip it and forget about me all together. I think I am getting hallucinations from boredom and I am getting paranoid from being bed ridden for so long. Mark has been so sweet through all of this. Not only has he helped Elizabeth and announced his love to her, but he is also coming over and visiting me every day! How will I ever make this up to him? Doug won't answer his phone at all. I have been trying to contact him ever since this accident happened. I really hope they find the idiot who did this to us.
Elizabeth's P.O.V.
I'm free! I'm not back at work yet but I am not a patient at that bloody hospital! I still have to go through physical therapy three times a week but I really couldn't care less. Mark asked me to marry him today! I said yes of course but haven't told anyone yet. I think I will tell Carol tomorrow. Today is my special day and I don't wanna share it with anyone but me, myself and I. (and Mark too of course.) Hmm I feel kind of guilty that Carol has to be in the hospital today considering it is her birthday. I think I will go tell her today. She has helped me a lot even if she couldn't get out of bed! Oh No... I forgot that today Carol is going to find out if she is paralyzed or not. What kind of friend am I? I need to get to the hospital and find out right now.
Carol's P.O.V.
Oh No! This is so not happening. No, no, no, no, no! Thank god Elizabeth just came. I think I might throw up. The policemen just said that DOUG might have hit us. I refuse to believe this crap. Why would he do that to us? Why? He loves me. He said so! Ugh I don't feel so well...
Elizabeth's P.O.V.
Oh No! Carol just passed out. And they told me that she will be paralyzed also. But thank goodness it can be corrected. It will require some surgery and physical therapy, but it can be corrected. All on her birthday. And I didn't get her a present. Oh I feel so bad! This is my fault! I don't know how exactly yet but I feel guilty. Now they said that they're taking her to CT. Why did this happen to her? She didn't do anything to deserve this. I really need to get a hold of Doug now. He needs to know about this. Mark can't find him but he forgot that he should ask personnel at Doug's work about when he last came in.
Half an Hour Later
They said that she just passed out from stress. Oh, so much surgery and pain. It's not fair. And now Mark is insisting that I should go home and rest. Like hell I'm going home! I am going to stay here until I know for sure Carol is going to be okay. Besides this is a hospital after all. If anything happens to me I will have medical staff all around me. They said that Doug probably hit us. Why would he do this to her. I know he loves her. If so, that explains why we couldn't reach him. Hmm... I feel kind of hot. I wonder if I have that stomach flu. It's going around. Now I feel nauseous. I think I should get a nurse.
3 minutes later
Ugh! 103.1! Now they're making me go down to the ER! Just because I'm a bloody staff member. They said they need to monitor me overnight. This hospital has such bad luck! There was Mark's assault, that stupid interview, the chemical spill, Doug leaving, that Amanda Lee person,... oh god the list could go on forever and this is just while I was here. Maybe the hospital is cursed. Oh well, I'm going to sleep now.
2 hours later
Well my thorough examination is FINALLY complete. They said it's the flu. They wanted to be "cautious" so I guess its back in the hospital for me. Well at least I will be able to visit Carol round the clock for a while.
Doug's POV (1 month after he moved to Seattle)
I don't know why I resigned from my job. I mean I know I need to get a fresh start and everything but I left the love of my life there and I want to go back. I guess it has something to do with Kerry. I mean that bitch has hated me from day one! God I could kill her! I need to take a nice long drive to Chicago to straighten things out and surprise Carol.