Missing the Consequences – Chapter 4

Yep, the last chapter was a tad small...because well, I wanted to break it off at that point. I'm kind of using the chapter breaks as a "scene/time break"...so the chapters may be shorter, but I'm still writing at the same pace. Instead of one long chapter, you'll just be getting shorter but more frequent chapters!

Sandy impatiently paced the floor of the hospital waiting hall...this was his worse nightmare, no, worse than his worst nightmare. His family was hurt, not one, or two, but all three of them were hurt. His sons, his wife...

Sandy couldn't help but feel guilty over Kirsten's drinking...if only he hadn't giving into always being the nice guy, if only he had not went so out of his way to help Rebecca…his family could be happily snuggled up on the couch watching another run of King Kong. But he also knew at the back of his mind, Kirsten drinking was what caused this, Kirsten was the very reason why his two sons were now here. Sandy didn't want to be angry at Kirsten, he didn't want to push the blame onto his wife, but the thought was there, tempting its way out.

The opening door of the emergency room swung open, breaking Sandy from his thoughts.

"Mr. Cohen? I'm Dr. Jennings,"

Sandy nodded, wasting no time in greeting the doctor that had emerged. "How are they?"

The doctor paused to look at his chart. Sandy hated the pause...it always seemed so devastating. The pause was the moment before you found out someone you love had left you, before you found out that someone would never walk again, that someone would never wake from a coma. Sandy prayed to God that this time, this pause did not mean the same things.

"Your wife Kirsten has been taken to the recovery ward. She suffered a concussion, so needs to remain under observation for the next two days. However, aside from a few bruises and scratches, she seems to have escaped the worst of the runt. She's not conscious yet, but you may see her if you wish," answered Dr. Jennings.

Sandy breathed a sigh of relieve. Kirsten was okay, Kirsten was okay.

"However, we have a slight problem...your wife, she blew a 0.2..." Jennings paused again, "You understand we must alert the authorities to this fact..."

Sandy nodded impatiently. This currently was the last of his problems. Jennings turned to walk away leaving Sandy panicked.

"Wait, what about my sons?"

Dr. Jennings turned back around to face Sandy. "We'll let you know as soon as we have any news," he answered before walking off again.

Sandy sucked in a deep breath and squatted down in the hallway. Waiting...