Listening to Mae this time. The song "Suspension" where I got my name from. And the name for this story, as well.
So what's new, you ask? Chapter 5 is...But I honestly don't know a lot of medical lingo..and I don't really know where to look it up. So I just don't know how accurate this will all sound. I'm going to try my best. But I really want to focus on the emotions that everyone will be feeling, more so to keep me from having to explain Dr. things. Kind of like when you watch a soap opera...Anyway, I hope you all don't mind and I hope you keep enjoying the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, except the characters I make up.
In the elevator...
Carey became lightheaded when she heard the gunshot. "No, no, no, no..." she began to whisper, as she put a hand on her forehead. Her chest became tight and she felt as though her throat was going to close up. With tears flowing down her cheeks, she began pacing. Maddie glanced over at Carey, too afraid to say anything. Then they heard the police officers break open the doors...
In the lobby...
Moseby had just grabbed the gun from a semiconscious Felix when the police barreled through the doors.
"Nobody move!" he heard one of the officers yell.
Moseby threw the gun to the side and stood up, hands raised. The officers were walking slowly over to Moseby when London screamed, "It's the guy on the floor! He's the one that had the gun!" The officer in front looked at London, then at the officers behind him and nodded his head at Felix, who was slowly coming to his senses. The officers dragged Felix to his feet and cuffed him while reading him his rights. The dragged him past London, who nodded in approval while wiping stray tears from her eyes, and into one of the patrol cars. Moseby looked down at Zack and Cody, asking "Boys? Are you alright?" He walked over to them. Zack let out a muffled "Yeah" while shooting him a thumbs-up and Cody just let out an "Ugh.." Moseby, satisfied with the answer, walked over to the police officer who had Felix arrested.
"I'm Lieutenant Brooks. I came as soon as I heard the call, Mr. uh...Moseby," Brooks said, glancing at Moseby's name tag.
"How did you know?" Moseby asked, confused. He looked over at the guests who had been behind the candy counter and who were now with the officers, and said "No one had access to a phone, unless one of the other guests in the hotel realized something was wrong and called 911."
"I called, Mr. Moseby." Moseby turned to see Esteban standing by the front doors with Arwin at his side. "I went outside with Mr. Arwin when he asked me to help him bring in a new piece of junk that was quite heavy. When I tried to get back into the doors, I saw they were locked. That is when Arwin and I heard threatening voices inside and decided to call the police," Esteban explained.
"I'll go get the power turned back on, Mr. Moseby," Arwin said, leaving.
Moseby turned back to the lieutenant and shook his hand. "Thank you for coming when you did," he said. Lieutenant Brooks just smiled and said "It's my job. Now lets get you all checked out, I've got paramedics waiting outside." But Moseby shook his head. "I have to tell you something first. There were two men..." he began to explain what happened as Brooks took out his pen and pad.
Zack got to his knees and looked at his brother, who was curled up in a ball on the floor. He clapped him on the shoulder and said "Thanks, buddy." But Cody didn't respond. "Cody?" Zack asked, shaking his brother slightly. He turned him over, but Cody still didn't respond to him. "What's wrong with you?" Zack asked, a little louder this time. Then Zack looked at his own hand, his eyes growing wide.
"Moseby?" he said, with a shaky voice. Nothing. "Moseby!" he cried, louder this time.
"Not now, Zack, I'm explaining to the lieutenant about..." Moseby was saying as he turned and saw Zack's hand, which was covered in blood. He and the lieutenant rushed over to where Zack and Cody were.
"Zack, are you hurt!" Moseby asked, examining the boy. Zack looked up at Moseby, breathing harshly. "Cody.." he said in a cracked voice. Moseby looked down and saw Cody, who was covered in blood. The lieutenant ran to the door and screamed "We need a paramedic, RIGHT NOW!"
Moseby ripped his jacket off and placed it on Cody's wound in order to keep pressure on it. Cody let out a moan and a small cough, blood trickling down his chin.
Zack was staring down at his brother when one of the paramedics came and pushed him to the side. His head was spinning. "This can't be happening," he thought. "This is all a dream. Cody is going to wake me up any minute and tell me we have to get ready for school.." He heard small portions of the conversation the paramedics were having. "Blood...Losing him...Clear..." Zack flinched as he saw his brother's small body lift off the ground from the shock of the defibrillator. Then he felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned around to see a police officer guiding him away from his brother. "No, I need to be with Cody," Zack thought. Suddenly, the power came back on.
In the elevator...
Carey was cursing and sobbing when the power flashed back on and the elevator doors opened. She ran out of the elevator and started yelling, "Boys? Cody? Zack?" There were too many people in the lobby sobbing and yelling, and she couldn't make it past the officers who were restricting access from the elevators and stairs into the main room.
"M'am, you can't go in there right now.." one of the officers said, holding her back.
"My boys are in there!" Carey screamed, noticing Zack for the first time, sitting with his back against the candy counter. "Zack!" Carey yelled, rushing past the officer and throwing her arms around her son. "Oh God, I was so scared, baby," she said, sobbing. She took his face in her hands and kissed it. Then she noticed his red, puffy eyes.
"Sweetie? Where's your brother?" Carey asked, afraid of the answer. Zack looked his mother in the eyes and opened his mouth, but no sound would come out. He shook his head and let out a choking sob. Carey felt lightheaded again and turned around. She saw the paramedics lifting her other son onto a stretcher and felt the bile rise in her stomach. She got to her feet and rushed over to the paramedics.
"Oh God, what happened to my baby!" she yelled, swaying on her feet. One of the paramedics caught her.
"Are you his mother?" The paramedic asked, nodding in Cody's direction.
"Yes..." Carey whispered, running a hand over her son's cheek.
"He has a gunshot wound to the abdomen. We need to get him to a hospital right away to know the extent of his injury." The paramedic explained.
Carey turned white. "I'm going with you," she said, turning to Moseby, who was standing a few feet away from her.
"Moseby..I..Zack.." she stuttered. Moseby nodded. "I'll get Zack to the hospital. Go with Cody," he said, clenching her hand. Carey nodded and walked out the doors with the paramedics.
Moseby turned to look at Zack, who was staring at his blood-covered hand, and sighed.
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And the verdict is...?
I really want to write this from an emotional standpoint. I want you to feel what they're feeling. I hope I'm doing it well. On a lighter note, I choked on my drink when London said "And now I know my ABD's" in the daycare episode. LOL. Sorry, had to get that out. I think that was one of the funniest episodes yet.