If anyone has any questions about the title of the chapter, just PM me and I'll explain. I'm also curious to know who's everyone's favorite non-Suite Life character. Please review.
Chapter 11 Murphy's Law
"How could the virus kill her so quickly?" asked Allison, shocked by the news of Max's death.
"Don't know. She was talking to someone in the lobby and then she just collapsed. Paramedics were working on her for awhile. But eventually her body just gave up," said Jim.
"I've never heard of the virus working so fast before," said Allison.
"That's the problem. We don't really know what we're up against. I have no training in dealing with this. I remember back in med school it was mentioned on occasion but no tips on how to treat it. This thing is still a mystery," said Jim.
"Then we may need to perform an autopsy on that little girl. Find out exactly what killed her," said Allison. Jim nodded.
"I'm going to check on Zack. See what you can find out about an autopsy," said Jim. Allison. Jim left. Allison sighed and started to make some phone calls.
Zack was doing better then expected. He was sleeping soundly in his room with his head bandaged and a tube in his mouth. Carey was sitting in a chair next to him. She was holding Zack's hand and watching him sleep. Jim walked in.
"Hi," said Jim. "From what Peter just told me, Zack should recover from this in no time."
"That's great," said Carey. Jim quickly examined Zack, making sure that for now he was OK.
"Carey, there's something you need to know. It's going to be hard for you to hear," said Jim. He sighed and told Carey about Max and how she had died. Carey out a hand over her mouth.
"Oh my God," said Carey.
"I'm sorry," said Jim.
"This is going to tear the boys apart," said Carey.
"It's best not to tell them this until they've recovered more. Emotional trauma can be almost as bad as physical trauma," said Jim. Carey nodded. Jim left so Carey could be with her son.
Allison sighed as she put the phone down. Max's parents refused to agree to an autopsy. Jim walked into the office.
"That's a negative on the autopsy," said Allison. Jim sighed in frustration.
"Can't blame them. Their daughter just died," said Jim.
"How's Zack?" asked Allison.
"He's doing well. I'm just about to go check on Cody. I just came back to find out about the autopsy," said Jim. Tom walked in at that moment.
"Zack's latest ultrasound pictures just came back. The machine had been on the fritz so there was delay in processing. It's not good," said Tom. Jim looked it over.
"Oh no," said Jim.
"What?" asked Allison.
"It's his kidneys. They're failing," said Jim. Allison sighed.
"How the hell did I miss that when I examined him?" asked Jim.
"We can fix this right away though. Just get a donor from the Cody," said Allison.
"I just came back from Cody's room. He's not doing well. Another surgery would kill him right now," said Tom.
"Zack dies without a donor," said Jim.
"Have Carey donate a kidney," said Allison.
"Zack and Cody both have extremely rare blood types. There's a one in a million chance that Zack would except another kidney other then one from Cody," said Jim.
"But then that gives only two options," said Allison.
"Cody donates a kidney and dies. Or Zack doesn't get a kidney and dies," said Jim.
"That's something Carey has to decide," said Allison. Jim shook his head.
"She has to decide which one of her sons gets to live and which one dies," said Jim.
Hope that doesn't sound too far fetched. Do I dare kill off Zack or Cody? Get ready for brotherly love!