Chapter 6
Beep. The high pitched sound woke Alfred from his light doze. Straightening in his chair, he glances up at heart monitor and watches the straight line scroll across it.
"Code Blue," he cries, jumping out of his chair and to the door. "Code Blue!"
Soon two nurses and a doctor stream past him and enter the room. As a nurse prepares the paddles for Dick, the doctor starts to manually pump the patient's heart.
"Ready," calls the nurse, with the paddles in hand.
Opening Dick's hospital gown, the nurse presses the paddles onto Dick's chest.
"Clear," the nurse calls out.
Shooting electricity into the patient's chest, the nurses and doctor watch the heart monitor. Remaining flat, the nurse prepares the paddles once again.
"Clear," she calls, as she places the paddles once more on Dick's chest.
Again, electricity enters Dick's body. Watching the heart monitor, a little blip jumps and Dick's heart starts up once more.
"My word," whispers Alfred softly, glancing between Dick and the heart monitor. "That was too close."
Stepping out of the room, Alfred waits in the hall. Standing just outside of the door, he glances down the hall to see Barbara running down it.
"What happened?" she cries, about to enter the room.
Holding her back, Alfred draws her away from the door.
"He's ok, miss," says Alfred.
Turning to face the older man, Barbara takes Alfred's hands into her own.
"What happened?" she asks once more, tears beginning to stream down her face.
"His heart stopped," answers the older man. "But the doctor was able to get it to start once more."
"Oh my God," she whispers, glancing toward the door. "Why is this happening?"
"I don't know," replies Alfred, shaking his head. "I don't know."