The Surprise

Lobby:

Dana: Lana I am going to shorten my hours.

Lana: Why Dana?

Dana: Lana I'm Pregnant

Chat Room:

Chat room girls: Congrats! You know what you need? You need Anna Taylor, that woman who takes care of the baby for you.

Lu: Good going Peter (giving Peter a weird look)

Peter: I did not know she was telling everyone.

Lu: "Neither did she," Lu whispered. To Dana Congratulations!

Lobby:

Dr. Jackson: "Ms. Hawkins Have you seen Dr. Stowe lately?"

Lana: "Yes, she is in with a patient. Is it an emergency?"

Dr. J: "If Mrs. Fielding wants to see Dr. Stowe, it is an emergency."

Lana: "Lu is not busy. Do you want me to get her?"

Mrs. Fielding: "Is this Lu a women's doctor?"

Lana: "Yes."

Mrs. Fielding: "Where might I find this Lu person?"

Lu comes out of her office.

Lu: "Someone might find this Lu person right here if someone is looking hard enough."

Dr. J: "Dr. Delgado this is Mrs. Fielding, one of Dana's patients."

Mrs. Fielding: "May I talk to you?"

Lu: "Yes, follow me."

Mrs. Felding: "Excuse me, Jackson, but it is a women's problem. Dr. Delgado?"

Lu: "Please call me Lu. No one except Dr. Jackson calls me Dr. Delgado."

Mrs. Fielding: "I have been having itching problems. My husband bought some lotion that is strawberry scented. He loves it, but I discontinue the product."

Lu: "Ok, let's have a look?"

Lobby:

Lana: Hey Marc. You don't look like you are that excited for being in High school. How come?"

Marc: "You get one chance to show yourself and today is the day. How are you doing in college?"

Lana: "I am afraid."

Later that day:

Lana: "Something smells. I think it's you…Marc. Marc what happened?"

Marc: "During lunch I saw a girl that was sitting alone, so I went to talk to her, but I found out she had a boyfriend on the football team. She is a cheerleader and he & his buddies threw me in a dumpster."

Lana: "You are your mother's child. You try to fix everything like she does."

Next day:

Nobody notices Lu standing in the doorway of her office.

Marc: "Hey Lana. How was night school?"

Lana: "I don't know. I did not go."

Marc: "Why not? Because of what I said?"

Lana: "How was school?"

Marc: "I did not go."

At that moment, Lu decides to make her presence known.

Lu: "Both of ya'll in my office now! I did not spend day in day out working so you can just skip high school. Both of ya'll are going back to school. Do I make myself clear?"

Marc: "Yes mom."

Lu: "Marc, I don't want you to end up like I did. It was great, but it was hard! And you are going back to college tonight. Do I make myself clear?"

Lana: "Yes Lu."

Lu: "If you want to be watched you got it. Iwill go to every class with you and don't think I won't."

Marc and Lana walk out of Lu office. Dr. Jackson is now outside Lu's door.

Knock, Knock

Lu: "Yes Dr. Jackson?"

Dr. J: "Dr. Delgado can I speak to you?"

Lu: "Yes. What is on your mind?"

Dr. J: "What is a matter with Dana?"

Lu: "How would I know?"

Dr. J: "Ya'll are partners."

Lu: "I don't know anything."

Next Day:

Lobby:

Lu: "Lana how was college last night? Please tell me you went."

Lana: "Yes I did go. It was better than I expected."

Lu is in her office when Dana walks in.

Lu's office:

Dana: "Hey Lu.Lana said you wanted to see me."

Lu: "Yes, I saw one of your patients yesterday. Mrs. Fielding. When I get the labs I will give them to you."

Dana: "No, that's ok. You can take her. I trust your judgment. Remember, I am trying to cut down my hours. You will do fine."

Lu: "Thanks."

Lana: "Lu, Dana ya'lls labs are back?"

"Paging Dr. Delgado. Paging Dr. Delgado to the ER. Lu to the ER."

E.R.

Lu: "What do we have?"

Paramedic: "A fifteen-year-old male, stabbed in the stomach along with a GSW to the left arm."

Lu: "Oh My God! It's Marc. Where did this happen?"

Paramedic: "At Thomas Jefferson High School"

Down in the RWHC:

Lobby:

Lana: "Lu, what's a matter?"

Lu: "Marc was stabbed and shot at school. I should not have made him go to school."

Lana: "Baby you did not know."

A girl comes in to the clinic.

Jennifer: "I want to know if Marc Delgado is here?"

Lana: "Yes. May I ask who you are?"

Jennifer: "I am Jennifer Wood. I know him."

Lana: "How?"

Jennifer: "He was very nice to me on the first day of school. Very kind & sweet."

Lana: "Let me go check with his mom?"

Jennifer: "The officer told me that his mom was at work. And that Ritten House Hospital was the only one he is allowed to go to. Do you know why? If you don't mind me asking?"

Lana: "It is because his mom works here."

Jennifer: "Ohh. I did not know that."

Dr. J: "Where is Lu? How is Marc?"

Lana: "She is in her office."

Dr. J: "Thanks."

Lana opens Lu's office door.

Lana: "Lu, there is someone here that knows what happened. She has been waiting!"

Lu: "Send her in."

Lu: "Hey, I am Dr. Delgado, but you can call me Lu. Who are you and how do you know my son?"

Jennifer: "I am Jennifer Wood. I am a senior. Your son was very nice to me. I was sitting alone at lunch on the first day of school and he came up and talked to me. He was very polite and sweet. Lana told me he is just like you."

Lu: "So what happened?

Jennifer: "I wanted to break up with my boy friend and Marc was helping me. He said you know a lot in that department and so I broke up with him. Then he punched me so marc punched him back. Then my ex- boyfriend, James pulled out a gun and marc protected me. When I asked him why, he said that ' is what my mom would have done. Then another buddy of James' pulled out a knife."

Lu: "Thank you very much."

Lana reopens Lu's door.

Lana: "Hey Lu. They need a doctor in the ER Dana already left, so it is just you."

Lu: "Who paged me?"

Peter: "I did. A seventeen-year-old boy, black eye, face is num. Said he won't talk to anyone but the doctor."

Lu: "Hi. I am Dr. Lu. James those are some nasty beat marks. Somebody at home beating you?"

James: "No someone at school did this. Someone at Thomas Jefferson High School did this."

Lu: "What grade? My son goes there. He came in after being stabbed and shot. Do you know anything about that?"

James: "9th and no, I don't know him."

Lu: "Well did I also mention that I am Dr.Lu Delgado? My son's name is Marc. He was protecting one of his friends' named Jennifer."

James: "You mean Marco. He made my girlfriend break up with me."

Lu: "His name is Marc and he did not make her break up with you."

Bill enters

Bill: "Lu, where is he? Where is Marc?"

Lu: "Wait a second Bill. Hey James, this is Marc's Dad. Do you want to tell him what happened?"

James: "No."

Lu leaves ER with Bill right behind her. Heads to Marc's private room & opens the door.

Lu: "Here he is."

Lu walks back up to the RWHC

Lobby:

Lana: "Hey Lu. Go look in your office."

Peter: 'Lu go look'

Lu opens the door and there sits Isabel in her chair and all over her office there are cards for Marc.

Lu walks out.

Lu: "Who did this?

Lana: "Marc's friends and The RWHC staff and Isabel."

Jennifer: "It was Marc's idea. He wanted to do something special for your birthday."

It's Wednesday so Lu stays and Isabel is up stairs with marc and marc opens his eyes

Marc: "Where am I and where is my mom?"

Isabel in Spanish: "At Ritten House."

Peter comes down to see marc

Marc: Peter where is my mom?

Peter: "It's Wednesday. She's at the clinic doing rounds."

Marc: "Can you get her? Isabel is saying something in Spanish."

Peter: "What did she say? I heard Luisa."

Marc: "She said get my mom."

Peter gets on the phone& calls Lu. Lana picks up the phone & answers it.

Lana: "RWHC, this is Lana."

Peter: "Is Lu There?"

Lana: "Yes."

Peter: "Tell her Marc & Isabel are asking for her."

Lana: "Tell her yourself."

Lana hands the phone to Lu

Lu: "Lu here."

Peter: "Marc & Isabel are looking for you & Isabella won't leave me alone till you come down here."

ER

Peter: "Hey Lu, over here."

Lu: "Peter, go up and tell Lana that Marc is all right and let Bill know."

Lu walks into Marc's room

Lu: "Hey baby. How are you feeling?"

Marc: "Horrible. Like I got shot and stabbed."

Lu: "I knew what happened five minutes after you came in. Jennifer told me everything. Then your dad and I saw the kid who did this. Jennifer says that you are my child, being in the clinic the whole time. She also says that she hears stories about me. She said that is one of the good things about you. You go beyond the call of duty."