DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN GREY'S ANATOMY, I wish I did.
Cristina: Oh my God!
Burke: (Rolls over and looks at her.) What's wrong?
Cristina: (Jumps out of bed and begins getting dressed.) Something is wrong with Meredith.
Burke: What?
Cristina: (Yelling.) I don't know, OK!
Burke: Calm down. What did she say?
Cristina: She said "It hurts."
Burke: Where is Shepherd?
Cristina: How the hell should I know? He's an ass.
Burke: Why do you say that? Did they have a fight?
Cristina: I have to go. I'm taking your car.
Burke: OK.
Cristina ran to Burke's car. She was worried. She didn't get worried. What the hell was wrong with her? Cristina dialed Meredith's cell phone number. It rang then went to voicemail. She weaved in and out of traffic. The traffic was fairly light, it was 3am. She pulled up to the front door of the hotel and ran up to the desk.
Cristina: I need to know what room number my friend is in.
Man: Why don't you get that from your friend? We are not permitted to release that information.
Cristina: Look, I think my friend is in trouble. Meredith, Meredith Thompson. She called me. I think she passed out. She was in pain.
Man: Oh yeah, she was at the bar earlier. She must have had too much to drink.
Cristina: NO! Something is wrong. I need you to tell me that number before I climb over this desk and strangle you.
Man: Do I need to call security?
Cristina: What can I do? How can I convince you?
Man: (He could tell she was genuinely worried.) I will call her room. (He dials the number.) There's no answer. Maybe she is out of her room.
Cristina: Please. Yes- I said it, please check on her.
Man: I'm sorry, I can't.
Cristina: I can.
Man: I can't give out her room information.
Cristina: Can we at least go up to the room. (Cristina is very worried. She is desperate.)
Man: (Stands there debating what to do.) OK. We will go up and knock on the door.
The elevator seemed to be creeping slower than ever. Cristina watched as each floor lit up. She was relieved when the doors opened at the sixth floor. The man walked slowly to the room. Cristina wanted to shove him along. You could just tell he was that type of person, easy come, easy go. They reached her room and he knocked on the door. There was no answer.
Man: Sorry. (Shrugs his shoulders.)
He starts walking away, and Cristina sees something in his hand. It's something she needs. Cristina follows him to the elevator. He was holding the key card in his hand. Cristina garbs the card right before the elevator doors close. She runs towards the room. She quickly slides the card and opens the door. The room is dark. She sees Meredith laying on the bed. She runs over to her.
Cristina: Mer! Meredith.
She gets no response. She checks her pulse, it is weak. She smells of alcohol. The desk man comes barging in.
Man: What the hell do you think you are doing?
Cristina: Call 911!
Man: (Panics.) Uh, OK. Is she OK?
Cristina: Her pulse is weak and she is unresponsive. (She continues to try and wake her.) Meredith!
Meredith: (She slowly comes to and grabs her stomach.) Ahh, it hurts. (She passes out again.)
The paramedics arrived quickly. Cristina got into the ambulance with her. Her blood pressure was very low. Cristina looked at her abdomen, which was distended. The ride to Seattle Grace felt like an eternity. Cristina had never been worried like this. Meredith is her person. She didn't want anything to happen to her person. The doors open and Dr. Bailey is standing there.
Bailey: I just got here and already they're coming in! (Looks up.) Yang! What-
Cristina: It's Meredith. She called me. She has severe pain in her abdomen. She is distended. Her BP is low, pulse is weak. She is going in and out of consciousness.
Bailey: Karev! I need you to get a complete blood work up, and a CT of her abdomen. Oh, Lord! She smells like she crawled out of a liquor bottle. Hook her up to fluids. That's probably half of her problem. Damn fool is drunk.
Alex: Right away.
Cristina: Is she going to be OK?
Bailey: I'm sure she'll be fine.
Cristina: What do you think it is?
Bailey: Do I look like a CT machine? For all I know, it is gas.
Cristina: She is in a lot of pain.
Bailey: You have rounds in a hour. I don't want to see you hanging around Thompson.
Cristina: But.
Bailey: Oh, no. No but. Go!
Cristina ran away making her way the locker room. She quickly changed into her scrubs and then made her way to CT. She wanted to make sure her friend was going to be OK. She walked into the room with Alex.
Cristina: They up yet?
Alex: No. What the hell happened?
Cristina: I don't know. She called me. I went to the hotel. I had to take, uh, never mind.
Alex: Why was she at a hotel?
Cristina: Uh, she and McDreamy had a fight. Shut up about it, OK?
Alex: Oh, crap! (The scan pops up.)
Cristina: Shit!
Cristina: I'll grab her out. You go get Bailey.
Cristina goes into the room and gets Meredith wheeling her into the hall. Meredith opens her eyes.
Meredith: It hurts.
Cristina: I know.
Meredith: Derek...
Cristina: I'll call him.
Meredith: No. Don't tell him. I can't...
Cristina: Meredith! Meredith!
Bailey: Damn fool has a blood alcohol of .12! She has to sober up before we can get her into surgery.
Cristina: She is bleeding into her abdominal cavity!
Bailey: You think I don't know that? She needs to be transfused. Karev, go get blood. How the hell did she rupture her spleen?
Cristina: I don't know. She woke up. She doesn't want Dr. Shepherd to know anything about her case.
Bailey: Why is that? Last week they were fools in love.
Cristina: There was an incident.
Bailey: OK. I don't think he's going to be too happy about this. Our priority is the patient. As of now, Meredith is a patient. We need to check her blood alcohol content again.
Cristina: Right away.
Bailey: Are you on this case?
Cristina: No.
Bailey: Get the blood done. But you aren't scrubbing in.
Cristina: OK.
Bailey: Hey, Yang.
Cristina: Yes.
Bailey: You can watch from the gallery.
Cristina: Thank you.
Her blood alcohol came back OK. Alex prepped her for surgery. Dr. Bailey opened her up.
Bailey: Shit. I need some lap pads here. We are going to have to remove the spleen. This is a mess. Karev- what are the functions of the spleen?
Alex: The spleen filters the blood and removes abnormal cells. It makes disease-fighting components of the immune system. Since the spleen is involved in so many bodily functions, it is vulnerable to a wide range of disorders. The human body can adapt well it, so removing it is possible without causing any serious harm to the patient.
Bailey: Good.
Alex: How did this happen?
Bailey: Hell if I know. She had to have been hit. As drunk as she was, she probably won't remember. Damn intern drinks too much if you ask me.
Alex: Wow, this is a mess.
Bailey: She's lucky she got here when she did. She wouldn't have made it much longer.
Meanwhile:
Derek climbs out of bed. He didn't sleep very well. He hadn't heard from Meredith in days. He was getting very worried. It was unlike her, to lose contact. He had a surgery at 7:30am. He wanted to get to the hospital early. He hadn't done the surgery in a long time and wanted to read up on it and check on his patients. He takes a shower and grabs his things heading to the car. He tries to call Meredith again. She should be answering. It is much later in Boston. He was ready to panic. He doesn't panic. He's not that kind of guy. He didn't even know who to call. He pulls into the hospital parking lot and makes his way upstairs. He takes a look at the surgical board and reads: Thompson, Meredith- Splenectomy - OR 2.
Derek: What the hell? (He rushes into the scrub room. Dr. Bailey is closing her up. He waits. Dr. Bailey and Alex walk in.) What's going on? What happened? Is she OK?
Bailey: I can't discuss that with you.
Derek: What? Miranda.
Bailey: Patient confidentiality, Dr. Shepherd.
Derek: She's my girlfriend!
Bailey: That's not what I've heard! (She walks out.)
Alex: Dude, she's been living in a hotel.
Derek: What? What are you talking about? She's in Boston.
Alex: Obviously not. I just performed surgery on her.
Derek: What the hell happened? (He is dumbfounded.)
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OK, last nights episode was intense. I cried. I never cry! Derek was her "Knight in shining...whatever." He really cares about her. It was heartbreaking. My prediction is that they will give up on her. Possibly call TOD and Cristina will rush in and fight to save her. She is, after all, her person. We shall see!
Now in my story... Rest assured Derek would never cheat. I would have to write myself into the story and beat him beyond recognition! Meredith won't either. And they won't die. I could never do that.