Another chapter before tomorrow's episode! :)


The atmosphere of the hospital was grim, everyone was rushing about trying to deal with patients quickly in order to be able to return to their injured colleagues. Charlie had rung Guy Self to see if he could get some more Doctors down on the floor. To Charlie's surprise Elliot Hope had been sent down to assist Cal with the care of his brother Ethan who was on his way to Holby. Elliot approached Charlie, as the surgeon got closer Charlie could see a young girl clutching onto his hand. Charlie could tell the young girl had been crying due to the redness of her eyes. She looked familiar he thought to himself, was Elliot treating her? Was she a patient?

"Charlie" Elliot called "Any news? I came down as soon as i heard!" He continued frantically.

"Ethan is on his way in and will be treated by yourself and Cal. Lilly has been seen to and is recovering in a cubicle. Connie from what I've heard from the ambulance crew still at the scene is still trapped." at that moment the young girl burst into tears, Elliot enveloped the girl into a hug and whispered soothing words into her ear to try and calm her down. For a second Charlie thought he heard the girl cry out 'mum' and then it dawned on him. She looked so much like her mother, the hazel coloured eyes, the freckles on her cheeks, of course it was Connie's daughter. It was Grace.

-Back at the crash site -

The crash site was a little less chaotic now that Ethan had been removed from the overturned vehicle and was on his way to Holby. The fire crew was now trying to come up with a way to lift the vehicle in order to release Connie's hand without causing much disturbance within the vehicle itself. Connie was still unconscious from the movement of when Ethan was released. Jeff had joined Dixie outside the vehicle but both Tess and Zoe remained inside keeping an eye on Connie.

"What are you thinking?" Tess asked Zoe.

"I'm thinking she's loosing too much blood. Maybe we should think of plan B." Zoe replied

"She'd never forgive you." Tess replied sternly disagreeing to what Zoe was implying.

"I think she'd rather live and see her daughter again." Zoe countered.

"She'd never be able to operate or treat a patient again! She made it quite clear earlier that amputation was not on the cards. You know she lives for the job." Tess was right Connie would never forgive Zoe if she amputated her hand but Zoe could never forgive herself if Connie died and she didn't do everything she could to save her life. Whichever decision she made would be the wrong one. All she could do is hope that the fire-crew found a way to get her out in one piece alive.

-Back at Holby -

Elliot had taken Grace into her mothers office in order to give her a bit of privacy and gather her thoughts. She sat on the sofa twiddling her fingers nervously. Elliot sat at the other side of her with his hand rubbing soothing circles on her back.
"She's a fighter your mother" Elliot spoke. Grace looked across to him tears threatening to return. "She wont give in." he stated with a small smile. There was a knock on the door, Elliot beckoned them in. The door opened to reveal Charlie with two cups of what looked and smelt like hot chocolate.
"Ethan's arrived." Charlie stated looking at Elliot. "There going to need you, I'll look after Grace." he continued. Elliot returned his eyes to Grace who nodded to that it was fine to leave.
"I'll be back as soon as i can" he told her "everything is going to be fine" he stated as he was leaving.
With that Charlie shut the door and claimed the seating position that Elliot had been in moments before. He handed the hot chocolate to Grace who thanked him in turn.
"How are you holding up kiddo?" Charlie asked taking a sip his cup. This was replied with a shrug of Grace's shoulders. "You know, I haven't known your mother for long but I do know her well enough to know that she wont give in without a fight. She had the best medical team out there looking after her and they'll do everything in their power to bring her home to you." Charlie always had a way with words, he was always the best person to deal with the grieving family members and those awaiting news of a loved one. This time felt slightly different to those other times though, he'd always been so detached when speaking to those people, but Grace was a relative of one of there own and he couldn't help but feel attached and share the concern and nervousness that she was feeling. He couldn't help but let his mind drift to what was happening out there.

-Crash Site-

Connie began to regain consciousness yet again, she felt a warm hand holding her cold free one. She opened her eyes slowly to reveal the face of Zoe Hannah who was smiling at the waking Dr.
"Nice to see you back with us." she said placing two fingers against Connie's neck to check her pulse. "You need to stop leaving us like that."
"Did Ethan get out ok, had got a pneumothorax?" Connie asked whilst still trying to regain her bearings and adjust to the light that was glaring through the front of the vehicle. Zoe made an involuntary sound in reply to the question.
"Your in a serious situation yourself and your still being the Doctor and thinking about others. I think i got you wrong Connie." Zoe stated. "I must admit that this situation has made me see you in a different light, hell, i think I've even gained respect for you. You put on this hard, robotic, professional shell but i've come to realise that you only do that to protect those that work with you, to try and get the best out of those that are talented, you do actually care about your colleagues."

"Are you sure you haven't hit your head too?" Connie replied with a chuckle. The two Doctors gazed at each other, through that gaze two words were communicated, those two words were 'thank you'. Tess understood what the pair were communicating, if Connie survived this, she knew that the two Doctors in front of her could make Holby the best hospital in the country. She just hoped that they could find a solution to this mess sooner rather than later.


And so that concludes that chapter! Hope you enjoyed this instalment, make sure to let me know what you think by leaving a review :) thanks for reading!