Sam stood outside of her home, her hair blowing around wildly due to the winds of the coming storm. She didn't know which ambulance to go in. She hadn't seen which girl went in which, so she randomly chose the one of the left of her. Pulling 3 suitcases towards it, she saw Sadie on the bed. It was only a five minute drive from here to the hospital so Sam thought Katie would forgive her. Sam got up into the ambulance and sat down on a built in chair.
An hour later, Sam was sitting in the Relatives Room. Tom walked in. He sat down next to Sam and hugged her close. She didn't have the strentgh to pull away, so she just sat there.
"Sam. They might not live. Well. Sadie probably won't live through the meningitis. Katie will. But I spotted something. When she came back from her CT... She has a brain tumour Sam." Tom said, tears in his eyes. sam let out a sob and hugged Tom.
"You... you spotted it? Oh Tom. I should never have douted you. I love you." Sam sobbed hard into his chest. She couldn't bear to face the prospect of losing her only two children. Tom tried to comfort Sam thorugh his own sadness, but it didn't work.
"But Tom. I need them. They're our beautiful children. We haven't even been their parents until five months ago. And now we're going to lose them!" She sobbed even harder, "Can I see them?" Sam asked.
"Come on. We'll both see them." Tom replied, and the couple walked up to the paediatric ward.
They saw both their girls lying on beds. Sadie had tubes snaking in and out of her, but Katie was in a better condition.
"Do you know about your brain tumour Katie?" Sam said, her voice shaking. Katie nodded. Sadie was barely conscious, but she called weakly for Tom and Sam. They went over to her and kissed her forehead.
"Hey you. Feeling any better?" Tom said, kindly.
"You gave us a fright you know!" Sam laughed, but it was clear she was devastated. Sadie nodded and smiled.
But suddenly her SATS dropped drastically, her pulse disappeard and she was in VF.
"Tom get help!" But Tom was already pumping hard on his daughters chest.
"Sam you get help! NOW!" Tom shouted as he carried on chest compressions. Katie started crying, but as Sam went to get help she pulled Katie's bed out of the room.
Help arrived a few minutes later. The doctor that arrived pushed Tom out of the way and started compressions themselves.
After 30 minutes of trying the doctor was ready to call it a day. As he stopped compressions, everyone waited to see what would happen...