Cal fell asleep before they arrived home. Ethan hated to wake him up but he had no choice. His brother was a lot bigger than he was and he would not be able to carry him into the house without some form of assistance on Cal's part.
He shook his brother to wake him up. Cal pushed him away and groaned. He kept trying until Cal was fully awake.
'Hey, Cal we need to get you inside, you need to put some weight on your good foot so we can get you into the wheelchair' he whispered. Cal slid out of the car. He forgot about his injured leg and went to put some weight on it. He screamed in pain before falling to the ground. Ethan tried to stop him falling but his brother, who is a lot heavier than him, still hit the floor.
He face planted on the gravel. His head was cut open and his hand was grazed. He started crying out of irritation. Ethan hauled him off of the ground, lowering him into his wheelchair before taking him into their apartment. He helped Cal onto the sofa before grabbing his first aid kit. The cut on Cal's head definitely needed cleaning. Ethan pulled the coffee table closer before lining up some equipment on the table. Cal looked at the equipment laid on the table and groaned in annoyance.
'You are not stitching up my face!' he stated
'Cal, do you want to go back to the ED to have it done? Or will you man up and let me do it? Either way it has to be done. You're a doctor you know that' Ethan replied.
Cal nodded his head reluctantly, permitting his brother to continue. Ethan grabbed a pack of antiseptic wipes and began to clean the cuts on Cal's head. He placed his other hand on the side of his face, frowning slightly in concentration as he gently cleaned the grit from his brother's face. Cal winced at the antiseptic stinging his head. Ethan moved the wipe gently from the cut
'Sorry' he murmured as he took Cal's hand in his. Cal's hand was cold compared to how warm Ethan's was. He couldn't help but smile at how comforting it was for his little brother to be holding his hand and making him feel better. He began gently wiping it clean with a wipe. Cal's nose was still bleeding so Ethan handed him a wipe to clean his nose. It looked pretty painful so he let him clean it himself so he didn't hurt him. Ethan then proceeded to check to see if his nose was broken. It was definitely broken but they couldn't do much about it until the swelling had gone down.
Ethan injected a local anaesthetic into Cal's head. 'You'll feel a sharp scratch but it shouldn't hurt' he muttered before injecting him.
'Yeah yeah, whatever. I know the drill' Cal stated. He flinched as Ethan began injected the cold liquid into his head.
'Geez Eth. That really hurts' he yelped. Ethan removed the needle. He frowned as he looked at the skin on Cal's head.
'There's nothing there. Have you ever had a local before?' He asked.
Cal shook his head.
'That's why, it does ache a bit but it's normal. Stop fidgeting and let me do this quickly' he stated before continuing. He didn't get very far as Cal began to throw up. He stopped stitching the wound. He pulled out a bucket from under the sofa and held it beneath Cal's chin. He rubbed his back in circular motions. The smell of sick filled the air as Cal continued to throw up. Ethan put his arms around him.
Cal sat back on the sofa once he stopped throwing up. He was sweating and his head was incredibly warm. Ethan took his temperature as soon as he finished stitching Cal's head and realised that he had a fever. He placed a cool cloth over his head whilst he cleaned up the mess. He monitored his symptoms and determined that he was mildly concussed but was not in a serious condition. He was getting sick as a result of the morphine as well. Ethan continued stitching his brother's head before heading to the kitchen to prepare dinner. He made them each a small bowl of butter pasta.
Cal didn't eat much despite Ethan's persistent nagging. He complained about the pain in his arm, leg, ribs and head. Ethan handed him the painkillers which were prescribed by the hospital. Cal gulped them down with some water. As soon as they took effect he fell asleep on the sofa. Ethan hauled him off of the sofa, into the wheelchair and took him to bed.