Chapter.2
"Taking"
'Thoughts'
"Ah- Ah'm sorry, did you say Le Beau?" rogue stammered
"Yes I did, you do know him don't you?
"Yes ah do ah just- ah ya caught meh ah little off guard that's all." 'psh a little mah ass' the voice in her head scoffed.
"I'm sorry ma'am I know it's very late but it's absolutely urgent you come to the hospital. His surgery can't wait any longer."
"Can ya take him inta surgery now? Rogue asked "Ah'll be there right away"
"Yes ma'am of course, I'll notify the surgeon on duty right now."
"Thank ya, an ya said St. Lukes right? Where do ah go from there?"
"To the Urgent Care Center on the left wing of the hospital on the 13Th floor. Go to the nurses station and i'll be there. My name again is Clarissa Barnes, Miss. D'ancanto.
"Thank ya, ah'm on my way." rogue grabbed her coat and keys and headed out the door.
Rogue raced down her apartment building's stairs to the parking garage. Finding her car she peeled out and headed toward the hospital.
'Gawd how tha hell did that swamp rat get my information? That boy has a lot of explainin to do, What did he get himself into this time.'
20 minutes later...
'Gawd could this elevator go any slower..' rogue tapped her foot impatiently.
'Ding'
Rogue's head snapped up and she quickly walked out of the elevator and toward the nurses' station, sitting behind the desk was a very tired looking young woman who didn't look any older than 17.
"Hi there, ah'm lookin for ah- ?"
"Are you Miss. D'ancanto?" the startled young woman asked.
"Yes that's meh." ah wish they'd stop callin meh that'
"Oh good! Hi I'm Katie! Mrs. Barnes is checking doing a check up on one of her patients she'll be back shortly. I have the papers for you to sign right here though." Katie handed the clip board to rogue.
"It's all very standard stuff basically saying that your giving the hospital permission to operate." Katie told her.
"Okay thank ya" rogue took the clip board and sat down to start filling the forms out. 'This is all to surreal, why is Remy even in new york, last ah knew he was still in N'awlins.' breaking away from her thoughts rogue looked up to find the young woman staring at her.
"Do ya need somethin?" Rogue snapped.
"Oh im sorry, I didn't mean to stare It's just you look so much different than your picture. I guess it must be an old one, you looked much younger ." Katie replied.
"Really?" rogue inquired. "Could ah see it?"
"Oh sure" Katie grinned "I have it right here."
Rogue got up and walked across to the desk and took the picture. The picture was worn around the edges with creases down the middle. Rogue looked down at the picture of her still in her goth days. 'Gawd ah can't believe I dressed like that'. Rogue laughed to herself. Rogue no longer wore her dark make up or clothes she opted for a more softer look now. Just the normal eyeliner and mascara to enhance her natural beauty. Rogue's hair was also much longer now and she had given up trying to straighten it years ago. It now fell in soft curls down her back almost touching her waist. She had defiantly done a lot of growing up the last few year physically and mentally. Now standing at 5'8 with an hour glass figure that even Marilyn Monroe would have died for. She was no longer that jaded angsty teenage girl, she had turned into a vivacious young woman.
'How did Remy even get this picture?' rogue turned the picture over and there was her apartment address and phone number. 'what ah stalker, ah guess old habits die hard.' Rogue smirked.
"So how do you know him ?" Katie piped up "Are you like an ex-girlfriend?"
"What? Rogue looked up from the picture collecting her thoughts. "Um no, ah'm not an ex."
"Uh huh.." Katie raised her eyebrow. "So then how do you know him?" she asked again
"We uh, ah guess you could say were old acquaintances." rogue answered.
"Oh I see. Mrs. Barnes said you were caught off guard on the phone when she called about him." "Do you not talk to him?"
"Uh no not really." rogue lied. 'not really is ah'n understatement more like no never."
"Why not?" katie pried.
'Oh gawd it's another kitty where am ah tha twilight zone?' rogue thought.
"Ah helped him out one time, that's it."
"Oh but-" Katie was cut off by a new nurse.
"Ah Miss. D'ancanto it's nice to finally meet you. I'm Clarissa Barnes, we spoke on the phone." she stuck her hand out to shake rogues.
"It's nice to meet ya too." rogue shook her hand.
"I trust young miss. Katie gave you the papers to sign."
"Yes ah have em' right here" rogue handed the clip board over to her.
"Great, Mr. Le Beau will be out of surgery shortly there stitching him up right now. You can wait in his room if you would like." Mrs. Barnes turned and walked toward the desk.
"Katie can you please go check on rm.312 for me please."
"Yes ma'am" Katie quickly jumped up and took off toward the hospital room.
Mrs. Barnes turned back toward rogue
"You'll have to forgive Katie, I hope she didn't give you too much trouble. She tends to pry into places people don't want her too. She's one of our volunteers." she informed rogue.
"Oh uh no it's fine, no harm done" Rogue smiled.
"That's good, she is really a sweet girl just a little too bubbly sometimes." Mrs. Barnes looked at rogue. "Would you like a cup of coffee dear, you look exhausted."
"Actually yeah that'd be great"
Mrs. Barnes walked behind the nurses desk and grabbed two cups and poured the coffee. She walked back to rouge and handed her one.
"Coffee is a life saver, I don't think I would make it through the night shift without it" she joked.
Rogue laughed, she knew exactly what she meant. Coffee helped her many nights at the institute with all the new recruits running around."
"Mrs. Barnes" a new voice interrupted them from behind. They both turned around. Standing behind them was tall middle aged looking man.
"Ah Dr. Pratt, this is Marie D'ancanto, she's here for Mr. LeBeau." Mrs. Barnes introduced them.
"Good, Miss. D'ancanto please follow me Mr. LeBeau is back in his room. His surgery went very well." the doctor said.
"Uh sure" rogue turned to Mrs. Barnes "Thank ya for the coffee" Mrs. Barnes smiled and turned back to her desk.
Rogue walked behind the doctor for a few minutes before speaking.
"Dr. Pratt was it?" she asked
"Yes, please call me John." he replied.
"Oh alright- well John, What exactly happened to Remy?" Rogue's curiosity got the best of her
"Ah so he has a first name", the doctor wondered aloud. "Well Ms. D'ancanto. Mr. LeBeau suffered from multiple stab wounds to his stomach and some on his chest. Luckily none of them severed any organs. He also has a broken leg, fractured wrist and a concussion." John stopped and turned to her looking her in the eyes. "Whoever did this to him they were out for vengeance."
Rogue's stomach churned. 'Who could do somethin so awful ta him"
"His room is right here" John opened the door and stepped in.
Rogue hesitated a minute then walked through the door. Her ears filled with the sounds of machines whizzing and wheezing, the small and faint beep of the heart monitor. Her eyes immediately went to the hospital bed in the middle of the room. Rogue could feel the tears threating to spill from her eyes as she looked at Remy lying in the bed. 'Gawd he looks so helpless'
"He'll be fine Miss. D'ancanto I assure you." John told her quietly as he rested his hand on her shoulder trying to offer some comfort. "He'll need to stay in the hospital for a week or two depending on how his stab wounds and his concussion heal, and then he can be released. He'll also have to go to physical therapy for his leg and wrist."
Rogue was speechless; she had barely heard what the doctor had just said. She was too focused on Remy.
John could sense rogues shock.
"Miss. D'ancanto please sit down. I know it's hard seeing a loved one so hurt but I promise you we'll do whatever we can to make sure he makes a full recovery."
"Ah- okay" rogue took a big breath and swallowed before trying to speak again "When will he wake up?"
"It's hard to say with the drugs in his system plus his body suffered a lot of trauma. It could be in an hour or 15 hours." John paused. "We could call you when he wakes up and you could come back to the hospital"
Rogue's head snapped up "No! Ah- ah mean ah want to stay here until he wakes up" rogue blushed.
"Of course. There's a sofa behind the curtain in the corner of the room you can sleep on." John walked toward the door. "Mrs. Barnes will be in her shortly to check on Remy and I'll be back in the morning to check on him too." he turned to walk out.
"Wait - Dr. Ah mean John." rogue corrected herself.
"Yes?"
"Ah- Thank ya for saving him." Rogue looked back at Remy
"Of course" John smiled and walked out.
Rogue stared at Remy for a while before moving to the chair right next to his bed. She looked him over and the tears began to fall.
"What have ya gotten inta this time Remy?" rogue choked out.
Johns words still echoed in her head
"Whoever did this to him... they were out for vengeance."...
To be continued...
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