CHAPTER 3
A FEW HOURS LATER ...
"Somebody help me " screamed Joe .
"Dad what's going on ?" what's wrong with Barry " Iris asked as a loud annoying beeping woke her up.
" Iris i need you to press the call button ." looking at her sluggish movements Joe yelled at her "NOW IRIS " .
Panicking she pressed the call button and saw that Joe ran outside the nurse's station to call for help . "I need help in here" Joe repeated frantically . " Please my son needs help ".
Listening to his cries Dr. Wells followed by a nurse ran into Barry's room . When they reached the room Barry was not breathing and Iris was standing over Barry , tears already forming in her eyes . They pushed Iris and Joe outside who were crying . Joe did not understand what was happening. To him the following experience became a jumble of words from Dr. Wells and the other emergency staff .
"We need to start monitoring him NOW" ordered Dr. Wells to one of the nurse . The nurse frantically attached something to Barry's finger. It looked like it was monitoring his oxygen levels .
"Starting compressions " the Dr. placed both his hands in front of Barry's chest and started the compressions.
" I need you to push one milligram of epi in his IV."
"Get the crash cart ready" the doctor said while continuing his compressions . Dr. Wells wanted to do everything he could to save this young man . He couldn't let him die . He was just seventeen years old thought the doctor.
"C'mon Barry , fight through this" the doctor urged .
"Don't do this Barry ... please" Joe quietly begged from outside .
"Its almost 10 minutes Doctor .. "
"No", replied Dr. Wells without even looking at the nurse.
"Where the hell is the crash cart" the doctor asked angrily.
The cart was pushed next to Barry's bed immediately.
"Charging to 300 " said one nurse .
"All clear " called out the nurse waiting for everyone to step away so that she could place the paddles on either side of the kids chest . The small body jerked as shock ran through him .
"Continued V-fib" called out the nurse.
" Push another milligram of epi and charge the paddles to 400 " ordered the doctor while continuing CPCR .
"How is his ventilation " asked the doctor .
"His Stats are dropping Doctor said the nurse as she charged the paddles to 450 . "Clear "
"Still in V-fib . Stats are dropping to 75 doctor "
"Ok ,one last try . Charge the paddles to 500" ordered Dr. Wells.
"Clear " ... Barry's body jerked one last time .
"We got a pulse doctor " the nurse said breathing a sigh of relief.
The doctor nodded and smiled at everyone saying they all did a good job .
When Dr. Wells stepped outside he was bombarded with questions . " How is Barry ? What happened? Is he ok ?"
"Mr. West your son stopped breathing causing his heart to stop." Looking at the worried expression from Joe and Iris he tried to reassure them . "We were able to revive him."
"So he is alright now , isn't he ?" Joe asked Dr. Wells .
"Honestly, i don't know . He was not breathing for at least fifteen minutes. This could have done damage to his brain or not . Which could only be told once your son wakes up."
Tears had started to form in Joe's eyes . But he couldn't lose hope now . He had to stay strong for Iris and Barry .
" Can we see him now ? " asked Iris.
"Yes , you can . " and with that Dr. Wells left the area as they both rushed inside to see him .
When Joe entered the room he could see everything was the same as of those fifteen minutes didn't happen at all .
Everything except Barry who was looking way too pale than before and the new coffee stain that was covering the entrance , where he had dropped it after he heard the beeping sound from Barry's heart monitor.
Sitting besides Barry on the uncomfortable plastic chair he rubbed his hands on his tired face thinking about how selfish he was to leave Barry alone knowing what all could happen to him .
He went out for what a stupid hospital coffee ? thought Joe and Barry had to pay the price for his selfishness .
FOUR HOUR'S BEFORE ...
"So there is still a chance that he won't make it?" Chyre whispered.
"Right now there is a twenty percent chance of survival. If he makes it through the next twenty four hours it will increase his chances."
"Can we see him?" pleaded Joe .
"Only immediate family at this time " with that, the group left leaving only Iris and Joe with Doctor wells .
"If you could follow me" he requested.
He led them down a long corridor and through the doors into the ICU. They followed him to a door with the number 212 .The Doctor pushed open the door and let Iris and Joe inside .
"Oh Barry" Joe cried as he saw him. Barry was surrounded by many tubes, all keeping him alive. He looked pale and cuts and bruises littered his face and arms. The worst was his jaw and his head . He looked so weak. That was what shocked Iris the most. Barry was always so strong and it was strange to see him so weak, fighting for his life.
The Doctor quietly left the room as they moved towards Barry. If it wasn't for the Steady beeping of his heart monitor Joe wouldn't be able to tell if he was alive or not.
They settled down by his bedside, Joe and Iris taking one of his hands. It was going to be a long night. They just hoped that Barry would make it.
"Please Don't give up Barr . You have to keep fighting. I can't live without you .You have to come back to me Barry" said Iris . She wiped away the tears that were falling from her eyes. "
Listening to their conversation Joe who was trying to be strong broke out into sobs . "I am so sorry Barry it was my fault " said Joe .
"Dad you can't blame yourself for this . It wasn't your fault . If you want to blame someone blame those animals that did this to him or hell why don't you blame me dad it was because of me Barry was home if i hadn't stormed out of the house after the fight i had with Barry he would still be at home laughing and talking all geek stuff ". I am so sorry dad . It was my fault " .
"Hey , baby it wasn't your fault .Now why don't you lie down on this sofa for a while . You must be tired and its getting late anywhere " Joe told Iris.
"No , its ok dad i am going to stay with Barry . I am not tired anyway" voiced Iris .
"IRIS , go to sleep now. Its an order " said Joe in an angry voice.
Not wanting to make him mad anymore she went to the not so comfy sofa and slept right away .
After a few hours later the sun rised outside the window, entered the room illuminating the two figures in the room . Looking at his watch Joe decided to get some coffee for him and some for Iris .
It had been only twenty minutes since he had left Barry's room . Nothing could go wrong in twenty minutes right ?
But when Joe entered his room there was that loud beeping of the heart monitor that told him something was not right with Barry .
NOW ..
Knock knock ...
" Joe you okay " asked Captain Singh as he saw his Detective staring at the window.
Joe who was stirred from his thoughts replied saying that he was fine .
"How is Barry doing Joe ?" Asked the Captain with a worried look .
"He gave us quite a scare . But i think he is going to be fine" replied Joe running a hand through Barry's hair . "What can i do for you captain? Is there any development regarding Barry's case ? Did you find out anything from the security camera ?" Asked Joe hopefully.
"Yes ,that's what i came to tell you Joe . Security camera showed us a blue mustang Shelby GT -500 with 3 guys . We couldn't catch their face as they all had their masks on . The camera was a little far from your house so we couldn't get a clear image of the licence plate . But our techs are working through it . We are trying to locate this car through traffic cameras."
"Thank you Captain for doing ..." before Joe could continue the Captain's phone started to ring .
"Sorry joe , i got to take this . Its important. But don't worry i will keep you informed and don't worry Barry is going to survive this ,we all are praying for him ." With that the captain left leaving Joe with nothing to do but watch him waiting for him to wake up .
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