Crash Chapter 21
"American Baby"
Randy's POV
'Y-yes, once' I answer, my heart rate skyrocketing.
'Well congratulations, you're a father' Dr. Greene says. When I hear this, I collapse to the ground in a heap.
Dr. Greene's POV
As soon as I deliver the good news, Randy faints and drops to the ground.
'Luka, help me get him to Exam Room 2' I say.
No sooner do Luka and I get Randy up on the bed in the exam room does Cynthia come in to inform me that there are two irate people at the desk demanding to see their daughter. I follow her back to the front desk.
'Hello, I assume you are Lauren Johnson's parents' I say to the couple standing at the desk.
'Yes, are you her doctor?' the man asks.
'No, but I am the supervisor of her doctors. Come with me' I tell them, then lead them back to the trauma room and to their daughter.
'Mark, there's some more irate people at the front desk' Cynthia tells me before I get a chance to explain anything to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
'Good God, is it something in the water? I'm right behind you. Dr. Kovač, please explain to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson what's going on. But don't say anything for sure until the x-rays are back' I instruct Dr. Kovač.
I follow Cynthia back to the front desk and to the second set of irate parents.
'Can I help you?' I ask.
'Our son is supposed to be here, but the desk clerk says he isn't' the man explains.
'Let me guess, you two are Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, right?' I ask.
'Yes' they say in unison.
'Follow me' I say. Maybe I should start charging money and giving tours of the hospital on my break. After all, we are the only ER in the county that has three different flavors of Fritos in its vending machine.
I lead them back to the exam room where I just put Randy.
'What happened to him? Is he going to be okay?' Mr. Taylor asks.
'He fainted just a couple minutes ago. He'll be perfectly fine once he regains consciousness' I explain.
'Why did he faint? What happened?' Mrs. Taylor asks.
'It's really not my place to tell you. Once Randy regains consciousness, he can explain why. If you'll excuse me, I need to get back to the trauma room' I say. I'm not really needed in the trauma room, but it gives me an excuse to not have to tell the Taylors what their son has been up to. It's unbelievable the way some parents will react to this news.
Right as I get to the trauma room doors, I hear a shrill voice shout "What?!" I guess Dr. Kovač has delivered the news. I debate doing a 180 and going to find an intern to tell Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, but decide against it. Instead, I enter the trauma room.
Mr. Johnson looks angry, and Mrs. Johnson looks shocked. Luka looks at me for help.
'You know what, it might be better if you two wait outside. That way, the doctors can concentrate on treating your daughter' I suggest/instruct to the girl's parents.
I open my mouth to explain what's going on, but am interrupted by a loud crashing sound from the front desk area. I go running to the front desk and see an ambulance sitting in the triage room. I stand back and let the other doctors already present on the scene work. Hey, being head attending has its perks.
'Okay, Jerry, call maintenance and get them on this and have a couple of nurses check the triage patients for injuries from the crash. Oh, and call security. Tell them someone is in my parking space' I instruct the desk clerk.
I turn around and head back to the exam room to see if Randy has come around yet. Yet again, as I reach the doors, I hear a female voice saying "What?!" Okay, I didn't think déjà vu could happen in the same day.
'I see that Randy has regained consciousness' I comment.
'Why didn't you tell us?' Mrs. Taylor asks.
'I didn't know until just now when Dr. Greene told me' Randy persists.
'Is this what you wanted him to tell us? Mr. Taylor asks me. I just nod my head.
'Doctor, could you excuse us for a moment please?' Mrs. Taylor asks.
'Okay. I'll be around if you need me, or perhaps my medical expertise' I offer.
What a day. What a day. Maybe I'll go sample some of those three different types of Fritos while I do my charts.
A/N: Okay, so this chapter was a little different. (Not to mention a little short). But, anyways, my point is, different can be good. At least I hope it was.
Baxxie brought up a very interesting point in her review last chapter. Would Lauren's pregnancy show up on an X-ray? I don't have the slightest freaking clue, but for this story, it does.
Once again, all the doctors (and in this chapter, the desk clerk) belong to ER and its producers and creators. Also, I kind of got the ambulance idea from an ER episode, only it was a motorcycle in ER, and it was pulled up to the front desk, not just in the triage room.
Sorry, I kind of got off on a tangent there.
Please read and review if you liked this chapter.
As always, thanks for reading.
-Yours truly, Randy Taylor