Jack is sitting in a chair at the nurses statio updating Emily Ann's chart. Every once in a while he'll look up to her room and see Alvin sitting there at her bedside. His head laying down near her knee. Hes asleep now. Its been five hours since her surgeory ended and the words of cheif webber still linger in his mind. He spaces out as his thoughts go back to that moment.
"Dr. Frost can i speak with you." The cheif said coming up to him as he was walking out of the ER. Hed just finished his fifth patient on his second week there.
He hadnt done much work the first week. He was soley observing and getting to know how things worked at Seatle Grace Mercy West. Words of advice from Dr. Hunt. Hunt said that he'd had a rough time coming out of army and straight into the hospital. People here were loyal. They banded together and if you didnt get accepted you would have a hard time working there. His exact words. Jack was in the army too as a trauma surgeon. He was quick on his feet and ready to jump in when needed. He'd been told trauma was his thing since he was solid as a rock and cold as ice. He'd been in the army for five months before he was shipped of to iraq. He'd actually been sent there to replace Dr. Hunt. He knew this because when he told Hunt how he'd been sent there it matched up with what Hunt said about him being sent back home. Jack hadnt lasted long though. Even though he was an incredible trauma surgeon war just wasnt his thing. The shooting made him freeze. He'd been shot in the thigh, bicep and hand. Enough to have him sent back home. His injuries were minor. The bulet went right through. The bullet only grazed his hand but enough to have stitches and hed seen his surgical life flash before his eyes.
He healed and went to a small hospital in Ohio to finish his residency. Once the opportunity for attending came around he wanted to go someplace bigger.
Someplace big enough for his kind of talent.
Seatle Grace Mercy West accepted him for attending and new head of truama. Hed talked to Hunt who was the current head of trauma about why he was leaving.
Hunt said he wanted to get a more rounded surgical knowledge and was now going into general surgeory.
Hed been surprised by the cheif coming to speak with him since one of his attendings was in the ICU.
"Yes sir." Jack said striaghtening up and still feeling the urge to solute to his commander.
"I want you on Dr. Ann's case." The cheif said "You dont have any attachment to her and that makes you perfect for position to head her case."
Jack froze "You want me to lead her case?" He asked "Yes. I'm putting my faith in you Frost. Dont let me down." The cheif said handing Jack a chart and walking away.
A voice brought him out of his thoughts.
"Can you help him?" A female voice asked.
Jack jumped up and looked around. There was nobody there. He did a quick 360 again to make sure he wasnt missing anybody. The nurses station was absolutley empty except for him.
He looked to Emily Ann's room. Alvin was awake now and he was on the far side of the room.
All of a sudden Alvin rears back and punches the wall.
Jack ran to the room and straight to Alvin. Alvin had puched a hole in the wall and was gripping his hand in pain.
"Whoah. Dude how many times are you gonna hurt yourself today?" Jack says pulling over a chair for Alvin to sit down on.
Alvin sits down but doesnt speak. Jack bends down and takes Alvins hand. After inspecting in he's suprised. Theres no bleeding and it doesnt looked fractured.
Its fine. He'll have some bruising but its fine.
Jack stands upright and says "Hey try not to destroy hospital property ok?" and turns to walk out of the room.
This hospital i swear. Jack thinks as he walks out of the room and back to his seat at the nurses station.
"Dr. Frost can i speak with you." The cheif said coming up to him as he was walking out of the ER. Hed just finished his fifth patient on his second week there.
He hadnt done much work the first week. He was soley observing and getting to know how things worked at Seatle Grace Mercy West. Words of advice from Dr. Hunt. Hunt said that he'd had a rough time coming out of army and straight into the hospital. People here were loyal. They banded together and if you didnt get accepted you would have a hard time working there. His exact words. Jack was in the army too as a trauma surgeon. He was quick on his feet and ready to jump in when needed. He'd been told trauma was his thing since he was solid as a rock and cold as ice. He'd been in the army for five months before he was shipped of to iraq. He'd actually been sent there to replace Dr. Hunt. He knew this because when he told Hunt how he'd been sent there it matched up with what Hunt said about him being sent back home. Jack hadnt lasted long though. Even though he was an incredible trauma surgeon war just wasnt his thing. The shooting made him freeze. He'd been shot in the thigh, bicep and hand. Enough to have him sent back home. His injuries were minor. The bulet went right through. The bullet only grazed his hand but enough to have stitches and hed seen his surgical life flash before his eyes.
He healed and went to a small hospital in Ohio to finish his residency. Once the opportunity for attending came around he wanted to go someplace bigger.
Someplace big enough for his kind of talent.
Seatle Grace Mercy West accepted him for attending and new head of truama. Hed talked to Hunt who was the current head of trauma about why he was leaving.
Hunt said he wanted to get a more rounded surgical knowledge and was now going into general surgeory.
Hed been surprised by the cheif coming to speak with him since one of his attendings was in the ICU.
"Yes sir." Jack said striaghtening up and still feeling the urge to solute to his commander.
"I want you on Dr. Ann's case." The cheif said "You dont have any attachment to her and that makes you perfect for position to head her case."
Jack froze "You want me to lead her case?" He asked "Yes. I'm putting my faith in you Frost. Dont let me down." The cheif said handing Jack a chart and walking away.
A voice brought him out of his thoughts.
"Can you help him?" A female voice asked.
Jack jumped up and looked around. There was nobody there. He did a quick 360 again to make sure he wasnt missing anybody. The nurses station was absolutley empty except for him.
He looked to Emily Ann's room. Alvin was awake now and he was on the far side of the room.
All of a sudden Alvin rears back and punches the wall.
Jack ran to the room and straight to Alvin. Alvin had puched a hole in the wall and was gripping his hand in pain.
"Whoah. Dude how many times are you gonna hurt yourself today?" Jack says pulling over a chair for Alvin to sit down on.
Alvin sits down but doesnt speak. Jack bends down and takes Alvins hand. After inspecting in he's suprised. Theres no bleeding and it doesnt looked fractured.
Its fine. He'll have some bruising but its fine.
Jack stands upright and says "Hey try not to destroy hospital property ok?" and turns to walk out of the room.
This hospital i swear. Jack thinks as he walks out of the room and back to his seat at the nurses station.