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A/N: Last time: Kirsty and Adam made their way to where Nita was hurt. Jeff and Dixie already know about the abuse, but can they get Nita to hospital before she deteriorates?
Hello! I'm back, and wasn't Doctor Who fantastic? Looking forward to Casualty next wook, cause there's lots of Jeff and Omar arguments!
I think that Kirsty and Adam are still IC, but if not, that's because I want to show just how worried they are about Nita.
DDM x
AdamPOV
"Adam, she's hurt. Nita; she's been hit by a car!" she cried, shaking off my hands and racing out of the room.
"Kirsty, wait..." I said, grabbing her arm a little tighter than I intended, but it made her stop for a second. "Tell me what happened, did she say where she was?" I asked, but she shook her head.
"She said that she only went out because she wanted some air, and she said she's be five minutes, and then there was a scream and a crash, and the line went dead..." she said, her voice getting quieter on every word.
I stooped down next to Kirsty and felt Nita's other wrist for a pulse. She was okay, just a little broken and bruised.
"Nita, sweetheart, Jeff and Dixie here are my friends from work, they will get you into the ambulance, and we will sort out your leg and your head, okay?" I asked her, gesturing for the med-i-pack that Jeff was carrying.
"Okay, we'll get her onto the trolley and take her to the ED," I told Jeff and Dixie.
"Right, I'll radio ahead," Jeff said, walking over to the ambulance to retrieve his walkie-talkie.
"Okay darling, could you slide over onto this board for me?" Dixie asked the teen, and she obliged. "Oh three; one, two and lift," Dixie said, and we gently lowered Nita onto the stretcher.
"They're ready for us," Jeff said, helping Kirsty into the back of the ambulance with me. "Watch your knees," he joked, pushing the trolley onto the ambulance.
KirstyPOV
I, Adam and Jeff were sat in the back of the ambulance while Dixie was driving. It was a little cramped, so I perched on the edge of Nita's trolley.
The accident was a hit-and-run. A bystander had seen the car driver make a speedy get-away, just before we arrived. When we first got to the scene, I had asked around to see if anyone knew what had happened.
Nita had closed her eyes; she wasn't unconscious - just sleeping. While she was lying there, it was horrid seeing her so defenceless and vulnerable. Adam kept checking on her every few minutes, but she was just sleeping; trying to null the pain.
We were about a mile away from the hospital, so we got there in about two minutes, but it felt like hours. I jumped off the bed when we arrived, and held Nita's hand on the way out of the ambulance. The rattling and the noise woke her up.
"Where are we?" she asked, mid-yawn.
"We're at the hospital sweetie, you were asleep on the journey," I told her, stroking her hair.
Adam, Jeff and I wheeled Nita through the doors of the ED, her second time in about a year. "Nita Clements, 15 years old, GCS 15 but slept throughout the journey, BP 120 over 90, she had 5mgs of morphine on location." Jeff explained as we moved into RESUS followed be Lenny, Jay and Tess.
"Nita, just scootch over here for me?" Lenny asked, and she slid over with a little help from Adam.
"Kirsty, Adam, you're off shift, you shouldn't be here," Tess said. I handed my coat to Janet, another nurse, and asked her to take it to the staffroom for me.
"I am now," I retorted, following Lenny's instructions of another 5mgs of morphine into Nita's arm.
"Well, Adam shouldn't be in here then," she said, ushering him out of the doors.
"I'll be in the staffroom," he said giving me a squeeze before he left RESUS.
"Nita, Nurse Bateman is going to have to clean up your head a bit, just so we can see how much damage you've done," Lenny said, motioning for Tess to start mopping up Nita's head.
Nita winced slightly at the gloved fingers onto her head, but I gave her hand another reassuring squeeze, and smiled. "The pain relief should start to do its job soon, sweetie."
"You've been very lucky Nita, it's not a deep cut, so no need for stitches," Tess smiled as she dabbed at Nita's blood-matted hair.
I was glad inside that Warren wasn't here; else he'd be demanding no one else but I and Adam, so he could keep an eye on us both; as his paranoid self. Thinking about it sickened me, so I shook the thought from my mind, and focused on Nita.
AdamPOV
Lenny had just sent Nita up to x-ray and for a CT scan, just in case she had mild brain damage; which was extremely unlikely, but just to be sure.
Kirsty wanted to go up with Nita, but Tess demanded that she stayed with me; as seeing Nita like that was likely to upset her. She was sitting next to me, sipping a hot coffee which I'd just made.
"She's gonna be fine, Kirsty, we both know that," I said rubbing her back with the flat of my hand.
"You don't know that Adam! She could have brain damage!" she said, placing the coffee onto the table before pacing around the room again.
"Kirsty, you and I both saw her, she was fine when she was in RESUS, and she'll be fine when she gets back, she's exhausted!" I told her leaning forward to put my elbows on my knees.
"Yeah, yeah... you're right, I'm just being paranoid..." she said after about three minutes of silence.
"Oh, Kirst. Come here," I said, pulling her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Adam," she said, collapsing onto my chest and sobbing gently.
"Shush, now. Come on, Kirsty what's up?" I said.
"I'm exhausted, and all this to top it all off; Warren and Nita... and I keep thinking something's gonna happen to you, and I won't be able to live with myself... if anything ever happened to you, I wouldn't be able to cope..." she cried. "Sometimes I think you're the only reason why I'm still alive,"
"What? Don't start saying things like that Kirsty! Are you saying that if I wasn't here or if this never happened, you'd have ended your life?" I asked shocked at what she had just said.
"Basically, yeah... but I couldn't do that to Nita or any of you... I love you too much to ever let you go!" she said, lifting her head up so her eyes met mine.
"Kirst, I don't think that you've accepted what's happened... I think we need to go down and see Warren. I don't think that you've fully accepted that he's dead, I'm sorry Kirsty, but," I began.
"Adam, I know he's dead... I just need a little time to process it, I'm still in a lot of shock; I thought you'd understand... but obviously not," she said, getting up and leaving the room.
I got up and followed her, "Kirsty! Wait, Kirst," I slowed to a halt as I saw her walk out of the doors and onto the car-park. I walked over to reception where Noel and Mac were having an in depth discussion about cars and motorcycles, when I sighed and whacked my head on the desk.
"Why me?" I pleaded to no one.
"Come on, mate; she'll come round soon enough. What was it about this time?" Mac asked; he seemed to know whenever anyone had an argument and what about, the creepy stalker...
"Mac, you know that you're incredibly annoying when you assume that, don't you?" I asked, sarcasm dripping off my tone.
"Yeah, that's why I do it," he laughed, and Noel and myself gave him a 'shut up now' look. "Okay, okay; I'm going." He surrendered.
KirstyPOV
What was I thinking, telling Adam that? He was right, though... I haven't really accepted what happened to Warren. I sighed, and walked over to a bench beneath the staffroom window. I dusted off a few stray leaves and twigs and sat down. I had built up an image of strength and independence, but I just let my barriers collapse, and sobbed into my hands.
I sat there for about ten minutes before someone came and sat by me. I didn't know who it was at first, but I saw that it was Lenny.
"I was looking for you; Nita's scan came back clear, her leg should be fine as long as it's in a cast, and her head has just had a few bandages on it," he said, and I sighed in relief.
"Thank God! Thank you so much," I said and reached up to kiss his cheek. He gave me a quick squeeze and led me back into the warm ED.
A/N: Hey, sorry I've neglected this fic a little bit – but I'm here now... I think the wedding's gonna be in a few chapters, but I need to get in a little more bits before that...
I'm not sure if Lenny's IC or not, but I think Kirsty and him are quite cute together, don't you think? I wanted to say a big thanks to all my reviewers; PoppyNoble, Boo112, and lots of other people!
Totally ecstatic about Doctor Who next week, and Merlin... but I'll be watching DWConfidential while it's on... speak later people :)
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