Chapter 5
Shaun came out of his bathroom with his pajamas on and put his towel in the hamper. He then got out his socks, put them on, and lied down on his stomach and held his pillow. As he turned on the television, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in Lea," Shaun said standing up.
"It's Claire!" Claire shouted from the other side of the door.
Shaun walked over to the door and opened it. Claire was gasping.
"Claire," Shaun said.
"Sorry," Claire said catching her breath and handing Shaun his phone. "The elevator was too slow, so I ran up the stairs. You left your phone at Saint Bonaventure."
"Thank you Claire," Shaun said. "Goodbye."
"No," Claire said. "We need you at the hospital. Jasmine needs surgery and she's refusing to do the surgery without you."
"Okay," Shaun said grabbing his backpack and putting on his shoes. "Let's go."
"You're in pajamas Shaun," Claire said.
"I will change at the hospital," Shaun said.
Shaun and Claire took the stairs and went to the bus stop. Once they got onto the bus, the driver looked at them.
"Just to let you know, the bus leaves in half an hour," the driver told them.
"No," Claire said. "We need to get to the hospital now. We have to perform surgery."
"I said the bus leaves in half an hour," the bus driver said.
"You are a very rude man," Shaun said.
"Shaun," Claire said. "Let's just walk."
"But Claire…" Shaun said.
"Come on Shaun!" Claire shouted.
Shaun and Claire began walking down the sidewalk.
"Okay," Claire said. "It shouldn't take us that long. It only took 10 minutes to ride the bus."
"The bus travels faster," Shaun said. "I walked home after Dr. Glassman dismissed me. It took about 35 minutes. 30 if you subtract the time I spent in the pet store."
"Okay," Claire said. "I'll call Dr. Melendez."
A few minutes later at Saint Bonaventure, Dr. Melendez walked into Jasmine's room with the consent forms and a pen.
"Dr. Murphy and Dr. Browne are on their way here," Dr. Melendez said. "I need you to sign the consent forms."
"Okay," Jasmine said as she signed the forms.
Meanwhile, Shaun and Claire passed by the pet store. Claire noticed it had an alleyway.
"We' should be there in about 15 minutes," Shaun said. "15 minutes and 45 seconds to be exact."
"Wait," Claire said. "I know where we are. The hospital is just two blocks away. If we cut across that alleyway…"
"Then we can get there sooner," Shaun said.
"Exactly," Claire said.
"You are smart Claire," Shaun said.
Shaun and Claire cut across the alley and could see the hospital.
"There it is," Shaun said.
"I'm usually against jaywalking," Claire said. "But this is an emergency."
Shaun and Claire quickly cut across the street and ran into the hospital.
"I will go change real quick," Shaun said.
