Chapter 22:
"Zoe, can you hang in there another ten minutes? Another fire crew are on their way and then they should be able to clear the debris and hopefully get you out of there before the whole thing collapses but you'll have to move fast, so get yourself and Jess ready to move." Jeff said Zoe couldn't answer due to the amount of soot and dirt that was circulating in the helicopter causing both Zoe and Jess to find it hard to breathe.
"Here. Try this it might help." Jess said passing Zoe the oxygen mask.
"Thank you. How are you doing?" Zoe asked.
"My insides feel like they are on fire but I am just focusing on getting out of here." She smiled.
The next ten minutes passed by and all Zoe could think about was Max and whether he heard her say the most important thing that she had ever said to anyone. Zoe knew that the cliff was not steady and the fire crew were most likely to abandon the mission but she didn't tell Jess that.
"Zoe, the fire crew are here. When we say we need you to push the door from the inside okay princess?" Jeff said as the fire crew cleared the rock that had trapped them inside of the helicopter. Zoe stood up slightly so that her hand touched the door.
"Okay now." Jeff shouted as Zoe pushed the door with every single piece of energy that was physically left in her body until the door finally dethatched from the helicopter. At that moment two members of the fire service grabbed Zoe and lifted her out and then proceed to carry Jess out and into the ambulance. Jeff ran over to Zoe.
"Are you on a death mission or something? I thought I would never see you again." He said pulling her into a tight embrace.
"Sorry, next time I'll wait for you to jump in." She said returning the hug.
"We're going to get you checked out in the ambulance and no arguments. Jess will go in the first ambulance and we'll take you in the second." Zoe nodded as Jeff walked away to speak to Tamsin allowing Zoe to wander off to the other ambulance to speak to Jess.
"How are you doing?" Zoe said as Jess grabbed her hand.
"Thank you Zoe." She said before the ambulance crew ushered Zoe out of the ambulance and closed the doors allowing Jess to be quickly sent to Holby ED.
"You ready to face the consequences princess?" Jeff asked.
"Bring it." Zoe said stepping into the ambulance.