She had her dark blue scrub top on but no bottoms. She was covered in blood, bruises and had a big cut above her right eye. She was crying. Meredith Grey was sobbing. Miranda closed the door behind her and walked towards Meredith. 'Meredith, It's Dr Bailey. It's Miranda, Miranda.' She spoke softly so she didn't scare her. Miranda wrapped her arms around Meredith. She fell into the hug and sobbed. 'Mer, what happened?' Bailey asked. Meredith didn't answer, she just started to scream. It was like the drowning incident or when she disappeared for months. It was like that all over again. Grey was broken again; just when she had been fixed.
Bailey paged April and twenty minutes later she arrived. 'April, you need to go to the ER and get me a gown, gauze, saline, a suture kit and a rape kit. Don't ask me any questions and do not tell anybody where we will be. On call room third floor. Thank you.' Bailey ordered. April nodded and left. 'Meredith, we are going to go in the on-call room and I'm going to look after you alright?' Miranda said stroking her hair. Meredith stood up but didn't say a word. Bailey took her hand to steady her, then took off her white doctor's coat to maintain her dignity. Meredith was still sobbing uncontrollably.
After a slow walk to the on-call room, Meredith collapsed on the bed. She started shaking, sweating and screaming at the top of her lungs. Miranda took a deep breath and sat next to Meredith, trying to adapt the method Dr Dickson liked when she felt upset. Intense pressure calms down the nervous system. She stopped screaming and just sobbed and sobbed. Bailey did too.
April came in with the medical supplied Miranda had asked for. She put them on the bunkbeds and took a seat next to them. It was a heart-breaking scene that lay before her. A well-respected surgeon, in a physical and emotional mess and the chief of surgery trying but failing to console her. April grabbed gauze and saline, trying to clean Meredith's head wound and stitched it closed.
After all the cuts, had been looked after, April put Meredith's hair up, so it was out of the way. Miranda's pager went off several times as Meredith calmed down. 'Is there anything that you want Mer?' Bailey asked gently. Meredith didn't respond. It was like she didn't hear. 'Ok well I have to go and get Tuck but April. April is going to sit here with you. She is going to sit here with you until I get Tuck to day Care alright. She is, she is going to sit right here and look after you.' Bailey said as she was leaving.
Meredith recoiled onto the bed. April gave her a fresh set of scrubs and Meredith changed. She threw her dirty clothes across the room. April talked non-stop and she carried on talking until Meredith Put her hand up in her face. April shut up instantly. 'Get me my phone,' Meredith muttered. 'Is it in your locker?' she asked and Meredith nodded. April went to get the phone as Meredith requested but Meredith didn't stay put.
She walked down the corridor to the lift. She pushed the button that said roof and let the doors close behind her. The lift ride felt longer now that she had a goal in mind. Eventually the ping of the elevator sounded and the doors opened. Meredith walked over to the ledge and sat down. The rain splashed across her face but it didn't bother her.