Chapter 2-The Hospital-Part I
Cory McNamara and Bobby Cruz were already checked over by a doctor. When their co-workers came racing into the waiting room area.
T:C Callaway not even seeing the young girl they had rescued from the raid. He also had in his hands the adoption papers from a social worker and judge that signed it.
Lt. Anthony Palermo, Victor and Chris were among the group-waiting on the news on the young girl they had rescue.
"We should have gotten Kristen out of there, when we went undercovered"said Cory telling her co-workers this.
"Wait a minute, she told you her name?"asked Chris shocked of course.
Bobby spoke up. "She kind of wrote it down on a piece of paper, the doctors kicked us out of the room Kristen was in at the moment"said Bobby.
T:C pacing in the hallaways of the waiting room area. "When are they going to tell us what's going on?"demanded T:C.
It's been like 2 hours since they had arrived at the hospital to wait on the news given to Kristen.
Doctor Sarah Williams came walking towards the group standing there on the news. "Assuming you are for Kristen James right?"asked Sarah.
"Yes, We are here on Kristen James"said Victor wanting to see if Kristen was ok.
"Doctor Williams, What can you tell us about Kristen?"Asked Lt. Anthony Palermo who was wondering.
Doctor Sarah Williams had a clip board in her hands. "Kristen was very dehrydated from not getting enough liquirds into her system. She is right now on an I.V and resting"said Sarah.
"Can we see her?"asked Cory who wondering.
Sarah nods her head. "There's something you should know-Kristen can't talk-because of the damaged to her vocal cords. I already know that Lt. Callaway made arrangements to be Kristen legal guardian right?"asked Sarah.
T:C Callaway nods his head. "Yes! I want what's best for Kristen to be part of my life. She will have help with the members of family members"said T:C Callaway pointing to his co-workers standing there of course.
(Kristen James) was sitting in her hospital bed-has a cast on the leg.
Knocked on the doorway.
Sarah Williams walks into the room and smiles at the young girl in the face. She feels so sorry for this young girl-to be mistreated in any way. "Kristen, There are some police officers who want to see you. Someone wants to adopt you as their daughter"said Sarah.
T:C, Chris, Bobby, Cory and Victor came walking into the hospital room area.
"Hey, Sweetie what you did was a brave thing to do"said Cory telling Kristen this.
"Too bad we couldn't get to you sooner"murmured Bobby.
T:C knelt near Kristen form on the bed. "If it's alright with you Kristen, I want to be your new dad"said T:C smiling at the young girl who was first staring at the young group.
Kristen smiled at the group and wrote something down since she couldn't talk at the moment. "Thanks! I would like that dad"said Kristen showing the police officers in the room what the wrote.
T:C and Kristen hug each other.
"I know someone who could help with the situation of shopping"said Cory and Chris looking at their partner and co-worker in the face.
T:C turns towards his partner and co-worker in the face. "Will keep that in mind ladies, right now think my daughter needs some sleep"said T:C standing up from the bed.
Sarah Williams walking into the hospital room-with some food of course. "Kristen, Brought you some food and some books for you"said Sarah setting the stuff down on the television table.
Kristen wrote something down. "Thanks! When Can I go home?"asked Kristen who was wondering.
Sarah Wiliams looks at the police officers who were standing in the room. "In a few days, sweetie can go home"said Sarah smiling back at the girl.
Kristen staring the food before her on the table.
Bobby leaves the room to go back to work, Cory leaves with Chris. Only two who were still in the room where T:C and Victor who were watching Kristen poke at the strange food before her.
Kristen poke at the strange food in front of her on the table-since she was sitting up. Although just wasn't hungry enough to eat any of it-layed back down on the bed.
Sarah, Victor and T:C saw Kristen just poke at the food and layed back down on the bed.
Kristen did drink some apple juice through-from the table next to the bed. Slowly pushed the food away from her.
"Kristen, You have to eat something"said Victor who sat down on the bed.
Kristen looked at Victor in a brotherly way. She wrote something down on the board she was given by the doctors. "Not hungry it hurts to eat it"said Kristen writing it down.
Sarah and T:C talking in the hallway at the moment.
"Lt. Callaway has you see right now-Kristen can't do anything-because the way she was mistreated by those dealers"said Sarah.
Victor comes out of the room. "Kristen ate the jello and fruit salad. Sorry she wouldn't touch the other stuff. Wants more apple juice if you don't mind"said Victor who was standing there.
Sarah smiles at Victor at the moment. "Sure, I will make sure Ms. Callaway get's more juice and fruit"said Sarah about to walk away from the hallway leading towards Kristen's private hospital room.
Victor saids something to Doctor Williams. "She wants to know if a police officer can be posted outside of her hospital doorway. Wrote to me that one of the gang members was missing from the raid this afternoon-might come after her"said Victor telling Sarah and T:C the news given by him.