The Ambulance arrived at the scene as the paramedics tend to Chilli's unconscious injured body which was strapped down on the backboard wearing a neckbrace. The paramedics pick up Chilli on to the stretcher and buckle her up, sticking cardiac wirings on her chest and abdomen and puts an oxygen mask on to help her breathe. Bandit and his daughters watched as the paramedics load up Chilli into the ambulance.
"Do you guys want to come inside with us?" One of the paramedics said to Bandit and her daughters wondering if the family would like to ride in the ambulance with Chilli. "Yes, Please." Bandit said in response. "Come on, Girls." Bandit helps Bluey and Bingo in the ambulance as he climbs in with them. The paramedic closes the doors and the vehicle drives off.
Inside the Ambulance:
Bandit and the girls sit the side of the ambulance as the paramedics tends to Chilli as she was still unconscious and hasn't moved a muscle. "Dad, is mum go to be okay?" Bluey said as she comforts her little sister Bingo who was crying. "I hope so, mate" Bandit replied as he puts his arm around is daughter. "Well, her heart is normal. But her blood pressure is very high." The paramedic said look at Chilli's vital signs. "How high is it?" Bandit said out of curiosity.
"I would say above 180/120."
Bandit gasps in horror wondering why how could his wife blood pressure become severely high. Chilli groans as she wakes up from her unconscious state. "Look! She's waking up!" Bluey said in excitement to see her mother wake up. "Hey, Chilli." Bandit said in a soft tone happy to see wife awake. Chilli coughs and looks around wondering where she was. She then raises her right arm trying pull to IV off of her other arm out of confusion. "Woah, Woah! Settle down, mate. Your just in the ambulance." The paramedic said trying to calm Chilli down. Chilli then tries to pull the neckbrace off with both her hands and starts to loose control. "Chilli! Chilli! Relax! It's Okay!" Bandit said grabbing both his wife's arms trying to stop her from hurting herself. However Chilli didn't know how to relax especially in a situation like this. "Chilli, just settle down, just calm down, I'm here for you, everything's gonna be okay." Look, Bluey and Bingo are here too. Bandit said rubbing his wife's head trying to help her relax. "Hi, Mum." Bluey said gently waving at her mother. Chilli looks at both her daughters and finally starts to calm down. She reached her arm out to hold her daughter hand. Bluey then holds her mother hand and begins to smile.
Outside of Brisbane hospital:
"Alright, We're Here". The paramedic said as the ambulance arrived at the hospital. The other paramedic opens the doors and grabs the stretcher. Chilli hand slips off of Bluey hand as the paramedics load her out of the ambulance. Chilli moans in sadness as her arm was still out reaching her daughter. "Come on, mates Let's go." Bandit said as he gets Bluey and Bingo out of the ambulance. They get off and run for Chilli who was being halted out by the paramedics.
Inside Brisbane hospital:
The Paramedics rushed inside with Chilli who was wailing in fear and possibly pain as Bandit was holding Bingo in his right arm and Bluey's hand with his left hand. It was a wail that Bandit has never heard his wife before. Chilli has cried in the past but it was never like this to the point where she made a loud wail. "Okay, What do we got?" Dr. Shepherd said as he grabbed one to the stretcher. "We have a 43 year old female named Chilli Heeler who a was hit by a pick up truck while having a mental health episode. She has 2 rib fractures as well as a concussion. She has a broken left foot and has severe high blood pressure." The paramedic said he and Dr. Shepherd rush Chilli inside the emergency room.
Bandit and the girls try to run inside with Chilli but are blocked off by Dr. Shepherd. "I'm sorry sir, but you and your daughters are going to have to wait outside in the waiting room." Dr. Shepherd said as blocks the family from going inside. "But that's my wife!" Bandit said trying to get in the room to see Chilli. "Sir, if you do not cooperate I'm going to have to call security to escort you out the building." Dr. Shepherd said as the shuts the door on Bandit's face. Bandit looks in dispair hugging Bluey with his arm as she tears up.
Dr. Shepherd turn around to check on his patient. He and the nurses unbuckle Chilli as she coughs even more struggling to catch her breath while still laying on her back. Dr. Shepherd puts on the stethoscope to his ears and puts it on Chilli's ribs to listen to her lungs. "Yep, I could feel the broken ribs." Dr. Shepherd said as he puts his hand on Chilli's ribs feeling the fractures. "Alright let's turn her over to her side." Dr. Shepherd said telling to nurses to roll Chilli over to her side check on her spine. The nurses then roll the injured red heeler to her side as she groans in pain. "Dr. Shepherd puts two finger on to Chilli's spine causing her to groan even louder indicating that she had injured her back. Chilli starts hear the voices in her head again. "Look at what you've done. You literally tried to kill yourself in front of your own family. How do you think your other children feel? Watching there own mother careless run into the street. Your nobody to them." Dr. Shepherd then sticks a syringe into Chilli's back causing her to scream in immense pain.
Waiting room:
Bandit and the girls were sitting in the waiting room. Bluey and Bingo were holding on to each other as they both were still crying. Bandit was sitting forward with both his hands crossed waiting for the results of his wife's mental health and physical health.
Chilli's big sister Brandy and her Father Mort rush inside the waiting. "Bandit!" Brandy said as she ran towards Bandit as with tears in her eyes to hug him. "Brandy!" Bandit said as he and the girls get up from the chairs. Brandy hugs Bandit very tightly as she tears fall from her eyes. "I just got your text. Where's Chilli!? Is she Okay!?" Brandy said wondering if her little sister was alright. Bandit hold Brandy shoulder to calm her down. "We're still waiting for the results." Bandit said in response. Brandy hangs her head down starts crying as Mort walks to his older daughter to console her.
"Mr. Heeler." Dr. Shepherd said walking towards the family to tell them the results. Brandy then runs to the Doctor. "Is Chilli Okay!? Please tell me she's okay!? Brandy said gripping onto the doctor's white coat. "Chilli is alive, she is stable." Dr Shepherd said as he take Brandy's hand off his coat. "However, some of her injuries are pretty critical and I can't that she's capable to be on her own. Brandy and the family gasps in horror and Brandy starts to cry even more. "Can we please see her?" Brandy said in desperation wanting to see her sister. "Yes, if you could simply follow me." Dr Shepherd leads family to the room where Chilli is kept in.
Dr. Shepherd opens the hospital room to let the famil in to see Chilli. Chilli was quietly laying on the hospital bed on her back wearing a neckbrace and still has an oxygen mask on her muzzle as well as bandages wrapped around her broken ribs and on her left foot. "Chilli!" Brandy yelled as ran to her sister.
Brandy pets Chilli's head begins to cry again. "Ooh, Chilli." Chilli begins to coughs again as she stares at her big sister with a blank expression not having a reaction. "So, As you can see she has a serious neck injury as well as some broken ribs and a broken foot. Because her ribs are broken she might struggle to catch her breath from time to time. But she will still make a full recovery though. However, we did end up diagnosis her with postpartum depression ,schizophrenia ,and PTSD." Dr. Shepherd said walk right next to Brandy to describe Chilli's condition.
Mort also walks towards Chilli's bed. "Aw, Chilli my sweetheart." Mort said petting Chilli shoulder. Bandit and his daughter walk up to see Chilli as well. "Hey, Honey." Chilli starts to shed a tear from her eye.
"Also, We discovered that she has a heart condition so she's going to have to undergo surgery." The family could not believe what they're hearing. Listen to all these mental and physical problems Chilli has and now having to undergo surgery as the icing on the cake. The Cake of Pure Hell.
"The surgery will start tomorrow afternoon."
"Oh No, I just realized I have work tomorrow I won't be able to be there before hand." Bandit said saddened that he would be to support his wife since he has to go to his job as an archaeologist.
"Aw, It's okay Bandit, I'll look after the girls and I'll keep you updated. Brandy said offering to take care of Bluey and Bingo while Bandit is gone.
"Aw, Thanks Brandy I appreciate" Bandit said giving Brandy a hug. "Okay, Girls we have to go. Say bye to your mother.
"But, I don't want to leave Mum. Bluey said not wanting to leave the hospital. "Yeah, Me too." Bingo replied"
"I'm sorry girls, but we have to go. I have to get ready for work tomorrow."
Bluey and Bingo go up to their mother the say bye. "Bye, Mum we love you and we'll miss you. Bluey said as both she and Bingo give their mother a kiss on the forehead but Chilli didn't respond to them as she was starting to be in shock.
"Just hang in there sis, I'll take good care of the girls and I see you before surgery, Okay?" Brandy said giving her sister a kiss on her forehead. "Bye Sweetie." Mort said to his daughter and also giving for a kiss.
"Bye Honey, I'll miss you and the girls." Bandit said petting his wife and giving her a kiss.
"Okay girls, let's go Bandit said walking his daughters out the door of the hospital room.
The Heeler Household:
It was 9:00 pm and Bandit was tucking his daughters to bed to go to sleep. "Goodnight Bingo." Bandit said tucking in Bingo with the blanket. Then he goes to Bluey's room to say goodnight. "Goodnight Bluey." Bandit said tucking his daughter to bed. "Um Dad, Why did Mum run into the street like that?" Bluey said wondering why would her mother do something so dangerous. "Well, i think your mother just wasn't in the right frame of mind." Bandit said trying to explain to his Bluey about his wife mental state. "What do you mean she wasn't in the right frame of mind?" Bluey said in curious not understanding what her father meant by that. "Well, You know how your not supposed to run into the middle of the street?" Bandit said. "Yeah, because I know it's dangerous run in the street." Bluey responded. "Well, Something in her mind just caused to go crazy and not think that doing what your mother isn't a smart thing to do. Bandit said explaining that even though Chilli knew better not to something stupid like that. Her mental illness took over her mindset caused her to snap and run into the street not thinking clearly.
"So, Something in her mind made her right into the street?" Bluey said in saddens. "Yes, unfortunately but hopefully the hospital will help her. Now get some rest okay, mate?" Bandit said get up in his feet to let Bluey sleep. "Okay, Goodnight Dad." Bluey said getting to sleep. "Goodnight Bluey." Bandit then shuts the light and closes the door.
End of Chapter 2