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Chapter 7: County...
During the way to the hospital, Luka could open his eyes a little… Abby, who was in the back of the ambulance with them, picked up his hand… it was still very hot…
‘Luka, it’s Abby…’ she said, with a mask in her face.
She had put it, but didn’t know why… she was already exposed… now, she had to take medicines and be on isolation…
‘Can you hear me?’
He didn’t move, just squeezed her hand slightly…
‘Abby?’ he asked, in a small voice.
‘Yes, it’s me…’ she said gently.
‘Hurts…’ he said, turning his head a little, still in pain…
‘I know, babe… we’re on our way to the hospital…’ she said. ‘You’re very sick, but we’re going to take care of you…’
Abby didn’t receive any answer… not that she expected… closing her eyes, she sighed… she knew there was something wrong with him yesterday… silently, she kicked herself for letting him alone…
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When they arrived at County, Ray, Susan and Weaver were expecting them, prepared to receive Luka… the ambulance door opened and Abby looked at them…
The gurney was lowered to the floor…
‘How is he?’ Weaver asked. John joined them…
‘He has a headache and a stiff neck…’Abby said, through the mask. ‘There are photophobia and high fever too…’
Halleh brought a wheelchair…
‘A wheelchair?’ asked Abby.
‘It’s for you…’ said Halleh.
Abby started to protest, but she was cut off by the nurse:
‘You’re a patient as much as him…’
Abby didn’t want to, but sat on the wheelchair…
‘Luka?’ asked Susan. ‘Can you hear me?’
‘Djed?’ he said. (Grandfather?)
Weaver looked at Abby.
‘Do you know what he said?’
Abby shook her head negatively… now, he was incoherent or speaking in Croatian… she didn’t know which…
‘Ok, trauma one…’ Weaver said. ‘Everyone put the masks on… ‘
She turned to Abby.
‘You, trauma two…’
‘I want to stay with him…’
‘After we give you the medicines…’ said Weaver.
They started to go inside, but at the door, they stopped… Abby looked strange at them… but they started to turn Luka over… his vomit splashed on the floor… after a few seconds they turn him again and Susan aspirated the rest…
After, they went to trauma one… Weaver turned to Sam…
‘Call the ICU…’
Sam nodded. When she went to the phone, she looked at the other room, where Abby was… even when Luka and she were together, Abby was the person he secretly loved…
Even in the other room, Abby could see Susan and Weaver working on Luka… and could hear Weaver voice’s calling Luka’s name…
‘Luka?’
She turned to Susan.
‘What his temperature?’
‘105º…’ said Susan.
‘Djed, boli…’ said Luka. (Grandfather… pain…)
‘Ok… let’s prepare him for a spinal tap…’ Weaver said.
She looked at the other room and saw how much worried Abby was…
‘Call her…’ Weaver said.
The nurse nodded and walked to the other room…
‘Abby…’
Ray helped Abby to get down the gurney, holding the IV with the medicine and the walked to the other room…
‘We’re going to do a spinal tap to determine the type of the bacteria…’ said Susan.
Abby eye’s filed with unshed tears… Ray, who was standing beside her, said:
‘I know this is hard, but we need you to keep him calm, during the test…’
Abby just nodded…
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