Chapter 2 #3
“Mom, call an ambulance. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
” He was barking orders to some of the crowd of people that were around when he had her table and chairs put in his truck.
Of course, Robin had to say something about that, too, but she wasn’t getting his attention right now.
He was worried about Blake. She was bleeding from the head, and he was worried when he saw what she’d been cut on.
“There’s a broken bell in there that she was cut on.
I don’t know if any of the pottery was broken off in her head or not.
I’m going to call in orders when they get here. ”
“Good idea. I’ll call your father.” The rest of his mom’s boxes were put into the truck, and they were waiting for the ambulance. By the time it arrived, he was ready to take her to surgery to have the wound cleaned and a bed set up in case she had to stay.
An IV was put in her arm, and he was worried that she was still out.
Lying her on one of the tables that had been used for box lots, he was able to see the wound better, but still worried that any of the pottery had gotten in it.
He would do a deep cleaning on it and wait to put in stitches so as not to cause an infection.
He didn’t know where Robin had gone, but he was glad that she was missing.
His first thought was that all the attention was on her sister and not her, so she didn’t want to be around.
He thought that his dad would agree with him on that.
Driving to the hospital, while Blake rode in the ambulance, he was ready to take her into surgery as soon as he got there.
Once he cleaned the wound, he made sure that she wasn’t hurt anywhere else and took x-rays of her left wrist. It was swollen now, and he was making sure nothing was broken by the time Blake was coming around. She asked where she was.
“In the hospital emergency department. You had a fall.” She said that her sister had hit her. “Twice, as a matter of fact. I don’t know what happened to her, but by the time the ambulance showed up, she was gone. Did she ride to the auction with you?”
“No. She and her driver showed up just as I was leaving home. When I told her not to come, she followed me anyway.” She laid her head back on the gurney. “My head is killing me. I don’t suppose I can have something for that, could I?”
He explained to her what he’d done and how he would put the stitches in later when she was awake enough to hear him.
She was dozing off when he finished up, and he found his mom in the waiting room.
His dad was there as well. After giving them a hug, his dad said that he’d take Mom home in his truck so that he could stay there and use his car.
“Your mother is going to want to go through her things anyway, and you can watch over your patient. Your mother told me a bit about what had happened. Be careful, son. You don’t need someone like that coming around and causing trouble.
” He said he’d be careful. “Good. I’ll take your truck and mother home, and we’ll see you when we see you.
Don’t forget about tomorrow and the ball games.
If you’re not going to make it, give me a call, and I’ll do it for you. ”
“Thanks, Dad. I’ll let you know. But I don’t see any problem with what’s going on here.
She’s going to need about thirty stitches, but she should be fine.
I should hear about her wrist soon, too.
” He said that he’d be thinking about her.
“You’re the best dad ever. Thanks, Mom, for going with me. I had so much fun.”
“I did as well. Even gossiping like we did. I guess it’s a good thing we kept an eye out for the two of them anyway. I have never seen such a woman before.” Mom was tsking as they left, and he hugged them again. “I’ll look forward to hearing what happens tomorrow.”
He went back to the room and found that she’d been taken down to X-ray.
He’d know soon if her arm was broken, and she’d be all right while in here.
He was going to have to keep an eye out for her sister, but she wasn’t too worried about her.
He thought that he had her pegged and was going to make sure that she didn’t hurt Blake again.
It was nearly two in the morning when she woke up again.
After talking to her about what was going to happen, she asked if anyone had called her sister.
He told her how the ambulance had come after she’d left, and she said she’d have to call her.
He wanted to tell her not to allow her to upset her, but he knew that was going to happen anyway.
Leaving the room so that she could talk, he ran right into a nursing cart and nearly fell over it.
“I’m sorry, Doctor Dresden.” He told her that it was his fault and that he was fine.
He was going to have to be more careful, or he’d end up in a bed right next to Blake.
Smiling to himself, he decided that she was in good hands and was headed home.
He left instructions that if she woke up sick or the x-rays came back positive for a break, they were to call him.
Before he could leave, he knew that her wrist was broken and had it wrapped.
She was sleeping through the entire thing, and he thought that was perfect.
There was no point in putting her through that much pain again, and he hoped that she’d feel better in the morning when he came by to see her.