Chapter 3 Life Exchange
The truck driver was still shaking when the ambulance arrived, the ambulance men ran towards the burning car, on the black burn ground nearby laid the two man, they were lifted into the ambulance and taken to the city hospital, the ambulance men put them on trolleys into the casualty department, a nurse stood with them as they waited for the doctors to come, as they laid on that trolleys inside the hospital one of the man made a noise, the nurse spoke to him “Hello, can you hear me? Can you tell me your name?” The burned man turn toward his burned friend on the other trolley, he put his hand on to his friend’s hand “Jake” but that was his last word, he died with his hand in the hand of his friend “Can you hear me? Jake did you said? The nurse lifted the dead man’s hand away from his friend’s and laid it across his chest. Megan Looked at the clock and told herself not to worry, Luke was probably having a drink with Jake, he will be home soon, the telephone rang “hello, -hello, I’d like to speak to Ms. Megan Harrison, Luke Harrison’s wife please. –Yes that’s me who’s speaking please –I’m police Smith from the city police station Ms Harrison there’s been an accident, a car accident rather serious” Megan caught her breath “ Oh no, he isn’t… -No, keep calm, your husband is alive but he is very badly hurt, can you come straight to the casualty department at the city hospital please, would you like me to send one of my men to come and get you – No thank you, I’m coming now right away.” Megan drove praying all the way “Oh please God let him live he’s such a good man, a good husband, a good father” She dry her tears as she drove to the hospital she quickly found the policeman at the casualty department “Hello Ms Harrison Now try to relax I know it’s difficult your husband car crashed and went off the road it was quite bad, the car caught fire and the two men were badly burnt, we found the number plate to the car so we were able to find his owner, one of the men died we were able to identify your husband because he was holding his weeding ring in his hand, a nurse will take you in to see him” Showed the after wards a doctor came into the room, he sat down on a sit next to Megan “Ms Harrison I’m Doctor Ramset I’ve been looking after your husband” The doctor looked kindly at Megan and held her hand “we are doing everything we can to save him but he’s in a coma so he won’t know you’re here –is he going to die doctor? We hope not but we must prepare ourselves” Megan could no longer see the doctor’s kind face her eyes were filled with tears “oh doctor, what about his friend Jake –There was nothing we could do for him he died when he arrive here at the hospital, now come with me your husband is cover in bandages so you won’t see much of him but we all believe it helps the patience to have a love one nearby even when they’re in a coma” Megan followed the doctor to a small side room at the end of the hall, the man under the bandages knew nothing and nobody “ Oh Luke, well I suppose it’s better right now that he doesn’t know anything I mean he would be in terrible pain if he were awake, wouldn’t he doctor? –yes you know Ms Harrison even if he recovers he might not remember much, he might have a miss –but it would pass, wouldn’t it? Hopefully yes in time, now let leave the nurses to take care of him go home and get some rest, we will call you if we need you and come back tomorrow morning” The next three days were terrible for Megan, she sat at the side of the bed waiting for signs of recovery then on the third evening the head under the bandages moved. Megan saw the eyes and the lips move slowly “oh Luke My Love, Luke Darling Can you hear me? Can you see me?” The voice was slow and weak “Megan –Oh Luke does it hurt? Don’t worry everything will be all right you are going to live and come home we’re all going to be together soon Oh Luke I love you so much” The face under the bandages moved the eyes filled with tears then they closed and Luke slept.
The truck driver was still shaking when the ambulance arrived, the ambulance men ran towards the burning car, on the black burn ground nearby laid the two man, they were lifted into the ambulance and taken to the city hospital, the ambulance men put them on trolleys into the casualty department, a nurse stood with them as they waited for the doctors to come, as they laid on that trolleys inside the hospital one of the man made a noise, the nurse spoke to him “Hello, can you hear me? Can you tell me your name?” The burned man turn toward his burned friend on the other trolley, he put his hand on to his friend’s hand “Jake” but that was his last word, he died with his hand in the hand of his friend “Can you hear me? Jake did you said? The nurse lifted the dead man’s hand away from his friend’s and laid it across his chest. Megan Looked at the clock and told herself not to worry, Luke was probably having a drink with Jake, he will be home soon, the telephone rang “hello, -hello, I’d like to speak to Ms. Megan Harrison, Luke Harrison’s wife please. –Yes that’s me who’s speaking please –I’m police Smith from the city police station Ms Harrison there’s been an accident, a car accident rather serious” Megan caught her breath “ Oh no, he isn’t… -No, keep calm, your husband is alive but he is very badly hurt, can you come straight to the casualty department at the city hospital please, would you like me to send one of my men to come and get you – No thank you, I’m coming now right away.” Megan drove praying all the way “Oh please God let him live he’s such a good man, a good husband, a good father” She dry her tears as she drove to the hospital she quickly found the policeman at the casualty department “Hello Ms Harrison Now try to relax I know it’s difficult your husband car crashed and went off the road it was quite bad, the car caught fire and the two men were badly burnt, we found the number plate to the car so we were able to find his owner, one of the men died we were able to identify your husband because he was holding his weeding ring in his hand, a nurse will take you in to see him” Showed the after wards a doctor came into the room, he sat down on a sit next to Megan “Ms Harrison I’m Doctor Ramset I’ve been looking after your husband” The doctor looked kindly at Megan and held her hand “we are doing everything we can to save him but he’s in a coma so he won’t know you’re here –is he going to die doctor? We hope not but we must prepare ourselves” Megan could no longer see the doctor’s kind face her eyes were filled with tears “oh doctor, what about his friend Jake –There was nothing we could do for him he died when he arrive here at the hospital, now come with me your husband is cover in bandages so you won’t see much of him but we all believe it helps the patience to have a love one nearby even when they’re in a coma” Megan followed the doctor to a small side room at the end of the hall, the man under the bandages knew nothing and nobody “ Oh Luke, well I suppose it’s better right now that he doesn’t know anything I mean he would be in terrible pain if he were awake, wouldn’t he doctor? –yes you know Ms Harrison even if he recovers he might not remember much, he might have a miss –but it would pass, wouldn’t it? Hopefully yes in time, now let leave the nurses to take care of him go home and get some rest, we will call you if we need you and come back tomorrow morning” The next three days were terrible for Megan, she sat at the side of the bed waiting for signs of recovery then on the third evening the head under the bandages moved. Megan saw the eyes and the lips move slowly “oh Luke My Love, Luke Darling Can you hear me? Can you see me?” The voice was slow and weak “Megan –Oh Luke does it hurt? Don’t worry everything will be all right you are going to live and come home we’re all going to be together soon Oh Luke I love you so much” The face under the bandages moved the eyes filled with tears then they closed and Luke slept.
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