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Post by Ted Tonks on Jul 14, 2009 23:53:53 GMT -5
Ted apparated directly from the warehouses to St Mungo's with Roland. They were both covered in Roland's blood by this point, and he just started barking orders at whatever staff was on duty until a couple of people came and took Roland from him, taking him to a room and paging Dr. Kelly.
A few more fussed over Ted because of the blood, but he assured them that it wasn't his, and to help Roland.
He was pacing the floor, the adrenaline just kicking in as he waited for Hayden with Riley, or for someone to ask him about Roland.
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Post by Riley Neves on Jul 15, 2009 0:00:08 GMT -5
Hayden and Riley apparated next, and Riley nearly collapsed at the landing. The curse was still causing a throbbing, though dull ache through her body.
And she was cramping. She didn't say anything about it, and after Hayden explained to the reception witch what had happened, she immediately asked about Roland.
No one answered her, and she felt herself being whisked off to her own room. She needed her head on straight, and things were moving too fast for her. She was too dizzy.
"Wait, I need to make sure Roland is okay," she protested as she was lifted in the air and set on a bed.
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Jul 15, 2009 0:03:12 GMT -5
Roland was being equally stubborn. A nurse was cutting off his shirt to get a better look at his injuries, and he kept trying to sit up. "I'm fine. This is nothing, I need to see Riley. Ted... come on, you can't keep me from her. They can deal with me later, I need to know that she's OK."
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Post by Ted Tonks on Jul 15, 2009 0:08:26 GMT -5
Ted shook his head. "I'm not keeping you from her, Roland. You're injured. Let them treat you, and let them treat Riley, and then you can see her."
He felt back for the guy, but what was he supposed to do?
A nurse looked at him and asked him to leave just as the mediwizard came in.
"I'll check on her, okay Roland?" as he said this, he backed out of the room. Things had to be taken care of.
When he found Hayden again, he went up to him.
"You should go tell Cara and Mathieu. They should know Roland's alive," he said slowly. "I... I'll send a message to Angelique."
When Hayden was gone, Ted immediately went outside and sent a patronus to Angelique. He gave her no details other than to tell her to meet him in the waiting room of the hospital.
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Post by Chase Kelly on Jul 15, 2009 0:15:57 GMT -5
Chase came as soon as he was paged. He was told it was urgent, that a small crisis had broken out, and he was directed to Roland's room.
He stopped in his tracks when he entered the room. He recognized that face. It had been all over the papers. Roland Ferrera. He was dead.
"I'll ask the obvious questions later," he said, coming forward and putting a hand on Roland's good shoulder to ease him back on the narrow bed.
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Jul 15, 2009 0:21:49 GMT -5
"I'd appreciate it," Roland replied in a dry tone. "Look... I've been hurt worse than this before. I don't need treatment. I need to see my girlfriend. Riley. I need to know that she's OK. Please... if you let me see her, I'll do whatever you want. But I have to see her. She's probably terrified right now."
The fact that they had not seen each other before they were each whisked off to the hospital was haunting him, and he had no doubt it was having the same effect on Riley. She didn't know if he was OK, and he didn't know if she was OK. How was he expected to sit still, knowing that she was worrying about him?
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Post by Chase Kelly on Jul 15, 2009 0:25:48 GMT -5
"Riley?" Chase repeated. That was a name he also knew well. That was Lydia's patient, and she'd been in before. In fact, hadn't she just been released a day or two ago?
"I'm sure she's being taken care of right now. I'm the doctor, and you do need treatment. Just lay back and relax, and you can see her when you're both in recovery." he was keeping his tone calm and almost businesslike. Roland was bleeding profusely from two wounds, and those were Chase's immediate concerns. He could reunite with his girlfriend later.
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Post by Lydia Kenyon on Jul 15, 2009 0:27:55 GMT -5
Hayden and Riley apparated next, and Riley nearly collapsed at the landing. The curse was still causing a throbbing, though dull ache through her body. And she was cramping. She didn't say anything about it, and after Hayden explained to the reception witch what had happened, she immediately asked about Roland. No one answered her, and she felt herself being whisked off to her own room. She needed her head on straight, and things were moving too fast for her. She was too dizzy. "Wait, I need to make sure Roland is okay," she protested as she was lifted in the air and set on a bed. Lydia was with another patient when she received the page that Riley Neves was back. Since she had treated Riley the last time, it seemed only right that she do so again. The girl needed people she could trust, so it was best not to switch doctors on her. She finished with her patient and hurried down the hall to Riley's room. She was struggling against the nurses and demanding to see Roland. It was a lucky thing that Lydia did not decide to comment about Roland, who she still believed to be dead. Instead, she focused on her patient. "OK, what happened?" she asked. |
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Post by Riley Neves on Jul 15, 2009 0:31:22 GMT -5
"Nothing happened," Riley said, not even thinking about the answer. It was obviously not the truth. "Roland's here, and I need to make sure he's okay. I promised him I wouldn't leave him and he doesn't know where I am right now. He needs me."
And she needed him, desperately. One of her nurses was male and he refused to let her up. He answered the question that Riley did not.
"We weren't really given details except that she was attacked with a Cruciatius curse, and the person who brought her in said she may be pregnant."
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Jul 15, 2009 0:33:37 GMT -5
Roland was still high on adrenaline, and that was pretty much the only thing keeping him conscious at this point. The loss of blood should have been enough to knock him unconscious. But instead, he shook his head vigorously.
"I'm telling you, I'm fine. It's barely a scratch. Please... She's pregnant. She was hit with a Cruciatus curse... the baby could be hurt. I just have to see her, just for five minutes. And she needs to see that I'm OK, or she'll be freaking out, and that could make her worse. Please?"
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Post by Chase Kelly on Jul 15, 2009 0:38:17 GMT -5
"Dr. Kenyon has it handled," Chase replied. He didn't honestly understand how Roland was still awake and lucid, but he was seriously considering using a spell to knock him out. He was practically pouring blood from the gashes in his body.
And he felt for Roland, really, he did, but he had no way of knowing the extent of the damage until he looked at Roland, and Lydia was probably under the same impression about Riley.
"Let me treat you. If this is barely an injury, it'll be a quick fix, and then when she's okay, you can see her. Okay? The sooner you let me look at you, the sooner you can see her."
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Jul 15, 2009 0:44:56 GMT -5
Roland was actually very dizzy and was having a little trouble focusing his gaze on Chase. But he was desperate to see Riley, just to know that she was OK. And she needed to know he was alive.
"OK, Doc, listen," Roland said. "Do you have a girlfriend? Or a wife? Just imagine for a second that she was hurt and off in another room and you couldn't get to her, to see that she was OK. Please. I just want to see her for five minutes. Then you can treat me. I promise."
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Post by Chase Kelly on Jul 15, 2009 0:49:27 GMT -5
Chase sighed as his mind immediately went to Maia when Roland brought out that card. "That's a dirty trick to play," he told Roland, rubbing his eyes. He was torn, because he could obviously feel for Roland and the position he was in, but Roland needed attention now. He was afraid that if he even stood up, he'd pass out.
"Swear you'll sit here and not move an *inch,* and I will go see if I can bring her to you."
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Jul 15, 2009 0:57:37 GMT -5
Roland nodded. Honestly, he wasn't sure he could move even if he wanted to. "I'll stay right here," he said. "Just... You understand. I love her. I need to know if she's all right. I can't think straight until I do."
He relaxed slightly as Chase left the room. There were still a couple of medi nurses there with him, and they were working to clean his wounds.
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Post by Lydia Kenyon on Jul 15, 2009 0:59:54 GMT -5
"Pregnant?" Lydia repeated, momentarily stunned. She frowned and looked over at Riley with a stern expression on her face. "You couldn't have mentioned that the other day when you were in here?"
She sighed, shaking her head. "Never mind. I need to do a scan to see how the baby is doing. You aren't experiencing any cramping, are you?"
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Post by Chase Kelly on Jul 15, 2009 1:00:36 GMT -5
Chase couldn't believe he was doing this, and he sighed as he left the room, catching a nurse in the hallway to ask where Riley and Lydia were. Once directed to the right room, he opened the door, coming in on a scene very similar to the one he'd just left, and he sighed, remaining quiet for a moment and glancing at Lydia. He'd take her cues before he even asked if he could take Riley to see Roland.
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Post by Riley Neves on Jul 15, 2009 1:04:22 GMT -5
Riley, unaware that Chase was Roland's doctor, barely even acknowledged that he was in the room with them.
"No, I couldn't have," Riley said, defending herself. How would she have explained that? Pregnant by a dead boyfriend? The time difference worked with Geoffrey, but it wouldn't on a doctor.
Her heart stopped as Lydia asked the next question. The way it was phrased... it was bad. Cramping was bad.
"No," she lied. She would deal with it later. Right now, for just thirty seconds, she had to see Roland. "A little," she ammended, because she was terrified that the baby was hurt. "But please, I just have to see him. He'll be so worried."
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Post by Lydia Kenyon on Jul 15, 2009 1:12:22 GMT -5
Lydia was still behind the curve a little, as she still believed Roland was dead. No one had fully explained the situation to her. "Look, I just need to do a scan and see how the baby is doing..."
She trailed off, realizing that Chase was in the room. She turned to look at him, hoping that perhaps he had some clue what was going on here. "Chase? What is it?"
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Post by Chase Kelly on Jul 15, 2009 1:17:39 GMT -5
Chase's eyes were on Riley, and he tilted his head a little. He'd caught the last little bit between them, and he wasn't sure that Riley was okay to see Roland. But then, if he even mentioned that to Roland, he'd be on his feet and battling half the hospital to get to her.
"Roland Ferrera is asking for her." Normally, he wouldn't have come out and said it like that, but at this point...
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Post by Riley Neves on Jul 15, 2009 1:18:09 GMT -5
Hearing this, Riley broke away from the nurses and started towards the door on her own. Merlin help the person that tried to keep her from Roland now. She was right... he needed her. She brushed past Lydia and Chase, expecting to be stopped. "What room?" Just as she asked, however, going down the hallway, a nurse came out of Roland's room, and she caught sight of him through the open door.
She broke into a run, throwing the door open, comepletely unprepared to see him as bloody as he was.
Frozen in the doorway, her eyes traveled up to meet his.
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