Snow Lodge
Chapter 31
Shelly and Doctor Jones kept an eye on Brian for the rest of the day, keeping him sedated so that his body would have a chance to recover. Jonesy knew that recovery from the mental exhaustion would be harder to cure. The calls to his friends had been made, and they were due to arrive in the next couple of hours.
The calls had been hard for Jonesy to make, his sister was a massive fan of the group, and he had heard stories about the close bond they all shared. It was never easy to tell a loved one that somebody was in hospital, especially over the phone, and hospital policy meant that he had been unable to give details of AJ's condition, only the news that he and Brian were in hospital, and that AJ was listed as critical.
Jonesy looked at his watch. He had been on duty for almost 12 hours, and was pretty exhausted himself. He checked in on Brian one last time before leaving orders with the reception desk to get him as soon as the rest of the group arrived before heading over to the Doctor's rec room to get some sleep.
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Kevin burst through the doors to the reception area, Nick and Howie hot on his heels. They had just flown in from Florida, and all three looked tired and upset, full of questions that needed answering. The receptionist looked up and saw them before they reached her desk and picked up the phone. Hanging up as Kevin stopped at the desk, she smiled at the three politely.
"We're here to see..." Kevin began.
"Yes, I know." She cut him off. "I just called upstairs to let them know you are here, Doctor Jones should be with you shortly, in the mean time we'll get you into a private waiting room, okay?"
Kevin nodded, and Shelly exited the elevator behind them. She walked over and introduced herself. "Hello, I'm Nurse Sorensen, if you'd like to follow me, I'll take you all upstairs and get you settled okay?"
The three men smiled gratefully before following her into the lift. Once they were settled in the room, Shelly excused herself and went to find Doctor Jones. She finally found him talking to another doctor who was dealing with AJ.
Jonesy saw her and thanked the other doctor before excusing himself to go and talk to Shelly.
"The other's are here, I showed them into the private waiting room."
"How'd they look?"
"Tired, worried, stressed out..."
Jonesy nodded. "How's Brian?"
"He's fine, he'll be due for another dose in an hour and a half. Do you want me to give it to him?"
Jonesy thought about it for a minute before shaking his head. "No, I think he's had enough rest for now. We'll let him wake up and see his friend's, I think he could do with their support."
"How's AJ?"
"No change. He went into surgery about 20 minutes ago, they had to stabilise him first before they could risk opening him up. It's still not looking too good though." Jonesy sighed. "I guess I'd better go and tell them that. God I hate this part of the job."
"Who doesn't." Shelly replied before following Jonesy to the waiting room.
