She seemed to be doing better for a minute, but it didn’t last, leaving Seth hanging onto her every word. When she stopped right before telling him her name, he just about spazzed out in suspence, but he got himself over it in his anxiousness to help. “Nurse? NURSE!” The poor nurse had walked calmly over from her desk, making Seth furious at the delay.

“Yes?” How could she be so calm? Especially at a moment like this? Taking a deep breath, Seth started talking really fast. “She’s in a lot of pain. Can you give her painkillers or something? Aren’t the doctors ready for her yet? What’s going on?” His voice had risen in pitch with his fear for her. She was meanwhile writing something down on a piece of paper for him.

“They are ready for her now. Are you friend or family?” The nurse asked in a voice that said she didn’t really care which it was. That took a second to answer. “Umm . . . friend?” Seth wasn’t really sure about his answer, and looked at her for reassurance. How ironic it was that though she was the one injured, it was she that he was looking to for guidance.

As soon as the girl started crying the nurse told them to say their goodbyes. “I’m gonna call your parents and let them know what’s going on, alright? You’re gonna be OK. The doctors are going to fix you up in no time, and I’ll still be here waiting when you come out. I promise.” Seth tried to reassure her now, trying to stop the fear from completely taking over her body. They needed her as relaxed as possible. He didn’t look at the piece of paper that she’d given him yet.

Even Seth was intimidated a little as she flew at the nurse. The poor woman didn't know how to take this most difficult patient, and ended up stumbling backwards in her rush to get away from the girl. After letting her scare the nurse off, Seth put a restraining hand on her shoulder.

"Alright that's enough. It's gonna be OK. You've probably taken five years off that poor nurses life with that temper of yours. If you keep this up they may refuse to let us come back." Seth's voice was purely joking; they wouldn't refuse patients, but hopefully the two of them wouldn't need to come back ever again anyways.

He jumped as the girl touched his cheek, startling him. Then he covered her hand with his and pulled it off to set it on the bed. He could see people coming to take her away. "I'll be waiting here for you." The bed was rolling away, through the doors until he couldn'tsee her anymore. With a small worried sigh, he opened his hand and pulled open the note with a ball of nervousness in his stomach.