....Save a life

562 14 0
                                    

Archer pov

Coming into hospital on my day off wasn't what I had planned nor was treating a patient when I could be at home enjoying the time I have off, there is loads of doctors and nurses around the hospital that could have done what I just did but no instead I got the phone call. Taking a seat at the desk I fill the paperwork out before signing a couple of discharge papers for the patients in the er, running a hand though my hair knowing once I finished I can go home but its less likely as they just phone me in again, I should of turned my phone off. Looking around the er I spot more empty beds then patient and a smile appears on my face knowing its a quiet day and I should definitely be going home after I finished the paperwork but looking at the massive file in front of me, I somehow don't think that is true. Reading one file I don't even think I treated this patient but I sign my name anyway as it probably come back to me anyway. Lost in the files I don't see anyone in the hospital and I know straight away they are outside, wanting to know what happened I pull one of the doctor running

"Paramedic caught in a fire" is the only words I get and I drop my pen and run outside hoping it isn't who I think it is, I know that both Megan and Ellie are working today and I know Megan wouldn't run into a fire so that leaves Ellie. Pushing my way to the front I see the chief car race past me before I see ambulance sixty one stop in front of me, opening the doors I spot Megan holding a child in her arms and then Ellie laying on the stretcher, my heart begins to sink as I pull the stretcher out the ambulance and into the er, I don't know what happened but I know i'm going to get all the details like why is a paramedic running into a place that was in a fire, isn't that the fire fighters job to run into the burning building. Telling a nurse to get the child sorted and phoned it parents I look at Ellie, she looks pale.

"Ellie was laying on top of the child and got most of the impact, her heart stopped but we got a rhyme back. She sacrifice herself" nodding my head as I try to side a tube down her throat, I see the smoke she took in. Ellie sacrificing herself for a child sounds about right but what doesn't is why she was in the building anyway, looking at Megan for a quick second I can tell she's about to break down as she looks at her partner and before I can say anything else four people come running into the er looking for Ellie and the boy Logan. I guess Ellie parents are here and what looks like two of her brothers. Holding Ellie hand I quickly whisper something in her ear before letting her go, to talk to the chief and her family.

"What was you thinking letting Ellie run into the building, she has a son to think about. I wont loose her" stepping in between both the chief and Ellie mother I cant stop thinking about what she shouted, and when I mean shouted, I mean everyone stopped what they was doing to listen to the women shout. Now everyone at the hospital knows Ellie has a son not even myself knew but I guess it makes sense a little why she's closed off and still wears the wedding band. Looking around the hospital I spot the whole fire house standing in the er waiting for information along with Ellie family and those two arguing about everything isn't going to fix anything anytime soon, I just wish Ellie thought about what she was doing before running into a burning building, she lost her husband to a fire and I guess she wasn't going to lose her son to one either.

"Ellie has been admitted and we will watch over her, she took in a lot of smoke and only has some minor burns which should heal. Ellie's son was covered and only took in a little smoke, Ellie shield him till help came which is why he's fine and he's good to go home" I manage to say before spotting a little boy come running to Ellie mother, looking at the boy now I see Ellie in him but I cant believe she never mentioned anything about having a child, I guess everyone aloud a secret or two.

Even though its my day off I head to the on call room wanting to lay down a little before going to see Ellie, I told everyone they could see her once she's been settled in and made sure she had her own room with an extra bed, if I know anything I know someone will be staying with her at all time till she's awake and then discharged. It was reckless what she did however theres a part of me that finds her brave for doing what she did, I couldn't imagine sitting on the sidelines if someone I loved was in a fire, from hearing everything I now can tell Ellie is loved by all the fire fighters, they have gone to her room making sure she's ok and she is.

Fight for usWhere stories live. Discover now