Highway to Hell

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

"Mer? I just dropped mom off at the airport but Richard called me and asked if I could come in. Is that okay for you?"

"Of course, Derek" Meredith replied

"I'll call you later" Derek said and hung up the phone

"Seems like it's just the two of us today" Meredith told Zola who clapped her hands and steadied herself against the couch before walking a few steps

"Not too fast, I can't follow" Meredith laughed

"Ma!!" Zola yelled

"Yes, come to mama" Meredith smiled

Zola wobbly made her way to Meredith without falling on the floor and reached her arms. Meredith picked Zola up and placed her on her lap "Let's go play in the living room" Meredith suggested and rolled her way over to the couch. She placed Zola on the ground who started playing immediately.

Meredith first transferred herself into the couch before she gently lowered herself onto the ground.

"Zozo, look at this. What's this?" Meredith showed her a stuffed Zebra

"Ebra! Ebra!" The little girl yelled

"Good girl" Meredith smiled as she kept playing with Zola

...

"Mama! Mama!" Zola tried to walk toward her but fell and hit her head on the corner of the small table. The little girl was screaming and crying

Meredith pushed her lifeless underbody towards Zola to go check on her. She had a pretty nast gab on her forehead and it definitely needed stitches so Meredith wanted to call someone for help but realised that she forgot her phone on the kitchen table. She picked up Zola but had a hard time getting herself back on the couch as the little girl didn't wanna let go of Meredith. The harder she tried, the more exhausted she became. Her arms are sore from all the missed tries.

Come on Zo, we need to get up" Meredith whispered

Meredith tried to replace her legs again before lifting herself but failed again. By now, Meredith's shirt was covered with Zola's blood. As a surgeon she knew head injuries keep bleeding even if it's nothing dangerous.

Meredith realised she couldn't get up so placed the little girl on the couch. More screams and cries filled the room and Meredith tried again. Her arms and back were hurting from the failed tries but her daughter needed help so she pushed through and for a moment she pushed herself on her feet. Just enough power to get her a few cm's higher to get her on that couch. Her legs hurt like hell but she managed. She even "stood" for a couple of seconds

"Let's call uncle Mark" She said as she got herself back in her chair and placed Zola against her chest

"Mark?"

"Mer? Do you wanna talk to Derek? He just got into sur-"

"Mark, Zola fell. Can someone come get us? She has a nasty cut and I want you to suture it" Meredith said

"I'm in my way" Mark said

As it took a bit for Mark to drive all the way to the dreamhouse, Meredith got Zola calmed down a bit.

"Mer?" Mark burst into the house "Zola?"

"We're here" She rolled to the front door.

"Come on, let's get this little one to the hospital

"Can you help me get in the back? I don't want her to sit alone behind in the car"

"Of course" Mark said and buckled Zola in before helping Meredith into his car before he placed her chair in the trunk.

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"You're such a brave girl" Meredith said as she kissed Zola's head

"She was very brave! I think the nurses got some candy for you" Mark told the little girl who seemed to be much happier now

"What happened?" Derek burst into the room

"Der, she's fine. They took a CT to check her shunt, she's okay. She just took a fall and bumped against the coffee table."

"I fixed her" Mark said proud

"Hey, baby girl. Did you have an auwie?" Derek asked the little girl

Zola pointed at her head but was too distracted by her toys that she ignored the hoovering of Derek

"Are you okay?" He asked Meredith who was still in the bloody clothes

"I.. I stood on my feet" She smiled

Mark and Derek looked at eachother, confused. "I couldn't get up and.. I.. I stood on my feet for a couple of seconds" She smiled

"Mer? You're serious?" Derek asked

Meredith nodded and started laughing "I stood on my feet"

"Ma! Ya" Zola yelled

"We're proud of mommy, aren't we?" Derek said as he kissed Meredith

Meredith giggled by now and took Zola on her lap

"Let's get you into some clean clothes and then we'll go home" Derek offered as they made their way to the attendings' lounge

"Here" Derek handed her a pair of sweats that they kept in the hospital in case of emergencies.

"Thanks" She said as she slipped off her top and changed it. When she moved to her legs, Derek helped her when her feet started spasming in his hands

"It's okay. They have been hurting since I pulled myself up" Meredith said as Derek kept rubbing them

"How bad?" He asked

"I think an 8.. It's pretty bad but I'm so happy I got up that I don't really care now. I was concerned about Zola so I had no other choice than to go through and I think I just felt the aftermath of pushing myself. But it's good. It's okay" She ended with a smile

"I'm gonna run you a bath once we're home" Derek smiled and kissed her lips before changing Zola's clothes.

"Ink!" Zola yelled

"Yes, baby. Pink" Derek smiled

Meredith laughed when Zola started singing again

"My both girls did amazing today" Derek said, feeling proud of them

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