Strange, crazy and wonderful

Interlude

The ground beneath her was soft and she enjoyed the breeze blowing through her hair. She watched her grandparents play , laugh and smile happily. She knew why she was still here.

The sight before her was too difficult to leave, watching her daughter, seeing her daughter all grown up, her son.. a son she would never get to know.. it pained her heart, or perhaps this was simply the drugs or the ketamine transmitter in her brain, supplying her with these images, voices to match the characters she created. The day never ended, the sun never set. The laughter never stopped. There wasn't any pain, there wasn't any patients to save, no arguments to be had... some would say it was bliss.. but as time passed the ache in her chest worsened, watching her daughter giggle and run around pained, but not as much as it ached knowing that Meredith was out there.. hoping, praying that she would wake up..

Maybe it was selfish, but she didn't.. she didn't want to let go of the image before her .. she just needed a while longer

She threaded her fingers through the blades of grass "I'm sorry Mer."

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SGH

Outside Blake's room

Richard and Clarissa Carmichael was glaring at the replacement chief, Derek was no longer chief , instead the board replaced him and and put Richard back in charge.

"A month, it's been a month and my daughter is not breathing on her own. You said she would wake up, but..—" Clarissa broke off her eyes filling with tears "why isn't she waking up?" She asked her voice cracked.

Her husband pulled her into his arms "What have you found ? Are there... is there any reason she's not waking up?" He asked his own voice was thick with emotions.

Richard Webber shook his head "Her Scans are normal, her brain activity is normal. She experienced a traumatic event. Her brain is active but the stress on her body put her into a coma." He said softly "Our doctors have been working around the clock to find anything , something that could wake her.. but.." he sighed softly "We haven't found anything."

Clarissa cried into her husbands chest. Richard held his wife and nodded "Thank you.. thank you for seeing to this personally chief Webber."

Webber shook his head "She's one of our brightest residents." He looked into the private room, the room was filled with get well wishes, flowers and cards from ex patients, colleagues and friends. "she's loved.. and everyone is praying for her recovery Mr Carmichael."

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Outside SGH

Outside the hospital, the entrance was crawling with newspaper reporters, everyone trying to get the scoop on the latest on Blake's condition. There was small monument filed with flowers and letters for the lives lost in the shooting but a few survived. Richard had done his best to get the press away, they came out with an official press release of what happened but the reporters hadn't stopped, but since it was a high profile case, that involved one of the richest families in america.

Jackson grit his teeth at the reporters. He looked to his passenger "Just ignore them okay, don't answer their questions and we'll walk right in." He said to Meredith.

Meredith nodded "Okay.."

Once they were out of the car, he wasn't sure who leaked it but when they found out Blake was married and married to Meredith they had been hounding her and he and Alex decided to take turns to bring Meredith into work. He wrapped his arm around Meredith's shoulder and pushed his way through the cameras flashing and people shouting various questions.