No Going Back: A Marina Story

3: An Unstable Heart

"Carina!"

"Carina" Teddy called in a hushed tone, trying to wake her friend but not startle her.

Carina had cried herself to sleep in teddy's arms, her devastation giving way to exhaustion after when felt like hours of sobbing. She hadn't slept for long when Teddy's phone buzzed. She was being paged.

"hmm?" Carina groaned.

"I'm being paged, I have to go, okay?" Carina nodded with her eyes still closed.

"Please call me if you need me. Please,"
Teddy rubbed Carina's back and shifted quickly out of the apartment.

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"Okay what have we got!?" Dr. Altman demanded confidently as she walked into the trauma bay. Then she was stunned at the sight before her, as Miranda stepped from the foot of the gurney to the side revealing who lay on the bed. Lifeless. Maya.

"She's been in and out of arrest for the last ten minutes, we can't keep her heart going. I'm also concerned about this head lac, but I can't get her to CT if her heart keeps stopping," Answered Amelia.

"We're thinking it's rhabdo, again, but we're waiting for the urine results from the lab." Owen chimed.

"We can't get her heart steady" Piped Miranda.

So much was going through Teddy's mind, as a doctor; how the fuck do I keep this woman alive? But as a friend; Carina can't take anymore heartbreak.. Do I even tell her that Maya is here?
Teddy's breath hitched in her throat, she was frozen. Her day was full of chaos as is, and now this. She quickly snapped out of this state, knowing her panic would not get her through this moment, and started barking orders at her colleagues, demanding more tests and medications to keep Mayas heart stable.

Then she tuned swiftly, remembering there was a panic stricken Latina in the corner. Andy. "Herrera, I need you to call Carina. Can you do that, please?"

Andy nodded slowly, then stepped out of the trauma bay to make the dreaded calm to Carina.

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Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

Carina whined groggily, and turned her face over towards her phone. Andy was calling?
She really didn't want to hear from Maya, especially not through her friends. She was embarrassed already, now Andy was calling her? Nope.

Carina quickly declined the call. Turning back to her original position hoping to fall back to sleep quickly.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

"Dio mio, Andrea!" Carina answered the phone quickly. placing it on speaker and closing her eyes again.

"Andy I don't want to hear about or talk to Maya. Please-" Carina started.

"Maya's hurt."

"What!?" Carina whipped herself up to a sitting position.

"Maya- She collapsed outside of my apartment, her heart keeps stopping," Andy sobbed into the phone. "Carina- you- I- you have to get here quickly. Dr. Altman wants to get her into an OR- Please Carina, please get here quickly," Pleaded the firefighter, she was a blubbering mess on the other end of the phone. Carina sat in her bed stunned, every ounce of anger she held in her body, in her heart, now falling away, making room for panic. One that would cripple her.

The next fifteen minutes were a blur to Carina, she vaguely remembers throwing on some jeans and one of Maya's sweatshirts. It was the first one she could find. She then slipped on her sneakers, grabbed her purse and ran out of the apartment.
Within ten minutes of leaving the apartment the Italian had pulled into Grey Sloan's parking lot, and was not bolting into the hospital's ER.

She immediately spotted Andy anxiously biting her nails in the corner and scurried over to her. "Andy! where is she?"

"Carina!" Andy cried in relief. "They took her to OR three. They tried to wait for you- Dr. Shepherd- she was talking about a brain bleed?-"

"Okay, okay, Andy. I'm gonna- OR three- viewing gallery" Carina mumbled to herself, then placed her hands on Andy's shoulders, holding her steady. "Andrea call Victoria to keep you company please. I have to go and see Maya,"

Carina didn't wait for an answer she ran off, forgetting the elevator and heading straight for the stairs. Her mind absent, her legs now blindly carting her to the viewing gallery for the operating room Maya was currently in.

As the brunette approached the gallery, she tried to slow her breathing, but to no avail. She busted into the gallery, being greeted Dr. Bailey standing to the side and about nine interns in seats, all laser focused on Maya. Maya with her head open on an operating table.

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Authors notes: Okayy what do you think? let me know your thoughts please.

Also, i'm sorry this is a short chapter!

What do you think Carina's reaction will be to everyone watching her wife on the table?

Comments & votes are love💌!
Until next chapter 🙋🏾‍♀️.