Big Jet Plane, Lexie Grey

sparkle pager pt3

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"You paged me?" Lexie asks entering the room

"I thought you might like to see this" Florence replies

"Is that bear attack guy?" the intern questions

Florence smiles proudly "That's bear attack guy, and that's his big ol' brain tumor"

"Oh you are so winning this contest" Lexie says proudly

"Without a doubt" Florence says

...

Philips brother Scott had passed away, so now Florence stood next to Webber as he delivered the news

"Oh, my god. Oh, my god" Philip says

"Honey, I'm so sorry" Jennifer says to her husband

"We did absolutely everything we could. The stress was just too much for his body" Webber says making Philip sats crying "There's more" the man adds sympathetically

Florence clears her throat "The neurosurgeon is going to come in and talk to you"

Jennifer cuts her off "No. NO. I need to know. please"

Florence sighs "I'm sorry. I was right about the tumor. You have something called a malignant glioma. This kind of tumor causes, uh, behavioral ... it can cause inappropriate affect"

"Can you operate?" Jennifer asks

Florence shakes her head "No. It's too invasive. It's been growing a long time. I'm so sorry"

Philip sits up straight "I ... good. Good, I deserve that. I killed my brother, so I don't deserve to survive"

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"Um ... Doctor Shepherd" Jennifer says following Florence out of the room "I'm a symptom, right? I mean, I'm ... I'm like the bear cub. I'm just a symptom of this tumor. That's what we're saying here, right? Just so I'm clear"

"I don't know. I don't know that. You're the only one who could know that for sure" Florence replies

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"What are you doing here? You spent the last three hours watching a surgery. That's 3 points" Alex says to Cristina

"I'm trusting you guys screwed up enough that it won't matter" Cristina replies

"I could still win. I could. I did get a lot of points today" Izzie says

"What's the matter with you? Where's the trash talk, Charles Barkley?" Alex questions Florence who remains silent

"She knows I'm the best" Cristina jokes

"Flo, what's up?" Meredith questions but before Florence could come up with a response Bailey approaches them

"Who won?" Cristina asks excitedly

Bailey sighs "Congratulaaaations ..."

"Who won?!" Cristina says eagerly

"Shepherd" Bailey announces "The guy from the bear attack had a brain tumor, and Shep caught it. 80 points for solving a medical mystery. That's what put her over the top"

"I could've found a tumor" Cristina says bitterly

"But you didn't. You chose to scrub in with Hahn and watch for 3 little points. Now congratulate Shepherd" Bailey says

"Congratulations" the other four residents say nonchalantly

Florence turns to leave but Bailey stops her "Hey, don't you want your prize?" she asks hospital out a sparkly red pager