Lifeline

14. Patient and Nurse

Third Person POV

Poppy flung the blankets off of one of the hospital wings beds so that the injured girl could be set down there by Jackson, who was carrying her. As she ran around the girl to figure out how she had been injured and what was needed to help her, Evelyn explained in a rushed voice.

"We found her at platform 9 & 3/4! She was bleeding out, so we had to cauterise the wound to buy time, but we didn't have anything to clean it with, and since she wasn't in any state to apparate, we summoned the train to bring her to you! She lost so much blood though, maybe even over half of what was in her body..." towards the end, Evelyn just trailed off and stared at the girl with a pale face. It was clear she was trying to imagine what the girl must feel like physically. She had explained everything as fast as she possibly could, and in only two breaths.

Poppy waved her wand to give herself a status on the girls condition, and Evelyn was right. She had lost over sixty-percent of her blood. Poppy's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but ask aloud, "how is she not dead yet?"

Jackson and Evelyn looked as each other. Jackson's clothes were drenched with the girls blood, and from the knees down, Evelyn were stained as well. Poppy lifted up the tattered remains of the girls shirt, and used a healing spell over the wound. She was slightly worried that the girl's body would reject the magic being used to heal her, but instead her body welcomed it, allowing the magic to clean the wound, and when Poppy waved her wand again, allowing it to heal the wound. Because of how talented Poppy was, and because of the ease with which the girl's body reacted to magic, it took little for the wound to disappear and smooth over, the girls skin giving no indication it had been wounded at all.

"Why isn't there a scar?" Evelyn asked, not as panicked now that the immediately troubling damage had been taken care of. Poppy frowned. It was rather curious, but on occasion she had seen it before.

"Most likely because I got to her so quickly. Healing with magic can do that occasionally of it is done quickly enough. But it doesn't happen often, and only on certain people. Certainly I've never seen it happen to a muggle before..." Poppy shook her head, she had to worry about the blood loss right now! First though, she wanted to clean this girl up. She lifted her wand.

"Scourgify!" It didn't clean her clothes, but it got rid of the still wet blood on her body. Poppy was slightly taken aback to realise how the girl had held on so long through the stress on her body. She took care of herself very obviously. She was strong, with abs and other visible muscles. Poppy realised she was still alive because she was so healthy, and able to endure more then a typical human being. Poppy smiled to herself. "Good girl..." she murmered to herself, proud of her patient whose name she didn't even know.

Then she ran across the room to get the blood replenishing potion, and going back to her patient, and tipped her head up, and gently poured some into the girls pale mouth. And she was pale. With so little blood, the girl had no flush in her skin, and was so very white. That's how Poppy was very aware of how quickly the potion worked. She regained some colour almost immediately, and Poppy heard her taking a deep breath, even breathing better now. She was alright.

Poppy took a deep breath herself, relieved that her patient would be okay. After placing the potion bottle on the night stand by the girls bed, Poppy, without thinking, went over to Hunter's bed and sat down by him. He put his hand on her back. "You good?" he asked her. She hummed a confirmation and took a shaky breath.

"Oh," She got up and walked over to the shelf, grabbing a hydration and nourishment potion. After pouring it in the girls lip, she was satisfied to see her looking a little more content in her sleep. A weight was lifted from Poppy's chest knowing her patient was safe and happy. When she turned back to the room, she saw Jackson staring at her as Evelyn tried to catch his attention by waving her hand in front of his face. Why was he doing that?

"What?" She asked him. For a moment, he didn't answer, and she snapped, "What is it. what?" Jackson stirred, and then he laughed. Evelyn and Poppy shared a look, both frowning. Hunter seemed unsettled as well. "Jackson?" he asked. "You all right man?"

"Jax," Evelyn said, using a nickname she only used when concerned for her best friend. "What's wrong?" But he was still looking at Poppy.

"I'll make sure to go to you if I ever get injured. You were scary just now, pushing everyone out of your way to help her."

"What? I never pushed any of you!" Poppy replied, still looking at him with a deep frown at his current behaviour. Jackson and raised his eyebrows. "Yes you did. We kept trying to help, and you kept shoving us away."

Poppy blinked. She didn't even remember doing that... "okay well... still, how is it funny?"

Jackson laughed again. Both Evelyn and Hunter. "I don't know. I think I'm going into shock." Looking down at all the blood on his clothes, he fainted, laughing right up until he lost consciousness.

"Jax!" Evelyn screamed, immediately falling to her knees on the floor next to him. Poppy was quickly back into gear, running around the hospital wing to help him...

Hello my lovely readers! Sorry, I meant to update on Wednesday. I really hate it when I take any longer than a week to update. No excuses, I just forgot. I'll try to be better with the next chapter though, I promise!

Love you all, and hopefully, I'll see you soon. <3