Chapter 22: This Too Shall Pass

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Lai: Chris!!!! Baby!!! Get up!!! [becoming emotional]

Maria: [gently holding his head] Baby? Can you hear me? Wake up please!!! 

Chris: [slowly opening his eyes] What happened? [confused]

Lai: You passed out baby!!! [crying]

Maria: The ambulance are on the way. 

Chris: Really? [attempting to get up]

Maria: Baby Relax. You hit your head really hard.

Lai: [gently rubs the back of his head]

Chris I feel so weak. [trying to move]

Dwayne: [knocks at the door]

Lai: [opens the door] Wayne!!! He's over here!!!

Dwayne: Chris, are you okay? How are you feeling? [kneeling down]

Chris: I feel drained Wayne. My head is spinning. 

Dwayne: The tour wore you out. Have you been eating and drinking enough fluids?

Chris: I don't know. I can't think right now. 

Dwayne: Lai? Maria? Has he?

Lai: I tried to get him to eat, but he has been so focused on writing and the tour. You know how stubborn he is.

Maria: Yeah, I tried to get him to eat too. Like Bae said, "You know how stubborn he is".

Dwayne: I see. Well, if he hasn't been drinking enough fluids, he's probably dehydrated.

Lai: You're probably right. 

Dwayne: [nodding his head]Also, if he hasn't been eating then his sugar and sodium intake is probably low as well. 

Maria: That makes sense. [nodding her head]

EMT's: [knocks at the door]

Dwayne: He's right over here. [opening the door]

EMT's: [rushes in]

EMT #1: [kneeling down] What's your pain level from 1-10 Sir?

Chris: It's an 8 right now. My head is killing me and my body feels weak. [breathing really hard] It hurts to breathe right now. [holding his chest]

Lai: Baby, please be okay. [with tears running down her face]

Maria: Relax baby. He's going to be okay. [rubbing her back]

EMT #2: We're going to take great care of him [placing a breathing mask on his face]

EMT: Alright, let's get you checked out. [getting the stretcher ready]

EMT's: 1, 2, 3, LIFT! [gently laying him onto the stretcher]

Maria: You ride with him babe. Wayne can I ride with you?

Dwayne: Of course. Let's go. 

[a few moments later]

Maria: [walking through the Hospital Entrance] How is he?

Lai: I don't know yet.

Dwayne: Damn, so no update yet. I hope he's okay.

Lai: Me too.

Maria: Yeah me too.

Doctor: [slowly walks out] Hello, I'm Dr. Peters. 

Lai: [jumps up] Hello Dr. Peters. How is he?

Dwayne and Maria: [waiting anxiously]

Dr. Peters: Well he's suffering from severe dehydration. He needs to get more sleep, drink more fluids, and eat more. Due to him not eating, it caused him to have low sodium and sugar levels. 

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