Code Blue • Jackson Avery

Chapter Twenty One

I walked into the hospital sleep deprived and upset. I had no sleep despite the lavish hotel room I had stayed in the previous night.

I walked into the locker room dragging my feet.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Cristina asked. I looked in the mirror to see my hair was a frizzy mess.

"I'm fine" I said opening my locker quite angrily.

"You're not fine" Cristina said as Alex walked in. I immediately tensed up quickly throwing on my scrubs and jacket walking out right past Alex.

"What's her problem?" Cristina asked. Alex didn't respond probably giving the normal shrug.

We all gathered in the new free clinic that Izzy had spent her inheritance on with the help of Bailey's signatures and support.

Chief Webber and Mark walked in followed by Callie and George who announced they got married in Vegas. Callie showed off her extremely small and unimpressive ring.

"Okay so we will work in here unless a surgical emergency comes up. So make yourselves useful and find yourself some patients" Bailey said.

Alex walked up to me placing a hand on my back.

"Let's see who gets more patients" Alex said but I shrugged his hand right off my back and continued without saying a word.

I was able to gather a few patients from the ER before I gave up and stationed myself at the desk.

"Shepherd can you help this young girl and father" Bailey said waving me over.

"Sure" I said helping them to a room. I explained to the young girl the menstrual pads and tampons. Once I was done Bailey relieved me and told me to go back to the desk to help the father fill out the necessary paperwork.

"She's going to be okay" I said to him as he looked nervous.

"Her mother died a few years ago. I've been trying my best" he explained. I smiled collecting the filled out paper. The man returned to the room talking with Bailey once more.

It was then that George came in with a fever, aches, sweats and nausea.

"Lay down" I said to him as I began to help figure out what was wrong. Soon Olivia the nurse came in followed by a bunch of other people with the same symptoms.

"Bailey what do we do?" I asked as more people continued to fold the clinic.

"George go home" Bailey instructed. It was then George had realized what happened. The blood from a patient was toxic, making everyone sick.

"Go to OR 1. They should be operating any minute" George said. I ran as fast as I could.

As the door to the OR swung open I was met with everyone on the floor passed out and the patient wide open. I quickly called for help and exited.

My dad and Addison eventually showed up helping escort the nurses, surgeons and anesthesiologist out of the OR.

"Burke and I are going in" my dad said. Mark and Addison helped suit them up into air tight.

I noticed the patient was waking up.

"She needs to be put back under" I exclaimed as she wiggled and struggled.

"They still have two minutes until they are air right" Mark explained as he suited the two of them up.

I grabbed a mask and quickly ran in.

"How heavy is she?" I yelled as I began to feel woozy.

"I'd say 60 kilos" Mark said into the mic. I injected the medicine putting her back into a state of unconsciousness. I then stumbled to the door where I practically collapsed into Mark's arms.

"I got her" Mark informed the two as they walked in. They handed me an oxygen mask and sat me down.

"Bella that was stupid" Addison said stroking my hair.

"Don't touch me. I know what you did" I said. Mark looked perplexed and Addison had fear in her eyes.

"Bella just be nice" Mark said.

"No she was kissing my boyfriend at the bar last night" I exclaimed. Addison got up and left not saying a word.

Tears once again fell down my cheeks. Mark grabbed me in a hug as we watched them perform the surgery.

Eventually the three minutes of air they had expired and the two could be seen battling to stay conscious from the gallery.

"Get out of there" Mark yelled into the mic. Suddenly my dad collapses alongside Burke.

Chief Webber and Mark had to fish them out while Meredith, Cristina, Izzy and I got suited up to do a minute of surgery each.

Cristina went first wetting the dressing and stuffing the body cavity. Izzy went next trying to place the plastic wrap. Meredith went to fix the wrapping making sure it was air tight. I was the final one and I had retrieve the patient from the OR and bring her to a contaminant room.

Once the woman was in here bubble the hospital was able to proceed like normal not having to worry about becoming sick.

I walked out of the hospital by myself after the long day I had.

"Bella wait" Alex yelled as he sprinted towards me. Behind him was George, Meredith and Cristina.

"No Alex I'm not going to wait. We are done" I said yanking my hand from his grip and walking straight to my car.