SwayLA Imagines

Imagine #2- Work

I

was going to grab my water from the vending machine when I heard sirens. Being an ER nurse meant all hands on deck, and tonight of all nights, we're short staffed. I ran and seen a boy maybe 7 come through on a stretcher. I felt and he has a pulse, but it was barely there. He started coding a d i put my hands on his chest and started performing CPR on him until I got his pulses back.

Once I got his pulses, I helped move him onto one of our beds and helped load the ambulance back up.

When I got back, my attending told me to go book an OR and make sure there was everything we could possibly need. I ran until the stretcher came into the room. I walked out and waited until I heard a continuous beeping.

The boy was flatlining. He was clinically dead and they were trying to resuscitate him. I heard the door creak and all of the personel came out. "He's gone" was the only thing that was said. We ordered a rushed autopsy and the corner came up to her him.

Within the next two hours, we had the results back. The child was a 7 year old boy.
He had cuts and bruises everywhere on his body. Some looked like they were in different healing stages. He had burns on his body like he was used as an ashtray. 

It was horrible.

I put the report down and went to go grab my bag. I had to get out of that hospital. I need to get away from this case.

I drove home and parked my car in the driveway. I opened the door and set my bag down and hung my coat up. I walked upstairs to mine and my boyfriends shared bedroom. He was laying in bed watching tv when he noticed me standing in the doorway.

Griffin: Hey baby. How was work?
Railyn: It was good up until a couple hours ago.
Griffin: Why? What happened?
Railyn: Babe. I performed CPR on a child.
Griffin: How about you get comfortable and then you can tell me?
Railyn: Give me a few then.
I changed out of my scrubs and put on a pair of booty shorts and one of Griffins t-shirts. I took off all of my jewelry except for my engagement ring. I walked our of my closet and sat on the bed next to Griffin.

Griffin: So. What happened?
Railyn: We had a call of a little boy coming in. He came in and then he started coding. I had to do CPR then after I did I loaded the ambulance back up. I made sure we had a room ready and we had everything we needed. They rolled him into the room, then they lost him. We ordered a rushed autopsy and- and
I broke down in my boyfriends arms not being able to finish me sentence. Griffin pulled me into his arms and let me head rest on his shoulder. He rubbed circles on my back trying to calm me down. Griffin used to be a nurse before he got into social media so he knows what it's like.
Once I had myself and my thoughts collected, I continued.
Railyn: When I got the report I only read what I could before I had to put it down.
Griffin: What was in the report babe?
Railyn: It was awful. He was bruised all over. And there were burns like he was a human ashtray. Griffin. It was like he was just another animal to his parents.
Griffin: Baby. People do messed up things because they aren't okay in the head.
Railyn: But the worst part was the 911 call. Do you know what his mother said? That he slipped in the bathtub. That poor kid has.probably never known what its like to feel love. What its like to feel the warmth of a mother or fathers embrace. He's never felt love before. I just.can't comorehend it. I don't understand it.
Griffin: What do you want me to do?
Railyn: I need you to promise me three things.
Griffin: What is it babe?
Railyn: I need you to say you won't leave me once I tell you this.
Griffin: Babe. What's going on? You're scaring me.
Railyn: Griffin. Baby I'm pregnant.
Griffin: You're what?!
Railyn: Im pregnant. Theres a baby in my stomach right where your hand is.
Griffin: Baby. That's great!
Railyn: Now for what I need you to promise me.
Griffin: Keep going.
Railyn: I need you to promise me our baby will always feel loved and wanted.
Griffin: I promise our mini me, or mini you will always be loved and will always know that we love him or her.
Railyn: Then I need you to promise that if we ever break up or get divorced or whatever, then I need you to promise me that whoever you move on to, will treat our baby well.
Griffin: I promise if we dont last, whomever I move onto will treat our baby with just as much love and respect.
Railyn: Thr last one. Promise you'll always love me. Even when you find someone else, always have a special place for love for me in your heart.
Griffin: I promise, I will always love you.
Railyn: Thank you.
Griffin: Anything for my beautiful wife-to-be.
Railyn: Can we go to sleep now?
Griffin: Yes we can.
Me and Griffin laid down. I had my arms wrapped around him and one of my legs around his waist one of his.arms around me playing with my hair. I slowly drifted off to sleep after hearing his final 'good night' and 'I love you'.