Call/RP: Never Saw it Coming

[erica_allen]

Date: September 21, 2011
Characters: Erica Allen, Neve Stadheim, Ezra Loy, J.J. Taua
Location: JPS Hospital
Status: Semi-Private
Summary: The car came out of nowhere, and all Erica knew was that it hurt. Everywhere.
Completion: Complete

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[neve_stadheim]

Neve didn't make a habit of stopping by the hospital on her days off - but today she had needed to drop in and get a piece of paperwork. While there she stopped at the triage desk to talk with the nurses when a car crash victim was wheeled into the ER. She was off shift, she shouldn't have even been near them, but force of habit made her jump towards the gurney, and regret it nearly a second later when she recognized the victim.

"Oh my god." She breathed, positive she went pale, That was Erica. Before she could stop herself she glanced at the Paramedic that had brought Erica in. "Ross, what are her injuries?"

When asked that question Ross looked at Neve. "You know this girl?" He asked, before going into the list of her injuries, which were broken ribs, punctured lung, dislocated shoulder, broken ulna, sprained wrist, concussion, lacerations from the window shattering, and tons of bruises.

"Yes, I know her." Neve replied, trying to keep her voice even as she replied. She wouldn't cry, she saw accident victims like this every day. But this was different, she knew Erica and she wasn't on duty, which gave her the okay to cry if she really needed to.

"Does she have any family that you know of?" Ross asked as the ER doctors took over and he stepped away taking Neve with him as the doctors wheeled the girl towards surgery.

Neve shook her head 'no'. "She doesn't." Hell, she needed to call Ezra and let him know. And hopefully her brother would let anyone else important to Erica know.

"Neve?" Ross gave his co-worker a worried look as he lead her over to the nurses desk again. "Do you know her well enough to make decisions for her care?" he asked, clearly reading her reactions and figuring out that the young woman was important to Neve.

She just nodded numbly as she reached into her purse for her cell phone. "I need to call Ezra." She murmured as she let Ross lead her around the counter to an open chair. Once he did that he was gone again and Neve was left to make a painful phone call to her brother.

The phone rang twice before Ezra picked up. "Blue...." She trailed off, pausing to take a breath before continuing. "They just brought Erica into the ER, she's been in an accident."

[ezra_loy]

Ezra's phone buzzed and he glanced at the screen, laughing and wondering what Neve could possible need from him when she was supposed to be home in a bit. Answering the phone, he frowned when he heard the tone in Neve's voice and practically dropped the phone when he heard the rest of what his sister had to say. "Erica?" He was positive he had heard her right, and when Neve confirmed that yes she had said Erica, Ezra's mind began to race and he started seeing those white spots you get right before you might pass out.

Taking a deep breath, he told Neve he'd take care of calling everyone and then hung up with her. He paced the kitchen as he scrolled through his phone, trying to decide who should get a call first, and he opted for J.J. first. His mental state wasn't eased when J.J. didn't answer his phone, so he left a hurried message on his voicemail before scrolling to Demi's name and hitting 'call' The conversation with Demi was rushed and quick, and Ezra was thankful for that because after telling Demi what little information he knew he realized he really needed to talk to Kyle, just hear his voice and calm down.

Scrolling to Kyle's name Ezra hit 'call' again and sunk down into an armchair in the living room, Not giving Kyle a chance to even greet him as he answer the phone, instead jumping right into the topic and filling him in on everything that was going on.