My First Story
Here's a rough draft of a story I started, I would like your comments and suggestion before I continue.
Title: Untitled
Fandom: Facts of Life (College years)
Rating: (Soon To Be Mature)
Pairing: Jo/Blair
Summary: Jo is hit by a drunk driver and looses her right leg.
She refuses to see Blair or let Blair see her. Now it's up to Blair
to prove to Jo that she still loves her and that she won't be treating
her any differently.
Peekskill New York/Peekskill Hospital
The Doctor looked at the Paramedic as he entered the Emergency Room with a young female on
the gurney, "What do we have?"
The Paramedic looked at the Doctor, "Twenty-Two year old Female, Caucasion. She was involved
in an accident, a drunk driver hit her as she was riding a motorcycle."
The doctor looked at the nurse, "Get her typed and crossed matched for two units of blood. I also
want a full series of x-rays, especially on the right leg. I don't like the was it looks."
The girl followed the doctors with her eyes watching everything they were doing to her. The she
seen the x-ray machine being wheeled in. With the help of the nursers they cut away her clothes
She watched as the machine was wheeled over her and began taking x-rays.
The doctor looked at the man taking the x-rays, "I want those as soon as they are developed."
Amoment later a police officer walked up, "Here's her Drivers License, her name is
Joanna Marie Polniaczek."
The doctor nodded and then turned to the girl, "Joanna I'm Doctor Philips, I promise I'll do
everything I can to help you."
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Edna's Edibles/Peekskill, NewYork
Jo was one very happy girl, Her beloved Princess had given her five tickets to see a New York Yankees
game with her Uncle Sal and her cousins. Blair got her the tickets as an anniversery gift.
Jo looked at Blair, "Are you sure you don't want to go to the game?"
Blair laughed, "Will you get out of her you greese monkey."
Jo leaned in and gave Blair a passionate kiss, "I'll be home around twelve."
Blair smiled, "I'll keep the bed warm."
Jo wiggled her eyebrows, "Sweet." The two shared another passionate kiss and then Jo turned
and left for New York City.
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Peekskill New York/Peekskill Hospital
Several minutes later the X-Ray Technician handed the doctor the X-Rays, "Here's the X-Rays doctor.'
The Doctor turned and pit themon the x-ray lamp, "Bumps and bruises, her left arm is broken and
she has a few broken ribs one of then has punchered a lung." He then put the x-rays of Jo's right
leg on the lamp, "That's what I was afraid of."
The nurse walked up to the doctor and looked at the x-ray, "How's it look?"
The Doctor shook his head, "She's going to loose the leg, the damage is just to massive."
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Jo was happy she got to spend a special day with her uncle Sal and her cousins. At the stadium
she ate several hotdogs,a couple of bags of popcorn and drank several sodas. And she caught a
foul ball that hit her Uncle Sal's head first. So to make sure she didn' t loose the ball, she let her
Uncle Sal keep it for her.
After the game the six were standing in the parking lot outside Yankee Stadium, Jo smiled,
"Hey Uncle Sal, would you hold on to this for me, I don't want to risk loosing it when I head
home."
Sal smiled, "No problem Jo."
Jo got on her bike, and then leaned over and gave her uncle and cousins a hug. Salsmiled, "Be carefull
headin' home Jo, I don't think that beautifull girlfriend you have would like it if you got hurt."
Jo grinned, "I know she wouldn't Uncle Sal, she already warned me that I would be sleeping on the
couch for the next year if I got hurt."
Sal took Jo's chin in his hand, "Just be carefull."
Jo smiled, "I will."
Jo started her bike and headed out for the two hour ride back to Peekskill.
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Peekskill New York/Peekskill Hospital
The doctor went to Jo's side and looked down at her, "Joanna, I'm Doctor Vincent Foster.
Do you know what happened and where you are?"
Jo nodded.
Doctor Foster nodded, "You have some bumps and bruises, some nasty cuts and scrapes. Your left
arm is broken and have a few broken ribs and one of them has puncherd a lung. Joanna, I'm not going
to beat around the bush, your right leg has been crushed beyond the point of saving it. I'm afraid you're
going to loose it."
Jo looked at Doctor Foster and pleeded with her eyes for him not to take her leg.
Doctor Foster sighed, "We're going to take you up to surgery now."
All Jo could do was silently cry.
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Jo was happy she got to spend the day with her Uncle and cusins and now she was going home
to share a warm bed with the girl she loved with all her heart. She looked at her watch and knew
she would be home in five minutes, but what she didn't know is that five minutes was about to turn
into a nightmare, As Jo was pulling into the intersection she turned her head just in time to see the
car blow the red light and hit her square on.
The first thing she seen was her bike several feet away from where she was laying, the next thing
she knew was the aweful pain that was shooting through her body plus she was having trouble
breathing. The pain was so much that she passed out. Several minutes later she woke up to see
two paramedics hovering over her, she turned her eyes and seen the police lead away an older
looking man in handcuffs. From what she could see the man was having a very hard time walking
stright. A few moments later Jo passed out again.
When she woke up she found herself in the back of an ambulance with a female Paramedic looking
down at her smiling. A moment later the doors opened up and she was being pulled out and being
taken into the Emergency Room.
Jo looked up as the Doctor leaned over her, "Joanna, I'm Doctor Vincent Foster. Do you know what
happened and where you are?"
Jo nodded.
Doctor Foster nodded, "You have some bumps and bruises, some nasty cuts and scrapes. Your left
arm is broken and have a few broken ribs and one of them has puncherd a lung. Joanna, I'm not going
to beat around the bush, your right leg has been crushed beyond the point of saving it. I'm afraid you're
going to loose it."
Jo looked at Doctor Foster and pleeded with her eyes for him not to take her leg.
Doctor Foster sighed, "We're going to take you up to surgery now."
All Jo could do was silently cry.
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Jo woke up feeling like she had been asleep for days, she looked around and seen her mother, her
father and Uncle Sal.
Rose looked at Jo and smiled, "Hey sweetie." Rose looked at Sal, "Sal go get the doctor, Jo's awake."
Jo's father Charles smiled as he took her hand, "You had us worried there for a while, they nearly lost
you twice when they had you in surgery."
Jo blinked and mouthed, "How long."
Rose looked at Jo, "You've been asleep for almost two weeks, everyone been worried."
Jo closed her eyes trying not to cry when the Doctor walked in, "Hi Joanna, I'm Doctor Foster. I was the
on-duty doctor in the E.R. when they brought you in." The Doctor sat the clipboard down, "As I said I'm
not the one who beats around the bush. We nearly lost you twice on the operating table, but thankfully
you have a strong will to live. Now we were able to repair the punchered lung and the broken arm and
other injuries, but we weren't able to save your right leg. I'm sorry to tell you but we had no choice but
to amputate,the leg was far to damaged for us to save."
Right then and there Jo broke down and cried.
Rose looked at Doctor Foster, "She was very athletic, she was on her college's softball and basketball teams."
Doctor Foster looked at Rose, "I'll have a list of doctors that specilize in patients who loose a limb, they
help them to cope with the loss and how to move on with their lives." Doctor Foster nodded and looked
at Jo, "The nurses will be in to take you down for X-Rays and to run several tests.
Rose nodded, "Thank you doctor."
Doctor Foster smiled, "No problem, by the way there's a Edna Garrett, Blair Warner, Natalie Greene and Tootie Ramsey
waiting to see Joanna."
In a panic Jo sat up, "Mrs. G, Nat and Tootie can come in but I don't want Blair in here, I don't want her to see me like this."
Just then the three entered the room. Jo started to cry as she screamed, "GET HER OUT, GET BLAIR
OUT NOW I DON'T WANT HERE. I DON'T WANT HER TO SEE ME LIKE THIS. SO GET HER OUT."
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