Before the Storm 6/8
Title: Before the Storm
Author: Hollie_1201
Pairing: Emma Muller & Jennifer Hartmann (Hand aufs Herz)
Rating: M
Summary: Jenny and Emma have a fight over Sophie leading to Jenny getting angry....
Word Count: 3,627
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Authors Note: Please comment. I live and breathe on them. Thanks to my wonderful and amazing beta readers rahelsc & Spoony.
( Part 1) ( Part 2) ( Part 3) ( Part 4) ( Part 5) ( E.C.T) ( Part 7) ( Part 8)
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The sound of a man coughing brought Emma and Jenny out of their intense eye lock. Emma jumped back startled, reclaiming her seat, her ears bright red. She looked out of the window. The storm clouds were being light up by lightening as it started to lightly rain. Jenny sat there and watched Emma before she smiled and gave the doctor her attention; waiting for him to speak.
“Hello Miss Hartmann, how are you feeling?” the doctor asked her, adjusting his stethoscope slightly.
“I feel better than when I woke up earlier. I still ache everywhere and my arm really hurts. I’m really tired, keep falling asleep but, other than that, I want to go home,” she looked at the Doctor, pulling her best puppy dog eyes look, hoping he would let her leave. She was cradling her broken wrist to her chest and he looked at her sceptically.
“We’ll see later. The nurse will be in during non-visiting hours to check you over and run some tests. With the results, we will then determine the next course of action to take,” he played with his stethoscope again. His eyes turned to Emma “Visiting hours will be over in fifteen minutes; please use this time wisely until evening hours start,” he turned sharply and left the room, hurrying off to his next patient.
Emma looked around the room, chewing her bottom lip, searching for the right words to say as she moved some blonde strands of hair from her face and placed her hands in her lap.
“Jenny, what was it like in the forest, if you don’t mind me asking?” Emma asked nervously, fidgeting in her seat as she gripped her hands tightly, hoping for a response from the brunette before she had to leave.
“I went for a run after our fight because I was feeling a bit angry and just wanted to get rid of it. I just ran wherever my feet wanted to take me. I ended up in the forest and I don’t know how long I was running in it for. I ended up tripping, face-planting the ground and, when I got up, I leant against an old broken tree. The tree tipped over and I fell with it, breaking my wrist. I think I may have sworn a lot too but I really can’t remember. Then it started raining. I got scared and angry again but I went and found somewhere to stay for the night. I fell asleep; woke up the next morning and started to find my way back. I saw some really pretty birds which reminded me of you. The patterns on their feathers were black and white stripes it reminded me of you and your shirt collection,” She looked at Emma and they shared a little laugh before Jenny continued.
“I walked some more even though I was very tired and I found a stream. I followed it, going through trees and grass. I really can’t remember much of it near the end though. I get flashes of bits and pieces like a clear opening and a fence but that’s all. The only other thing I remember is waking up here in pain,” Jenny took Emma’s hand in her own, squeezing it, letting her girlfriend know she was okay.
There was a soft knock at the door as the handle turned and the door creaked open. A middle aged nurse with greying hair entered the room, pushing a small trolley and smiling at the blonde and brunette.
“I’m sorry my dear but visiting hours are over and I need to run some tests on Miss Hartmann,” The nurse said softly giving Emma and apologetic smile.
“Okay then,” Emma said as she stood up, giving Jenny a hug and a kiss on her forehead before she left closing the door softly behind her.
The nurse turned to Jenny and smiled sweetly before talking, “Good afternoon dear, I need to check your vital signs, take some blood for samples and check your IV line. Is it okay with you if I run my tests?”
Jenny nodded her head to the nurse giving her permission as her mind started to wander, thinking about recent events. ‘I’m so glad I’m out of the forest, it was scary. I just want Emma to come back, I never realised how much I would miss being away from her. I was so happy and filled with such pleasure when I looked into her eyes today. My heart must have skipped a beat. This elastic thing on my arm hurts, ow! Needle! Ew! Do not watch Jennifer, do not watch! Okay that’s over with thank god. Ow! She’s checking the needle thing in hand, owwie!
Stop being such a wimp. Oh the nurse is talking again, I better listen.”
“I’m going to go inform the doctors of your vital signs and drop the blood samples off at the lab. You will find out within the next four or so hours if you will be allowed to go home or not as you have greatly improved over the last twelve hours dear,” the nurse gathered all of her equipment and notes, leaving the room to allow Jenny to get some rest.
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She sniffed the air, smelling the scent of delicious food coming from the floor below her. The blonde’s stomach rumbled as she took a step onto the elevator. She waited till it reached the bottom before stepping off it and following her nose to the hospital canteen. She pushed open the door and went straight for the hot food section. Emma ordered a chicken and rice dish, which looked appetising, and an orange juice. After she had paid for her food, Emma walked into the seating area and chose to sit in the back corner by herself to think.
Emma started to eat her food, shovelling it into her mouth with the plastic spoon provided. The blonde’s mind was distracted. She knew that Jenny was now safe but she still worried about her blue-eyed girlfriend. ‘When I heard about Jenny I was so overcome with worry. I can’t believe I told my mum that Jenny was my girlfriend; I was sure she was going to freak out! I want to know how she knew though. Did I always look like a lesbian and wear plaid? Oh my, I hope not. How many other people in my family know I’m gay? Oh my god, oh my god! Jenny! I was so worried about her and when I saw her I was so relieved that I could be with her. She looked really bad before but now she looks better. I hope she can come home soon and not have to stay in here. I don’t like hospitals much, I feel as though I’m going to catch some antibiotic resistant deadly strain of some super bug. Oh bugger, all my food is gone. Maybe I should go get Jenny some stuff just in case she’s not allowed to go home. What to get her though? She needs clothes and toiletries. I will go get them for her... I could walk there but it will take a long time, then I will need to bring it back here for her. If she can come home, I don’t want her by herself. She will stay with me. I will ask Mum and get her to take me to Jenny’s to get some stuff for her. I know where she keeps her spare key. Now where’s my mobile phone?’
Emma searched her pockets, patting them down till she located her phone. She pulled it out and rang her mother.
After three rings her mother answered the phone ‘Hello’.
“Hi Mum, I was wondering if it would be okay if Jenny could stay over for a few days, if she gets out of hospital today?” Emma asked nervously as she played with her spoon, waiting for her mother’s response.
‘It would be fine, sweetie.’
“Visiting hours are over now, so I was going to go get Jenny some stuff. Can you pick me up and drive me to Jenny’s?” she started to chew her lip as she thought she was asking for too much.
‘Of course, the accident on the highway has cleared so I will be there in ten minutes. I will meet you out the front.’
“Thank you Mum and bye,”
“Bye sweetie, see you soon,” the call came to an end.
Emma put her phone back into her pocket and cleaned up the table she was using; placing all her rubbish in the bin. The blonde slowly made her way out the front, almost bumping into people as she was thinking of Jenny and what she needed most. As the automatic doors opened she felt the wind hit her face. Emma walked over to a wooden seat sheltered by the building and sat down. She watched the rain pitter-patter on the ground as she looked out for her mother’s white car.
The blonde jittered in her seat anxiously as she noticed her mother’s car at the set of traffic lights. The rain was heavier now, as the wind started to blow. The traffic lights turned green. Emma got up and moved as close as she could to the pickup bay without getting wet. The white car pulled up. The blonde ran to the car and got into the passenger seat; closing the door as quickly as she could.
“How’s Jenny, kiddo?” Ms. Muller asked as Emma did up her seatbelt.
“Jenny is good, Mum. She looks a little bit sickly and has a broken wrist but she just wants to get out of the hospital. She says she is fine, just tired,” Emma stated nodding her head as she finished.
“That’s good then Emma. Now tell me about this mysterious girl I have yet to meet?” she probed trying to get something out of her daughter.
“Well, Jenny is adorable. She has really nice blue eyes and brown hair. She’s from London but doesn’t have an English accent, which I find a bit weird. Apart from that she is the most kind-hearted, sweetest and headstrong girl I have had the pleasure to know. She is very smart, witty with her words and has the cutest puppy-dog eyes,” Emma said enthusiastically as she didn’t have to hold anything back.
“I cannot wait to meet her then. We are almost at her house. Do you know how to get in?”
“Yes. There is a spare key inside the pot plant in the garden,” Emma stated matter-of-factly.
Ms. Muller parked the car on the curb of the street, telling Emma she would wait here for her as she got out of the car. The blonde entered the property and walked over to the left side of the garden avoiding soaked parts of the lawn to find the cracked black pot plant to take the key out of it; so she could open the door. She slid the key in to the lock and turned it. After she heard the familiar clicking sound, she entered the house thankful to be out of the rain and went straight to Jenny’s bedroom.
‘Where would Jenny keep a large bag,’ Emma thought to herself as she looked through Jenny’s closet, moving aside a lot of pairs of multicoloured shoes and handbags. Ten minutes later and empty handed Emma went into Ben’s room to find a bag. She looked around his room and spotted an empty gym bag on the floor. The blonde took it to Jenny’s room, sitting it on the bed and making a mental list of what Jenny would need.
‘Okay Emma, What would Jenny need for two to three days? Essential items... undergarments, pants, shirts, jumpers, scarves, hats, hand warmers, toiletries, socks, shoes, slippers, dressing gown.... Focus, Emma, focus! Mum is waiting. Three changes of clothes with undergarments. Socks, slippers, a pair of shoes and toiletries - essential items.’
Emma went over to Jenny’s drawer and riffled through it until she found four sets of undergarments and socks. She folded them up and placed them in the side pocket of the bag for easy access. She opened up the next draw; shirts. Three of them were removed and placed in the bag, all with crazy images on them. Next draw were pants, Emma placed two pairs of tracksuit pants into the bag and one pair of leggings. The blonde found Jenny’s giraffe jumper and placed that in the bag along with three pairs of pyjamas. Shoes and slippers went into a separate part of the bag as Emma entered the bathroom and got some toiletries Jenny might need.
The short-haired blonde zipped the bag up and placed it over her shoulder. She grabbed Jenny’s keys, phone and charger on her way out of the room, closing the door softly behind her as she headed for the stairs. The bag bumped against her knee as she closed the door to the Bergmann’s and placed the spare key from where she got it, going back to the car quickly so she could get out of the dreadful rain. Emma opened the back door of the car, scaring her mother as she put the bag on the seat. After she was all buckled up and warming up with the heater on, Ms Muller started the car; they were on their way back to the hospital so Emma could be with Jenny once more.
“I hope you didn’t over pack for Jenny, I know what you are like at times,”
“Mum, I packed a reasonable amount of clothes for her for three days plus toiletries. I did not over pack anything... this time,” Emma said sighing as she knew her mother’s words held truth to them. She always over-packed and would probably over-pack for the rest of her life.
Emma looked out the window as her mother drove. The sky was dark and cloudy; it was a bit past five pm and raining. Emma was feeling tired and run down, but that wouldn’t stop her from seeing Jenny again. She didn’t notice that they were around the corner from the hospital until her mother spoke to her.
“Emma, we are almost at the hospital. I suggest leaving the bag of Jenny’s stuff in the car. If she is allowed to be discharged it will save you carrying it to the room and back. If not I can always bring it up later when I come to pick you up after visiting hours are over for the day,” Emma nodded her head in agreement, as she prepared to get out of the car as soon as her mother had pulled over.
“Bye Mum!” she yelled through a rumble of thunder, as she dashed into the hospital to get out of the rain which was starting to ease up slightly.
Emma made her way to the fourth floor of the hospital and headed for the west wing. It was 5:35pm; visiting hours didn’t start till six. There were a pile of old magazines sitting on an old, small table in the middle of the room. Emma went over to them, picking three of them up and retreating to a seat in the corner that looked to be comfortable. She was the only person in the waiting room and she was thankful for some alone time. She flipped through the pages, reading articles that seemed interesting to pass the time. It had felt like she had been waiting for hours when she still had ten minutes left to wait. As she watched the hands of the clock tick by slowly, people started to fill the waiting room.
Two minutes to six. Emma was waiting in front of the doors, ready to open them when the automatic timer went off. She tapped her foot, impatiently. She heard the sound of mechanisms turn as the door clicked. She pushed it open, making her way past the reception area to Jenny’s room. She knocked softly on the door and entered.
“Hey Emma,” Jenny said, smiling brightly as she took a sip of hot chocolate.
“Hey, how are you? Have you heard back from the doctors yet?” Emma asked taking a seat next to the bed.
“I’m good. This is really good hot chocolate. I should hear back from the doctors soon. They said before seven so within the next hour hopefully. I really want to get out of here. I don’t like hospitals,” Jenny said shrugging her shoulders as she finished her hot chocolate, passing the cup to Emma to place in the bin.
“They did remove the IV drip, the nurse left it in but just before dinner she came and took it out. That thing was rather uncomfortable. I hope her taking it out means something good,” Jenny said hope laced through her voice.
“I hope it does too, are you sure you are feeling okay Jenny?”
“Emma, I’m sure. Just tired and my wrist hurts, nothing more,” she reassured her girlfriend.
A hard knock came from the door making Emma jump a bit in shock as the doctor from before entered the room. He held a clipboard with many papers attached to it with a pen slid under the clip.
“Ms. Hartmann, we have your test results back. You have greatly improved in the last twelve hours. Most of your results have come back normal, but you are not fully hydrated yet. I am willing to discharge you under certain circumstances. You are to have someone with you for the next two days, you need to drink at least two glasses of water an hour till this time tomorrow and you will need to see your local doctor in three days. Is that acceptable?” He said looking over the rim of his glasses, which he hadn’t been wearing before.
“Yes very acceptable, Doctor,” Jenny said smiling brightly, her eyes shining with happiness.
“I will just leave these papers with you, please read them and sign them. There is one part your friend will need to sign too. I will be back in forty-five minutes with a wheelchair to collect them and officially release you,” he gave the clipboard to Jenny and walked out of the room, leaving the door slightly ajar.
Jenny sat up crossing her legs on the bed resting the clipboard on them and turned to Emma. “Are you sure you want to stay with me?” she asked nervously.
“Of course, Jenny. I may have also told my Mum about us by accident and she said you can stay with us for a while. My Dad has taken my siblings on a camping trip for the week, so it should be peaceful. Now hurry up and sign the forms. I’m going to go ring Mum and tell her to pick us up soon,” Emma kissed Jenny on the forehead, before leaving the room to make her call.
Jenny removed the pen and started to read and fill in the paperwork she was given. Five minutes later Emma returned informing her that her Mum would be there in half an hour and that she would wait. The blonde sat behind her girlfriend and read over her shoulder. They filled out page after page until, thirty-five minutes later, they were finished.
They checked over the papers, carefully making sure everything was filled in, as the doctor came into the room with a wheelchair. “Have you finished filling in the papers?” he asked as he walked over to the bed, placing the wheelchair near the foot of it.
“Yes, we have both checked it” Jenny handed the clipboard back to him and watched him intently as he checked it all. He turned the pages slowly. As he got to the last one, he looked up at them. “These all seem to be in order, you may leave now. The wheelchair will be collected out the front of the premises. The clothing you came in is in a plastic bag hanging off the handle,” He walked over to Jenny as Emma got off the bed and the doctor turned off the vital signs monitor. He removed the cords from her as he brought the wheelchair over and helped her into it. Jenny got comfortable, resting her broken wrist gingerly on her lap as Emma started to push her, thanking the staff on the way out as she was handed a referral to go see her doctor.
As they waited by the elevator, Jenny kept on hitting the down button. She wanted to get out of the hospital. She had had too many past experiences in them and it made her want to run away from it as quickly as she could. She let out the breath she was holding as the elevator doors slowly opened in front of her as Emma wheeled her in, turning her so that it would be easier to exit when they got to the first floor.
The elevator slowly made its way down, floor by floor. Jenny was getting nervous as she was about to meet Emma’s mother for the first time and it scared her. She started to fidget a little looking around the elevator. The doors dinged, signalling the first floor. “Are you happy to be out of here?” she heard Emma ask.
“Yes, very happy to be out of here.” She looked up at Emma and smiled, hiding her nervousness.
As they reached the main entrance of the hospital, they saw a white car turn its headlights on and drive up to the pickup zone. Emma took the bag of clothing from the wheelchair before helping Jenny up, supporting her as they started to walk towards the car in the sprinkling rain.
To be continued...
Author: Hollie_1201
Pairing: Emma Muller & Jennifer Hartmann (Hand aufs Herz)
Rating: M
Summary: Jenny and Emma have a fight over Sophie leading to Jenny getting angry....
Word Count: 3,627
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Authors Note: Please comment. I live and breathe on them. Thanks to my wonderful and amazing beta readers rahelsc & Spoony.
( Part 1) ( Part 2) ( Part 3) ( Part 4) ( Part 5) ( E.C.T) ( Part 7) ( Part 8)
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The sound of a man coughing brought Emma and Jenny out of their intense eye lock. Emma jumped back startled, reclaiming her seat, her ears bright red. She looked out of the window. The storm clouds were being light up by lightening as it started to lightly rain. Jenny sat there and watched Emma before she smiled and gave the doctor her attention; waiting for him to speak.
“Hello Miss Hartmann, how are you feeling?” the doctor asked her, adjusting his stethoscope slightly.
“I feel better than when I woke up earlier. I still ache everywhere and my arm really hurts. I’m really tired, keep falling asleep but, other than that, I want to go home,” she looked at the Doctor, pulling her best puppy dog eyes look, hoping he would let her leave. She was cradling her broken wrist to her chest and he looked at her sceptically.
“We’ll see later. The nurse will be in during non-visiting hours to check you over and run some tests. With the results, we will then determine the next course of action to take,” he played with his stethoscope again. His eyes turned to Emma “Visiting hours will be over in fifteen minutes; please use this time wisely until evening hours start,” he turned sharply and left the room, hurrying off to his next patient.
Emma looked around the room, chewing her bottom lip, searching for the right words to say as she moved some blonde strands of hair from her face and placed her hands in her lap.
“Jenny, what was it like in the forest, if you don’t mind me asking?” Emma asked nervously, fidgeting in her seat as she gripped her hands tightly, hoping for a response from the brunette before she had to leave.
“I went for a run after our fight because I was feeling a bit angry and just wanted to get rid of it. I just ran wherever my feet wanted to take me. I ended up in the forest and I don’t know how long I was running in it for. I ended up tripping, face-planting the ground and, when I got up, I leant against an old broken tree. The tree tipped over and I fell with it, breaking my wrist. I think I may have sworn a lot too but I really can’t remember. Then it started raining. I got scared and angry again but I went and found somewhere to stay for the night. I fell asleep; woke up the next morning and started to find my way back. I saw some really pretty birds which reminded me of you. The patterns on their feathers were black and white stripes it reminded me of you and your shirt collection,” She looked at Emma and they shared a little laugh before Jenny continued.
“I walked some more even though I was very tired and I found a stream. I followed it, going through trees and grass. I really can’t remember much of it near the end though. I get flashes of bits and pieces like a clear opening and a fence but that’s all. The only other thing I remember is waking up here in pain,” Jenny took Emma’s hand in her own, squeezing it, letting her girlfriend know she was okay.
There was a soft knock at the door as the handle turned and the door creaked open. A middle aged nurse with greying hair entered the room, pushing a small trolley and smiling at the blonde and brunette.
“I’m sorry my dear but visiting hours are over and I need to run some tests on Miss Hartmann,” The nurse said softly giving Emma and apologetic smile.
“Okay then,” Emma said as she stood up, giving Jenny a hug and a kiss on her forehead before she left closing the door softly behind her.
The nurse turned to Jenny and smiled sweetly before talking, “Good afternoon dear, I need to check your vital signs, take some blood for samples and check your IV line. Is it okay with you if I run my tests?”
Jenny nodded her head to the nurse giving her permission as her mind started to wander, thinking about recent events. ‘I’m so glad I’m out of the forest, it was scary. I just want Emma to come back, I never realised how much I would miss being away from her. I was so happy and filled with such pleasure when I looked into her eyes today. My heart must have skipped a beat. This elastic thing on my arm hurts, ow! Needle! Ew! Do not watch Jennifer, do not watch! Okay that’s over with thank god. Ow! She’s checking the needle thing in hand, owwie!
Stop being such a wimp. Oh the nurse is talking again, I better listen.”
“I’m going to go inform the doctors of your vital signs and drop the blood samples off at the lab. You will find out within the next four or so hours if you will be allowed to go home or not as you have greatly improved over the last twelve hours dear,” the nurse gathered all of her equipment and notes, leaving the room to allow Jenny to get some rest.
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She sniffed the air, smelling the scent of delicious food coming from the floor below her. The blonde’s stomach rumbled as she took a step onto the elevator. She waited till it reached the bottom before stepping off it and following her nose to the hospital canteen. She pushed open the door and went straight for the hot food section. Emma ordered a chicken and rice dish, which looked appetising, and an orange juice. After she had paid for her food, Emma walked into the seating area and chose to sit in the back corner by herself to think.
Emma started to eat her food, shovelling it into her mouth with the plastic spoon provided. The blonde’s mind was distracted. She knew that Jenny was now safe but she still worried about her blue-eyed girlfriend. ‘When I heard about Jenny I was so overcome with worry. I can’t believe I told my mum that Jenny was my girlfriend; I was sure she was going to freak out! I want to know how she knew though. Did I always look like a lesbian and wear plaid? Oh my, I hope not. How many other people in my family know I’m gay? Oh my god, oh my god! Jenny! I was so worried about her and when I saw her I was so relieved that I could be with her. She looked really bad before but now she looks better. I hope she can come home soon and not have to stay in here. I don’t like hospitals much, I feel as though I’m going to catch some antibiotic resistant deadly strain of some super bug. Oh bugger, all my food is gone. Maybe I should go get Jenny some stuff just in case she’s not allowed to go home. What to get her though? She needs clothes and toiletries. I will go get them for her... I could walk there but it will take a long time, then I will need to bring it back here for her. If she can come home, I don’t want her by herself. She will stay with me. I will ask Mum and get her to take me to Jenny’s to get some stuff for her. I know where she keeps her spare key. Now where’s my mobile phone?’
Emma searched her pockets, patting them down till she located her phone. She pulled it out and rang her mother.
After three rings her mother answered the phone ‘Hello’.
“Hi Mum, I was wondering if it would be okay if Jenny could stay over for a few days, if she gets out of hospital today?” Emma asked nervously as she played with her spoon, waiting for her mother’s response.
‘It would be fine, sweetie.’
“Visiting hours are over now, so I was going to go get Jenny some stuff. Can you pick me up and drive me to Jenny’s?” she started to chew her lip as she thought she was asking for too much.
‘Of course, the accident on the highway has cleared so I will be there in ten minutes. I will meet you out the front.’
“Thank you Mum and bye,”
“Bye sweetie, see you soon,” the call came to an end.
Emma put her phone back into her pocket and cleaned up the table she was using; placing all her rubbish in the bin. The blonde slowly made her way out the front, almost bumping into people as she was thinking of Jenny and what she needed most. As the automatic doors opened she felt the wind hit her face. Emma walked over to a wooden seat sheltered by the building and sat down. She watched the rain pitter-patter on the ground as she looked out for her mother’s white car.
The blonde jittered in her seat anxiously as she noticed her mother’s car at the set of traffic lights. The rain was heavier now, as the wind started to blow. The traffic lights turned green. Emma got up and moved as close as she could to the pickup bay without getting wet. The white car pulled up. The blonde ran to the car and got into the passenger seat; closing the door as quickly as she could.
“How’s Jenny, kiddo?” Ms. Muller asked as Emma did up her seatbelt.
“Jenny is good, Mum. She looks a little bit sickly and has a broken wrist but she just wants to get out of the hospital. She says she is fine, just tired,” Emma stated nodding her head as she finished.
“That’s good then Emma. Now tell me about this mysterious girl I have yet to meet?” she probed trying to get something out of her daughter.
“Well, Jenny is adorable. She has really nice blue eyes and brown hair. She’s from London but doesn’t have an English accent, which I find a bit weird. Apart from that she is the most kind-hearted, sweetest and headstrong girl I have had the pleasure to know. She is very smart, witty with her words and has the cutest puppy-dog eyes,” Emma said enthusiastically as she didn’t have to hold anything back.
“I cannot wait to meet her then. We are almost at her house. Do you know how to get in?”
“Yes. There is a spare key inside the pot plant in the garden,” Emma stated matter-of-factly.
Ms. Muller parked the car on the curb of the street, telling Emma she would wait here for her as she got out of the car. The blonde entered the property and walked over to the left side of the garden avoiding soaked parts of the lawn to find the cracked black pot plant to take the key out of it; so she could open the door. She slid the key in to the lock and turned it. After she heard the familiar clicking sound, she entered the house thankful to be out of the rain and went straight to Jenny’s bedroom.
‘Where would Jenny keep a large bag,’ Emma thought to herself as she looked through Jenny’s closet, moving aside a lot of pairs of multicoloured shoes and handbags. Ten minutes later and empty handed Emma went into Ben’s room to find a bag. She looked around his room and spotted an empty gym bag on the floor. The blonde took it to Jenny’s room, sitting it on the bed and making a mental list of what Jenny would need.
‘Okay Emma, What would Jenny need for two to three days? Essential items... undergarments, pants, shirts, jumpers, scarves, hats, hand warmers, toiletries, socks, shoes, slippers, dressing gown.... Focus, Emma, focus! Mum is waiting. Three changes of clothes with undergarments. Socks, slippers, a pair of shoes and toiletries - essential items.’
Emma went over to Jenny’s drawer and riffled through it until she found four sets of undergarments and socks. She folded them up and placed them in the side pocket of the bag for easy access. She opened up the next draw; shirts. Three of them were removed and placed in the bag, all with crazy images on them. Next draw were pants, Emma placed two pairs of tracksuit pants into the bag and one pair of leggings. The blonde found Jenny’s giraffe jumper and placed that in the bag along with three pairs of pyjamas. Shoes and slippers went into a separate part of the bag as Emma entered the bathroom and got some toiletries Jenny might need.
The short-haired blonde zipped the bag up and placed it over her shoulder. She grabbed Jenny’s keys, phone and charger on her way out of the room, closing the door softly behind her as she headed for the stairs. The bag bumped against her knee as she closed the door to the Bergmann’s and placed the spare key from where she got it, going back to the car quickly so she could get out of the dreadful rain. Emma opened the back door of the car, scaring her mother as she put the bag on the seat. After she was all buckled up and warming up with the heater on, Ms Muller started the car; they were on their way back to the hospital so Emma could be with Jenny once more.
“I hope you didn’t over pack for Jenny, I know what you are like at times,”
“Mum, I packed a reasonable amount of clothes for her for three days plus toiletries. I did not over pack anything... this time,” Emma said sighing as she knew her mother’s words held truth to them. She always over-packed and would probably over-pack for the rest of her life.
Emma looked out the window as her mother drove. The sky was dark and cloudy; it was a bit past five pm and raining. Emma was feeling tired and run down, but that wouldn’t stop her from seeing Jenny again. She didn’t notice that they were around the corner from the hospital until her mother spoke to her.
“Emma, we are almost at the hospital. I suggest leaving the bag of Jenny’s stuff in the car. If she is allowed to be discharged it will save you carrying it to the room and back. If not I can always bring it up later when I come to pick you up after visiting hours are over for the day,” Emma nodded her head in agreement, as she prepared to get out of the car as soon as her mother had pulled over.
“Bye Mum!” she yelled through a rumble of thunder, as she dashed into the hospital to get out of the rain which was starting to ease up slightly.
Emma made her way to the fourth floor of the hospital and headed for the west wing. It was 5:35pm; visiting hours didn’t start till six. There were a pile of old magazines sitting on an old, small table in the middle of the room. Emma went over to them, picking three of them up and retreating to a seat in the corner that looked to be comfortable. She was the only person in the waiting room and she was thankful for some alone time. She flipped through the pages, reading articles that seemed interesting to pass the time. It had felt like she had been waiting for hours when she still had ten minutes left to wait. As she watched the hands of the clock tick by slowly, people started to fill the waiting room.
Two minutes to six. Emma was waiting in front of the doors, ready to open them when the automatic timer went off. She tapped her foot, impatiently. She heard the sound of mechanisms turn as the door clicked. She pushed it open, making her way past the reception area to Jenny’s room. She knocked softly on the door and entered.
“Hey Emma,” Jenny said, smiling brightly as she took a sip of hot chocolate.
“Hey, how are you? Have you heard back from the doctors yet?” Emma asked taking a seat next to the bed.
“I’m good. This is really good hot chocolate. I should hear back from the doctors soon. They said before seven so within the next hour hopefully. I really want to get out of here. I don’t like hospitals,” Jenny said shrugging her shoulders as she finished her hot chocolate, passing the cup to Emma to place in the bin.
“They did remove the IV drip, the nurse left it in but just before dinner she came and took it out. That thing was rather uncomfortable. I hope her taking it out means something good,” Jenny said hope laced through her voice.
“I hope it does too, are you sure you are feeling okay Jenny?”
“Emma, I’m sure. Just tired and my wrist hurts, nothing more,” she reassured her girlfriend.
A hard knock came from the door making Emma jump a bit in shock as the doctor from before entered the room. He held a clipboard with many papers attached to it with a pen slid under the clip.
“Ms. Hartmann, we have your test results back. You have greatly improved in the last twelve hours. Most of your results have come back normal, but you are not fully hydrated yet. I am willing to discharge you under certain circumstances. You are to have someone with you for the next two days, you need to drink at least two glasses of water an hour till this time tomorrow and you will need to see your local doctor in three days. Is that acceptable?” He said looking over the rim of his glasses, which he hadn’t been wearing before.
“Yes very acceptable, Doctor,” Jenny said smiling brightly, her eyes shining with happiness.
“I will just leave these papers with you, please read them and sign them. There is one part your friend will need to sign too. I will be back in forty-five minutes with a wheelchair to collect them and officially release you,” he gave the clipboard to Jenny and walked out of the room, leaving the door slightly ajar.
Jenny sat up crossing her legs on the bed resting the clipboard on them and turned to Emma. “Are you sure you want to stay with me?” she asked nervously.
“Of course, Jenny. I may have also told my Mum about us by accident and she said you can stay with us for a while. My Dad has taken my siblings on a camping trip for the week, so it should be peaceful. Now hurry up and sign the forms. I’m going to go ring Mum and tell her to pick us up soon,” Emma kissed Jenny on the forehead, before leaving the room to make her call.
Jenny removed the pen and started to read and fill in the paperwork she was given. Five minutes later Emma returned informing her that her Mum would be there in half an hour and that she would wait. The blonde sat behind her girlfriend and read over her shoulder. They filled out page after page until, thirty-five minutes later, they were finished.
They checked over the papers, carefully making sure everything was filled in, as the doctor came into the room with a wheelchair. “Have you finished filling in the papers?” he asked as he walked over to the bed, placing the wheelchair near the foot of it.
“Yes, we have both checked it” Jenny handed the clipboard back to him and watched him intently as he checked it all. He turned the pages slowly. As he got to the last one, he looked up at them. “These all seem to be in order, you may leave now. The wheelchair will be collected out the front of the premises. The clothing you came in is in a plastic bag hanging off the handle,” He walked over to Jenny as Emma got off the bed and the doctor turned off the vital signs monitor. He removed the cords from her as he brought the wheelchair over and helped her into it. Jenny got comfortable, resting her broken wrist gingerly on her lap as Emma started to push her, thanking the staff on the way out as she was handed a referral to go see her doctor.
As they waited by the elevator, Jenny kept on hitting the down button. She wanted to get out of the hospital. She had had too many past experiences in them and it made her want to run away from it as quickly as she could. She let out the breath she was holding as the elevator doors slowly opened in front of her as Emma wheeled her in, turning her so that it would be easier to exit when they got to the first floor.
The elevator slowly made its way down, floor by floor. Jenny was getting nervous as she was about to meet Emma’s mother for the first time and it scared her. She started to fidget a little looking around the elevator. The doors dinged, signalling the first floor. “Are you happy to be out of here?” she heard Emma ask.
“Yes, very happy to be out of here.” She looked up at Emma and smiled, hiding her nervousness.
As they reached the main entrance of the hospital, they saw a white car turn its headlights on and drive up to the pickup zone. Emma took the bag of clothing from the wheelchair before helping Jenny up, supporting her as they started to walk towards the car in the sprinkling rain.
To be continued...