02x02
Enough is enough
I have an aunt who whenever she poured anything for you she would say "Say when!" My aunt would say "Say when!" and of course, we never did. We don't say when because there's something about the possibility, of more. More tequila, more love, more anything. More is better. There's something to be said about a glass half full. About knowing when to say when. I think it's a floating line. A barometer of need and desire. It's entirely up to the individual. And depends on what's being poured. Sometimes all we want is a taste. Other times there's no such thing as enough, the glass is bottomless. And all we want, is more.
-Meredith Grey
Seraphina is on her way to Seattle Grace Hospital. Addison is staying in the Archfield while Sera bought her own apartment.
"Oh hey." The brunette greeted. Derek was standing in front of the hospital.
He rolles his eyes and walks once again inside the hospital.
Sera mimics him and rolles her eyes away. She heads to the attending-lounge and puts her stuff away. She changes her jacket with a Doctor coat.
Sera takes her binder and gets herself a coffee.
"Dr. Burke." Seraphina greets with a nod.
"Dr. Shepherd, how is the study going?"
"Great so far, we're still on the beginning but till now everything goes perfect."
"Great to hear." He excuses himself and goes back to work.
Once sera arrives at the lab her pager rings. She sighs and starts making her way to the E.R.
She takes a trauma gown and goes outside to the other doctors.
"Who are you?" The shorter woman asks.
"Dr. Shepherd. I'm a fellow." Sera puts on the gown and gloves.
"Dr. Shepherd? Are you maybe related to Derek Shepherd?" The resident eyes the fellow suspiciously. So do her interns, who are standing a feet away from them.
"Yes actually. And who are you?" Sera asks while checking the time.
"Doctor Bailey."
The ambulance arrives and the doors open. The paramedic pulls the man out.
"A 55 year old male, Ted, was involved in a head on collision. He has a depressed skull fracture and many internal injuries." He informs.
"He's pretty much gone." He adds.
"He's not gone 'til we say he's gone." Bailey says and assigns the patient to George O'Malley. She tells him to save the man.
"But he's dead." The interns argues.
"Grey, go with O'Malley."
More victims are coming and the two interns go inside to save the patient. The rest of the doctors take the next ambulance.
Bailey assigns the son to Alex and the wife to Christina.
"Karev, I'm going with you." Sera walks past him to do X-rays of Scott, their patient. Alex looks back to Christina and cheers. Yang just rolles her eyes.
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Sera's and Alex's patient is getting X-rays. The boy is telling them what happened.
He tells them that there was a guy with a truck, who cut them off. His father lost it and started chasing the truck. He was driving very fast through the traffic. He also tells them, that his parents had a fight this morning.
"Next thing I know we're upside down on the other side of the freeway...at least the son of a bitch got what he deserved." Seraphina looks at Alex and he looks at her knowingly.
•••••
Bailey walks inside the trauma room, where George and Olivia are treating their patient, Ted.
She gives them further instructions. Saying if it doesn't work out, O'Malley should 'call it'.
"I don't think we should continue." George looks at Bailey. Unsure how she would take it.
"If they're dead or dying when they come through those doors you hump and hump hard. Why?" The shorter woman arguments.
"For the experience." He replies.
"There is something more, something you are missing."
George couldn't think of an answer. Bailey tells him to think about it and leaves.
•••••
Alex, Christina and Seraphina were filling Bailey in on their patients. Bailey is looking at the X-Rays.
Scott, the son, has no fractures or internal bleeding. They are keeping him overnight for observation.
But his mother has multiple fractures. Alex tells Bailey what the son said earlier.
"That's not what the wife said happened." Christina tells them. She also adds that the wife had a bruise on her back from a 'fall'.
"The story doesn't add up. Someone's lying. And i think we share the same thought." Sera looks at Bailey.
"She needs bed rest and a shrink." Christian stats.
Meredith enters the room with Mr. Hubbles X-Rays.
"It's drugs because it appears like balloons are all through his intestine." Meredith believes.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid."
Everyone is looking at the X-Rays of Mr. Hubbels.
"I don't think they're Ballon's. One of them has a face." Alex stats and points at one. In fact every 'Ballon' has a face.
"They are Judy dolls!" Bailey replies. Mr. Hubbles had swallowed 10 Judy Doll heads.
"Ew." Christina mumbles with a disgusted face.
•••••
Scott is laying on a gurney. Seraphina and Alex are transporting him. The boy is hitting the gurney. And doesn't stop.
Alex tried to lighten up his mood by telling him about Mr. Hubbles, but it doesn't work.
"You know when you're little you can hide...all the shouting and the screaming, you can pretend like you're someplace else. Then when you get older, bigger you feel like you should be doing something, something to stop it. You know, to protect her. Then when you can't you don't know who to be angrier at, your old man or yourself. Usually it's yourself." He stops beating the side of the gurney. Sera looks at the interns with pity.
"Did she told you about it?" Scott asks both of them.
"It's all over the films, she didn't need to say anything." Seraphina told him.
"He doesn't hurt me, just my mom." The elevator doors open and Izzie stands in front.
"I was looking for you."
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Authors note:
Heyy!
A short chapter today but I'll finish the episode and post tomorrow.
Thanks for reading!