|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 17:15:04 GMT -6
Dante arrived at the dorm shortly after Martel. When she saw that Bandit was barking at the crib, she suspected something was wrong with Nikolai; and when she saw the expression Martel had when she looked at him, she knew it.
She wasted no time in rushing to the nearest phone and dialing for an ambulance.
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 17:17:42 GMT -6
Downstairs, Arden stopped giggling at Scar after she had thrown her deformed Barbie at him. Her expression was replaced with one of total concerned. A moment later, the little girl began to screech, and no matter how hard Kevin tried, she refused to be consoled.
"Hello, how may I help you?" the 911 operator asked as he picked up the phone. His voice sounded very kindly, but also very tired.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 17:22:04 GMT -6
"We need an ambulance down here immediately," Dante told him quickly. "There is an infant boy here that is barely breathing. We live at 123 Hiromu Avenue."
Downstairs, Dahlia began to sob hysterically the moment Arden started screeching. She wasn't the brightest child, but she could tell that something was seriously wrong.
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 17:30:45 GMT -6
"Can you give me any other information on the child? How old is the child? What's his or her name? And does he or she have any medical problem I should know about?" the operator asked Dante, his voice sounding somewhat strained.
Martel could feel the tears falling down her cheeks, but she didn't bother to wipe them away, even with Dante in the room. Instead, she took a seat on her bed and began to gently rock the nearly still infant, singing very softly to him.
"Hush now, my baby
Be still love, dont cry
Sleep like you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember
My lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream
Drift on a river
That flows through my arms
Drift as I'm singing to you
I see you smiling
So peaceful and calm
And holding you, I'm smiling, too
Here in my arms
Safe from all harm
Holding you, I'm smiling, too
Hush now, my baby
Be still, love, dont cry
Sleep like you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember this river lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream"
Meanwhile, Kevin was desprately trying to calm both his girlfriend and her friend. "I didn't think this stuff was supposed to happen til puberty!" the child yelled in frustrastion, trying to calm the crying girls.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 17:40:29 GMT -6
"Nikolai, about several months old," Dante answered him impatiently. "I don't know exactly what he suffers from, but his cells can't make enough energy for him to survive, or something like that. That's all I know, and I don't think the mother is in any state to expound on it. Please just hurry up and get an ambulance down here as soon as possible!"
Dahlia just went on crying, refusing to calm down until Arden stopped. Only then would she be sure everything was alright.
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 17:43:33 GMT -6
"Alright then" the operator said with a yawn. If someone didn't know any better, they'd probably think the guy was getting bored of speaking with Dante.
Martel could hear the cries of her daughter and Dahlia. She looked at Nikolai, and tried to decide whether she could leave him to check on his sister and her friends.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 17:47:54 GMT -6
Dante narrowed her eyes dangerously when she heard him yawn. "Excuse me!? I'm terribly sorry if I'm boring you, but we have an emergency here! Now get an ambulance down here in the next five minutes or, my hand to God, I will find you and chop your genitals off! Am I understood?!"
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 17:49:51 GMT -6
"I'm sorry!" the poor man squeaked at Dante's threat, yawning again. "I haven't had more than an hours sleep in 3 days! This past week's been full of emergencies and my wife just had a baby!" He gulped and quickly pressed the button that would call for an ambulance. "Wait....did you say your address was 123 Hiromu Avenue?"
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 17:55:11 GMT -6
"Yes, what of it?" Dante growled into the phone as she tapped her foot. She heard the kids crying downstairs, and wanted to get off the phone so she could take care of them.
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 17:58:16 GMT -6
"I just wanted to know, so maybe we could send someone there who you would feel comfortable with" the operator answer softly. "You guys seem to be on good terms with Robert Bob and Franklin Benjamin, right?"
"Is this karma for watching R-rated movies and not being eighteen?" Kevin screamed to the ceiling. "I'm sorry! I didn't think it would be so bad!" He looked at Arden, who had cried herself tearless and was now convulsing for breath as she sobbed. Reflexively, he held her close as she sobbed against him.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 18:12:49 GMT -6
"That's right, please send them down," Dante answered him tersely before hanging up the phone. She then hasted out of the room and headed downstairs to take care of the screaming children.
When she got downstairs, she noticed how violently Arden was sobbing and guessed she could sense something was wrong with her brother. "There is a problem with Nikolai," Dante explained to Kevin as she picked up her own daughter and rocked her gently. Dahlia felt better now that she was in her mother's arms, but was still sobbing lightly. "I don't know what it is, but I can tell it's serious. An ambulance is on its way now."
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 18:14:45 GMT -6
"But, why is Poke crying?" Kevin asked, tilting his head slightly as Arden coughed in an attempt to catch her breath from screaming. "There's nothing wrong with her". The child really didn't understand how twins worked. He may have been close to his brother and sisters, but he had never cried like that when they got sick. At least, not until he saw them sick.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 18:18:41 GMT -6
"Twins can usually tell when the other is sick," Dante explained to him as she watched for an ambulance through the window. When she saw one pull up to the house, she turned to Kevin. "Go upstairs and get Martel, I'm going to speak with the paramedics," she ordered him before heading outside.
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 18:21:54 GMT -6
Kevin nodded, placing Arden onto the ground. The distressed child attempted to calm herself by ripping apart a Barbie doll she found on the ground. By the time she had pulled the head and entire lower body off, she was at least not convulsing anymore.
A moment later, Martel came downstairs with Nikolai held tightly in her arms. And by the looks of it, his condition hadn't improved at all since Dante called the ambulance.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 18:28:36 GMT -6
Dante came back into the house, followed by a group of paramedics.
"Zat is ze mother?" a tall woman with long graying hair asked Dante when she saw Martel descend the stairs with Nikolai in her arms.
"That's right," Dante answered with a small nod.
The woman walked over to Martel, followed closely behind by two other paramedics. On examining Nikolai, she frowned deeply. "Zis is not good - not good at all! Kome with me, we need to get him hooked up to life support."
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 18:30:58 GMT -6
Reflexively, Martel clung even tighter to her son. No way in hell was she going to give him to these people. She just didn't feel comfortable with them taking care of him.
"This place should be on our speed dial" Frank said to Bob as they pulled up at the house. He was half-joking, but also pretty serious.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 18:38:15 GMT -6
The woman initially seeemed annoyed when Martel clung to her son protectively, but her aggravated expression was soon replaced by a more understanding one. "Listen, I understand how you feel, but your son vill die if we don't get him help soon. You won't have to leave his side for one second, all right? Now kome along, quickly."
"And today was my day off, too," Officer Bob grumbled as he stepped out of the car. "Oh, well... From how Joe sounded on the phone, this is pretty serious."
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 18:40:51 GMT -6
"But what about my daughter?" Martel couldn't help but ask. She didn't want to leave Arden alone. Okay, technically she'd be with Dante, Kevin, Scar, and Dahlia, but still....
"Joe sounded like he was about to pass out" Frank correct Bob, laughing slightly. His frown faultered when he heard one of the paramedics talking to someone about their son dying.
|
|
|
|
Post by dante on Jun 12, 2008 18:51:02 GMT -6
"Zat woman over there seems like a responsible mother," the woman said, noticing that Dante was comforting her crying daughter. "Vhy don't you leave your daughter with her?"
Bob became very serious when he heard the paramedic talking about Nikolai. "What's the problem here?" he asked, stepping inside the house.
"Zis child is in criticial condition," the paramedic explained, motioning to Nikolai with a frail hand.
Bob took a few steps toward Martel, and paled when he saw how Nikolai looked. "...Shit," he mumbled softly.
|
|
|
|
Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2008 18:53:19 GMT -6
Martel looked at Dante and decided that the paramedic was right. She paused when Frank and Bob entered the room.
"What the hell happened?" Frank growled, his eyes fixated on Dante. He looked ready to kill until Martel said, softly. "It's not her fault. At least, I don't know if it's her fault".
|
|
