Chapter 9
Only One Way Out
Alright here's the next chapter! So this might have a little bit of medical nonsense in it, because I wanted something specific to happen... but I'm not a doctor, so I kinda just made some stuff up to make it work. Other than that, I hope you enjoy, and please don't forget to review!
"I'm so sorry, Doctor Cuddy. I know this is a lot to take in. We're keeping him on life support until you decide what you want to do. You can come see him if you'd like." The doctor waited for an answer, Cuddy stood their in shock. Her mind was blank, her eyes were vacant, and her heart was crushed. Those words echoing inside her head.
"I'm sorry, Dr. Cuddy, Dr. House didn't make it through the surgery."
A sudden chill was sent down her spine, and she jolted out of a restless sleep.
The familiar scent of anti-bacterial wipes and hand soap greeted her. Wilson had shown up and was sitting half asleep in the chair next to her. He noticed her jolt from sleep and was immediately awake again.
"You okay?" He said, exhausted.
"Fine. Just a nightmare." Her arm had been casted after the x-ray, and a doctor had given her instructions to take it easy, her concussion had been mild but still dangerous.
"Any new information?" She asked, worriedly.
"No, no one's come out yet. They should be finishing up here pretty soon." Just as James was finishing his sentence, an older doctor pushed his way through the OR doors.
"Family of Gregory House?" He said, Wilson and Cuddy both stood up.
"Well, he's alive. We were able to stop the internal bleeding in his abdomen caused by the blunt force trauma, and were able to get an Ortho doc to come down and help with the left arm. The metal had only caught the flesh, so no bones were broken, but the muscle was damaged. That's been repaired now. As for the right leg... " the doctor paused and took a deep breath,
"His leg was a mess... obviously the pre-existing injury caused a bit of caution to be taken, but we had to take out more of the muscle. I know this wasn't ideal, but in order to stop the severe muscle bleeding completely, we had to remove it. It was caused by blunt force trauma and due to the already removed muscle, there wasn't much left to protect the rest, and when the car hit his left side, the right side of his body was pressed against the steering wheel and console.
"As for recovery options, he should regain some use of his right leg. Similar to what he was dealing with before. I'm sorry, but he will not be able to walk without serious support again, the cane he's been using isn't going to be enough. The Physical Therapist is going to talk to you more about the recovery, but the highest bet is on that they're going to suggest a wheelchair."
Cuddy's breathing hitched, how could this happen? House, wheelchair bound? This couldn't be happening.
"I need to see him." She said suddenly.
"Of course, he's being taken up to the ICU for further monitoring, I'll have a nurse take you up."
House was pulled from the depths of unconsciousness by a mumbling, he couldn't make out what it was saying. His bright blue eyes soon opened, slowly, and he was met but an older doctor, his attending probably, talking to him.
"Doctor House? Doctor House can you hear me? I need you to wake up." He was saying.
He could feel his swollen chest sending signals of pain, and his right thigh clenching and unclenching as if in the jaws of a shark. He let out a shuddered gasp and clenched the sheets with his right hand. His back arched off the bed an inch.
"Alright calm down Doctor House, we can't up your morphine until we get a neuro-check. Can you hang on for just a few seconds?"
The doctor did a quick neuro-check before ordering more morphine. The sweet blissful feeling of the drugs taking effect made House sleepy. His breathing became regular and he fell back into unconsciousness.
Alright so this is a really short chapter, but I've been extremely busy lately. School has been crazy, so I'm just kinda holding on until the weekends to write at all. But of course, homework. I hope you guys aren't too mad at me for not updating for so long. Anyways, thanks for reading and don't forget to review!
A/U Addressing Recent Comments
Alright, I'd like to address some recent comments claiming that my story is extremely similar to another story (although one is not specified). All of my works are completely original, there's only so many things you can do to a story when you have a specific topic in mind. Out of 21 THOUSAND stories (In the House fandom), some of them are bound to be a tad bit similar. That doesn't mean that I'm just copying someone elses story and rewriting it. I'm sorry this seems similar, I'll try to change it up a bit I guess, but honestly who knows that the next chapter isn't going to be exactly the same as another story you just read? Chapter by chapter, I'm creating a new idea to write about, not using another story as a template. If you don't like the story, don't read it.
My condolences, Archer