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The Perfect Ending

Chapter 1

Preston Burke woke up to the sound of his telephone ringing, he looked over at the clock sitting on his night stand, it was 2:a.m. He wondered who could be calling him this late at night he was sure it wasn't the hospital as they would have paged him instead. He picked the phone up and said hello.

'Hello Dr. Burke, its George O'malley.'

'O'malley, it's good to hear from you but do you have any idea what time it is?'

'I'm sorry Dr. Burke but I don't know who else to call and we haven't been able to reach her family.'

'Her family? What are you talking about O'malley?'

'It's Cristina'

Burke's heart skipped a beat, he had not spoken to Cristina for more than two years but the memory of her and what they meant to each other was as fresh in his mind as if it happened yesterday.

'What about Cristina?'

'Five days ago Cristina was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident, We tried to reach her family but they are traveling in Asia'

Burke was shocked he bit down on his lip so hard and didn't realize it until his lip started to bleed. This can't be happening he thought, maybe this was all a dream, but it wasn't; George was still talking.

'Dr. Burke, Are you there?'

'Yes O'malley, I'm here, how serious?'

'She has been in a coma ever since the accident, her injuries are mostly internal and the prognosis is not good.'

'She's been in a coma for the last five days and you're just letting me know about this?'

'We wanted to phone you sooner but we were not sure if Cristina would want us to do so.'

"I'll be there, I just have to make some arrangements, I'll call you back when everything is finalized." That was all Burke said before he hanged up the phone.