Salt in the Wound Ward
drama◐ MatureA soft beep broke the tension. Eli's monitor flickered, and his oxygen number started sliding down. "He's crashing," Dana said, all her training kicking in. She lunged for the bed. Mara grabbed her arm. "Wait. If he wakes up, he ruins us both."
Dana yanked her arm free. "He's my patient." She turned the oxygen up and called the code in over the intercom. Mara backed into the corner as nurses flooded the room. In the rush, the folded report slipped from Mara's blazer and fluttered to the floor at Dana's feet.
What happens next?
1 ways forwardEli's pulse came back. The code team eased off and the room cleared. Dana picked the report up off the wet floor, smoothed it, and slid it into the patient advocate folder before Mara could reach it. "He lives," Dana said quietly, "and so does this." Mara understood she'd lost.