War of the Heart — Chapter 3
Continue reading this story that might come close to the hearts of many. If you need to read the previous chapters, you can find chapter 1 here.
Jack Fowler directed the EMTs to the trauma room while he grabbed Suzanne by the shoulders. “Listen to me! Suzanne, I need you to pull yourself together. I don’t have time to search for another nurse. I’ll get a call in to send one down from upstairs, but right now I need you. I need Nurse Suzanne, not the wife. Can you do this so we can save him?”
Suzanne swallowed. His words reached through the fog and snapped her into reality. She had to push her emotions aside. Nodding, she looked up and said, “I can do this.”
Without another word, the doctor turned around and rushed to the trauma room. Suzanne was on his heels.
The next half hour moved quickly without Suzanne remembering much of it at all. She did everything required of her with a part of her hiding from watching the blood pumping from her husband’s chest. He was rushed into surgery, leaving a stunned wife behind. She looked down at the blood on her hands and felt the walls start to close in on her. The wife in her was resurfacing. She wanted to give into it and just lose herself, but she also wanted to rush into the operating room and watch the monitor as his heart beat.
