Dr. Sutton: “Hello, Ms. Porter, this is Dr. Sutton.”

Bette: “Good morning, doctor, how is Kit?”

Dr. Sutton: “That’s why I’m calling. She’s fine. Last night we administered a muscle relaxer to relax her diaphram, helping her chest collapse and causing her lungs to expand with the aid of a respirator. In some cases this doesn’t help, but in the case of your sister, it appears that her left lung is responding to the treatment positively.”

Bette: “That’s Great!”

Dr. Sutton: “Yes, it is. She may get out of this with only a few broken ribs. Also, she is awake and coherent. We were able to get a complete medical history from her this morning. I was hoping you could come by and visit with her. It is sometimes comforting to see a familiar face after waking up in a hospital.”

Bette: “Of course, I have to meet with the police officer, then I will come by. Thank you, doctor.”

Dr. Sutton: “See you later.”

Bette gets out of bed and starts searching through her mess of clothes on the floor. Tina wakes up as Bette throws a shoe across the room.

Tina: “Babe, what’s going on?’

Bette: “Hey, your up. Do you know where my pants are from last night? The officer’s card is in the pocket.”

Tina looks around , “Um….right there.” she says pointing to the front of the closet door. Bette digs through her jeans and finds the card. She dials the number and waits.

“Whitfield”

Bette: “Yes, this is Bette Porter. I was calling you to tell you my sister, Kit Porter, has regained consciousness and I am on my way to the hospital to see her. When should I come by the precinct?”

Officer Whitfield: “Not necessary. If she’s awake I’ll just meet you there.”

Bette: “Ok see you then.”

Officer Whitfield: “Bye.”

She closes the phone and begins getting dressed.

Tina: “So Kit’s awake? That’s great!”

Bette: “Yeah, her doctor said he thinks she’s going to pull through just fine. I’m going up there now….do you wanna go?”

Tina: “Um… no….I’ll just have to sit downstairs and wait, anyway, so I think I’ll go hang out at the planet then clean the house a bit.”

Bette: “Ok I’ll be back soon. Hopefully I won’t be long. I have the whole day off you know, so maybe we can spend the afternoon together.”