Alice:   Oh you mean Tina?  I will take care of her if you wheel this lady in and I will be right after you.

James:  Sorry lady.  Tina.  Ok Al let’s go.  Oh damn what about the man in there, he needs help too?  He has a bullet in his knee.

Dave was already out of the ambulance and standing right behind James.

Dave:  I will be ok thank you James.  I think I can make it to the door.  Just you go take care of the ladies first.

James:  Oh sorry mate, I didn’t see you there.

Dave:  That’s ok now go please I will be fine.

James did as he was told and in no time he wheeled Bette right to where the team was waiting.

Dave:  Boss, are you ok?   Do you need my help?

James was left behind with Tina and Alice.  He took Tina’s arm and helped her out of the ambulance aided by Alice too.

Tina:  I am fine Dave, how about you? How you holding?

Dave:  As you can see I am still walking thank you boss.

Alice:   Alright then you two let’s get inside and get you both checked too, shall we.

Dave looked at Tina raising his eyebrows and smiled at her.

Tina:  Ok, ok lead the way nurse, ahem Al.

Dave bent slightly towards Tina’s ear and whispered.

Dave:  She is feisty, I like her……..

Tina:  Dave, behave.

Tina let out a jerky laugh, and they all went inside.

Hours passed since she arrived at the hospital and still, no sign of any Dr to update her on the situation.

She was seen by Dr Fairbanks and received few stitches to her wound.  Dave was taken to the theatre to have a surgery and to remove the lodged bullet from his knee.

Candace was admitted too.  The ambulance driving her got to the hospital 30 minutes after their arrival there.  She was taken straight in and the medical team attended to her and wheeled her off to the examination room too.

Tina was sitting there and losing patience.  The nurses at the desk were very helpful and they tried their best to keep her updated. They didn’t question her much which was a blessing to her as she was not in the mood for any hassle or arguments.  They just took her word for it backed up by Alice’s word and they answered all her questions to the best of their knowledge.  They brought her coffee and made her feel comfortable checking up on her every now and then.