Seeing Bette fall through the ice, made Roxanne and Jessica run even harder. The rest of the activists had also seen what happened and ran towards them. When they reached the spot where Bette had fallen through, they saw her body float in the water. Without thinking twice, Roxanne tied a rope around her waist and gave the other end to Jessica. Jessica immediately understood what Roxanne was doing and told the others to hold the rope with her. Roxanne jumped in the water and swam towards Bette. She took her in her arms and pulled on the rope, indicating that they could pull them back up. Jessica and the other activists pulled as hard as they could and finally Bette and Roxanne got out of the water. They tried to wake Bette up, but it didn’t work. They had to take her to the hospital. They had set up a camp at their departure, where two men had stayed in case something would happen and they needed help. Roxanne called them and told them that Bette had fallen in the water and wasn’t waking up. They immediately called the hospital in Nuuk, which send them a helicopter right away. Bette was still unconscious and everyone was starting to get really worried. If the helicopter didn’t arrive in time, Bette would die. They set up their camp and brought Bette inside. While Roxanne dried herself off and changed her clothes, Jessica did the same with Bette. They tried keeping her as warm as possible until the helicopter arrived. Roxanne and Jessica came along with Bette, the other activists would be picked up by an airplane.

When they arrived at the hospital, Bette was immediately taken to the emergency room. Roxanne and Jessica couldn’t go with her so they waited in the waiting area. They both sat down on a chair next to each other.
Roxanne: “God I hope she’s okay.”
Jessica: “I hope so too. She has to make it. You did a really brave thing, diving in after her. You could have died you know.”
Roxanne: “I know but I didn’t think about that. The only thing I could think about was saving Bette. So I jumped in the water.”
Jessica: “If Bette lives, she will have you to thank for it.”
Roxanne: “It’s the least I could do. She has been so kind and forgiving to me, even after what I did to her. She’s such a good person.”
After an hour a nurse came out of the emergency room.
Nurse: “Is there anyone here who is related to Bette Porter?”
Jessica: “Excuse me, there’s nobody of Bette’s family here. We were on a mission with Greenpeace. I’m her group leader. Could you tell me if she’s going to make it?”
Nurse: “I see. Miss Porter is in recovery right now. The doctor will talk to you soon.”
Roxanne: “Can we see her?”
Nurse: “You will have to ask the doctor that.”
Right then, doctor Nicholson came out of the emergency room.
Dr. N: “Nurse, have you contacted anyone of Miss Porter’s family yet?”
Nurse: “Her family isn’t here, she was on an expedition with Greenpeace. This is her group leader.”
Jessica: “Hi I’m Jessica Stone, this is Roxanne Dumont. Could you tell us how Bette’s doing?”
Dr. N.: “Miss Porter’s body temperature dropped to a dangerous level but we were able to bring it back to normal body temperature. She is now in a coma but should normally wake up in a few days. You can see her if you want to. We know that she lives in America and we could transfer her to LA tomorrow if you want. We already talked to the people there and they said it would be okay. A helicopter would fly her over there.”
Jessica: “That would be great, thank you doctor Nicholson.”
The nurse led Jessica and Roxanne to Bette’s room. There were tubes everywhere and she was hooked to a few machines. They entered the room and sat down beside her.
Jessica: “Hey Bette, it’s me, Jess. You’re going to be okay sweetie. They’re going to fly you to LA tomorrow. I’ll call Tina to tell her what happened. You just wake up when you’re ready.”
Roxanne: “Hi Bette, I’m here too. I hope everything will be okay. The nurse said we couldn’t talk too long to you, so we’ll be going. We’ll come by tomorrow before you leave, okay. Bye Bette.”
Jessica and Roxanne both kissed Bette on the forehead. Jessica walked to the door, but Roxanne didn’t follow her.
Jessica: “Aren’t you coming?”
Roxanne: “I think I’ll sleep here tonight. You just go and meet the others. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Jessica: “Okay. Do you want me to book you a flight to LA or to France?”
Roxanne: “LA, I want to see Bette when she wakes up.”
Jessica: “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Jessica walked out of the hospital and called Tina on her cell phone. Bette had given Tina’s number to her in case anything would happen, just like all the other activists had given her a number. This way, the person’s family could be informed about the situation.
Jessica: “Hey Tina, it’s me, Jessica.”
Tina: “Hi, how are you? Is everything okay?”
Jessica: “I’m afraid not. Bette had an accident. She’s in a coma right now.”
Tina: “What? Where is she?”
Jessica: “Don’t worry, she’s in the hospital. They are flying her over to LA tomorrow morning, so you can see her then.”
Tina: “Thanks Jessica. I…I have to go now.”
Jessica: “Okay Tina, bye.”
Jessica went to the hotel where they had stayed three weeks ago and booked a room. She called the other activists. They would all pass by to see Bette and head home afterwards. They were able to catch a flight.

The next day Jessica went to the hospital and found Roxanne sleeping in a chair. She gently woke her up.
Jessica: “Roxanne, wake up. They’re taking Bette to LA.”
Roxanne: “Did she wake up yet?”
Jessica: “No. Our plane leaves in two hours so we should better get going to.”
Roxanne: “Okay, let me grab my coat and we’re gone.”
They said goodbye to Bette and left the hospital. After collecting their luggage, which was sent to the hotel, they went to the airport. Not to long afterwards, they were flying over the ocean. They both sighed and hoped that all would turn out right.

To be continued…