The Angel's Silence: Part Twelve

The police officer ran into the hospital, and shouted for help. Soon three doctors and two nurses ran out to Elena's car, carefully lifted Antanas onto a gurney and wheeled him inside.

One nurse, who had curly dark blond hair. Around 5' 1" and maybe 140 lbs (154 cm, 63 kg)
Stuck a syringe into a small bottle, then stuck the needle into Antanas. His convulsions stopped almost instantly. They then wheeled him away.

"Where are they taking him?"
Asked a shaken up Elena to another nurse

"To X-Rays."
Answered the nurse

Elena was taken the to waiting room. It was then that she thought of Antanas' family, and how worried they must be.

***

Dana was pacing the hospital floors, silently praying for the storm to let up soon so she could call her husband. It had been such a long time since she had heard from him. Rayna and Caelia were staying as far away from each other as possible, and perhaps that was for the best. One nurse Dana knew only as Galina asked Dana if she could get her anything while commenting on how the storm seemed to be letting up. This was the best news she had heard in a long time. She ran out the door to try calling Antanas again, but the phones were still not working.

Rayna stared at herself in a restroom mirror. She was disgusted at what she saw; bags had formed underneath her bloodshot eyes.

Caelia was at Maya's bedside. She hadn't known her very long, but felt as though they were sisters.
Suddenly, Maya opened her eyes. The look of confusion was on her face. Caelia was speechless. She wanted to stay with Maya, but knew she had to find Dana. She told two nurses about it along the way. It didn't take long for her to find Dana. They both ran back to her room as fast as possible. They were so excited to see Maya awake that they both forgot to find Rayna, and tell her.

She was still in the restroom. She pulled up her sleeve, and immediately noticed several bruises. She had no idea where they had come from.

Just then, Caelia walked through the door and saw Rayna examining her arm. She saw the bruises, but also something else; several cuts lined her inner arm.

"You should come see your sister. She's awake!"
Said Caelia firmly as she left the room.

Rayna quickly pulled down her sleeve. Her heart was pounding.

"What if she saw?"
She thought to herself as she walked out the door

She quickly made her way to Maya's room. There were so many people surrounding her bed that Maya began to feel claustrophobic.

"What happened?"
Asked Maya

Dana began to explain to her everything that had happened.

"Where's Dad?"

"He said he had something very important to do, but there has been a bad storm, and I can't get through to him. But I will call him and let you speak to him as soon as the phones work again. I am sure he will be happy to hear from you."

Antanas never even knew Maya had fallen into a coma hours earlier.

***

The X-Rays had come back, and showed a lot of swelling in Antanas' brain. They needed to surgically remove a piece of his scull to allow room for the swelling if he was going to survive. Elena was horrified when she heard the news.

"Brain surgery?"
She said in denial

"I'm afraid that is the only option."
Said the surgeon

"I have done this operation several times before. Although no operation is without risks, I can assure you that I will do my very best to make sure there are no complications."

"Are you his wife?"
Asked another surgeon

"No, I'm a friend."
Answered Elena

"Do you have a number where we can reach his family?"

"No I don't. I'm sorry."

Antanas was then wheeled into surgery.

(To Be Continued)