The Road Home by Robert Boren

Author:Robert Boren [Boren, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: South Bay Press
Published: 2017-10-16T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17 – Hospital Move

Kitten was in the field hospital, assisting the doctors and nurses as they tended the wounded. A line of ambulances was forming on Quebec and Woodall Streets, and EMTs were loading patients as quickly as they could.

“Do we have hospital space for all of them?” Kitten asked.

An EMT looked at her as he and others lifted a wounded old man onto the gurney. “Filling up fast. This wasn’t the only battle. You going to the new location?”

“What new location?”

“The enemy isn’t coming back here,” he said. “They’re massing downtown. I think you guys are leaving for that area any minute now. Good luck.” He and the others rolled the gurney off to an ambulance, another team taking their place to pick up the next person.

“Could you go with us to the new location?” asked a young woman doctor, turning from her patient for a moment.

“Yes, thanks, but I didn’t even know we were leaving,” Kitten said. “The last thing I heard was that the enemy was on their way here to attack.”

“Old news,” the woman said, walking away from the patient as a team of EMTs approached to take him. “The apps went wide a few hours ago, and now the enemy is rushing to get together for protection. They’re trying to lock down the court and detention facilities at Commerce and Riverfront. Killed everybody around there, from what I heard.”

“Oh, geez,” Kitten said, pulling her phone out. She loaded the app. “There’s a lot of them there, and more streaming in from the north and east.”

“Let’s see,” the doctor said. “I’m Dr. Cynthia Keaton, by the way. Kitten, is it? Very good job. We’re lucky to have you here.” She looked at Kitten’s phone for a moment.

“I’m not doing anything more than the others,” she said, “but I’ll go help you, of course. My dad is part of the fighting group.”

“Is he okay so far?”

“I haven’t seen him for a couple hours, but the battle has been over for longer than that,” Kitten said.

“Okay. There are trucks coming any minute. We’ll load up the hospital and move it to the parking lot at Houston and Ross.”

“That’s right by Dealey Plaza,” Kitten said. “I’d better text my dad.”

“I’m right here, honey,” Alex said, rushing over with Doug. “You heard we’re leaving. Are you staying with the hospital?”

“Yes, I’ve been asked to,” she said. “You’re staying in this battle?”

“Damn straight,” Alex said. “Know where you’re going?”

“Houston and Ross. I’ll help with the move.”

“Okay,” he said. “Hope that’s far enough away. When we hit the enemy at the detention facility, they’re liable to spread that way.”

“We’ll have protection,” Dr. Keaton said. “You’re Kitten’s father? You should be proud. She’s saved lives today.”

“I’m very proud of her,” Alex said. “Thanks.”

“Hey, man, we got to go,” Doug said. “Let’s get our cars.”

“Be right there,” Alex said. He hugged Kitten and kissed her forehead. “Be careful, honey.”

“You too, dad,” she said. “I’m proud of you too, by the way.”

He smiled, then left with Doug.

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