An Injury For Life
By
John Gage couldn't help but let his mind wander as he drove toward The station. late again. It seemed that to him anyway, that he was always running late and it was never his fault. Like today the lady up stairs had locked herself out of her apartment, what was he to do leave her there all by herself with no one to help her, he couldn't do that to any one. OK! OK! So she was pretty, John couldn't help, but smile at the thought of her as he drove. What was even better was that he managed to get a date out of it, for tomorrow night.
Then as fast as the smile appeared it Disappeared. His mind switched to Captain Stanley giving him the 3rd degree and enough cleaning to make the shift seem to go on forever he would be cleaning ever inch speck that capt found? Cap had made a solemn promise to John that the next time he was late for work, he would have to clean the station from top to bottom, front to back.
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"ROY!!!" Bellowed Captain Stanley
"Yeah Cap?" Roy answered the Captain but he knew what he wanted Roy haven't seen John arrive for work yet, and their shift started 10 Minutes ago. Lucky for Johnny. Dwyer was going to stay over until the missing Paramedic could be found.
"Roy, where is that partner of yours, he late again?" Cap, didn't really expect him to know but he was getting mad.
"Don't know, Cap I talked to him last night and every thing seemed to be alright.”
What Roy really wanted to do was to ask him why he always asks him where John was when he was late. He did not own the man, just baby sat him or at least that is what it seemed like, or that what it felt like anyway most of the time.
"Well this station is going to shine when he gets done with it” With that said the Captain stump off to his office. Roy wasn't sure but he thought he heard the Cap let out a little laugh. He wasn't sure if the Captain would take pleasure in Johnny being late. Cap was the only know who would know the answer to that question.
John knew by looking out his window of the land rover and then look at his watch he was going to be at least 30 minutes late for work. If the Traffic kept moving like it was right now but he knew he better start praying with his luck today. His luck would not hold for what he couldn't see was the wreck that happen a little ways up the road there was a 3 car accident. And the cars ahead of him were already starting to slow down to a crawl.
"Just my luck has to go to work before I get to work” John said. As he pulled the Land Rover off to the side of the road. "Now the Cap is really going to be mad at me, but I have to stop.” As he got as close as he could to the wreckage, he parked the Rover and ran the rest of the way. He saw 3 cars involved in the accident, 2 of which weren't so bad, the other appeared to have bounced off the wall and looked real serious. There was a woman driving the first car she was alone, after checking to see that she was alive. John then began to check to see if there was any other injuries to her other then the gash on her forehead. She seemed to be alright but of course there was no way to tell if she had a neck or back injury or even internal injury at this point.
After making sure that her air way was clear and that someone was going have to stay with her; many cars had stopped, to see if they could help.
John went to the 2nd car, this car had a male about 45 years old, he was a wake. "Sir can you hear me?”
"Yes!” he seemed to not be in any pain.
"My name is John and I'm a paramedic with LA County, do you hurt any where?"
"No I'm just stuck that's all.” as he pointed to his foot.
"Okay let me see if I can get it free." He pulled the door open as much as he could and then reached for the stuck foot. After a few moments he got the foot loose from under the gas pedal. Then John told the man to stay put until some help arrives.
If help arrive, he wondered if anybody had even called the fire department. He was sure that someone would have called them by now. He once again turned his mind back to the job at hand the 3rd and last car. This car was on the other side of the free way against the inside wall. John started toward the 3rd car when he heard that all too familiar sound it was the sound of a speeding car. John didn't take a moment to even think he dove as fast as he could to get out of the way of the fast approaching car.
STATION 51 MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT ON THE SPARKY FREEWAY MILE MARKER 33 TIME OUT 08:45 HOURS
"STATION 51 10-4 KMG-365" responded Captain Stanley.
Roy and the rest of the crew climbed in to the vehicles and headed to the scene. Roy couldn't help but think that this wreck was the same way Johnny came to work, he hope that he was just working the scene not part of the scene but with Johnny's luck, well lets not even go there he thought. What Roy didn't know was that Cap was also hoping that John was at the scene helping the people. Cap had not told anyone but he had started to get a little worried about John. He was never this late without a least calling to tell him first so he had put a call into his apartment and when he got no answer he called John's landlady she was nice enough to feel him in on the lady and the lock door and she surprised to hear that he was not at work yet. He had told John's landlord that he would have John call her when he show up for work and that he was sorry to worry her like this.
John saw the car, and tried his best to get out of the way, but he was not fast enough the car however only clips him on his side. Even with what little bit it still sent him helplessly flying though the air landing near by with a thud. John lay still on the ground for a moment while he waited for the rest of him to catch up to his body. He then raised to his feet, feeling a little soar. "Aw man I'm going to feel this later" John was strong and as far as he could tell he had not hurt, cut or broken any thing that he knew of, he did know that he had a few cuts and scraps and bruises, one thing he did know was that he would be feeling this one for a while. He decided that he would think about that later right now he had to get to the 3rd car to check them out in it. The 3rd car had 2 victims in it a man and a woman. John could hear the Squad and Engine as they was getting closer "Good now maybe I can take a break soon." The 3rd car seem to be the worse they had several injuries and maybe some Internal bleeding he wasn't for sure.
Engine 51, and Squad 51 pulled on to the scene. Johnny was glad it was 51's crew. As they approach “Look there's Johnny!" Roy could tell by the Captain's voice he was glad to see the late paramedic.
Roy started toward the 1st car. When he heard his name called "ROY! These people are hurt the worse. You can start over here let Dwyer and the engine company work on the first 2 cars.
"Hey Cap can you start getting the vitals on everyone for us please?"
"Sure thing pal." Cap and his men went right to work.
"John was you in the wreck?" Roy had that worried look in his eyes once again.
"No Roy I was a little ways behind when the accident happen."
"Well you look like you were in the accident" Roy then pointed to the skinned elbow and the bruises.
"Oh that's nothing, was a little busy here waiting for you and your partner to show up for work, must of hit it and didn't even notice it." John knew it was wrong to lie to Roy but he also knew how Roy would act he would be more like a worried mother then a partner if he knew the truth. His back was a little soar and he knew that the last thing he wanted for it right now as to lay in a hospital bed. So he decided that the last thing he wanted to do right now was to tell Roy about his little miss hap with the car.
After a while all the victims were loaded in to ambulances and were on their way to the hospital. John had decided to not go to the hospital with the victims and Roy. He really didn't want his Land Rover parked on the freeway.
"Hey John, Pal come over here for a minute will yeah?"
"Oh yeah sure Cap." John headed toward his Captain fearing the worse.
"Listen John, you sure you are alright?" Cap was always a little worried when it came to Johnny.
"Yes Cap, just a few bumps, and cuts I'm fine." Johnny wondered why they never believe him the first time they asked him.
"Okay if you're sure? Dwyer and Roy will be at the hospital for a while and we will be here getting this cleaned up, why don't you go head to the Station get cleaned and Dwyer can go when they get back from Rampart."
"You sure cap?" Johnny wasn't sure why he asked that.
"Yeah yeah go ahead and when Roy gets back have him take a look at that arm have him clean it and don't give him any fuss over it either!"
"Right Cap?" This is weird John thought to himself
"Hey John?"
"Yeah Cap?” John turned once again to his captain
"This is one excuse I will buy only don't make a habit of it alright?"
John nodded as he headed once again for his land rover once he was seated inside of it, he let out a long slow breath that he had been holding. "Close to close"
John had reached the station and was ready to go when Roy and Dwyer returned. He was enjoying his coffee when the rest of the station returns. Dwyer said good-bye to the A shift as he went to leave for the day, he was glad that the missing Paramedic had finally showed up for work that meant he could finally start his day off.
Cap once he was back, told John that he needed to call his landlady, she didn't need to worry any longer then she had too. John had used the phone in the Caps office, as so not to have the guys making comments around him. When he returned to the dayroom he was not surprise to see that Roy and the Captain was sitting at the table with the first aid box off the squad. As John walked into the room the Cap pointed to a chair, and John sat he knew Better then to fight this, he knew he was going to lose this battle 2 against 1, never was a good odd.
"See Cap like I said just a little bang up. Nothing major."
"Well Pal with your luck I'm not taking any chances!" With that said and a smile on his face, Captain Stanley headed for his office. Roy then decided to bring up the real reason why Johnny had been late, he knew once he got Johnny started on the girl he would be sorry, but at least he knew his friend was there with him and a smile crept across Roy's face as the told of his plans he had made for him and Karen what she look like.
The rest of the morning was slow they did their work and drank coffee talking amount themselves. Johnny was kind of glad it was slow his back hurt A little and carrying a victim out of a fire wouldn't be to much fun he beat himself.
After lunch the station was toned out
STATION 51 MAN TRAPPED, 123 SOUTH SCOTCH STREET TIME OUT 12:00 HOURS.
As always with a station call the cap grabbed the mike and answered with a KMG-365. Before handing a call slip to Roy and then heading to the engine.
The squad left followed by the engine it was a short drive to the scene.
When they approach, a woman flagged them down. She was very excited as she talk, finally Captain Stanley got her to calm down enough to show them where her husband was at. They had gotten that much out of her at least. She took them around behind the house only to see a large hole in the ground.
Everyone stopped except for Johnny who lay on his belly and slowly eased himself toward the whole. As they had all figured it was part of an old mine that was now covered with grass and dirt. Once he got to the hole he looked down there was the poor man who was cutting him grass when the earth opened up and swallowed him.
"Sir Can you hear me?" John called out?
"Yes!" was the only words John heard/
"Are you hurt any where?"
"My leg! I think it's broken, I'm stuck in here pretty good!" The poor man was scared.
"Alright don't move, I'll be down to get you out in a moment, alright, but don't move!" John wanted the man to be calm, so he didn't fall down further in to the earth.
"Okay but hurry!!"
John and the rest of the crew of 51 got out the ropes and the rest of the gear they needed for the decent. Roy got busy getting all the equipment for treating the man out and set up, and then he contacted Rampart and had them stand by for the victim once they got him out. It didn't take long for John to get ready to be lowered in to the ground. This was nothing new to John Gage he had been lowered in to more holes then he could remember or even want to for that matter. Today though it seemed like such a long drop to the man. Everything on him seemed to hurt today and the rope around his legs and waist just seemed to make him hurt more mostly a round him back, it seemed to hurt a little bit more then it had all day.
"More slack” he yelled out once he put the pain in his back away for right now he had worked to do. He was down to the man finally “Hi how ya doing?"
"IT HURTS!” Will it be much longer?"
John knew the man was in great pain, matter of fact he didn't feel to hot him self right now.
“Going to get you out of here right now” John wanted to go too but that ride back up wow not going to be fun the thought to him self.
"Can you move at all?"
"Some.” Was all the reply he got. After a several minutes John was ready for the man to be pulled out. The hole was not that wide so the man would have to be pulled up first then John could be pulled out after that. John was a little thankful his back could use the break. His break wasn't very long soon he was being pulled out of the hole.
After contacting Rampart and starting an IV. Johnny followed the ambulance and Roy to the hospital in the squad. Once in at the hospital John went straight for the coffee.
Soon Dixie walked up to her station desk “Hey Johnny I see you made it to work finally!" Dix couldn't help but smile at Johnny.
"Hey Dix. How are those people from the wreck this morning by the way?"
"There all going to be fine." Dixie looked at Johnny he seemed a little quite when he spoke, like maybe he was hurt, "Hey John? Roy said you got a little scrapped up at the wreck this morning are you alright?"
"Yeah Dix, Roy cleared me, I'm fine just a little tired that's all its been a long day so far with the wreck and all I'm sure that once I get back to the station get something to eat and get in to a nice warm bed, ill feel better real fast." With that said John was off to find Roy. John knew that Dixie was prying and he really didn't want that, besides he was starving, like that was something new where John was involved.
Soon John and Roy were back at the station. Dinner was on the table and the crew had just sat down to eat when the boys joined them. Dinner was quite for once. Matter of fact the whole shift had been to quite. After dinner it was John and Roy's turn for the dishes. John had lost the coin toss so he got the job of washing while Roy dried the dishes.
Roy couldn't help but think to himself as he dried the dishes he had notice little things thought the course of the shift. He had notice that John was quite, too quite and was somewhat stiff. These were things that we're out of character for John. Roy couldn't help but think that there was more to that accident this morning then what John was tell him.
"Roy? Earth to Roy?"
"What? Sorry I was thinking."
"Man Roy you we're out there! Here your drying is way behind” John said pushing a plate in to Roy's hand to dry. "
"Oh yeah"
"Roy are you alright man you we're out in left field?”
Roy couldn't help but laugh a little " I was going to ask you the same question."
Roy watched John to see if he tried to hide his face or anything.
"Yeah I'm fine a little hot from standing over this sink doing these dishes."
"Hot John it's not hot in here are you running a fever?" Roy could see that John was a little flushed and reached for his fore head, "No fever?" that Roy could feel .
"Not sick, as matter of fact. Must have been a hot flash, from all the activity I've been doing that a lot lately, when I get to working of real active. I get a hot flash, and then its gone I must be getting old " John laughed.
Roy didn't think John was funny. Hot flashes Johnny what was up with him? Roy decided to pry as much as he could out of his partner "Hey John for a man who was starving you sure didn't eat that much at dinner?"
"Well neither did you, what was that stuff Chet made anyway? At least it didn't taste as bad as it smelled that's for sure!"
"Not much better." they both laughed. John turned back toward the sink, the little laugh reminded him of the pain in his back and he didn't want Roy to see the pain on his face. There for a moment he had for gotten his pain, but only for a moment.
After the dishes were done Roy and the rest of the guys decided to watch some TV. No one was surprise when John had decided to turn in early. Roy half watched the movie and kept his mind on John, he would every so often go in the dorm and check on his partner. When Roy finally decide to call it a night himself he couldn't help but sit on the edge of his own bed and wonder what was up with John, it almost seem like he was hiding something from him, Roy wonders if maybe John was getting the flu.
Just as the day before. The night for station 51 it was also slow, they had not been tone out at all during the night. When the morning tones sounded, Roy was glad that John had full nights rest, Roy was even more surprised to find that John's bed was empty. After a quick look, John was found taking his morning shower.
"Morning Johnny," Roy called to him over the running water of the shower
"Morning." Was the soft reply from the shower.
"Feeling any better today?" Roy knew he sound worse then better today
"No not really, I'm sure glad we only have a few hours to go on this shift." By this time Johnny had wrapped a towel around his body and was stepping out of the shower. Chet always followed John and was getting too get impatient here soon.
"GAGE!" Hollered Chet from the shower.
"WHAT!" John hollowed back he was in no mood for Chet today.
"Man Gage, next time you shave in the shower, clean the hair out of the drains will you, that is gross to look at!"
Even Roy was a little taken back by this statement.
John, had no clue what Chet was going on about "Chet what are you talking about?"
"Look," Chet pointed to the drain of the shower, which was full of long dark hairs. "Least he can do is clean it out!"
Roy could not believe his eyes, "John, where is that hair from?"
John just shrugged his shoulders. “Must be thinning out on top some, I guess."
Roy watched as John got dressed he still seemed a little stiff, John also had decided to run a brush through his hair, it too looked like the drain, it was now full of hair, "Boy I must be getting old." He was styling back his bangs when Roy entered the locker room, John was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice that he was in the room until Roy speak
"John!"
John jump with a start that he dropped the brush to the floor and glared at Roy. "Man Roy you just about gave me a heart attack." John bent over to pick up the hair brush off the floor, as he did Roy couldn't help, but notice that, John seem to be having trouble reaching it, it seemed to him that John's pants were to tight.
"Pants a little tight there John?" Roy asked as John redid his pants.
"Just a little around the waist, must of put on a few pounds last week wasn't up to doing any thing all week so I just lay around the house guess I didn't work off Marco's cooking. I was just to tire to go any where or do anything that's all."
"John Gage putting on weight? Okay now I'm worried?" Roy said aloud after John excused himself to go to the restroom. What Roy didn't realize was that the Captain had come in looking for John right as Roy made his comment
"What's up Pal?"
"Cap, it's John, he's really starting to worry me, he has no appetite, but is gaining weight, I know that scary huh, and he's losing his hair too"
"Yeah, that I know Chet let me know all about it, after his shower was done." Cap like Roy was starting to get worried also.
"Cap and to top it all off, he says he's been having "HOT FLASHS!” I really think there is more to yesterdays accident then he's letting on, for a man who was not even in the wreck, he sure is stiff."
"Your right Roy something just not are not adding up, but I came in here to tell Johnny, that Vince is on his way over, his need to ask some questions about yesterday maybe he'll have some information we might be missing from John."
What the 2 men didn't know was as John was using the rest room he discover a great deal of blood in his urine. "Hey Roy?" John called to Roy as he went for the coffee he need to talk to Roy to let his know what he had just found. "Can I talk to you for a minute please?"
Chet's ears at once again were at attention "Oh what's the matter Gage get dumped again?"
"Oh shut up Chet its none of your business it's private!" Roy turned to see that the look on John face, was worry that something was wrong, John looked so pale and seemed so weak "Johnny are you alright?"
Roy didn't like the looks of his partner at all John started to answer with a NO, when Vince walked in to the room.
"Good morning guys," Vince greeted the whole station “Hey John just the man I want to talk to!"
"Hey Vince!” Man he was in no mood to talk to Vince today either.
"Vince how about some coffee, and you and John can use my office if you need to?" The Cap offered
"No I think we can talk right here and coffee would be great if that's alright with John?"
"Yes, whatever can we just get this over with already?"
Everyone in the room turn to look at John, it was unlike him to bite someone head off let alone Vince's.
"Sure John," Vince got out his notebook and John went for the coffee pot.
"Okay John what I need from you is for you tell me about the accident yesterday?" Vince, wasn't sure if this was a good time or not.
"Well there is not much to tell, Vince by the time I got to the wreck it was over with. I was about a mile away when the traffic started to back up. I figured it was wreck so the closer I got, I didn't see any help or hear anything coming so, I decided to stop and see what I could do. I went car by car helping the best I could. Until Roy and the others to
arrive on the scene. After that I came here to the station so like I said not much to tell you."
"Okay, that's what I need I will type this up, and have it sent over for you to sign later. If you think of anything else that I might need to know just give me a call alright?" Vince wasn't sure that John had even heard him he didn't seem to be looking to good. Vince got up to leave when he remembered there was one question that he need answer about the accident yesterday that John maybe able to answer.
"John?" Vince noticed that Roy was moving closer to the paramedic.
Roy had been watching Johnny and didn't like the way he looked, he could tell that he was getting worse and wondered how John was still on his feet.
"Yeah, Vince?" his answer was hardly heard by the men in the station. Roy was beside John by this time
“Johnny? Johnny? Can you hear me?"
With that Johnny's world began to spin, the pain in his back was getting worse and his legs were getting weaker, and he was doing all he could to standup. Then before he could say a word his world went black.
"Johnny!" Captain Stanley had also been watching Johnny and had moved to the other side of John and was there to help Roy catch John and lower him to the floor. As Cap and Roy lowered the limp John Gage to the floor Mike and Marco got the equipment off the squad and Chet called in the still alarm and called for ambulance.
After Vince got over the shock of what he saw, he too went to John side.
"Roy what's wrong with him?" Vince asked even though he had a good idea.
"Don't know Vince but since that accident yesterday he's been kind of off, if you know what I mean. John had come around enough to hear Roy talking
“Roy?" Through his pain.
"Relax Johnny I'm right here."
Vince knew he better ask his question while he had the chance “Listen Johnny the main reason for my visit was to find out if you saw the man who was hit by a car at after the wreck?" John opened his eyes a little to see his partner looking at him. John could not help but let a little smile creep on to his face.
"Johnny did you get hit by that car?"
This time before answering John let his eyes close "Yeah!"
"WHAT!" Cap and Roy said at the same time.
Vince knew it was time to tell what he knew "Listen Hank, I was doing an interview with one of the victims of yesterdays wreck, this morning and all she could ask me was how that young man who got hit by the car was doing. So I put 2 and 2 together and figured it had to be Johnny here. I remember when we got to the wreck, John that like looked a mess, and came up with it had to be him, it all made since."
"Cap I knew he didn't tell us everything about that accident." Roy look at Cap, and shook his head
"But Roy we checked him over, I was here with you when you checked him out he was fine?"
Roy lean over John “Johnny? What did you want to talk to me about earlier?"
"Blood... Urine... Kidney... Pain!" With that said he pass out.
Roy turned to the Captain. "Cap help me roll him on to his side so I can get a look at his back."
Sure enough under Johns uniform was a big bruise on his back.
The men from station 51 saw bruise on John's back and went right to work on getting vitals for Roy while he sat up the biophone. "Rampart, Squad 51 how do you read me?"
"Squad 51 this is Rampart go a head"
Roy was glad to hear Doctor Brackett's voice on the link.
"Rampart we have a male 26 who was hit by a car yesterday morning. Bp is 100 over 80 rep. 15 and pulse is 120 he is in considerable amount of pain, also rampart he reported that there was blood in his urine. There is a large bruise on his back and it is tender to the touch."
"51 start IV D5W TKO, how soon can you transport him?"
Roy could tell in the Doc's voice that he knew who the patient was. "Ambulance has just arrived ETA about 10 minutes."
As Roy and the others got John into the ambulance, Roy told Vince and the Captain that the would call as soon as he knew something. After they were on their way to the hospital Roy ask someone question now that John seemed to be awake more. "Johnny did you hurt any thing else in that accident?"
"No, just stiff and sore."
"We're you knocked out at all, did you hit your head at all?"
"No mother just stun that all."
"Johnny I know but I need some answer here, John can you tell me, did the hair loss and the hot flashes started yesterday or before then?" Roy could see that the pain was getting worse by the movement of the ambulance
"No a few weeks now no big deal."
"Hang in there pal, you have one big butt chewing coming and your not getting out of it that easy." Roy smiled at John.
All at once Johns eyes flew open “Roy I'm going to ...” as fast as Roy could he rolled John on to his side while John empty the coffee that he had drank, his stomach that he had drank just a little while ago. It seemed like forever before they arrived to the hospital. Dixie was waiting for them to arrive. “Room 4 is all set up and Doctor Brackett is waiting for him."
Roy figured that since, Dixie didn't seem to be upset seeing that John was the patient, he figure that Doc had filled her in on his guess. "How is he doing Roy?" Doc was already checking his pupils,
“Doc he threw up in the ambulance on the way in, his vitals haven't change any, he keeps going in and out on me and he did say that his back was the only thing that seemed to be bothering him."
"Okay lets get X-rays down here stat and I want a blood work up on him." Roy hadn't told the doc about the other things yet and figured he better,
" Hey, Doc there are some other things I think you need to know about, that aren't related to the accident " Doctor Brackett stopped and looked at Roy
"What's going on Roy?"
Roy then went on to tell the Doctor about the hot flashes the loss of appetite and the weight gain and the hair loss. "Doc he seems to think that is no big deal, you know John, he thinks getting hit by a car is no big deal either." Roy couldn't help but let a little laugh out, John was known for keeping his little secrets from them all, when it came to getting hurt.
" Okay thanks, Roy. Dixie add a T-3 and a T-4, I have a feeling that this little accident our friend had may of been a good thing after all ."
"Doc?" Roy was a little puzzled by what the doctor had just said.
"Roy let me get the test results back, and then I will fill you in if I'm right, right now I need to take care of this accident prone partner of yours."
Kel, smile as he lean over Johnny. "Johnny can you hear me?" As John lay with his eye's close, and Doctor Early checking him over one more time.
"Later pal!" Roy left the hospital.
Roy, couldn't stay away from the hospital to long, he was back at the nurses station the next morning.
"Morning Dix how is Johnny doing?"
"Still out, but the meds seem to be working on the infection. Before you go see Johnny, Doctor Brackett wants to see you in his office."
"Alright Dix, and thanks, that's good news huh."
Roy soon knock on Doc Brackett's door
"Come in!”
Roy informed the doctor that he had gotten his message and after a brief greeting Roy sat down across from the doctor.
"Roy the test I ran, are back and they confirm what I believed was going on."
Roy let a look of sadness fall on his face. This didn't escape the doctor "Roy first let me assure you this won't end his career on the fire department. John has a low thyroid problem, that's why I said that the accident might of been a good thing. John loves to hide things and in this case, if he had hid it to long he might of gotten hurt, or even killed at a fire or failed his fireman test due to no energy. The worse thing here is, he will have to take a little pill for a while or if the thyroid is completely gone for the rest of his life, but its nothing that will stop him from doing what he loves the most and that's working with you all at station 51."
As the doctor talk, Roy felt himself relaxing, for the first time in 2 days. "Doc that explains how he looked and all?"
"Yea, in a few days after we get that kidney working, you won't even notice that he has a
problem. The only thing is we're going to have to make sure he's taking his pill every day. If you notice that he's getting weaker and tired all the time. he'll lose the weight he gained, so if it comes back, you let me know right away, I, can run a simple one minute test on him for his med level. I will also inform John that every so often, he will have to take this test to make sure its a strong enough dosage." he winked at Roy with a smile on his face.
"And if that level is down, he'll get on good type Dixie McCall type lecture like the one he's going to get when he's ready to go home from her on this."
They walked out of the room together to go see, if John was a wake yet. John was a wake a little, Roy could tell that the pain meds were still in him.
"Hi Johnny! “Roy smile. “Well looks like that was an injury for life you got there."
Doctor began to explain the test results to John. Roy was certain that John was not able to understand them and that in a few days they would be going over it all again.
Roy was relieved that John was going to be alright, and with that he said good bye to his friend and partner, he couldn't help but wonder how long it would be until John found himself back at Rampart.
THE END