Free Dipping Into Sin 2: Digging Deeper Into Sin by DJ Parker Page B

on the way. I left the
front door open,” she replied as she kneeled beside me.
    A few minutes passed, and the faint sounds
of the sirens became louder as it neared our house. Opening the wispy screen
door, the bustling sounds of urgent footsteps walked inside our house.
    “Hello, we’re the paramedics,” the medic
announced.
    “In here. We’re in the kitchen!” I hollered.
Standing to her feet, Victoria walked out of the kitchen and returned a few
second later with the two paramedics.
    “Ma’am, can you please step away from her?”
    Complying, I stood up and leaned against the
refrigerator as I watched the paramedics examine Grandma. Railed by the scene,
the nurse in me seemed to be buried under the fear of losing my grandmother. Through
all of my trainings and studies, none of it prepared me for this, as I was
rendered helpless.
    “How long has she been in this position?” questioned
one of the paramedics as he opened his bag and pulled out a few items.
    Unable to utter a sound, I looked on in
horror as the medic placed an oxygen mask over her face. Cutting her eyes in my
direction after a moment of silence, Victoria spoke up and answered. “We walked
into the house ten minutes ago and found her lying face down.” 
    “We have to take her to the hospital,” announced
the paramedic as he placed items back into the medic bag. Unfolding the
stretcher, both medics proceeded to lift Grandma onto the gurney. As they
rolled the stretcher out of the kitchen, everything became still. Today
couldn’t be the day that I lose my grandmother.
    “Can you watch the girls? I’m going to
follow the ambulance to the hospital.”
    The paramedics took Grandma to the hospital where
I worked. Parking in the lot, I rushed over to the emergency room. Brushing
past all of my co-workers, I headed to the Geriatrics Department as this is the
department that focuses on a wide range of problems associated with the
elderly. If Grandma had a stroke, then she would surely be brought here first.
    After two hours of waiting in the visitors
lounge, I walked over to the information desk and asked if there was any
progress with May-lee Bradshaw.
    “Simone, from what I can gather, she’s still
undergoing tests. Dr. Logan will be with you shortly,” Mary, the head nurse in
that department, responded apologetically. “Do you want me to get you some tea
or maybe water?”
    “No, I’m fine. Thank you, Mary.”
                At that moment, my phone began to ring. Looking
down at the screen, I cursed silently. This was the third time that Andre
called. Sliding the screen up, I cleared my throat before saying, “Hello.”
                Andre returned, “Hey beautiful. How is your day
going so far?”
                “Honestly, I’m not doing so well right about
now.”
                “What happened?”
                “My grandmother was admitted a few hours ago. She
had a stroke.
    With a voice full of sympathy, Andre
replied, “Simone, I’m sorry to hear. Do you need me to do anything? Do you want
me to come to the hospital?”
    “No, no, I’m fine. These next few weeks are
going to be really hectic. So, I’m
    going to have to cancel our date to the comedy show this Friday.”
    “ I understand, Simone. Please let me
know if I can do anything.”
                “I will. I’ll talk to you later.”
                “ Okay, take it easy.”
                I ended the call with a sigh.
    “Hello, Ms. Sinn. How are you?” asked Dr.
Logan. Startled, I turned around and faced Dr. Logan, who stood a few inches away
from me.
    “I’m hanging in there. What is the status of
my grandmother?” I asked frantically.
    “We’ve conducted some preliminary tests to
see if we could determine the cause for this stroke. Simone you may need to…”
Shifting his eyes away from mine, Dr. Logan began to stammer on his words.
    “Just say it,” I shouted. “Just say