University Hospital
Johnny is wheeled in on a gurney and immediately taken into surgery. Sami is pacing around the waiting area. Roman walks in. Sami runs over and throws herself in his arms.
Sami: Oh, Daddy! I’m so glad you are here.
Roman: Oh, sweetheart. I am so sorry. Bo called me from the scene. EJ is currently sitting in a jail cell. That son of a b*tch ain’t going anywhere and he’s going to pay bigtime for this.
Sami: He was aiming for me. I should be the one in the OR right now. Or maybe in a body bag.
Roman: Hey, hey, hey. Don’t you dare talk like that, alright? Johnny is going to be ok, you have to believe that.
Daniel comes walking out of the OR and into the waiting room. Sami rushes over to him.
Sami: Daniel, how’s Johnny? Is he ok? Were you able to remove the bullet?
Daniel: We’ve been able to stabilize him for now. But he’s lost a lot of blood. He’s still going to be critical until we can transfuse him. He seems to have a relatively rare marker in his blood typing making it difficult for us to replace that blood.
Kate has walked up.
Sami: So what are you saying? I’ll give you blood, whatever you need. Just save my little boy.
Daniel: Our best chance is blood from a parent or full sibling. We’ll keep checking the local supply of blood here in town. We may find a match that way from a non-relative but it’s not as likely. We’ll need you to get tested right away.
Sami: Of course. I’ll go right now.
Rafe: Me too. Come on, let’s go down to the lab.
Lucas and Will walk in. They spot Roman and Kate.
Lucas: What’s going on? How’s Johnny? He’s going to be ok, right?
Roman: They’re trying to stabilize him but he needs blood. He apparently has a rare marker making the transfusion difficult. Sami and Rafe just headed down to the lab to give blood. I need to head to the station and see about getting a blood sample from EJ.
Will: What?! He tried to kill my mother and brother. Do you really think he’s going to be able to save Johnny now? That b*stard deserves to die! I’ll kill him myself if I have to!
Lucas: Come on, Will. Calm down. If EJ’s blood can help save Johnny’s life then that’s a good thing.
Will: Leave me alone! I need some air.
Kate: Let him go. He needs to blow off some steam. He’ll calm down. How are you doing? Are you alright?
Lucas: No, mom, I’m not alright. Because of me Johnny was shot.
Kate: Don’t say that Lucas. You were trying to stop EJ from shooting someone.
Lucas: I just feel so helpless, like there’s nothing I can do.
Kate: Maybe there is something you can do.
Lucas: Like what, go back to China?
Kate: Why don’t you go down to the lab and give some blood.
Lucas: What’s the point? We’re not related.
Kate: Well, you never know. Daniel said that everyone should give blood because there’s always a chance a non-relative could be a match. Maybe you could be that match, help save Johnny’s life.
Lucas: Alright, fine. I’ll go give blood.
To be continued...