Episode 1 "Code Blue"

Past 10 pm One snowy night on a park near the hospital, Clinton who was then an 18-year-old boy, Whispered his sorrow in tears running down his cold cheeks. Seated on his wheelchair keeping a tight grip on his bandaged knees asking God.. "was it something I did that I had to suffer like this? was I too much of an evil that's why heaven turned me into someone that is not even capable of walking?"

His heart is hurting more than his physical, it was like just yesterday when he could still do all the things he desires, may it be bad or rather worse he just enjoy things the way how the world enjoys it. He didn't mind the cold wind that blows and the snowflakes slowly taking its place all over him. Clinton was completely devastated that he thought of the worst thing to do as the best solution, and that is to wish his own death.

It's been 2 hours since he left his ward leaving her mother Katherine sleeping on the couch. she woke up from a bad dream and found Clinton, not on his bed. It's only been a week since he regained consciousness after levels of operation done to try and put back his spine in its original position, but the damage on his brain was so severe that he almost not survive the last operation he had gone to; his life was at risk numerous times during the process, and all his family member gathered outside the operating room praying for Clinton to survive the phase.

The doctor in charge of his operation came out after 18 hours long and requested privacy with Clinton's mother; Katherine to discuss her son's condition. Dr Demetry brings forth good and bad news with him. The good news is; Clinton manage to survive multiple surgeries and his life is no longer at risk, but the bad news is.. the chance left for him to ever walk again is merely no greater than 18% She didn't know how to tell her son and kept dreaming bad ever since she knew the result they had to face.

Katherine step out of the room and started looking for Clinton, she went to the nurses assigned for nighttime rounds, but the last time they saw Clinton was in front of the Vendo machine to bought some beverage hours ago from a meeting with Doctor Demetry and headed straight to the elevator going down, Katherine looked all over the place and searched all the floors below but she couldn't find him, Katherine was sure that Clinton is already aware of his situation now. She felt much colder as she walks down the hallway and noticed the snow fell down from behind the glass window. There she saw Clinton on the park outside the hospital. She hurriedly ran towards the exit, and as she goes closer.. the sound of Clinton's sorrow is getting clear, - He was crying, and Katherine's heart seemed caught by thousands of thorns, her knees grew weaker and slowed down. Couldn't fight the pain she's feeling towards her son, Katherine covered his mouth and kept tears from flowing but couldn't, She tried so hard to conceal that she's somewhere near- grasping her chest trying to compose herself and wiped her tears away, and when she finally did..This time, she made quite a noise every next step she took towards her son. that way he will notice that someone is coming. Katherine knows Clinton very well, he won't feel good if someone caught him on his most vulnerable state. Allowing him enough time to pull himself together before she faces him was the best she can do. Before reaching him out.

"Clinton? Clinton! what are doing outside it's freezing cold."

Clinton faced him with the calmest expression he could ever portray..

"There you are, what kind of guardian fell so sound asleep when she has a patient to take care of?" he chuckled as he wheels towards her mama, his nose was so red and eyes were undeniably puffy from crying. He kept his head down, eyes on a snowy ground. Slowly, her mama met him halfway and touched both of his cheeks with her warm hands.

"Come on Clinton, let's get back inside, I don't want to bring home a frozen son." she joked around and rolled her eyes a bit and let him feel the warmth of her hands a bit more, she then offered to push him up until the entrance at least, but Clinton was too stubborn to agree and didn't even let her help him, he refused and continue to wheel ahead. Not even close to the hospital entrance Clinton felt a sudden pain on his back,

"Clinton? Are you okay?"

Asked her mom when she noticed that he stopped for a second.

"Y-yeah, I'm good" He pretended, and did not mind what he just felt and continued to wheel, but then again a rather sharp pain than the first one went down all over his spine causing him to stop once more. Can't help but groan, he grasp onto his arm rest and began feeling short of breath, the next second everything started to blur and his sight is darkening.

Katherine who was then five foot away from Clinton notice something was happenin' and when she heard him groan and stopped from wheeling She quickly ran towards Clinton and saw him all pale almost out of breath. She then called for help shouting as loud as she could. People started to notice and helped carry Clinton inside unto the stretcher, while on run the nurse asked for the patients Identification through his mother.

"What's the patients name?" asked the male nurse.

"H-his name is Clinton Mayers" Katherine answered catching her breath as she run along with the nurses.

"Check unto his records and let the doctor in charge know about the situation" commanded the male nurse leading the way. The moment they got into the room, Dr Demetry got a beep from the emergency room and hurriedly attended Clinton.

Demetry flashed a ray of light unto Clinton's eyes and made the female nurses check on his vitals,

"What happened?"

"Patient was found 11 minutes ago, out in such a cold weather almost unconscious"

Reported the male nurse

"I did not allow him to go outside yet. How did he got out? Where's the nurse in charge?" Demetry asked.

"Nurse Sasha hasn't been back from her break yet" said the nurse.

"Get her here now!"

Demetry commanded gritting his teeth. someone immediately beeped nurse Sasha to come right away in the emergency room.

Clinton is beginning to faint looking all pale due to pain and having a hard time breathing. Demetry was forced to perform immediate CPR. On the other hand Katherine is shaking and mumbling prayers while looking unto Clinton's unstable lifeline. She began panicking when she heard that he's beginning to go critical

"Clinton, Son! D-Dr what's happening to my son? Doctor please help him!"

Katherine is loosing it, and Demetry while trying to resuscitate Clinton, ordered the nurses to put Katherine outside

"Get her out of here."

Door and curtains were closed to help him focus, he did manual pumping on his chest and after a couple tries, Clinton seemed unresponsive the next minute his lifeline is heading straight and his vitals began beeping abruptly,

"Doctor, his vitals are dropping. It's cardiac arrest!" said the nurse.

Everyone attending on Clinton is remaining calm and composed except on Katherine who got locked out the hallway crying and praying desperately.

"Doctor, Nurse Sasha is on her way" reported the male nurse who's currently assisting Demetry on attending Clinton. A minute later the nurse arrived.

"Where's his chart?" Demetry asked while he continue to resusitate Clinton.

"He-here's the chart doctor" said the nurse looking nervous.

"Read it!"

She began to flip pages and read to Demetry the last diagnostics she had recorded.

"When did you last checked?" Demetry asked the second she finished.

Nurse Sasha replied, her vocals were shaking and faintly answers..

"Patient last checked wa-was 8 hours ago"

Strangely, nurse Sasha's last recorded check up on Clinton was 8 hours ago when he is required to be checked every 2-3 hours for any complications that may occur.

"Where's the most recent one?" asked Demetry and glanced unto the nurse.

"Th-that's the most recent one sir" she replied and did not dare to meet his eyes.

Demetry found no time to scold her and demand explanations about her records on chart, Clinton is his main concern, and when pumping does not seem to help at all he called out code blue as soon as he found out that Clinton is having severe infection and told everyone in the room..

"Prepair for defibrillation!"

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