The next day Joe woke up early at 5 am beside Zen’s bed.
He realized that he had forgotten something important; he should contact Doc.
Leon so that he can take a look at Zen.
Joe quickly searches through his handphone for Doc.
Leon’s number and he calls him.
“Good morning Doc. Leon this is Joe sorry to call you so early in the morning, my Lord Zen is in the hospital now, he was admitted last night; Can you come down later to take a look at Zen? He is not in a good condition.”
Doc.
Leon says, “Okay, I will come as soon as I can.” (Doc. Leon knows Zen will only stay in the VIP wardroom.)
Joe looks at Zen; he is still in deep sleep.
Joe turns around and sees Sam hugging Nic on the sofa; he sighs…
He takes a blanket and covers the Nic and Sam.
Joe walks out of the room.
He thinks he should take a walk to check the cafes and restaurants in the hospital.
Since it’s too early, Café is not open yet in the hospital and he has to bring Nic and Sam for breakfast as they are under his care.
Joe takes a lift down to the ground floor.
Suddenly the lift stops, electricity has gone…
Joe says, “Oh no! It’s breakdown?”
Joe takes out his handphone and turns on the handphone lights to search for the emergency button, he quickly presses it and it rang loudly.
Someone was shouting outside the lift, “Hey anyone inside, please shout we are outside.”
Joe replies, “Yes, I am alone inside. Please help me out, open the door for me.”
The person outside shouts, “Okay wait, I am calling the lift service technician.”
Joe says, “Huh! How long should I wait?”
Meanwhile, Nic and Sam were awake.
They see Zen still in deep sleep.
They wonder, where did Joe go?
They didn’t know Joe was stuck in the lift.
Nic and Sam go to the counter outside the room, the nurse says, “She saw Joe walk out of the room at 5:15 am but he never returns.” Then a phone call rings she picks up the person says someone is struck in the lift since 5:20 am.
The nurse alerts Nic and Sam.
She says that someone is stuck in the lift since 5:20 am and assumes maybe that is Joe.
Nic and Sam says, “Huh?”
The nurse says the lift service rescue team will only come at 7 am.
The nurse quickly goes to the lift.
Nic and Sam run towards the lift.
They start shouting, “Joe, Are you there? Can you hear us?”
Joe replies, “Yes, I am here but no air.” Joe is sweating and he has untied his tie and opened a few buttons off his shirt.
The nurse shouts, “Sir, the lift rescue team will only come at 7 am. Now it’s only 6:20 am. Enjoying the story? Sir I am calling a doctor for you on-standby.”
Joe shouts, “I lack oxygen. There’s no air.”
Nic and Sam shout, “Joe hang in there, we will get you out soon.” (This nurse is very smart from the VIP ward; she is different from the normal ward nurses. Let’s take a look at why?)
The nurse carries the oxygen tank and the long transparent tube; she asks Nic and Sam to help narrow the tube and squeeze inside the lift gap.
She will pump in the oxygen tank to let the airflow in the lift.
(Who would have thought of this idea?)
Joe is in the lift.
There is no air and he says, “My Lord! I hope I won’t die because you left so many things not done yet, and you are in this condition. How can I die now?”
In short Joe knows that the nurse, Nic, and Sam are letting the oxygen flow inside the lift.
When the tube successfully gets in the gap and the nurse tells Nic and Sam not to let it go no matter what, she will pump in the oxygen as much as she can to let Joe breathe.
Now 6:30 am, it’s still 30 minutes before the rescue team is arrived.
The oxygen in the lift also won’t last long…
The nurse pumps in the half-tank, she’s panting…
“Maybe one of you guys pumps the tank I will switch places with you.”
Sam says “I will switch with you.” Sam goes pump and pump.
The first tank pumps are finished.
Now it’s 6:40 am still have 20 minutes before the rescue team arrives.
The nurse says, “This should be enough to last until the rescue team arrives.”
The phone on the counter suddenly rings.
The nurse picked it up, “Good morning, this is VIP ward, which is this?”
“This is Doc. Leon. I am coming up to see Zen.”
The nurse alerted Doc.
Leon, “As the lift breakdown and someone is stuck in the lift. We need assistance for the person in the lift which is related to patient Zen, before you come up to see patient Zen, can you help to check on the person in the lift?”
Doc.
Leon says, “Oh! Okay and mentions that he is taking the stairs to walk up, he may take some time.”
The nurse says, “Only at 7 am, the rescue team will arrive.”
Doc.
Leon says “he noted he will arrive around 7 am.”
Nic and Sam rest on chairs outside the lift while waiting for the rescue team.
Its 7 am both the rescue team and Doc.
Leon has arrived.
The nurse points out that’s the lift…
Nic and Sam were alerted.
The rescue team forcedly opened the lift door.
They saw Joe fainted on the floor.
The rescue team brings Joe out of the lift and Doc.
Leon immediately checks on Joe.
Doc.
Leon immediately tells the nurse that he have to admit Joe now and to put an extra bed next to Zen so that he can monitor both of them at the same time.
The nurse quickly pushes a bed over to the room.
Doc.
Leon tells Nic, “Joe just faints but we don’t know whether he has any history of illnesses or not. We have to admit him immediately I will prepare the documents and you will just sign for approval of admission.”
“Since hospital lift is faulty; Joe can claim the expenses from the hospital later. I will pass you the form later.”
Nic nodded.
Sam asks, “Is there any life danger? Since he was trapped in the lift for a long time.”
Leon says, “I have to monitor him, right now. I can’t say whether there is any life danger or not. I have to take a look at Zen because early in the morning Joe called me asking me to examine Zen.”
Nic says, “Yes, please.”
Doc.
Leon went to the room where Zen was.
Doc.
Leon took a look and says, “Was he in this condition when you send him in?”
Nic and Sam replies, “Yes, we tepid sponged him the whole night but the fever didn’t go down.”
“Hmm….” Doc.
Leon calls for the nurse to bring the file regarding Zen.
The nurse brings in the file.
Doc.
Leon flips through the documents and he puts down the file.
Doc.
Leon took out a small touch light and he opened Zen eyes.
He presses some parts on Zen.
Doc.
Leon says, “Hmm… He might be infected with some virus.” Doc.
Leon alerts the nurse to put Zen in a special enclosed room within the VIP ward.
Doc.
Leon says, “We have to put on a face mask.” Doc.
Leon quickly goes out of the room and quickly checks on Nic and Sam.
It seems Nic and Sam weren’t infected all this while.
Doc.
Leon tells the nurse to disinfect the room because Joe is inside and informs him after she disinfects the room as he needs to check on Joe.
The nurse tells other colleagues to push Zen to the special enclosed room and she disinfects the room.
It takes 30 minutes to disinfect the room.
After that the nurse informs Doc.
Leon to check on Joe.
Doc.
Leon quickly checks on Joe, but due to the lack of oxygen for a long time in the lift before the nurse pumps in oxygen, this might cause the virus to be suppressed, so Doc.
Leon says “we will observe him first.”
Nic asks, “Will Zen be alright since he never wakes up.?”
Doc.
Leon says, “I will prescribe him some medicine and observe him.”