Chapter 26 Section VI

Mariko and the driver were pushed out in sequence.Both of them were connected to some medical equipment that I don't understand, and the people around them looked serious.They removed the sign that read "Non-relevant personnel, please do not enter" at the back of the corridor, pushed the hospital bed, and disappeared into the other end of the corridor.The last one to be pushed out was Chiori with gauze on her cheek, and she was pushed to a small ward next to the operating room.Although I was also worried about Mariko, I chose to follow Chiori first. The nurse who took care of Chiori said that Chiori's pulse and brain waves are still normal, but her consciousness has not yet recovered.When I was about to call her out, the nurse stopped me immediately, saying that she would take care of Chiori, and asked me to go to Dr. Kurano first, and he could tell me more about the situation.So I left Chiori under the care of the nurse for a while, and went back to the operating room.

Dr. Kurano had closed his eyes, and was so tired that he slumped on the sofa where I was sitting and waiting just now.When I was about to call out to him, Mr. Fujimoto stopped me and asked me to let him sleep for a while.At this time, Ogihara, who was about to finish the dinner, also just returned here. After him, Mirai, who was supposed to be by Mariko's side, also appeared, but she looked very depressed. "Doctor Kurano will explain the whole situation in detail later, but before that, let me tell you briefly." Future said in a heavy tone, "First of all, Chiori, fortunately she was only slightly burned, the reason why The drowsiness may be due to excessive shock or other factors. The real reason cannot be confirmed, but as long as the consciousness is restored, there is no need to worry. For the sake of inertia, it is best to observe for a while after waking up, so I have asked the hospital to replace it first. She has gone through the hospitalization procedures, is that all right?"

"Everything is up to you." After finishing speaking, I nodded to her to express my gratitude.Future also nodded in return. "Mr. Fujimoto, the other is Miss Mariko—to be honest, her situation is not very optimistic. Although the operation was successful, the suturing of the wound and the skin grafting were also very smooth, but—" Future lowered his head and secretly wiped the corner of his eyes, " The doctor also tried his best, but due to excessive blood loss, it may be too late. Her arteries were injured, and now she is in a state where the blood has almost stopped flowing, so her brain waves have not been able to return to normal, and her physical strength is also constantly being lost. For other surgical procedures, she can only rely on her own will to survive—however, at most, she can only last until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."

"It's the same as my wife was back then, but the burden on my heart is heavier." I looked towards the source of the sound. Dr. Kurano on the sofa still had his eyes closed and his head was tilted back. "Mariko and the pilot are in the intensive care unit now, and neither of them has regained consciousness." Dr. Kurano took a deep breath into the air, "Fujimoto, I think you'd better contact Mariko's ex-husband, except for him , Does she have any other relatives?" "Well, I have the other party's contact information, but Mariko said that she doesn't want the other party to know about her work here..."

"Now is not the time to discuss this!" Mirai seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, sobbing on Ogiwara's shoulder. For a moment, neither of us could speak, only the sound of the incessant rain accompanied by her sobbing echoed in the empty corridor. "Can I go see her now?" "Not today. After confirming that her condition is stable tomorrow, maybe you can go in and have a look at her." When Dr. Kurano was answering Mr. Fujimoto's question, there was a rapid sound of indoor slippers slapping from behind—it was the nurse just now. "Doctor Kurano, that girl is awake."

"Really?" "I see, I'll go there right away." My eager voice overlapped with Dr. Kurano's.To be honest, although I feel that a big stone has been put down in my heart, I don't feel the slightest joy.However, this substantive peace of mind still makes me calm down a lot. When she entered the ward, Chiori was lying on the bed staring at the ceiling.I said, "Qianzhi?" Dr. Kurano stopped my outstretched hand, first checked Chiori's pulse, and then touched her forehead, "It should be fine. Chiori, do you feel uncomfortable or want to vomit? Yes. There is no pain? It is not the same pain as the burn."

Chiori tilted her head slightly to Dr. Kurano and frowned, with an expression of "I don't know" on her face. "Doctor, Chiori, her expressive ability is a bit—" "By the way, I remember hearing it from someone. Then there is no way to ask a doctor—" In the narrow ward, besides Dr. Kurano and me, there is the future. Even Mr. Fujimoto and Ogiwara are standing in the corner with concerned faces. "There should be nothing wrong with this child. Kisaragi, how do you usually communicate with her?" "Qianzhi is not completely speechless. When she wants to say something, she still expresses it in simple words or phrases. Sometimes I ask her to answer with YES or NO."

"That's how it is. There are no other traumas on her body, but I can't fully guarantee that there are no problems elsewhere. I think it would be better to invite you to accompany her tonight." "If possible, that's what I intend to do." "Sakaguchi, it shouldn't matter if he's here, right?" The Sakaguchi Dr. Kurano mentioned was the nurse just now.She said that it is not possible in principle, but if the doctor agrees, no one should say anything. "Kisara, is the sofa fine?" Dr. Kurano asked. I couldn't figure out what he meant at once, and then it dawned on me that he meant the place where I slept at night.So Ogihara and I went to the operating room and moved the sofa back to the ward.At that time, Chiori had already sat up from the hospital bed, watching my every move with a strange gaze.

"In case Chiori says she has a headache or feels uncomfortable, please notify me immediately. I will go back to the nursing center to check on my wife's condition, and I will come back before midnight, and I will sleep here tonight. If there is anything wrong, press the bed The calling bell next to the head leads directly to the consultation room, and I will be there." After Dr. Kurano briefly explained, he immediately said that he would go to see the situation of the other two, and left the ward.Mr. Fujimoto originally wanted to go together, but was stopped by the doctor. "Then I'll go back and get the blanket. As for the pajamas, if you don't mind, you can wear mine first!" Ogihara asked.

"Then I'll trouble you." Then I remembered that I was still wearing a wet shirt. Although it was almost dry, I still didn't feel very comfortable, and I was going to sleep here at night, so it would be better to change clothes. "I'll go back and get it now." Ogiwara got up and was about to leave, but suddenly turned around, "Except for me, it seems that everyone hasn't eaten yet, right?" It turned out that it was past seven o'clock, but I didn't feel hungry.I asked Chiori, who was sitting on the hospital bed with a weird expression, if she wanted to eat something, but she didn't seem to hear me, and just frowned slightly.

"I and Mirai will go back to eat, don't worry about us. But Sakaguchi, how do you solve your dinner?" Mr. Fujimoto asked. "Sorry, I only eat it when I get home." I nodded, thinking to myself, so she is not a night worker. "Doctor Kurano also said that he will go back to the nursing center, so that only Mr. Kizuki and Chiori are left, then I will bring something for you to eat. What would Chiori want to eat? I can cook it for you!" "Qianzhi, what do you want to eat?" I asked again, but she still didn't respond.I said to Ogiwara, "She can eat anything, but omelet rice is her favorite." "Omelet rice? No problem, it's too simple! When I go back, I will help you prepare meals first, and then bring blankets and a change of clothes. I will hurry up, please wait a moment." I also asked Ogihara to help me bring the luggage bag from the room.After he returned to the nursing center with Mr. Fujimoto and Mirai, only Chiori, me, and nurse Sakaguchi were left in the ward.I don't know if it's because I'm too tired or my mind is still in confusion, but no matter how many times I call Chiori, she just doesn't move, her eyes stare blankly at something.Although Sakaguchi said that there is no need to worry, I was still worried and looked at Chiori worriedly.Not long after, Sakaguchi apologized and said that it was time for him to get off work. "Working here, the commute must be hard, right?" I thought to myself, and blurted out. "Fortunately, I drive by myself. There are two children at home, and if I don't go back, no one will cook for them." After finishing speaking, Sakaguchi said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, we don't have emergency settings here. It is the first time for medical personnel and equipment to perform multiple operations in one day like today. Although there are two other injured people who need to be taken care of tonight, the nurse station can barely support one person. I am really sorry. " You don't have to apologize to me at all - I thought, but didn't say it. "Just to be on the safe side, I'll do another checkup for her." Sakaguchi put his palm on Chiori's forehead as he spoke, but Chiori suddenly grabbed her sleeve, "What's the matter? Is there something uncomfortable?" Facing Sakaguchi's question, Chiori just shook her head slowly.Seeing that she finally responded, I immediately asked her if she was hungry?Still want something to drink?But she still shook her head and kept repeating negative movements. "Ah! Could it be that you want to go to the toilet?" Hearing what Fanguchi said, Chiori finally nodded.She asked again, "Can you stand up by yourself?" Chiori shook her head again. "Then I'll take her to the toilet, please wait here." I thanked Sakaguchi and asked her to help Chiori.When I saw Chiori getting up from the hospital bed, I realized that she had changed into a hospital gown that looked like a yukata, and the pink ribbon that Mariko helped her tie was tightly tied in her hair, although there were a little burnt marks , but the shape of the bow is still there. Looking at the backs of the two of them disappearing in the corridor, I sat down on the sofa dejectedly.Dr. Kurano and Nurse Sakaguchi are right, Chiori's situation is almost nothing to worry about.Although I feel sorry for Mariko, I am still secretly glad that Chiori was not seriously injured.The sound of explosions and the blazing helicopter came to mind involuntarily.It was originally peaceful, but suddenly witnessed a shocking scene at close range, it is really hard not to make people feel at a loss for a while.The rain has not stopped, but there should be silence outside the thick floor-to-ceiling windows! Just wondering why they had been away for so long, the two finally came back.But as soon as Chiori entered the room, she hurriedly lay back on the bed with her back to me, without even looking at me.I worriedly asked Sakaguchi if something happened, she said nothing, but hesitated to think about how to speak. "She just kept staring at the mirror very seriously. At first, I didn't take it seriously. After all, girls love to be pretty. But after a while, I felt very strange, because she just stared at herself in the mirror desperately, without I brushed my hair and didn't touch the gauze on my face, I asked her what's wrong, but she didn't answer me—" At this time, there happened to be a knock on the door outside, interrupting Sakaguchi's words.It was Ogihara. "Sorry I'm late. Here's a change of clothes and your duffel bag, and dinner." Ogiwara was carrying things in both hands.I took it and thanked him.Fankou bid farewell and left. "I brought omurice for Chiori. Is yours the dinner on today's menu, or do you also want omelet?" Ogihara placed the dinner plates covered with plastic wrap on the original dining car in the ward. "No, this is very good." The steaming heat from the food aroused my appetite, I thanked Qianzhi with a wry smile, and then asked Qianzhi, "Qianzhi, it's omelet rice, do you want to eat it?" Chiori still turned her back to me and didn't look back.I leaned over and looked, her eyes were closed, so I had to sit in front of the food with the plastic wrap removed, thanked Ogiwara again, and said that I would ask her again when Chiori woke up later. Ogiwara found a green bench from nowhere, sat down beside me who was preparing to eat, and began to tell me that the accident was reported on the TV news, how Mr. The rain was changed to tomorrow morning, and the previously mentioned inspection was postponed and so on. After I was full, I asked Ogihara where I could smoke, and he said there was a smoking area in front of the gate.I looked at Chiori again, she seemed to be asleep, so I left the ward without turning off the light, and Ogiwara and I walked out of the ward, picked up the paper bag he brought, and planned to find a restroom or other places to change our clothes . The lights in the corridor were darker than in the afternoon, and the dark space cut off the long and narrow corridor intermittently, making the sound of our footsteps even more resonant.The light in the smoking area was also dim, and the two of us just smoked silently without any conversation.We understand that we are both worried about Mariko, but we have only heard the explanations from the doctor and Mirai, and we don't know anything else, so the officials will hesitate to discuss this matter, but other than that, I don't think there is anything to worry about. That's right. "If you need help, please feel free to call the sanitation center and tell us anytime." Ogiwara managed to squeeze out these words, and then added, "Besides what I just brought, if you need anything else, I will ask you Bring it for you in the future, she said she will come over later." But I don't have anything special right now, so I asked him about the future. "In the future, I plan to sleep in the nursing station tonight. She is very worried about Mariko's injury. She said that although she can only wait now, at least she will feel more at ease staying by her side, so when her father falls asleep, she will talk to Dr. Kurano. Come together." It's no wonder that Mirai is worried. From last night, it can be seen that Mirai treats Mariko like a sister. I watched Ogihara drive away, and when I walked back to the empty corridor, I saw the public phone, and suddenly realized that I hadn't notified my mother.I've only told her that I'll be home late tonight, but she doesn't watch TV very much, so she probably wouldn't know about the accident here, and if she did, she wouldn't associate us with it.Sure enough, as soon as the phone was connected, my mother immediately asked us what time we would be home?I asked her to listen to me calmly, and then I told her the whole story of the accident.As expected, the mother on the other end of the microphone asked repeatedly in panic to confirm Chiori's current situation.Even though I kept reassuring her and telling her that Chiori is fine, her anxiety still didn't seem to subside. After finally calming my mother down, I hung up the phone, went into a nearby bathroom, wiped my body with a towel, and changed into the pajamas Ogiwara had brought.There was a muddy smell from my body soaked by the rain. It seemed that it would be better to borrow a bathroom to take a bath tomorrow. Suddenly, I remembered that I met Dr. Ogiwara and Dr. Kurano for the first time in the spacious bathroom, but it was only yesterday. What happened later, I somehow felt that I had lost my sense of reality. Back in the ward, Chiori was still sleeping with her back facing me in the same position. Although I left for a while, nothing seemed to happen.When I was thinking this way, I accidentally glanced at the dining car, and suddenly felt that something was wrong-looking carefully, there was an empty plate next to the tableware that I had stacked up after eating, and it was a plate for omelet rice.Chiori must have woken up and ate it when I went out!However, on the empty plate, there was an egg skin that was opened neatly and neatly rolled up the side that was dipped in ketchup. In addition, the fried rice inside the egg skin and the lettuce salad next to the omelet rice were eaten dry. Two clean. I couldn't help frowning, feeling strongly puzzled. I've seen Chiori eating omelet rice countless times, but it's the first time I saw her eating so cleanly, without any food falling beside her. "Qianzhi?" I called her softly, but she didn't respond; when I looked up, her eyes were still tightly closed.I can only dump her leftover egg skin into the trash can with a puzzled mood, and go to the bathroom to simply rinse the tableware.After dealing with these things, I couldn't think of anything else to do for a while, so I sat back on the sofa in boredom, closed my eyes, and was immediately attacked by the Sandman.Although I took a short nap in the morning, I was woken up at 4:30 in the morning, and what happened in the afternoon consumed a lot of energy... What kind of day is today——while thinking this way, a heavy drowsiness also hit me all over the place.