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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 1, 2007 21:01:19 GMT -5
Katie pulled up but she was zippin' around today.....Not her normal usual relaxed pace. She slammed the car door and left her bag in the car. Mumbling and speaking....to herself saying a few italian words that she knew. She wore long....more autumn style sweatpants and a workout shirt. She began running doing laps aroudn the field leaving her ipod behind..... She just kept running mumbling in italian and not stopping. going faster and faster.
Her dad had just shown her pictures of a house out in L.A. She'd gotten so mad at all tha the was even looking at houses. When he told her he'd put a bid on the house and that he'd already bought a buildinng for the buisiness she totally frekaed going off. There were times she realy didnt know that she was speaking italian but she realy was and this was one o those times. It only happened when she was extremely angry and she knew it from her grandmother who only spoke italian...she didnt know how to speak italian or that she knew of she woudl jsut start rambling things off like they were computer programed in her mind.
She just kept going though as if she didnt know what was going on....It was morning when she'd gotten out here, it was two and a half hours later.....she was still going......Her clothes were drenched by now....and Katie wasnt one to sweat almost NEVER. She just kept going. She didnt know what was going on she just knew what she was thinking about about her dad about what was going to happen.She didnt almot even know when the ground became where her face was. as she fell like a stack of bricks the asphalt under her became quite close and for a moment she thought she was still running. but then it went black and she found herself...at home? was she dreaming? must be her dad was sitting in the badk with her mom just relaxing loving one another and her there she was...what there was her? she must have been dreaming she thought to herself
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Post by Jeanette Panagiotou on Aug 1, 2007 21:24:25 GMT -5
Jeanette had been in the mood to run as had Neils once they got done finally unpacking the last of their things so they decided to come out to the track. They both had a ton of energy that they had to get rid of. Neils noticed Katie drenching wet with sweat as they pulled up in his metallic green '67 mustang. He smiled puttin the top up and got out with Jeanette following them. He froze when he saw her fall though. Something wasn't right and he quickly started running towards her. He stooped down next to her and gently slapped her face. "Katie?" He asked gently hoping it was enough to wake her, but it seemed that she was unconcious. He looked to Jeanette who had come running and yelled something to her in Greek
She whipped out her razr and dialed 911 while Neils started to pick her up. "Yes, our friend. She's passed out and my brother says she could have suffered a heat stroke. We're at the the track arean at Twin Lakes High School." Jeanette said hastily as she talked into the phone. She nodded and then closed it and ran to open up the car and crank it.If she had suffered from a heat stroke as he suspected she needed to be cooled down. He said something to Jeanette once she hung up and they ran to the car and started it up putting the air conditioner on full blast pointing all the vent to Katie as Neils set her down in the middle front seat. He looked up at Jeanette worriedly then back to Katie. The ambulance needed to get here quickly to get her to the hospital.
He looked to Jeanette and said something to her and she quickly ran to get their water jugs and a cloth and she soaked it in cold water and Neils quickly took it padding it over Katie. He looked up in reliefe when he heard the sirens and saw the ambulance driving towards them. Jeanette ran away from the car and to the ambulance as it slowed. Neils picked up Katie and carried her quickly to the ambulance as they pulled out a stretcher. Neils laid her on it and and watched as they loaded her into the ambulance. He walked over to Jeanette and grabbed her telling her they were going to follow in the car in Greek. She nodded and quickly got into the car along with Neils and they ripped out of the parkinglot and followed the ambulance all the way there.
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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 1, 2007 21:51:19 GMT -5
For a while katies mind was in "lalaland" She kept going in and out of her dream her family there. Zooming somewhere to where she thought she was in her bed mmm and the air conditioning was canked up too...She could just feel it on her skin now. But little did she know that there realy was air conditioning cranked up. She thought she heard someone........neils? What no this was her dream with her family there was no talking, no yelling ti was all how it was supposed to be..... What....... Everything seemed to be spinning and she drifted in and out of things still thinking that she was just in some crazy dream. She didnt know what the loud noise was but she felt shooken up.... Katies body semed to tense up she was half in it half out of it...ths wasnt a dream mabey a nightmare?  .....She shivered a bit but heard noises and tossed and turned when they put her on the stretcher but didnt even actually wake until she was at the hospital...... AT WHICH POINT SHE FREAKED. ((lol)).Katie had no idea where she was or what'd happened but she had an iv an she was still soaked ot the bone. Her eyes widened and she sat straight up looking around as they'd pulled into the hospital. She started freaking out talking in Italian again and shaking and proved that sitting up wasnt a good idea. She looked pale and she thought she'd throw up...which ended up happening. almost passing out again. though her stubborn attitude didnt allow her to quit her protest of being wheeled into the hospital confused still |
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Post by Neils Panagiotou on Aug 1, 2007 22:02:21 GMT -5
He felt so panicked at what had happened. On the way over he had called his mother to come get Jeanette because him and their mother both knew she hated hospitals. He parked his car and walked into the ER lobby just as they wheeled in Katie who was pale and looked like she wasn't doing to good. He watched as they wheeled her down the hall thought she was fussing about it and she didn seem quite confused about the situation. He looked to Jeanette who was standing right next to him. He saw her shaking and took her into his arms and hugged her gently. He looked up just in time to see their mother and he transfered Jeanette from him to her and he went to follow. "Doctor, when may I go in and see her?" He asked the doctor that had stopped at the ER room doors. He knew that they were going to do everything they could to cool her down.
"I'm afraid you're going to have to at least wait about twenty minutes. Are you her brother?" She doctor asked gently looking at him. "No I'm one of her friends that called it in to 911." He said getnly as he looked to the doctor. "You did a very good job of cooling her down while ya'll were waiting on the ambulance. I'll let you know when you can go in to see her. In the mean time is there any family that could be notified of this?" He asked gently. Neils just shook his head unsure of who to notify. "My best guess would be her parents, Sir." He said gently before the doctor nodded and turned to go into the ER room to help cool her down.
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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 1, 2007 22:17:27 GMT -5
Katie was now totally awake and freaking out probably almost as much as jeanette when she came into the hospital. She still wasnt sure what was going on and there were people rushing around with other patients and such no one'd tole her what had happened which only scared her more at the moment? She didnt like the idea of needles in her armw either and seemed to not be able to moe as for fear of feeling them. She wouldnt look at the either insstead laid frozen almost staring strait forward.....
About a half an hour later she was moved to a room which she once again could be heard down the hall protesting to it . At least she got a window room. The doctor didnt tell her yet when she could leave but she didnt plan on staying long whether he wanted he to or not..... her hands still shook though slightly and he'd gotten her favorite soda.... Dr. Pepper. in the megga size and told her she'd had to drink it by the time he got back in like fifteen minutes. .....She didnt plan on doing that either. Every time she DID move to pick up the soda she felt as if she'd be sick again and she didnt know what hapened still.
The doctor came in and told her that Neils was here out there and she could see him. she was still confused but just kind of nodded.
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Post by Neils Panagiotou on Aug 1, 2007 22:26:06 GMT -5
He stood up when a doctor came out to tell him she was alright and that he could go in now. He nodded his thanks and had a nurse show him to her room. He walked in and looked at her and gave her a gentle smile. "Hey, Girly. You gave me and Jay a big scare there." He said getnly as he walked in and pulled a chair up to her bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked gently watching her as she sipped on her Dr. Pepper for a moment. She still looked pale, but he was glad to see she was awake and alert.
"What were you doing out there, Katie?" He asked gently looking at her a little worried. He still hadn't figured out why she had been out there running for so long or how she could have gone that long running. When he had seen her fall he almost had a heart attack because she had looked exhausted right before she had hit the ground.
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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 1, 2007 22:37:59 GMT -5
katie saw him come in and waved a little hey neils.....what happened? she asked. She still didnt know what had happened and was a bit worried about that still She watched him come over and set her doctor pepper down making a face at it. Her hair hung in damp ringlets down her shoulders and she closed her eyes opening them when he spoke again she was a bit worried....what did she do.....she remembered her dad yelling and after that she was gone.......what'd happened...he hadnt hit her had he? why would neil know then?
She looked at him sittin up what do you mean? what was i doing? she asked utterly confused. Looking at him and her brow rose....now that she thought about it she felt like she'd had a hang over. She didnt drink..... right? she got a look of worry on her face at the moment. looking at him with worry in her expression
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Post by Neils Panagiotou on Aug 1, 2007 22:46:35 GMT -5
He looked at her and frowned gently. "You were running for a while I guess because you were drenched in sweat and me and Jeanette were about to join you when you fell. You had a heat stroke, Katie, and you scared the hell out of me and Jeanette doing it." He said gently watching for a reaction. He knew that heat strokes caused confusion, but it had never occured to him that it would confuse her enough to where she couldn't remember. Unless she really wasn't paying attention to what she was doing.
He looked to IVs and frowned then back to her. "How long had you been running, Katie?" He asked gently hoping that she would remember at least that much. He knew they were going to keep her there for at least one night to ensure that she got plenty of fluids into her system before she went home.
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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 1, 2007 23:01:21 GMT -5
she looked at him wide eyed and it started to all come back. she remembered fighting with her dad and then running....she looked at the clock beside the bed......she was either out reay long or she'd been running realy long.she kind of looked at him thinking about it me and my dad....we had a fight and....well, when i get upset i run...not like "run away" i go jogging to clear my mind.... she said watching him
she thought about it a minute again i dont know that depends on how long i was out for........I think i started about four hours ago something near that she told him looking down at the iv's after he did .....that was katies fear she didnt mind the hospital she'd kick and scream the whole time but that was her stubborn nature,......needles.....now that wasnt good.......and she just couldnt look at it and dhe'd be ok......... She felt bad for giving them a scare though...she'd given herself quite a scare im sorry neils and thank you she told him drinnking some more dr. pepper.
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Post by Neils Panagiotou on Aug 1, 2007 23:10:26 GMT -5
He watched her as she talked and he nodded his head. He was just glad that she was okay. "It's alright, just don't do it again." He said gently giving her a gentle smile. He looked around the room then back to her. "You're really lucky I was there instead of it just being Jeanette. She would have freaked out and wouldn't have known what to do." He said chuckling some. He had been through a heat stroke several times and it hadn't been fun. He hadn't had anyone to take care of him while he was waiting on the ambulance like Katie had with him around.
"Just be more careful from now on, okay?" He asked gently looking at her. He noticed she wasn't fond of the IVs. For Jeanette she just flat out didn't like hospitals. It brought back to many painful memories for her. He wasn't that fond of needles, but he tolerated them when he had to.
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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 2, 2007 8:40:10 GMT -5
Katie shrugged calmed my nerves didnt it? ....well at least until i Woke up" she said but anyone could tell she was teasing...trying to lighten the tensiona little. She laughed when he talked about having him there. He was probably right though. ....Though other than calling nine one one she wasnt sure what else he'd done for her. She didnt like eing unimformed about things and sat there a bit upset with herself because at ....one point she wished she could have seen everything that'd happened and known the whole story.
will do she said looking to him. did anyone call my parents? I need 'em to pick the vette up I dont wanna drive it home tonight im still nautious she said making a face before laughing some.
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Post by Neils Panagiotou on Aug 2, 2007 9:18:24 GMT -5
He chuckled gently at the comment and nodded. He sat back in his chair a little and looked out the window for a moment. He looked back to her and nodded. "As far as I know your parents have been informed." He said gently, but he was hesitant about what he was about to say next. "Katie, you're not going to be able to go home tonight. They want you to stay till tomorrow to insure that you're completely rehydrated." He said gently hoping that she wouldn't fuss about it too much. He didn't want to have to argue with her about it. The doctors and nurses knew better than she did and Neils was just hoping she would cooperate for them. "I know that you're probably not one who much cares for hospitals, but you need to stay for the night." He said gently looking up at her and leaning forwards some. "I've had several heat strokes in my life and I know that you can't just jump back up and go straight back to working up the same day. For now you need to rest and relax and do what the doctors tell you." He said gently hoping it was enough to convince her.
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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 2, 2007 17:11:37 GMT -5
She nodded after he spoke. That was a good thing she realy didnt want to drive home after all this and didnt find it a good thing to almost give neils a heart attack and ask him to drive her home afterwards in one day. She looked at him a bit oddly crossing her arms though feeling that she had the iv hooked up when she crossed her arms gave her the chills what? well that just doesnt work for me.I can get "re-hydrated" just as well at home as i can here. she said looking to the door almost hoping that the doctor would have walked in so she could tell him what was GOING to happen. Katie was like that. She'd always been told it was the italian in her...There were "rumors" in the family that her dad and grandad and that side of the family had mob connections but that was just talk.
Katie didnt look convinced as she looked at him a bit sternly but part of that could hve just been the fact of her not feeling too well. After all she knew none of this was his fault it was hers. He was just helping her out. i dont know anyone that likes hospitals....theyre creepy and Extremely unclean and just creepy and no one deserves to stay a night at one not for heat whatever you said it was[/b she said watching him well that may be ok for you....im not working im just wannan go home im not a rest and relax person it makes me crazy i need to be doing things she said which at one point was true. But at the same time lord knew katie was one to go and lye about on the beach with her friends tanning every now and then.
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Post by Jeanette Panagiotou on Aug 2, 2007 17:26:26 GMT -5
He watched her frowning and shook her head. "Well it doesn't matter what you want because you're parents are more than likely going to say the same thing that the doctor says. Stay for the night. You clearly don't understand how serious a heat stroke is. You could have died, Katie. If Jay and I hadn't show up when you did, you could have died." He said very gently yet deep down in that thick accent of his there was a very frustrated side. He stood up and looked at her just all out angry now. "Do you know how stupid that sounds? I spent a good month in a hospital watching over my sister. That brace on her leg, the reason she doesn't figure skate anymore. They are both for the same reason. Her leg was shattered in a drunk driving accident and she spent a month in the hospital having it reconstructed. Don't sit there and tell me you can't spend one night in the hospital." He said harshly as he looked at her for a moment then stepped over to her window looking outside trying to calm his nerves. "Why do you think she's not here Katie? Because she hates the hospital. It remind her too much because not only was her leg shattered into pieces, but it killed our dad. How do you think she felt spending a month in the hospital after that?" He asked as he turned to look back at her. His voice was calmer and gentler now that he calmed himself, but he was hoping he got the message through.
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Post by Katie Clark on Aug 2, 2007 17:36:03 GMT -5
katie watched him her arms still crossed. She still didnt want to stay. She wanted to go home, to stay in her own bed not here. Thoug at the same time she realy didnt know or think that it would be that serious......dying? Could heat stroke realy do that? she made a mental not to check that out later to see if he was just trying to scare the daylights out of her. they might take me home.......... she said though she doubted that her dad realy wanted to come pick her up. She knew that he was working now and who knew where her mom was probably at the country club or some friends house like she always was....She didnt think that her dad would want to even look at her rignt now and she knew aht was right. When her dad was mad he looked away from things and went to his precious" buisiness" and that was athat.Mabey thats why he'd wanted to move...to get away from his problem,...her.
Katie was a bit taken back when he went off again. Things were beginning to piece together and she was FINALLY getting the full story..............just at the wrong time wrong place...Wrong Mood...Her eyes were kind of wide though as she watched him. Part of katies self concious issue had to do with people yelling at her and her yelling at herself about things this was one of those times. She felt like she wanted to go pull the covers over her head and stay there until he' left. She felt horrible now about his sister.....about her not being able to stand coming in...about their dad........and about herself....She just wanted to go home and now she felt almost obligated to stay and didnt know why. She didnt know what else to say? she thought about saying she was sorry for what though there were so manythings...and she still wanted out...and she tried to get herself in her mind to stop scheming up a plan to scedadlebut oh goodness she was confused now......
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.....She shivered a bit but heard noises and tossed and turned when they put her on the stretcher but didnt even actually wake until she was at the hospital......
