The Hospital We Go (Transcript)

The next morning, Josh and Zoe's dad arrived home. Their mum was excited to see her husband, but Zoe went downstairs all alone. Because her brother is still sick and he got worse. The dad hugged his wife and his adoptive daughter.

Mrs. Besson: Hi darling.

Mr. Besson: Hi.

Zoe: Dad?

Mr. Besson: Hi Zoe. How's it going?

Zoe: I'm good.

Mr. Besson: Good, cuz I have to introduce you to somebody. But I need your brother to come down.

Josh: I'm here.

Josh slowly walked down the stairs with support of the railing. He then sat down on a chair in the dining room which is the closest to the staircase.

Mr. Besson: Josh, mate, what happened to you?

Josh: I dunno, I just felt sick.

Zoe: He has been under the weather for the last few days.

Mr. Besson: Welp, I gotta introduce you to somebody.

The dad brought in a 15-year-old boy who has brown hair, green eyes and light skin. He looks different from Josh and Zoe because Josh has brown hair (dyed blue), brown eyes and light skin with freckles while Zoe has brown hair, matching brown eyes and lightly tanned skin.

Mr. Besson: Meet your cousin I picked up from Sydney. You guys haven't met for a long time because he and his family can't always travel from Sydney to Perth every single year.

Hayden: Hi, nice to meet you I'm Hayden. We haven't met for a really long time.

Zoe: Oh yeah. I'm Zoe and this is my older brother, Josh. He's feeling under the weather right now.

Hayden: Are you sure he's under the weather? He looks like he's having something worse than the flu.

Josh: (coughs) I dunno what's wrong with me. (wheezes) I can't breathe.

Everyone: What?!

Zoe: We have to rush him to the hospital.

Mr. Besson: But I just got here.

Mrs. Besson: Hurry up and change out of your suit and get the keys. We really need to go to a nearby children's hospital right now.

Mr. Besson: Okay.

Mrs. Besson: Hayden, Zoe, help Josh.

Zoe: But he's too tall and I'm short.

Hayden: Just help over here.

Zoe: Okay.

Hayden and Zoe helped Josh get into the car as Mr. Besson changed into his casual clothes and started the car. The family sped down the roads from the outer suburbs all the way to the central business district. Neither of them have seen it before but they were in a rush because they need to take Josh to the hospital.

Zoe: Are we there yet?

Hayden: Can you stop asking those questions? You're sounding like a 4-year-old girl.

Zoe: Hayden, I'm 14 turning 15 in 2 months. Also, Josh is looking like he's dying now.

Josh: I think I'm going to be sick.

Mrs. Besson: I don't think we have a vomit bag, honey.

Mr. Besson: Don't worry, mate, we're almost there.

The family finally arrived at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Besson ran towards the accident and emergency area while Zoe and Hayden were sent to the waiting room. The kids were both worried.

Zoe: Hayden, I'm scared.

Hayden: Me too.

Zoe: Why does this have to happen when you first come to Perth while dad finally comes home?

Hayden: Bad timing I guess. Just try to sing a song, maybe it'll try to keep the suspense away before mum and dad comes back and we have to see Josh.

Song: Piece by Piece by Kelly Clarkson

Zoe: #And all I remember is your back #Walking towards the airport, leaving us all in your past#

Hayden: #I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you #Begged you to want me, but you didn’t want to#

Both: #But piece by piece, he collected me #Up off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah #Piece by piece, he filled the holes that you burned in me #At six years old #And you know, he never walks away #He never asks for money #He takes care of me, he loves me #Piece by piece, he restored my faith #That a man can be kind and a father could stay#

Hayden: #And all of your words fall flat #I made something of myself and now you wanna come back#

Both: #But your love, it isn’t free#

Zoe: #It has to be earned #Back then I didn’t have anything you needed, so I was worthless#

Both: #But piece by piece, he collected me #Up off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah #Piece by piece, he filled the holes that you burned in me #At six years old #And you know, he never walks away #He never asks for money #He takes care of me, 'cause he loves me #Piece by piece, he restored my faith #That a man can be kind and a father could stay #Piece by piece#

Hayden: #Piece by piece, I fell far from the tree #I will never leave her like you left me#

Zoe: #And she will never have to wonder her worth #Because unlike you, I’m gonna#

Both: #Put her first #And you know... #He’ll never walk away #He’ll never break her heart #He’ll take care of things, he’ll love her #Piece by piece, he restored my faith #That a man can be kind and a father should be great#

After waiting for a while, Mr. and Mrs. Besson ran to the waiting room where Zoe and Hayden are.

Zoe: Mum, dad.

Hayden: Auntie, uncle.

Zoe: Where's Josh?

Mrs. Besson: Sweeties, Josh has to be rushed to intensive care.

Hayden: What?

Zoe: Why?

Mr. Besson: He is really sick, we dunno what bug did he catch.

Zoe: Oh... I'm scared.

Hayden: I'm worried about him too.

Mrs. Besson: He'll be fine, kids.

The family waited for any more updates of Josh when the nurse called for them. They stood up and followed her through the long halls of the intensive care ward.

Nurse: So Josh has caught a virus which is attacking his body and made his condition worse. So we have to send him to intensive care.

Zoe: What? How? He barely went out while he was sick.

Nurse: We aren't sure how he caught it. So Josh is currently hooked up to a ventilator because he can't breathe on his own and we have him on anti-virals through an IV. Now, your parents will be the only ones to come in so you 2 have to stay in the waiting room.

Zoe: What? No! I have to see my brother.

Nurse: I'm sorry honey, but rules are rules.

Hayden: The nurse is right, we have to wait in the waiting room.

Zoe: Okay.

Hayden and Zoe walked towards the meeting room and sat on the chairs. Zoe is so upset she started crying because she couldn't see her big brother.

Hayden: Zoe, he'll be okay.

Zoe: No, don't say that. He is really sick and I can't bare it anymore.

Hayden: Zoe, look, Josh will get better. You just have to hope and pray that he will be.

Zoe: Hayden, I...

Hayden: Just listen to me. He'll be okay.

Zoe: Okay.

Hayden: I'll accompany you when you have to go to school tomorrow, is that okay with you?

Zoe: Yes.

Hayden: Good.