Play On Words
Musical Goddess
Aeron Nerezzo
The first thing that hit Aeron was the smell. He groaned, rubbing his head. What was he lying on? That wasn’t his bed. His bed was comfortable, moulded to his body shape. Whatever he was lying on was hard, uncomfortable. He coughed, gagging at the smell assailing his nose. He forced his eyes open, which stung. His entire body ached, he could hear weird things, but that smell… He’d smelled it before. He’d been cooking with his older sister, and her hair had set on fire. The smell had been god awful, the most disgusting thing. The smell of burning hair, that was what he smelled. But there was something else. Similar, but almost worse. Skin. The smell of burning skin. He forced himself to his feet, stumbling slightly. He was on dirt, that was the uncomfortable surface, right off of a beach. And in front of him was the smoldering remains of the plane he’d boarded a few hours before, in several pieces. He stumbled forward, shock crashing into him like a brick. All around him were people, so many people. On the ground, holding various, gruesome wounds, screaming in pain, crying over bodies.
Aeron Nerezzo was a name most people recognized. He was an actor, and a very well known one. He’d been doing movies since he could speak, doing a couple baby roles, many children roles, and countless roles as an adult. He was the kind of actor that could fit anywhere with the right accent and the right makeup. He was flexible, he wasn’t picky, he was easy to work with. He was prepared for a lot of things. He’d boarded a flight in Chicago, his hometown, to visit his sister in London. He’d expected it to be a pretty easy flight, maybe some turbulence. He hated flying, he always had. The person next to him always recognized him, tried to sneakily take pictures of him, was all around annoying. That flight had been the exception, it’d been relatively peaceful. He’d actually enjoyed it, flirting with the stewardess and everything. He was prepared for a lot. But looking at that beach, surrounded by those people. It was too much. He fell to his knees, holding his stomach as the contents of it left his body amid gags and groans. Once he was finished vomiting, he pushed himself back to his feet, seeing a woman on the ground in front of him. He remembered her. Blonde hair, covered in a beanie, she looked a lot funner than she’d acted. It was clear she was educated, he’d sat across from her on the plane. She’d read a large book about medical procedures, and hadn’t smiled once.
He fell down beside her, grabbing her arm and shaking it. “Hey. Hey! Are you okay?” He asked loudly, getting no response. He slapped her face gently, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking up at him uncomprehendingly. “You’re a doctor, right?” He asked, and she nodded.
“A surgeon. Why, what-- what’s that smell?” She coughed, looking around. The confusion in her eyes turned to horror when she saw the evidence of the crash.
Addison Waters
Addison’s neck ached. So did her back. And her entire body, now that she was complaining. But she didn’t have time. She surged to her feet and pushed past the young, very familiar looking guy who’d woken her up, and surveyed the crash. She was a surgeon. She had worked as a resident in one the of busiest E.R.s around, Angels Memorial in L.A. She could file information in her head to be sorted later, and the fact that she’d been in a plane crash was a later thought. A now thought was the fact that there were injured people around, and they needed her help. She turned to the young guy, pulling him to his feet. “Do you know anything about first-aid?” She demanded, and he shot her a panicked look.
“I’m an actor, not a doctor! I don’t know shit about first-aid.” He insisted, and she lifted one finger.
“You’re in shock, I understand that. You have to relax, or you could pass out. One quick lesson. If someone is bleeding, since we don’t have much in the way of bandages at the moment, rip off a strip from their shirt and use it to staunch the bleeding, okay? That’s your job. If you need more help, call for me. My name is Addison, I’ll come, okay?” She told him, and he nodded. “What’s your name?”
“Aeron. I’ll go… Do that.” He muttered, taking off at a sprint toward the group of people. Addison looked around, trying to find someone who was in immediate danger. Everyone around the plane, of course. It was a huge fire risk. But her focus was more on wounds. One quick glance to Aeron showed he had the common sense to move to an elderly woman and guide her away from the wreckage and away from possible smoke inhalation. Good man. She took off toward a man who was huddled over another man, who looked almost exactly like him. The one who was on top looked perfectly fine, while the one on the ground wasn’t moving.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” She demanded, falling to her knees beside the two and looking at the man on the ground. She didn’t need an answer, it was pretty clear.
“It… It crashed! Caleb… He isn’t moving.” The unharmed guy said, flustered.
“Breathe. What’s your name?” Addison asked. She had a reason for asking, aside from having something to call him. If he couldn’t recall, it was a sign of shock, and he could be in as much danger as who she assumed was his brother.
“Adrian. He’s my brother.” The guy said, taking a deep breath as he confirmed her theory.
“Okay, Adrian. Your brother will be okay.” Addison promised, hoping she wasn’t lying. Caleb wasn’t breathing noticeably, a chunk of shrapnel sticking out from his gut. It was a dangerous wound, still oozing blood.
Adrian and Caleb Williams
Adrian looked at the woman, inwardly begging her to move. She just kept looking at the metal in Caleb’s stomach, not doing anything to remove it. “Should we get it out?” He demanded, making her jump slightly.
“No! Do not remove it. In this situation, he’d die. We just need to stabilize him while we wait for rescue, okay? First step is to check for a pulse. I’m going to do that. If he does wake up, keep him still.” The woman ordered. She reached out and touched Caleb’s neck, focusing for a moment. “He has a pulse, but it’s weak, and uneven. CPR will help, but it will also increase his bleeding, and could kill him. Okay, tear open his shirt.” She ordered, and he immediately obeyed, tearing open his brother’s shirt and removing it awkwardly. She took it from his hands and pressed it around the metal, probably to try and stop the bleeding.
“What now?” He asked, trying to calm enough so he didn’t pass out. He didn’t care about the crash, he cared about his brother, who could die.
“Now, we wait for the bleeding to stop while we check for other wounds, and then we start CPR to try to steady out his pulse. You check for breathing, I’ll check for wounds.” She instructed, and he leaned down so his cheek was inches from his brother’s open mouth, straining to feel any exhalation from him. After a few moments, he felt the lightest of breaths touch his cheek, and sagged with relief.
“He’s breathing.” He informed her.
“The rest of his wounds look superficial, just cuts and scrapes. He’s as lucky as he can get with this metal in him. Okay. Do you know how to do CPR?” She asked him, and he nodded. She gestured toward his brother’s chest, and he immediately started compressions as he’d been taught when he was younger, when he’d trained to be a lifeguard for his summer job.
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