All Chapters of Power Outage in the PICU: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The cold air from the air conditioner jolted me awake."Mom, the power's out! What do we do? I don't know how to fix it!"My son, Shawn Giddey, asked anxiously.I calmly turned on the flashlight on my phone.Shawn had just graduated from medical school and was interning at the hospital where I worked.In my previous life, when the power went out, he went to report to the hospital higher-ups, and I stayed behind to connect to the backup power.But even after I got into trouble, he never came back."Mom!" When he saw that I wasn't moving, he stomped his feet anxiously."Why are you just sitting there? If the kids die, we're done for!"Clearly, he understood the gravity of the situation. Then why didn't he come back in my previous life?Several babies sensed the change in temperature and started to wail.The children on ventilators began to turn pale, their lips turning blue.Although my heart ached, I knew that nothing would happen in the short term, so I feigned indifference

Even the parents who had always trusted me wouldn't listen to my explanation.They dragged me into an alley, then beat me up and yelled at me for ten hours until I died.As a doctor, I never expected gratitude, but since they wouldn’t believe me anyway, I couldn't be bothered explaining.Hearing what I said, the parents could no longer remain calm.Their faces flushed red, they approached me slowly with the same momentum as when they beat me to death in my previous life.Ian felt that the time was ripe. He stepped forward and slapped me."Joyce, you're the head of pediatrics. How could you do such a thing? Shawn exposed you even though he's your son, yet you still argue that you did nothing wrong? Aren’t you afraid the children will come back as vengeful spirits to haunt you? None of the parents want their children to be harmed, but if you had saved a few, at least it showed that you tried! But now, look at you with your indifferent attitude. Where has your conscience gone?"The

The babies lay in the incubators, their faces rosy and their breathing even.Each one slept soundly, like a little angel.I looked at them with relief, knowing that my efforts to connect to the power of the neighboring ICU had not been in vain.The older children who slept in beds with ventilators attached to them smiled at me.One little girl's condition had improved significantly. She didn't need a ventilator anymore and could speak freely."Dr. Luther, thank you for healing us. You even tell us bedtime stories to help us sleep. Can I call you Mommy too? Daddy said Mommy has gone to heaven. When do you think I can go to heaven to see Mommy?"The parents, who had been silent, suddenly burst into tears. They ran past me and surged into the PICU like a tide. They quickly found their children. Some sobbed quietly next to their baby's incubator, some cried with their child in bed, and others bowed to me in gratitude.I calmly waved my hand; there was no need for that.I helped the

Then, I looked at Ian coldly."Not only do I know there's a problem with the surveillance, I also know that you want to kill your wife for insurance money. Am I right, Dr. Giddey?"His pupils shook, and he looked at me with wide eyes, "You..."The police urged me gently, "Dr. Luther, we know that you're upset because Dr. Giddey framed you, but you can't turn around and frame him back just to get revenge. We can't allow this."I calmly pulled up the surveillance footage at home and let the officers watch it.While they watched, I explained."Some time ago, several of our neighbors were robbed. You can check the police records to verify that I'm not lying."Our family of three are all doctors, and we often work night shifts. In order to ensure the safety of our home, I installed a security camera at the door."I haven't had the chance to tell my husband and my son about this. After all, I was busy at work, and I just wanted to sleep when I get home."But just now, when one of th

Shawn was utterly dumbfounded. He never could have thought that his painstaking efforts to make sure I was arrested would end up dragging his own father down.He muttered to himself, "Why? Why is this happening? I was so close. I could have, could have been free..."I released my clenched fists and decided to try to talk some sense into him. After all, he was my own son, and it was really hard for me to give up on him completely."Shawn, you've always been a good kid. You were always at the top of your class and I hardly have to worry about you. How did you end up like this? Look at yourself. You can't distinguish right from wrong anymore. You've become selfish and self-serving. You would resort to any means to achieve your goals. Freedom? Is your so-called freedom worth killing more than 100 lives for? Is your freedom the only thing that's valuable? What about their lives? I'm so disappointed in you…"Suddenly, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he roared at me."A good kid? Isn't th