"Mr. Hills," she said firmly, her hand resting gently on his arm, "you're not going anywhere.  The doctor specifically said you need to rest."

He tried to explain his situation to the stern-faced nurse on duty,"I need to get out of here," he pleaded.  "There's someone I need to see, something I need to do."

"Your doctor's orders are clear.  You need to rest until your blood pressure stabilizes.  Leaving now could be dangerous."

Kent bristled.  "But Roxy…" he started, 

"Roxy can wait," the nurse countered, her tone leaving no room for argument.  "Your health is a priority right now.  We still need to run some more tests to make...