Fallen Angel

Chapter 1

Note- Carter tries to help a young girl with problems and finds himself in the middle of the conflict. Set several months after the stabbing...no drug addiction.



Carter walked slowly down the street towards county watching for patches of ice with every cautious step. Dave flew by him on his bike "Hey Carter" he said while lifting one hand from the handlebars and waving. Dave turned his head to see Carter wave back. Carter opened his mouth to speak but was to late Dave ran his bike right into a parking meter.

"Dave are you ok?" Carter said walking at a brisk pace until he was at a jog. Dave sat up and nodded his head wearily. Carter was about five feet from him when his feet were swept out from under him and he landed flat on his back on the cold icy ground. Carter groaned as he realized his misfortune.

"Dude, Carter are you alright?" Dave said while quickly moving over to Carter's side. Carter nodded his head slowly. Dave helped Carter to a sitting position and gave him a moment to relax. "Is your back ok?" Dave asked with concern evident in his voice. Carter nodded without speaking and began to struggle to get up. Dave took control and lightly pulled Carter up.

"Thanks Dave, are you ok?" Carter asked remembering Dave's little accident.

"Yeah I'm find...Thick skull" Dave knocked on his head with a closed fist. Carter smiled warmly. "Well we better get to work, don't want to put up with Kerry" Dave moved over and picked of his fallen bike. "I think I'll walk the rest of the way."

They heard the sirens of an ambulance when they were only a block away from their destination. Carter looked at the flashing lights then noticed that it was being followed by another ambulance "We have good timing" Carter commented sarcastically. Dave laughed lightly as they rounded the corner into the ambulance bay just in time to see the two patients being taken in.

Carter and Dave went into the lounge to put their belongings in their lockers. Dave went straight for the coffee pot. Carter quickly got ready then left the lounge and went to the admit desk. He looked at the board and was about to take a chart when Deb called to him.

"Hey Carter can you help me out?" She said with a forced smile. Carter walked over to her and cocked his head sweetly to the side as he waited for her to speak again. "I need your help with the patient load, Kerry isn't here yet and I have more patients then I can handle right now. Would you mind taking at least one of them...you can pick" She had a genuine look on her eyes that begged for his help.

"Ok" Carter agreed, and before another word could pass through his lips Deb handed him three charts then was on her way to one of the trauma rooms. As she was about to turn a corner Carter yelled out to her "Your welcome!" he laughed to himself.

Over an hour had passed when Carter was finally able began the third chart. He had been privileged to see a man who broke his leg in four places trying to do a skateboard trick he had seen on TV and an old lady claming that she was the statue of liberty. He entered curtain area one expecting anything. He looked at the chart "Hello miss Jennifer" He said as he looked up into the little girls big brown eyes. She was eight years old with long straight brown hair.

"Hi, sir" she answered politely. Carter moved a chair over to the gurney where she was seated. "What's your name?" she asked shyly.

"I'm Dr. Carter, can you tell me what's wrong today?" He watched her fidget with a small piece of string from her light blue lace jacket.

She watched her feet swing in front of her as she twisted the string around her small fingers. She un raveled the thread and slowly took off her jacket revealing large bruises on her arms, but something was different with her left arm. "It hurts" she said touching her left shoulder lightly.

Carter's heart sank as he looked in horror at the young girls pain. He reached over and inspected her main injury. "Looks like its dislocated, but we'll get some x-rays to be careful" Carter smiled lightly to reassure the young girl.

Jennifer looked up at Carter "I can't stay that long, I have to get home can't you fix it now?" So many questions and thoughts raced through Carter's mind.

"I'll be right back ok?" Jennifer nodded then returned her attention to her feet and another piece of strayed thread.

Note- Hope you liked it...update coming soon. Please review...and have a good day.