It was a miserable day in Holby. The weather outside was atrocious , thunder, lightning, rain, you name it, it was there. The ED was packed and everyone was in a bad mood apart from two very particular people. Kirsty Clements and Adam Trueman. Kirsty was always in high spirits at work despite her brutal beatings from her husband Warren at home. She had suffered the constant abuse from him since she was just 17 years old. The only person that knew was her colleague Adam, she absolutely adored him in every way. She always felt safe around him and knew he would always be there to support her. The only thing was that she often set out mixed signals for Adam who wasn't quite sure how she felt about him. The whole ED knew that they only had eyes for each other and knew that they should just drop everything and get together but little did they know the complications that surrounded their personal lives…
Adam was having a rather good day in the ED for a change, working with Kirsty. What could be better? The pair had a busy morning in the hospital treating patients with all sorts of injuries. They both headed to the staffroom for a well earned break together. Adam walked in and gently closed the door behind him to see Kirsty sitting on the sofa lost in her own little world where she dreamed of just getting away, being free, no one to hurt her. Somewhere where she knew everything would be okay. Somewhere with Adam. Adam walked over and flicked on the kettle before sitting down beside Kirsty.
He looked at her to see her in a trance, it was if she didn't even know he was there. "Kirsty?…" he said. Kirsty continued to stare into thin air for a few seconds before shaking her head looking at him. "Sorry" she said forcing a smile as she looked deeply into his eyes. Adam could spot the pain a mile away, he hated seeing her this way. The bruises seemed to get worse and worse each day he saw her. "What were you thinking about?" he asked in a concerned tone as he sat back waiting for a response. Kirsty looked at the floor and then looked into his eyes once again. "Nothing.." she said. "Just about getting to bed tonight, I'm so tired" she said laughing softly but Adam could see right through her. "Kirst, you don't have to lie to me, I'm always here for you and you know that" he reminded her. Kirsty wiped her hand across her forehead before slightly turning away from him. "Why do you always want to know everything?" she snapped. She paused for a few seconds before looking at a bruise on her arm and sighing. "I'm sorry…" she said. "I just haven't been able to focus properly. With everything going I just can't sleep" she said sounding a bit shaky. Adam had something in mind to cheer her up but knew that with actions came complications. He looked into her eyes and fell in love with her all over again wondering if he should say something to help her get out of the house for a while but little did he know that he was one of the reasons of her husbands brutal abuse towards her.