All Grown Up-Chapter 1
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-RACHEL-
"MOM!"
Rachel Greene closed her eyes and sighed. It was 6:30 AM on a cloudy Tuesday in April and her
teenage son Ryan was yelling, as usual. She heard the sound of books and papers being thrown
around upstairs and went to the bottom of the stairs to see what was wrong
"Ryan, what is it?" she yelled back.
"I can't find my homework!"
"It's right on the counter, next to your backpack! Now hurry up, the bus will be here in 5
minutes!"
Ryan raced down the stairs, through the kitchen and out the door, homework in hand, to catch the
bus. Peace at last, thought Rachel. She turned back to the counter, where her six year old
daughter Nadine was eating breakfast.
"Hurry up, toots, we have to leave in minute," she said. Just then, her husband Robert wandered
into the kitchen, straightening his tie.
"What was all that commotion about?" he asked Rachel.
"Ryan couldn't find his homework, and it was right where it always is."
"On the counter?"
"You got it. Listen I won't be home till about 6:30 or so, cause I'm covering for Meg. Can you
put dinner in the oven for me? It's the casserole in the fridge."
"Sure."
"Thanks. Come on, Naddy, I have to get you to school."
"Okay, Mommy," said Nadine, finishing her orange juice and grabbing her backpack.
As Rachel backed out of the driveway, she couldn't help but laugh at the thought that this was
the life she wanted. Her father Mark had been so proud when she announced she got into med school.
He was retired now, but he always managed to get onto the subject of County General whenever she
talked to him. By the time she started working there as an ER doctor, there was hardly anyone
from her dad's days at County were there anymore. Carter and Abby had moved to Boston when Carter
had been offered a job as Chief Resident at the Mass General ER. He and Abby had been married for
two years by then. Jing Mei "Deb" Chen and Luka Kovac had both transferred to Mercy Hospital.
Pratt and Gallant had both moved to different hospitals too. Dr. Lewis and Dr. Weaver were the
only two original doctors there. Some of the nurses like Haleh and Chuny were there too. Despite
all of this, Rachel knew that County was the only place for her.
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Well, that's Chapter 1, hope you enjoyed it, please review, but be kind, this is my first fic
and this chapter is pretty much introductory. Thanks!
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-RACHEL-
"MOM!"
Rachel Greene closed her eyes and sighed. It was 6:30 AM on a cloudy Tuesday in April and her
teenage son Ryan was yelling, as usual. She heard the sound of books and papers being thrown
around upstairs and went to the bottom of the stairs to see what was wrong
"Ryan, what is it?" she yelled back.
"I can't find my homework!"
"It's right on the counter, next to your backpack! Now hurry up, the bus will be here in 5
minutes!"
Ryan raced down the stairs, through the kitchen and out the door, homework in hand, to catch the
bus. Peace at last, thought Rachel. She turned back to the counter, where her six year old
daughter Nadine was eating breakfast.
"Hurry up, toots, we have to leave in minute," she said. Just then, her husband Robert wandered
into the kitchen, straightening his tie.
"What was all that commotion about?" he asked Rachel.
"Ryan couldn't find his homework, and it was right where it always is."
"On the counter?"
"You got it. Listen I won't be home till about 6:30 or so, cause I'm covering for Meg. Can you
put dinner in the oven for me? It's the casserole in the fridge."
"Sure."
"Thanks. Come on, Naddy, I have to get you to school."
"Okay, Mommy," said Nadine, finishing her orange juice and grabbing her backpack.
As Rachel backed out of the driveway, she couldn't help but laugh at the thought that this was
the life she wanted. Her father Mark had been so proud when she announced she got into med school.
He was retired now, but he always managed to get onto the subject of County General whenever she
talked to him. By the time she started working there as an ER doctor, there was hardly anyone
from her dad's days at County were there anymore. Carter and Abby had moved to Boston when Carter
had been offered a job as Chief Resident at the Mass General ER. He and Abby had been married for
two years by then. Jing Mei "Deb" Chen and Luka Kovac had both transferred to Mercy Hospital.
Pratt and Gallant had both moved to different hospitals too. Dr. Lewis and Dr. Weaver were the
only two original doctors there. Some of the nurses like Haleh and Chuny were there too. Despite
all of this, Rachel knew that County was the only place for her.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, that's Chapter 1, hope you enjoyed it, please review, but be kind, this is my first fic
and this chapter is pretty much introductory. Thanks!