Do you ever have those days where you just get the feeling it's going to be a good one? Today is one of those days. JD thinks as he walks into Sacred Heart, but just as he has finished his inner monologue he trips over. He immediately gets up and looks around to check that no one saw him fall. My clumsiness aside, it still feels like a good day.
'Hey idiot.' Said the Janitor, without bothering to look up from mopping the floor, with what looked like very dirty water.
'Keep mopping Janitor.' JD replied walking past at a very fast pace, to avoid being tricked by him before his day even started.
Nothing can get me down not even then Jan…. JD starts but is cut off as he slips over on the wet floor that did not have a sign.
'Oh, believe me, I will.' The Janitor says before walking off whistling with happiness at having tricked JD already, making sure to drag his wet and dirty mop over JD as he went.
JD got up and went and changed into some clean scrubs before walking over to the nurse's station to see what patients he would have today.
'Oh Lindsay, I see you finally decided to show up for work. Hey don't worry you're only fifteen minutes later and it's not like your patients, half of which have crashed in the time between when you were supposed to be here and now, will be needing you. But I suppose that's mostly because I was here to save their asses for you and I don't mind I only have a million more patients than I should anyway today. So, would you like to tell me the super duper reason I'm sure you have for being late?'
'Well see I was walking in and the Janitor…'
'Oh of course. It's that mean old Janitor again. Well if you get off to work and try not to cry about what a big old bully he is maybe I'll get time to phone his mummy and tell her that he's being mean to little Jenny. As for that work, we are understaffed which means that you will be taking on extra patients. Enjoy.' Dr. Cox finished his rant and stormed off with a growl.
OK so I thought today was going to be a good day, but I've been wrong before. But today's not just going to be hard for me.
At Turk and Carla's apartment
'Hey Turk, can we talk?' Carla said seriously sitting on the sofa.
'Sure baby what about?' Turk said sitting next to her.
'Well I've been thinking. I love Izzy so much, and now that she's starting to grow up, I'd love to have another kid and…' Carla said facing away from Turk, as she turned around she saw that he had gone. 'Turk?'
At the hospital
'Dude. I need to talk.' Turk said breathlessly to JD.
'Sorry, no time. We're short staffed today and I'm super busy.'
'Yeah but this is big. Carla wants another baby.'
'Oh my god congratulations!'
'Yeah, but I'm not sure we could handle it. I'd love another kid and all but, we just got our loves back after Izzy and I don't really want to dive straight back into that again.'
'Well have you told Carla that?'
'No. I freaked out when she asked and ran straight here.'
'Then I think you should go to talk to her.'
'Fine.' Turk said reluctantly and he started to walk slowly. Just as Turk left Elliot appeared behind JD.
'Hey JD.'
'Hi Elliot.'
'Look, sorry to disturb you I know you're busy I've got loads of extra patients to, but I've got a patient, fourteen year old girl, and for the life of me I can't figure out what's wrong with her. Could you give me a hand?
'Sure what are her symptoms?'
'Um, fatigue, increased bleeding, confusion, and her spleen is enlarged.' Elliot said reading off the chart.
'Oh god. That could be loads of things.' JD said mentally narrowing down the options.
'Exactly. I've run so many tests and everything's coming back negative.'
'Come on. Let's go I'll help you work it out.' JD said putting his arm round Elliot's waist and walking towards the doctor's lounge.
Turk and Carla's apartment
Turk walks in and slowly wanders towards Carla. She turns around as he approaches.
'Oh you're back. Where did you go?' Carla asked,
'The hospital, JD's there.'
'Of course, and what did he say?'
'He told me to come and talk to you.'
'And of course you listen to JD.' Carla laughed
'Look, I'd love to have another kid I just feel like we just got our lives back after Izzy and I don't want to put you through post partum depression again. I just don't want to rush into things.'
'I don't think we will lose our lives again. We were just unlucky with the post partum depression but if you don't want to have another kid right now we shouldn't, we both have to want it. But will you let me know when you feel ready?'
'Sure.' Turk said, he paused and enjoyed the comfortable silence that has settled between them. 'Now.'
'What?' Carla yelled, shocked at Turk's quick response.
'Now. Like I said before I'd love to have another kid and if you don't think we'll lose our lives again then that's great. I'm ready now.' Turk says before kissing Carla.
In the doctor's lounge
JD and Elliot are sat at the table pouring over books.
'I still can't figure this thing out.' Elliot said frustrated.
'Me neither.' JD says just before Elliot's pager beeps, she looks down at it.
'Frick. No.' Elliot curses, quickly standing up and running out.
'What is it?' JD yells after her.
'She's coding.' Elliot screams back.
JD runs after Elliot to help. Elliot tries to save her, but half an hour later she still can't be resuscitated.
'Damn it. Time of death 21:09.' Elliot says slamming the defibrillators back and walking out. JD follows and takes her into a hug as she cries.
'It's not your fault. You did everything you could.' JD said comfortingly
'I need to go tell her parents.' Elliot sobs.
JD follows her to admissions with his arm around her, when they arrive they break apart and Elliot walks over to the girl's father.
'Mr. Misselbrook, I'm very sorry but I have some bad news.' Elliot says trying to be comforting. 'Emily crashed. There was nothing anyone could do to save her. I'm so sorry.'
'You're sorry.' The father hissed. 'My daughter is dead and you're sorry.'
'I did everything I could.' Elliot said, slightly scared by the anger of the man in front of her.
'You killed her.'
'No sir an illness killed her.'
'An illness which she wouldn't of died of if you could've figured it out.'
'Look, I'm sorry I really tried.'
'You're not sorry!' He screamed as he pulled out a gun from his bag. Elliot's eyes widened and she got up trying to back away. He slowly brought it up to her, aiming it at her chest.
Every day is made up of decisions. Most of these are small but some are big shows Turk and Carla together and sometimes you make a decision without even thinking about it.
Just as the gun fires JD jumps in front of Elliot and the bullet hits him. The father runs away, clearly distraught as JD collapses on the floor, blood pouring through his scrubs. Elliot screams at the sight of her best friend bleeding on the floor.
That's chapter one. I'll update quickly for the first three chapters because they are already written and just need a bit of editing. Sorry if this chapter seems a bit scripty at some points, it's rewritten from a script type format. Also sorry if I say 'said' or 'says' too much, I seriously have a mind block on any other decent words for it at the moment.
As always reviews are appreciated, if you have any points I can improve on they don't worry about saying them! :D
