Hey, my lovely little readers, how are you guys doing? Thank you so much to Emanuela11, Amythest Girl, Henia1977, dshortklutz, mydoctortennant, YOUPIN, Ocean of Ashes and roomieslover for reviewing! Have a cookie!
I'm glad you all like my choice of characters to take on this trip. I wasn't sure whether to include Gates but then I thought that was really too much and they needed more docs left at the ER to work otherwise its unrealistic. (plus I hate his guts.lol.) Anyway, read, enjoy and review!
It had been two hours since they first set off and everyone was unusually quiet. Morris was concentrating on the road, though there was not much to concentrate on considering it was a flat straight road and no one was on it. Abby had fallen asleep curled up in a foetal position on the seat. Ray was lying on the floor of the van, propped on one elbow throwing gummy sweets in the air and catching them in his mouth. And Neela. Well Neela was looking rather pale. Every tiny bump in the road she felt and it made her stomach lurch horribly. She could feel the bile rising in her throat, hot and burning.
"Hey, Neela, want a cola bottle?" Ray offered the packet of sweets to her not noticing the greenish tinge to her face.
"Have I ever told you guys I get really bad travel sickness?" Neela muttered through gritted teeth.
"Huh?" Ray looked up and suddenly realised the implications of what she just said, "Ooh no!"
"I'm gonna throw up!" Neela put her hand over her mouth.
"Morris, stop the damn van!" Ray shouted, leaping off the floor. Morris, not really having a clue what was going on slammed on the brakes causing the van to skid to a stop at the edge of the road. This caused Neela's stomach to turn another somersault.
"Ergh," she moaned as Ray fumbled with the catch on the door and slid it open allowing the young woman dived out of the van and onto the verge. Getting down on all fours she began retching. Ray knelt beside her and rubbed gently circles on her back, he held her dark hair out of her face.
Now that she was on solid ground in the fresh air Neela felt much better and the vomit soon subsided. She sat up and wiped her mouth.
"Are you ok?" Ray asked, concerned.
"Yeah," Neela whispered. How could I be such a weirdo, throwing up like that?! And he had to see all of it! Ergh, gross!
"You sure?" Abby knelt down beside her.
"I'm fine, I just don't do long journey's," Neela replied.
"Well, you could have told us before," Morris stated, joining the three outside the van.
"Sorry," Neela said, weakly. God, I feel like an idiot.
"It's ok, is it better now?" Ray asked.
"Yeah, must be the air and the fact we're not moving."
"You ready to get back in and keep going?" Abby queried looking at her friend's pale face.
"I think so."
"Alright, just don't hurl on me, thanks," Ray joked but Neela flushed scarlet feeling so embarrassed. Oh, he's never gonna want to come near me again after that display. Why do I have to get damn carsick?!
Once they were settled back in the van, Neela rested her head on the back of the seat and cursed herself over and over. Ray sat down beside her casting worried glances at her as she muttered. Abby decided to climb in the front with Morris as, for some absurd, unexplainable reason, she felt kinda sorry for him in an I-hate-your-irritating-guts kind of way.
"So, what do you think we'll do when we get there?" Ray spoke, making Neela jump.
"I-what?" Neela frowned, her eyes crinkling in a cute way and her brow furrowing.
"What do you think we'll do when we get there?"
"I dunno nothing too awful I hope. I remember when I was in England that a hospital I visited had to do an assault course every year to team build and they actually were swimming in mud," Neela said.
"Lovely," Ray grimaced.
"Oh my god!" Neela suddenly screamed and Ray leapt from his seat almost toppling over.
"What?! What is it? Are you gonna be sick?"
"No, no, I just….forgot to record Celebrity Poker," Neela sighed looking crestfallen. Ray grinned; his roomie could be so strange at times.
"Christ, Neela, I thought you were dying," he shook his head.
"But it was a really good one this week," the woman beside him looked so upset that Ray couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey, its ok, Roomie, guess what? I recorded it." Neela's face at this revelation made Ray so glad that he had thought about it just before they left the apartment. Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened.
"Seriously?" Ray nodded. "Oh, thank you so much!" Neela threw her arms around the man's neck and hugged him tightly. They both stayed like that for a bit longer than was actually needed. I'm hugging him! Oh, he feels so nice. He smells nice too, aftershave. But I better let go, what if I make him run a mile. But I want to kiss him. No, better not, I just threw up. That isn't gonna taste good.
Neela released Ray reluctantly, feeling the comfortable warmth leave her body.
"Well…um, thanks again," Neela smiled shyly.
"No problem. What are we gonna do for the rest of the journey?"
"Um, play cards?" Neela brandished a pack of cards from thin air.
"Oh, so there was something useful you packed in that absolutely humungous suitcase of yours."
"Yup, so what do you wanna play?"
"Poker!"
"We can't play with two people, dummy," Neela chuckled.
"Why not?"
"Well, I may watch poker but I don't know how to play it that well," the young woman admitted, flushing.
"Aw, come on then, I'll teach you," Ray grabbed the pack of cards and began dealing, "Right, now there are Flushes, Pairs, Three of a Kind, a Full House…" The man babbled on for quite awhile but Neela allowed his voice to become a background hum as she watched his gorgeous lips move animatedly.
"So, you get that? Neela?" Ray waved a hand in front of his friends face, "Earth to Neela?"
"Huh?" Neela jumped and looked at him, confused.
"Were you listening to a thing I said?" he asked.
No, I was too busy staring at your lips. Wondering what it would be like to kiss you and whether you would want to kiss me back. "Can't we just play snap?"
"No! Come on, concentrate," Ray said, exasperated.
"Sorry, I'm just finding it hard to concentrate right now," Neela replied before she realised the words were out of her mouth. Oh fuck this! Why am I such a twat?
"Why?" Ray frowned, cocking his head to one side in a way a puppy would when it wanted something. Neela tried hard not to squeak at how sweet he looked.
"Er..." How can I get out of this? How?! Please, God, someone help me!
"Hey, Neela, would you mind saving me from Morris, I think if I listen to him any longer I will either stab him or myself with this pen, most likely the former, and I can promise it won't be pretty," Abby yelled from the front, glaring daggers at the man in question.
"Sure, I'll swap," Neela nodded, relieved at the escape clause, "You don't mind, Ray do you?"
Of course I mind. Was it just me or was I getting somewhere then? Why is she trying to escape so quickly? God, she's so hard to read. Not like all those birds from the gigs. One look at them and you definitely know what they want. The only thing they ever want. But that's cos she's not like any of those girls. She beautiful, but not in a slutty way; she's intelligent and funny; and she's the only woman I know that can pull off being cute and sexy at the same time. She's altogether perfect. Exactly the reason why we would never suit.
"No, I don't mind, I'll play poker with, Abby, maybe she actually knows how to play," Ray was back in joke mode.
"Like hell I do, deal me in and prepare to be annihilated," Abby half climbed, half fell into the back and sprawled onto the chair.
"That was…elegant," the young man laughed as his fellow resident shot him a look that could kill.
"I just had to put up with Morris for the last hour whilst you to babbled on here in the back. I was trying to give you space but you sure hell didn't use any of it and I couldn't stand it anymore so I came back. Do not, under any circumstances, annoy me or you may find those cards end up somewhere the sun don't shine."
"That's not very nice, Lockhart. Wait, why did we need space?" Ray asked, bewildered.
"Oh, for the love of god!"
Aw, poor, naive, Ray, doesnt he know the wrath Abby can cause? He doesnt stand a chance. Please review!