Disclaimer: Casualty, Tikkabilla, -Not mine (*sad face*)
AN: Had a total derp with the spelling this chapter... wavy red lines (and the occasional green) everywhere... I nearly broke spellcheck
Featured Characters:
From Casualty cast: Nita and Kirsty Clements, Adam, Nick, Zoe, Big Mac
My own creations: Lucy, Ben, Hannah and Charlotte Miller
Shannen, Michael, Andrew and Sarah McAllister
Nathan Jensen
Chloe and Gemma Turner
Robyn and Dennis Angelo
Enjoy!
~~Casualty~~
Dream Girl
Chapter Four
Open Privacy
~~Casualty~~
"Lucy? Lucy? Lucy!"
"Yeah, sorry. What?"
"I was asking you if you wanted some eggs as well. You were miles away."
"Sorry, yeah. Can I have an egg, please?"
"One fried egg coming right up."
"Another dream?" Asked a concerned Kirsty
"No, actually." She said, surprised "It was weird. But, good weird. I think."
"Maybe the change of scenery did you good. How do you like it? Sunny-side up, or do you want me to flip it?"
"I don't really mind, however it is now."
"Sunny-side up it is."
"So, no dream?"
"Not a flicker"
"Maybe Adam's right. Maybe the change of scenery did do you good."
"I dunno, Nita. Anyway, what do you wanna do today?"
"How about we go shopping then go to the cinema."
"Sounds great. Do you want to come back to mine for a bit after?"
"Only if it's ok with mum."
"You go right ahead, don't let me stop you." Kirsty held her hands up and drained her coffee, placing the mug face down in the sink.
"Well, I suppose we could give you a lift seeing as my car's ready and Adam's giving me a lift to pick it up. Have you checked with your mum if it's ok?"
"Yeah, she's fine with it."
"Ok then. If you get your stuff together after you've eaten we can get going and get lunch out."
"Ok."
"And Lucy. Any more dreams, you can always come and tell me, ok?"
"Yeah, will do."
~~Casualty~~
*Crash*
"What was that?"
"A bloody glass you nosy-"
"Daddy!" shouted an excited Sarah, cutting him off.
"Hey, princess. Good morning!" he lifted her up and kissed her
"Morning daddy." She turned to look at her mother "Mummy, why are you crying?"
"Mummy had a bad dream." Was the first excuse she could come up with.
"Why is there a broken glass on the floor, mummy?"
"It must have fallen off the table, sweetie."
"Yeah, Daddy's very clumsy when he hasn't had his special hot drink." Said Andrew, glaring past his daughter's head at Shannen, who jumped up and busied herself with making some coffee. "Right. While mummy's making daddy his superman drink, how about you and I go see what's on TV, hm?"
"Yeah! I wanna watch Tikkabilla!"
"Well, we can do just that if it's on, or I'll get the computer on and we can use it instead. How about that?"
"Ok!"
Andrew shot another glare over Sarah's head, before leaving the kitchen. Leaving Shannen to clear up the glass and finish the coffee.
~~Casualty~~
"I'm gonna ask Nathan if he wants to come with us, is that ok?"
"Sure thing. Do you like him?"
"Yeah, he's alright, we're mates."
"I think you know what I mean. Do you like him in that way?"
"Yeah, I mean, n-no I-I mean. It'd be weird."
"I think he likes you."
"And you like my brother."
"Eugh, no! Not after Gemma Turner's been all over him."
"But you so do."
"Eww. I wouldn't go anywhere near him. Anyway, isn't there an unwritten rule or something that you can't go out with your best friend's brother 'cos it's practically incest?"
"I dunno. Anyway, we should get ready to go. I've just finished packing. Have you got everything you were gonna bring?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"Great, let's go."
Only, Lucy had forgotten to lift one thing. One thing she treasured most deeply. Her biggest secret.
Her dream diary.
~~Casualty~~
"Alright, Big Mac, can you take this one up to OBGYN, please?"
"Sure thing, doc." He mock saluted and took the wheelchair patient towards the waiting lift.
"Mads, can you check on Mr Silverton in cubicle three, his test results will be back any time soon."
"Sure thing, Dr Hanna. Right away."
"How are we this morning, Dr Hanna? Bright and breezy as usual, I see."
"Well, it's the normal Saturday morning slump before the lunch time mini-boom. A lot of people still probably in bed, just glad I am not on tonight."
"And why is that, exactly?"
"Saturday nights. This ED is packed with drunks and idiots."
"This ED's always packed with drunks and idiots."
"Well, more than any other time of the week." She sighed in exasperation. "I have to go see some patients, Nick. We can catch up more later."
Nick Jordan smiled after Zoe's retreating back, and turned back to his notes.
~~Casualty~~
PrettyGurrl14: -Hey sasquatch
-Lucy
LittleLucky: -Oh so I have a name now do I?
PrettyGurrl14: -Shut up. I'm only talking to you because my sister told me to.
LittleLucky: -Y? Is it cos she's infatuated with my brother?
PrettyGurrl14: -Probably. Anyway she wants me to be civil to you cos our stupid mother is back in
town. Gem thinks that she expects us to be perfect or something retarded like that.
My mother said you were a good kid or something so she wants me to associate
myself with you.
LittleLucky: -Ok. It's probably cos of Ben and Gemma tho.
PrettyGurrl14: -who knows?
PrettyGurrl14: -I gotta go, bye
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"Obviously couldn't bear speaking to someone like me for a minute longer." She said to no-one in particular, before signing herself off.
~~Casualty~~
Kirsty and Adam were playing cards at the kitchen table, that evening.
"Looks like I win again, loser." Kirsty smirked mischievously
"I let you have a few. I also believe strongly in beginner's luck."
"Yeah right." She laughed "And I can tapdance on a highwire."
At that moment, Nita walked in slowly, chewing her lip.
"Mum."
"What's up, darling?"
"I think Lucy left this behind." She held up a small hardback book "I think it's her diary."
"Ok, well you can give it to her in school on Monday."
"Mm." She replied, non-committally
"What's up now?"
"I accidentally may have read a few pages." She said, placing it gingerly on the table
"Nita." Kirsty said, slightly disappointedly "That's her private thoughts. It's quite rude to read someone's thoughts, I thought you'd respect your friend's privacy a bit more."
Nita glanced down at the diary on the table and lifted it. She flicked to a page and put it down again. "Read that."
"Nita, I'm not going to read a teenager's diary."
"Mum. This isn't any diary. I think it may be a record of all her dreams. It's a dream diary. Well, more like a nightmare diary. The more recent instalments suggest the dreams are getting worse, or she's not able to handle them as well. Read this page."
"I'm not condoning this, but ok. Just this once."
'They almost had me last night. I could feel the burning stench in the air that surrounds them. My skin felt cold and I could feel the hairs on my neck stand on end. I don't remember them there when it really happened, so why do I dream about them all the time? They're hunting me. I'm not safe. What if they catch me tomorrow night? Will I be able to wake up? So many questions and no way to answer them.
Why won't they leave me alone?'
~~Casualty~~
She awoke with a start. The dreams were back. They were different this time though.
Instead of the shooting, she was in a hospital bed. Her dad was there. He reached to feel her forehead, and moved his hand down her face to her neck. He pressed lightly and she felt a warm liquid on her chin, where the top of his hand was touching it. He withdrew his hand and it was covered in a bright red substance. His hand started to melt, turning into blood, spilling onto her bed.
She screamed. But there was no sound.
She jumped out of the bed and fell on the ground, because her vision had blurred. She started to throw up. Her vision returned and she saw she had been puking up blood, her hands soaked in it. She looked up and saw that her father was no longer there. In his place they stood. The three hunters. She was looking them straight in the eyes. It was over.
~~Casualty~~
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The dream sequence just sort of... happened
I just started writing and let the words flow...
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