Lily sighed, looking down to avoid Connie's gaze. "I honestly do not know what happened, Mrs Beauchamp. I left the room for five minutes to call for a room upstairs-"
"You could have called from resus. Why did you leave the room, Dr Chao?"
"He was being inappropriate. Making racial slurs. I had the mindset that the nurse would stay with him but I guess she was called out-"
"She was."
Lily looked up. "It was five minutes."
"Five minutes too long. Now Scott Ellison is in a vegetative state. I can't believe he was pushed here. Now, we'll have to take safety matters and we'll have a lawsuit on our case." Connie sighed. "Lily, are you sure it was wise to come back to work, after a week?"
Lily shook her head. "Maybe it wasn't." She whispered.
When Connie had decided that it was time to end their conversation and send Lily home, Lily got up and walked out of the office before closing the door shut behind her.
She spotted Ethan burying himself in his work as Alicia begged to get a word in. She looked worried. Ignoring them, Lily slipped her stethoscope off and gripped it tightly between both hands. She walked to the staff room and placed it on the counter, gripping its sides tightly.
"I hope you're having a better day than me, right now."
Lily turned around slightly to give Alicia a small smile. "I've been sent home."
"Oh, come on. Mrs Beauchamp knows that Scott's current state wasn't your fault. She's just pissed off because he was assaulted on hospital grounds. Like it's our faults." Alicia replied, shaking her head.
"How's Ethan?"
"He literally has just started acting really weird. He keeps making snarky and sharp remarks when I haven't done anything."
Lily frowned, turning around to lean on the counter and cross her arms. "When?"
"About half an hour ago."
"Around the time Scott was flat lining?"
Alicia frowned too, nodding. "Lily..., no."
Lily pushed herself off the counter and stormed out of the staff room, making her way over to Ethan who looked like he was just about to treat a patient.
"You. With me. Now."
Ethan sent his patient an apologetic smile. "I'll leave you in the hands of Dr Munroe."
His girlfriend obliged, sending Lily warning looks as she led him away to the staff room, closing the door behind them.
"You did it."
"Did what, Lily?"
She studied his reaction. He looked irritated, almost guilty but slightly pleased.
"I left resus for five minutes, giving you enough time to do whatever you needed to-"
"He confessed."
"So, you left him to die?"
"Who says I was there?" Ethan retorted.
Lily shook her head in disbelief. "What did you do, Ethan?"
Ethan sighed, looking down to avoid her pleading gaze. "He confessed. He was struggling to breathe but I left him. You were not looking so I just left him."
"If I was, would you?"
"If it was you who only saw, then maybe."
Lily swallowed deeply. "No one and I mean no one needs to know."
"I don't know who I am, anymore. Lily, when I left him... I felt pleasure. Relief."
"What about him spending his life rotting in jail, huh?"
Ethan scoffed. "You honestly think he would go to jail? They've got nothing on him. Nothing, Lily."
"So, it's better this way?"
He nodded. "It is."
"Let's just hope, I don't get dragged down for this."