A Fresh Start
Author: Glittergal
E-mail: snow_bunnie_12@hotmail.com
Category: What happens to Carter when a new med-student arrives in the ER
Spoilers: none
Disclaimer: I do not own ER or any of it's characters they're not my property!
What a horrible night! She had just flown into Chicago and now it was pouring rain. It had been a long day and tomorrow she was going to start an ER rotation at Cook County General. She had not wanted to leave home but this was her best bet. Things at home were just way too confusing and she wanted to get away from it all. She wanted to be independent, to not always rely on someone, and this was her chance. Memories of last night swept past her.
"Why didn't you tell me this before. I thought we had something special. Now you tell me we have to wait another two years to be together!"
"I'm sorry. I never ment to hurt you. I love you. I just...," she said in between sobs.
"You just what, huh? Look I don't think this is working out. Maybe another time. You'll find the right guy soon but it won't be me," and he left her there with one gentle kiss.
That had been last night. She dreaded the fight with her boyfriend Nick but he was right. He wasn't the right guy. He didn't understand her or how she felt. Now the only thing that she had left was her new rotation tomorrow that she was still unsure of.
The cab pulled up to an apartment building. So this was where she would be staying. Not bad. It looked just like the ones back home. She got out of the cab and got her luggage, rounded the corner and WHAM! Straight into something. It had so much force that it knocked her onto the ground into a puddle that had been produced by the rain.
"Hey! Watch it!" yelled a tall man grumpily. He had dark brown hair gelled at the top and was wearing a long coat. he looked not more than in his late 20's.
"Me?! Why don't you watch where you're going! I'm the one who got thrown into the puddle," she shot back outraged while covered in mud. At that remark he started to back off.
"Sorry!" he said hastily and ran off. Cassandra thought are all men in Chicago like this? What the hell was wrong with that guy anyways? She soon settled down in her apartment and became sleepy, hopefully things would be better tomorrow.
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John Carter was in the worst of his moods. He had overslept his alarm clock and was now late for work. Grabbing his clothes, he dressed quickly and ran out the door. He hated to think what Kerry would say to him. Well he didn't have to wait long for that.
"Carter! You're late again!" she yelled as he rushed in the ambulance bay.
"I'm... sorry Kerry.... I," he didn't have time to finish.
"I expected better from you Carter,"
"I'm sorry."
"Well what are you waiting for? The cow to jump over the moon? Get to work! You have patients to see. You'll have to stay over time to make up for the time you lost," Kerry lectured
"But..." Carter sputtered nearly blushing now at the small crowd of nurses that had gathered to watch the scene.
"No buts! Get to work!" and she left.
"Nice one Carter! What a way to start a shift. What did you do to make her so mad?" smirked Dave.
"None of your business,"
"Well then, must be the red hair of hers. Wouldn't want to get in her way!"
"MALUCCI! Get to work NOW!" screamed Kerry.
"Uh, sure thing chief!" and he scrambled off. This was just the beginning. How was he going to survive the ER. He hated doing the graveyard shift? It made him feel like a vampire. Well only 12 more hours to go. 12 more hours too long.
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Mark Greene was sitting at the admit desk talking to Elizabeth. It had been a slow might. Although there wee patients none of them were his. He was bored out of his mind so he started to tell lame jokes.
"So Elizabeth, how do you get the caramel into the caramilk bar?"
"What?" she asked busily doing charts. She loved Mark but sometimes he puzzled her with his questions.
"It's just a joke."
All of a sudden an attractive young lady with dark hair wearing a Roots shirt walked in through the ambulance doors.
"Um. Excuse me. I'm looking for Mark Greene ER attending," she spoke nervously.
"You got 'em"
"Uh, hi. My name's Cassandra Cartwright. I'm a med student here to do my ER rotation."
"Ah I heard we were getting a new med student. Welcome to the ER. I'll show you around and get you started," he offered a smile. He remembered how nervous a med student he had been on his first day.
"It's kind of slow around here this morning but come lunch time patients will be flooding in. So where you from?"
"Uh Toronto," she said trying to follow him through the hall without bumping into anything, "Actually a small town just outside of it."
"Oh so you're a Canadian, EH?
"Uh, Yeah..." she didn't know what to say to that remark. She didn't know where he was taking her.
"Don't worry. I'm just fooling around." she gave a faint smile
"Well here we are. The Lounge. This is where you can put your stuff."
It was a neat room with lockers, couches and tables. Two doctors were sitting with their backs to her drinking coffee.
"Ah. Let me introduce you to Dr. Malucci and Dr. Carter. This is our new med student Cassandra Cartwright."
The shorter one turned around first and smiled. he held out his hand and she shook it.
"Hey nice to meet you. Just call me Dr. Dave," he smiled even more at the sight of her.
At that moment the other doctor turned around and looked at her. He wastaller and had dark brown hair and puppy dog eyes.
"Oh my god!" she suddenly realized, "Remember you!"
Carter suddenly remembered and turned beet red. Dave and Mark only gave each other quizzical looks.
...to be continued
Well how do you like it? It's my first fanfic so please review.
Author: Glittergal
E-mail: snow_bunnie_12@hotmail.com
Category: What happens to Carter when a new med-student arrives in the ER
Spoilers: none
Disclaimer: I do not own ER or any of it's characters they're not my property!
What a horrible night! She had just flown into Chicago and now it was pouring rain. It had been a long day and tomorrow she was going to start an ER rotation at Cook County General. She had not wanted to leave home but this was her best bet. Things at home were just way too confusing and she wanted to get away from it all. She wanted to be independent, to not always rely on someone, and this was her chance. Memories of last night swept past her.
"Why didn't you tell me this before. I thought we had something special. Now you tell me we have to wait another two years to be together!"
"I'm sorry. I never ment to hurt you. I love you. I just...," she said in between sobs.
"You just what, huh? Look I don't think this is working out. Maybe another time. You'll find the right guy soon but it won't be me," and he left her there with one gentle kiss.
That had been last night. She dreaded the fight with her boyfriend Nick but he was right. He wasn't the right guy. He didn't understand her or how she felt. Now the only thing that she had left was her new rotation tomorrow that she was still unsure of.
The cab pulled up to an apartment building. So this was where she would be staying. Not bad. It looked just like the ones back home. She got out of the cab and got her luggage, rounded the corner and WHAM! Straight into something. It had so much force that it knocked her onto the ground into a puddle that had been produced by the rain.
"Hey! Watch it!" yelled a tall man grumpily. He had dark brown hair gelled at the top and was wearing a long coat. he looked not more than in his late 20's.
"Me?! Why don't you watch where you're going! I'm the one who got thrown into the puddle," she shot back outraged while covered in mud. At that remark he started to back off.
"Sorry!" he said hastily and ran off. Cassandra thought are all men in Chicago like this? What the hell was wrong with that guy anyways? She soon settled down in her apartment and became sleepy, hopefully things would be better tomorrow.
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John Carter was in the worst of his moods. He had overslept his alarm clock and was now late for work. Grabbing his clothes, he dressed quickly and ran out the door. He hated to think what Kerry would say to him. Well he didn't have to wait long for that.
"Carter! You're late again!" she yelled as he rushed in the ambulance bay.
"I'm... sorry Kerry.... I," he didn't have time to finish.
"I expected better from you Carter,"
"I'm sorry."
"Well what are you waiting for? The cow to jump over the moon? Get to work! You have patients to see. You'll have to stay over time to make up for the time you lost," Kerry lectured
"But..." Carter sputtered nearly blushing now at the small crowd of nurses that had gathered to watch the scene.
"No buts! Get to work!" and she left.
"Nice one Carter! What a way to start a shift. What did you do to make her so mad?" smirked Dave.
"None of your business,"
"Well then, must be the red hair of hers. Wouldn't want to get in her way!"
"MALUCCI! Get to work NOW!" screamed Kerry.
"Uh, sure thing chief!" and he scrambled off. This was just the beginning. How was he going to survive the ER. He hated doing the graveyard shift? It made him feel like a vampire. Well only 12 more hours to go. 12 more hours too long.
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Mark Greene was sitting at the admit desk talking to Elizabeth. It had been a slow might. Although there wee patients none of them were his. He was bored out of his mind so he started to tell lame jokes.
"So Elizabeth, how do you get the caramel into the caramilk bar?"
"What?" she asked busily doing charts. She loved Mark but sometimes he puzzled her with his questions.
"It's just a joke."
All of a sudden an attractive young lady with dark hair wearing a Roots shirt walked in through the ambulance doors.
"Um. Excuse me. I'm looking for Mark Greene ER attending," she spoke nervously.
"You got 'em"
"Uh, hi. My name's Cassandra Cartwright. I'm a med student here to do my ER rotation."
"Ah I heard we were getting a new med student. Welcome to the ER. I'll show you around and get you started," he offered a smile. He remembered how nervous a med student he had been on his first day.
"It's kind of slow around here this morning but come lunch time patients will be flooding in. So where you from?"
"Uh Toronto," she said trying to follow him through the hall without bumping into anything, "Actually a small town just outside of it."
"Oh so you're a Canadian, EH?
"Uh, Yeah..." she didn't know what to say to that remark. She didn't know where he was taking her.
"Don't worry. I'm just fooling around." she gave a faint smile
"Well here we are. The Lounge. This is where you can put your stuff."
It was a neat room with lockers, couches and tables. Two doctors were sitting with their backs to her drinking coffee.
"Ah. Let me introduce you to Dr. Malucci and Dr. Carter. This is our new med student Cassandra Cartwright."
The shorter one turned around first and smiled. he held out his hand and she shook it.
"Hey nice to meet you. Just call me Dr. Dave," he smiled even more at the sight of her.
At that moment the other doctor turned around and looked at her. He wastaller and had dark brown hair and puppy dog eyes.
"Oh my god!" she suddenly realized, "Remember you!"
Carter suddenly remembered and turned beet red. Dave and Mark only gave each other quizzical looks.
...to be continued
Well how do you like it? It's my first fanfic so please review.