Getting to Know You
disclaimer: I don't own ER or any of it's characters. They're not my property.
Previously on ER
A new med-student comes into the ER and causes some misunderstandings with Dr. Carter.
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"There. That's how it's done. Now you try," Carter instructed patiently.
"Like this?" asked Cassandra while threading a needle through skin.
"That's it," he was impressed with how quickly she had learned, "Just remember what I told you and remember to irrigate first."
"Irrigate first, gotcha," she repeated.
"Okay, think you could finish up here? I got more paper work to do." he asked
"Yeah, thanks for your help." she smiled. It was the first time that they'd acted civilized together.
"Okay, call me if you need me." and he walked out the door. Her smile had put him in a better mood and doing a double shift for Cleo didn't feel as bad yet he couldn't help feeling guilty. He vowed to himself that after Lucy he would never get involved with another med student again. He had made no exception for Rena. It had hurt too much. It had taken all of his strength to stop blaming himself for Lucy's death. Hell he even got addicted to drugs. There was no way he'd ever go back to that. He wanted to move forward not back.
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After a full day in the ER Cassandra felt like dropping dead. She never knew how much work it was. First there was the bloody trauma, then the kid that puked on her, then getting up the courage to ask Dr. Carter for help, after that Dr. Malucci accidently mixed up the labs and she had to help him resort them for the better half of the afternoon, then to top it all off a horny man needing sutures kept staring at her chest all the while she was suturing. It had taken a lot of nerve to not smack him across the face. And then with ten minutes to go until the end of her shift, Haleh asked her to take urine samples up to the lab. Not the kind of day she would've planned.
Just as she was about to head out the door Kerry Weaver called out to her. Cassandra turned around and Kerry saw the look on her face.
"Hey don't worry I'm not gonna stop you I just wanted to give you these," she said as she handed Cassandra a stack of papers and booklets a ft. high.
"What are these for?" she asked moving her hands trying not to drop them.
"Oh just some guidelines and rules to the ER. Read them and learn 'em. I'll give you a quiz tomorrow."
She barely had time to think as Kerry swiftly limped away.
"Okay. Was she serious?" she wondered out loud.
"Oh dead serious, she never kids around," answered Randi in between chewing her gum.
"Oh great just what I needed."
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It was her first time riding the El. This morning she had taken a taxi and she knew she'd have to stop because of her budget. She had asked one of the nurses for directions to Parkland St. where her apartment was. He had told her it was a 20 minute ride on the El. He didn't tell her which way it was though. It had taken her a full half hourto realize she was going the wrong way. Shit how stupid could I be she thought. Can't even get on the right train. She rode back to the station the ER was located on and waited for the right El to transfer on. As soon as it came she rushed to get on it when suddenly she collided into another person and fell down. Her papers started to fly everywhere and the El soon pulled out of the station.
...to be continued
Did you like it? Please review.
disclaimer: I don't own ER or any of it's characters. They're not my property.
Previously on ER
A new med-student comes into the ER and causes some misunderstandings with Dr. Carter.
****************************************************
"There. That's how it's done. Now you try," Carter instructed patiently.
"Like this?" asked Cassandra while threading a needle through skin.
"That's it," he was impressed with how quickly she had learned, "Just remember what I told you and remember to irrigate first."
"Irrigate first, gotcha," she repeated.
"Okay, think you could finish up here? I got more paper work to do." he asked
"Yeah, thanks for your help." she smiled. It was the first time that they'd acted civilized together.
"Okay, call me if you need me." and he walked out the door. Her smile had put him in a better mood and doing a double shift for Cleo didn't feel as bad yet he couldn't help feeling guilty. He vowed to himself that after Lucy he would never get involved with another med student again. He had made no exception for Rena. It had hurt too much. It had taken all of his strength to stop blaming himself for Lucy's death. Hell he even got addicted to drugs. There was no way he'd ever go back to that. He wanted to move forward not back.
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After a full day in the ER Cassandra felt like dropping dead. She never knew how much work it was. First there was the bloody trauma, then the kid that puked on her, then getting up the courage to ask Dr. Carter for help, after that Dr. Malucci accidently mixed up the labs and she had to help him resort them for the better half of the afternoon, then to top it all off a horny man needing sutures kept staring at her chest all the while she was suturing. It had taken a lot of nerve to not smack him across the face. And then with ten minutes to go until the end of her shift, Haleh asked her to take urine samples up to the lab. Not the kind of day she would've planned.
Just as she was about to head out the door Kerry Weaver called out to her. Cassandra turned around and Kerry saw the look on her face.
"Hey don't worry I'm not gonna stop you I just wanted to give you these," she said as she handed Cassandra a stack of papers and booklets a ft. high.
"What are these for?" she asked moving her hands trying not to drop them.
"Oh just some guidelines and rules to the ER. Read them and learn 'em. I'll give you a quiz tomorrow."
She barely had time to think as Kerry swiftly limped away.
"Okay. Was she serious?" she wondered out loud.
"Oh dead serious, she never kids around," answered Randi in between chewing her gum.
"Oh great just what I needed."
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It was her first time riding the El. This morning she had taken a taxi and she knew she'd have to stop because of her budget. She had asked one of the nurses for directions to Parkland St. where her apartment was. He had told her it was a 20 minute ride on the El. He didn't tell her which way it was though. It had taken her a full half hourto realize she was going the wrong way. Shit how stupid could I be she thought. Can't even get on the right train. She rode back to the station the ER was located on and waited for the right El to transfer on. As soon as it came she rushed to get on it when suddenly she collided into another person and fell down. Her papers started to fly everywhere and the El soon pulled out of the station.
...to be continued
Did you like it? Please review.