"Please let him have a few more days to recover!"
"A week, but if he isn't awake then…." Kerry nodded, she wondered how a man like that could get a son like Dave.
"Bye" Ron said shortly before walking down the hall towards the elevator.
When Carter opened the door to his apartment he was met by a smell of warm air mixed with the smell of bad food. He threw the food into the garbage can and opened the window before sliding exhausted down on the couch.
His back hurt as hell, but no way he was taking anything, no matter how much he wanted it. John walked into the bathroom and looked at the little shelve where he kept his meds. Furiously he grabbed all the boxes and emptied them down in the toilette. He wasn't going to start with the same hell again.
Abby saw Weaver coming out of the elevator looking awfully pale,
"Are you okay, Dr. Weaver?"
"I just talked to Dave's father, he want's him off the respirator.
"But that will kill him!"
"Most likely"
"Did you explain that to him?"
"Yes, but he said that he had used far to much money on Dave already" Abby stood speechless and just looked at Weaver.
"Is there nothing we can do?"
"No, it is Dave's father who has the last word in this case." Abby didn't believe what she heard, could this really be true? Was Dave going to die?
She walked around as in trance, she didn't feel anything for Dave, it was just so unreal that he maybe would be dead in two weeks. She didn't notice were she was going and crashed right into Haleh.
"Abby? Are you okay?" Haleh asked looking at Abby's pale face
"No…I…Dave…" Abby couldn't control her tears anymore, and they came as raindrops rolling down her cheeks. Haleh took her arm around her and lead her into the lounge.
"Abby, what is it?"
"Dave's father, Dave off machine, Dave Dead." She only managed short sentences between the sobs.
"Is Dave dead?!" Haleh asked shocked. Abby managed to control her tears.
"No he isn't, but Dave's father wont pay for his hospital bills more than a week, if he hasn't woken up then, he wont's him off the machines!" Now the words flew out of her.
"Are you serious?" Haleh asked shocked, Abby just nodded.
Carter switched through the different channels on the television, hundred channels to pick from, but the only thing which was showed was golf, soaps and commercials. He threw the remote down on the table, what the hell could he do now? Every movement sent a flinch of pain up his spine. At the same moment the phone rang, forgetting the pain for a second he sat up quickly, too quickly. It was like a hundred of elephants were running on his back. He managed to control himself from screaming out, cause that would have made the neighbours think it was the police.
"John Carter here"
"Dr. Carter?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"So you are alive?"
"Who is this?"
"Then we come over for some more fun" The phone was hung up. Pepe smiled to Cass,
"He is alive."
"Dave?"
"No, that Carter dude"
"We can't go over there now!"
"I know, but he doesn't!" Pepe smiled and Cass laughed.
"You are evil Pepe!" She smiled while giggling
"I know!" They started kissing, hot passionate kisses
Carter looked at the phone, his hands shook a little, had that been Pepe? He said they were coming over, was it some kind of a sick joke? Carter swallowed, and felt that he would break down very soon. He picked up the phone again and called County
"County ER what can I do for you?" He heard Randi's voice faint as if she was far away. The room spun around.
"This is dr. Carter could you get Abby?"
"You okay Dr. Carter?" Randi asked worried.
"Just get Abby, quick"
"Ok hold on" Randi said, he heard her calling for Abby in the background, and soon Abby picked up.
"Carter?"
"Abby, Pepe called"
"What? Pepe?"
"He said they would come over for some more 'fun' "
"I'll be right over" Abby said quickly, and hung up
Dave opened his eyes, and looked around in the room. Hmm. It seemed like a familiar place, Oh yes the hospital. Why did he have a headache like this, had he been drinking to many beers? Suddenly he noticed that he was hooked up to at least five different machine, each giving a small beep.
He found a call button on next to his bed and pushed it. After a few seconds a doctor in blue scrubs came inside, she had red, long and curly hair. When she saw him she ran over to him.
"Dave how are you?" She asked with an English accent
Dave knew he had seen this woman before, he just couldn't seem to recall her name. He pointed at the tube.
"I can't extubate you yet, we have to make sure your lungs function properly first." She handed him a notebook and a pen "Just write if you want to ask about something." He took the pen, and started writing
"I know I have seen you before, but I can't remember your name"
"Dave, I'm Elizabeth Corday, you have probably a little memory loss, I have to page Kerry Weaver, she really wanted to be paged at the same moment you woke up"
"Festus?" Dave wrote smiling
"Yeah, I think you will be fine"
Elizabeth smiled at him and walked over to the phone.
Kerry Weaver hear her page beep, "Excuse me mr. Bryan" She looked at the little display, her heart jumped, it was from Dave's room. "I come back soon" She walked fast over to the elevator. It seemed like the elevator ride took an eternity, when the doors finally opened she ran right into Romano,
"What's the rush?" He said a little irritated
"I got a call from Dave's room"
"In that case I join you" They both ran over, Romano was hoping for a chance to show his qualities as a doctor.
Abby rang the door bell to Carter's apartment, she rang over and over again, getting worried since no one opened. After a while the door slowly opened and Carter peered outside. When he saw who it was he opened it completely. She looked at him, he was a mess.
"How are you?" She said while taking off her coat, he showed her the way to the living room.
"I don't know how much I can stand against it anymore"
"Against Pepe?"
"Him and the wanting..." He looked at her serious. She knew what he was going to say
"For drugs?"
"Yes, I think the world is punishing me"
"Punishing you? For what?" She asked him
"Lucy" He said shortly, and looked down into the floor
"I thought you were over that?"
"I had started to think it was not my fault, but who am I kidding? Of course it's my fault. And I'm not the only one thinking that either." He had started wandering around
"A week, but if he isn't awake then…." Kerry nodded, she wondered how a man like that could get a son like Dave.
"Bye" Ron said shortly before walking down the hall towards the elevator.
When Carter opened the door to his apartment he was met by a smell of warm air mixed with the smell of bad food. He threw the food into the garbage can and opened the window before sliding exhausted down on the couch.
His back hurt as hell, but no way he was taking anything, no matter how much he wanted it. John walked into the bathroom and looked at the little shelve where he kept his meds. Furiously he grabbed all the boxes and emptied them down in the toilette. He wasn't going to start with the same hell again.
Abby saw Weaver coming out of the elevator looking awfully pale,
"Are you okay, Dr. Weaver?"
"I just talked to Dave's father, he want's him off the respirator.
"But that will kill him!"
"Most likely"
"Did you explain that to him?"
"Yes, but he said that he had used far to much money on Dave already" Abby stood speechless and just looked at Weaver.
"Is there nothing we can do?"
"No, it is Dave's father who has the last word in this case." Abby didn't believe what she heard, could this really be true? Was Dave going to die?
She walked around as in trance, she didn't feel anything for Dave, it was just so unreal that he maybe would be dead in two weeks. She didn't notice were she was going and crashed right into Haleh.
"Abby? Are you okay?" Haleh asked looking at Abby's pale face
"No…I…Dave…" Abby couldn't control her tears anymore, and they came as raindrops rolling down her cheeks. Haleh took her arm around her and lead her into the lounge.
"Abby, what is it?"
"Dave's father, Dave off machine, Dave Dead." She only managed short sentences between the sobs.
"Is Dave dead?!" Haleh asked shocked. Abby managed to control her tears.
"No he isn't, but Dave's father wont pay for his hospital bills more than a week, if he hasn't woken up then, he wont's him off the machines!" Now the words flew out of her.
"Are you serious?" Haleh asked shocked, Abby just nodded.
Carter switched through the different channels on the television, hundred channels to pick from, but the only thing which was showed was golf, soaps and commercials. He threw the remote down on the table, what the hell could he do now? Every movement sent a flinch of pain up his spine. At the same moment the phone rang, forgetting the pain for a second he sat up quickly, too quickly. It was like a hundred of elephants were running on his back. He managed to control himself from screaming out, cause that would have made the neighbours think it was the police.
"John Carter here"
"Dr. Carter?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"So you are alive?"
"Who is this?"
"Then we come over for some more fun" The phone was hung up. Pepe smiled to Cass,
"He is alive."
"Dave?"
"No, that Carter dude"
"We can't go over there now!"
"I know, but he doesn't!" Pepe smiled and Cass laughed.
"You are evil Pepe!" She smiled while giggling
"I know!" They started kissing, hot passionate kisses
Carter looked at the phone, his hands shook a little, had that been Pepe? He said they were coming over, was it some kind of a sick joke? Carter swallowed, and felt that he would break down very soon. He picked up the phone again and called County
"County ER what can I do for you?" He heard Randi's voice faint as if she was far away. The room spun around.
"This is dr. Carter could you get Abby?"
"You okay Dr. Carter?" Randi asked worried.
"Just get Abby, quick"
"Ok hold on" Randi said, he heard her calling for Abby in the background, and soon Abby picked up.
"Carter?"
"Abby, Pepe called"
"What? Pepe?"
"He said they would come over for some more 'fun' "
"I'll be right over" Abby said quickly, and hung up
Dave opened his eyes, and looked around in the room. Hmm. It seemed like a familiar place, Oh yes the hospital. Why did he have a headache like this, had he been drinking to many beers? Suddenly he noticed that he was hooked up to at least five different machine, each giving a small beep.
He found a call button on next to his bed and pushed it. After a few seconds a doctor in blue scrubs came inside, she had red, long and curly hair. When she saw him she ran over to him.
"Dave how are you?" She asked with an English accent
Dave knew he had seen this woman before, he just couldn't seem to recall her name. He pointed at the tube.
"I can't extubate you yet, we have to make sure your lungs function properly first." She handed him a notebook and a pen "Just write if you want to ask about something." He took the pen, and started writing
"I know I have seen you before, but I can't remember your name"
"Dave, I'm Elizabeth Corday, you have probably a little memory loss, I have to page Kerry Weaver, she really wanted to be paged at the same moment you woke up"
"Festus?" Dave wrote smiling
"Yeah, I think you will be fine"
Elizabeth smiled at him and walked over to the phone.
Kerry Weaver hear her page beep, "Excuse me mr. Bryan" She looked at the little display, her heart jumped, it was from Dave's room. "I come back soon" She walked fast over to the elevator. It seemed like the elevator ride took an eternity, when the doors finally opened she ran right into Romano,
"What's the rush?" He said a little irritated
"I got a call from Dave's room"
"In that case I join you" They both ran over, Romano was hoping for a chance to show his qualities as a doctor.
Abby rang the door bell to Carter's apartment, she rang over and over again, getting worried since no one opened. After a while the door slowly opened and Carter peered outside. When he saw who it was he opened it completely. She looked at him, he was a mess.
"How are you?" She said while taking off her coat, he showed her the way to the living room.
"I don't know how much I can stand against it anymore"
"Against Pepe?"
"Him and the wanting..." He looked at her serious. She knew what he was going to say
"For drugs?"
"Yes, I think the world is punishing me"
"Punishing you? For what?" She asked him
"Lucy" He said shortly, and looked down into the floor
"I thought you were over that?"
"I had started to think it was not my fault, but who am I kidding? Of course it's my fault. And I'm not the only one thinking that either." He had started wandering around