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Back from the dead part four, story about Carter and Lucy.Written By Louise Mills.
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Authors Note: This is quite a far fetched story, but its been playing in me mind for someone time. It's what if story, what if Lucy had a twin and she was really the one who died. Of course she was already a doctor ad she worked in Africa. So knew what to do as a medical student. She was also in trouble with the authorities in Africa, so she develops a new virus and infected Lucy. So now the year is August 2001 and Lucy is in a coma. And please note, the medical accuracies are not right, but it's necessary for the story.
Heather stood patiently outside Dr Romano office waiting for when he could speak to her about the free lab, within the hospital.
Romano opened the door to his office and greeted Heather, "Well Dr Hamilton its nice to meet you. A very famous doctor like you, coming to my hospital requesting the use of our labs." Romano said rather cheerful and up beat, while letting Heather into his office.
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"Well when can I start to use the Lab?" "Straight away it's been free for two weeks." "Thanks Dr Romano, I bring my team in tomorrow if that's okay?" "That's fine, and I give the keys to my secretary tomorrow morning for you." "Thank you again." "You welcome."
Heather left Romano's room and quietly made her way down to the ER.
Once Heather enters the ER she immediately saw John working at the reception desk doing some paperwork. "Hey I got the lab." She yelled happily, John looked up towards her and smiled but he wasn't really that happy and he wouldn't be until Lucy was cured and back home here. "So have they told the rest of the staff yet?" John shook his head and said, "Kerry just came in and said they will in an hour. So I think I leave for lunch in about 30 minutes for about two hours."
"Yeah you do that it probably be easier. Well I would love to chat, but I have to get back and start packing and at the same time find a cure." "Well I hope very much you do and soon… Good Luck!" "Thanks John see you ya tomorrow." "Yeah tomorrow." John watched Heather leave and once she was out of sight got back to the paperwork.
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Heather walked though the doors of her labs in the CDC office and said, "Any new news Brian?" "Yes we nearly got the cure, but it would help if we had better equipment." "well we got them, we have the labs at Country General, so quickly pack everything we be moving in tomorrow." Heather's team heard what she said and quickly started to file the papers they had in front of them and get the boxes out of storage to start packing. Heather smiled at her team she couldn't ask for a nicer lot of people to be her team.
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Mark walked up to John and placed a hand on his shoulder and John looked up and Mark smiled, "You're about to tell them, aren't you?" "Yes John, so it's lunch time for you!" "Yea, and I'm going somewhere, nowhere near this place." "Sounds good!"
Mark started to walk away when John called to him, "actually Mark." "Yeah!" "Do you think I could finish now I like to help Heather this afternoon." "Sure, of course, so what does she need your help for?" John started smiling, "They got the labs upstairs, so I thought I help them move, the faster they get the labs and faster they have a cure."
"Cure for what?" Haleh and Chuni said in unison, knowing what they were about was something about how weird they were acting today. "A virus." John said quickly. "What virus and why is it important to you two?" "Um, um," John said not knowing what to say. Haleh and Chuni knew then they were hiding something, and it was quite hard for John. Mark placed a hand on John's shoulders and stopped him talking. "well John's going right now, and you two will find out in a minute at staff meeting." "What staff meeting?" They shouted as the two doctors walked away from them. "The last minute decision kind." Mark shouted back.
John and Mark walked into the lounge and Kerry and Elizabeth were sitting at the table talking. "Kerry, John's going for the day if that's okay with you." "It's fine, you better round up the staff at the reception desk Mark." "Yes, lets get it over with, I know Romano told us, so he wouldn't have to tell. See he took Lucy death quite hard, he was very fond of her." Elizabeth informed them. "Fond, in how?" John asked defensively, "John don't worry not fond in a way that he like to be with her, but as in she stood her ground in front of him for what she wanted. He always likes that in a person." "I see." John said a lot more calmed. "I thought how the ER seemed to be the gossip central of the hospital. We may so well just tell them and with in minutes the whole hospital will know." Elizabeth said, "Sound great." John said while opening his locker, "so have fun, see you lot tomorrow." He said while getting out his coat, then closing his locker he walked out of the lounge.
"Carter going somewhere?" Chuni asked as he walked out of the lounge, "Yeah I'm off for the day." "But you only started your shift 3 hours ago." "Yeah well let's just say a family emergency came up." "Doe's this happen to be about the virus someone has?" John stopped walking and turned around and Chuni looked straight into his eyes, and saw pain and love in them. "I see, this person has a virus, which needs to be cured. And I'm guessing she not family, but someone you care deeply for."
The staff started to gather around; they were interested in what Chuni was saying. "Some one you love, but doesn't know, and you want her to know, so you're impatient to find a cure." "Yes." He said angry with himself, realising his eyes was giving away too much. "But what I don't understand is who it is, because if in my memory the last person I saw this kind of love for in you eyes was…" Chuni stopped realising whose name she was about to say. She looked towards the lounge, and looked that the three people standing in the doorway. She looked closely at them, and they lowered their eyes, not wanting to give too much away before John left the area of the hospital. Chuni looked back at John, "But that's impossible she's… she's…" "Yes and no." John said realising Chuni knew that earlier they were talking about Lucy. "But how?" "Will explained, John go." Mark said, and John left the hospital.
Chuni turned to the other doctors once she couldn't see John anymore. "Okay, what's going on and how come Lucy can still be alive?" The staff, which had, gather gasped and were in complete shock. 'Had Chuni just said what they thought they heard,' was all what was going though their minds.
"Well Lucy had a twin, she infected Lucy with a virus, which put Lucy in a coma. And Lucy's sister tool Lucy's identity, because she was in trouble. Well that's the story, Lucy's alive end of story.2 Kerry said without emotion in her voice, but inside she felt like she was felling to pieces. "That was easier then I expected," Elizabeth whisper to the other two, "A little too easy, or either they are very shocked!" Mark said. Kerry, Elizabeth and Mark looked at each other and then the others. They looked at each other again, and said together, "Shocked!"
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"Hey need any help, because I thought the faster you get packed the faster you can move into Country General." Heather smiled gratefully. "Yeah thanks, hey guys this is Dr John Carter of Country General." "Hi." They all said and went on with what they were doing." "Dr Carter, I'm Dr Kelly, but call me Brian. If you want to help you can help by putting those files and folders in a box." "Okay, and call me John." Brian smiled and went back to work.
2 Hours later,
"Well looks like were finished, how about we all go get a drink." Daniel said, "sounds great, but only one drink, I want you all up early tomorrow to move into Country." Heather answered back. "Daniel, don't we are not going to have a drink we all haven't slept in two days." Brian said bitterly. "Okay, you guys stop it, I'm going home." Sally said stepping in between Daniel and Brian. "And I'm with her." Louise said. "You know Daniel if you can drink after a 48 hour shift you are stupid and a fool." One of the other doctors said, and everyone left except for a stunned Daniel.
"Well that was Daniel, his Irish and he thinks a drink sorts everything out." Heather said as John walked her home. "Yeah well all your team seems nice." "Yeah they are great people I couldn't ask for a better team. And they have worked hard on Lucy's case, and they assure me they are only days away from a cure." John smiled, with a hopeful heart. "Really??" "Yes, really we only need better equipment, which happen to be at your hospital. Which we now have, so we hope for a cure soon." John smiled again and they both continued walking in silence.
To Be continued…