Take these Broken Wings
"You all settled in?" Susan asked Abby who was getting comfortable
"Yes thank you again Dr. Lewis" Abby said
"Please call me Susan, you hungry?" she asked
"Yeah I had some pizza at the house but well that didn't go over to
well" Abby said
"Okay then I think I'll order up some Chinese food" Susan said
grabbing the phone book and the phone she headed into the other
room "Yeah okay I'll see you in an hour" Susan said as she hung up
the phone "I got some mu-shu pork and some beef and broccoli how does
that sound?" Susan asked
"Sounds great that's my favorite" Abby said. They sat there not
really saying anything to each other when they heard a knock at the
door
"That must be the food," Susan said as she grabbed her wallet and
headed for the door
"Okay that will be $22.50," the delivery guy said
"Here you go and keep the change" Susan said handing him the money.
She brought the food in and they sat there and ate quietly till Abby
broke the ice
"So how are things with you and Carter?" she asked knowing that
subject wasn't really on her mind
"They could be going a little better" Susan shoveling the food into
her mouth
"I'm sure you guys will get over the hill" Abby said
"Yeah, he's just dealing with his family, and I wish I could help him
out in some way" Susan said
"You just got to step back and let him take care of things" Abby
said. Susan went into the back room when Abby heard a knock at the
door. "Wonder who that could be?" Abby asked said as she looked
through the peephole "Oh my god" she said as she cut the light
"What's going on?" Susan asked as she walked back into the room
"It's Brian" Abby said
"What that guy who beat you up?" Susan asked
"Yes" Abby said
"I'm calling the cops, I don't know why this guy isn't in jail
already" Susan said as she went for the phone
"I think he's gone," Abby said as she looked out the peephole again
"Yeah well I'm sure he's looking for someplace to hide from the cops"
Susan said, they sat there in the dark when they heard pounding on
the door "Who is it?" Susan asked as she went to the door
"It's the Chicago police department, we got a call," the cop said
"Hi" Susan said as she answered the door
"WE got a call about somebody prowling around your door is everything
all right?" the cop asked
"Yeah but he still might be around here" Susan said
"Okay we'll keep a patrol car around here incase he decides to come
back" the cop said as he left
"Thank you officer" Susan said as she closed the door "Well I think
that's enough excitement for me for one night" Susan said "I'm going
to bed now goodnight Abby" she said as she walked into the back room
"Night Susan" Abby said as she searched for the remote and turned the
TV on, she must have flipped through every station till she came upon
an old episode of Friends "I guess this will have to do" Abby said to
herself, she must of dozed off cause when she woke up an infomercial
was on. She stood up stretched and headed for the bathroom. She took
a good look at herself in the mirror, she couldn't believe what that
jerk had done to her, she used the bathroom and walked back into the
living room but made a bee-line for the kitchen "apple juice, coffee
grounds, Pepsi" Abby said looking through the selection of drinks
that Susan had in her refrigerator
"Sorry I need to go shopping" a voice said from behind her
"Oh I didn't mean to raid your refrigerator I was just thirsty" Abby
said closing the door
"That's quite all right, I told you to make yourself at home" Susan
said grabbing a soda out of the refrigerator "You'll have to excuse
me I usually wake up in the middle of the night I guess it started
when I was watching little Suzie" Susan said
"Who's that?" Abby asked
"OH that was my niece, my sister kind of dumped her on me a long time
ago" Susan said reflectively
"Do you have any pictures?" Abby asked wanting to learn more about
Susan
"Yeah there is a box of them over there under the coffee table" Susan
said, they sat at the table for a while looking at the pictures when
they heard another knock at the door
"Now who the hell could that be?" Susan asked, she was on her way to
the door when all of a sudden it sounded like it was being broken down
"I know you're in their bitch and if you think you can send your
boyfriend to beat me up you're sorely wrong," the voice said as he
tried to kick the door down some more
"Where the hell is that cop?" Susan asked
~*~
"Hey Carter you're in early" Kerry said
"I'm not early I've been here all night" Carter said wiping his eyes
"Everything okay?" Kerry asked
"Yeah just some family issues" Carter said
"Okay, why don't you get some sleep I'll cover for you" Kerry said
walking out
"Thanks" Carter said, he found an empty exam room and laid down he
tossed and turned but couldn't get any sleep, he decided to go across
the street
"Jerry could you tell Weaver I'm across the street and I'll be back
in a little bit" Carter said grabbing his coat and walking out
"Sure Dr. C I'll tell her," Jerry said. Carter was on his way when he
heard two ambulances pull up, he decided to keep walking but
something was pulling him back
"What do we got?" Carter asked as he walked over to the first
ambulance
"32 year old woman with a gunshot wound to the shoulder BP 110/70
pulse 90" Zadro the paramedic said
"Abby can you hear me what happened to you?" Carter asked noticing it
was his friend lying on the gurney
"Brian gun" Abby said almost slipping into unconsciousness
"What the hell?" Carter said
"Carter I've got this one go get the other" Kerry said catching up
with them
"What else do you have?" Carter asked as he saw the other ambulance
unloading a patient with Doris on top of the patient doing
compressions
"31 year old female gun shot wounds to the chest and abdomen" Doris
said out of breath "Lost her pulse 10 minutes ago" she continued
"Oh my god" Carter said
"You all settled in?" Susan asked Abby who was getting comfortable
"Yes thank you again Dr. Lewis" Abby said
"Please call me Susan, you hungry?" she asked
"Yeah I had some pizza at the house but well that didn't go over to
well" Abby said
"Okay then I think I'll order up some Chinese food" Susan said
grabbing the phone book and the phone she headed into the other
room "Yeah okay I'll see you in an hour" Susan said as she hung up
the phone "I got some mu-shu pork and some beef and broccoli how does
that sound?" Susan asked
"Sounds great that's my favorite" Abby said. They sat there not
really saying anything to each other when they heard a knock at the
door
"That must be the food," Susan said as she grabbed her wallet and
headed for the door
"Okay that will be $22.50," the delivery guy said
"Here you go and keep the change" Susan said handing him the money.
She brought the food in and they sat there and ate quietly till Abby
broke the ice
"So how are things with you and Carter?" she asked knowing that
subject wasn't really on her mind
"They could be going a little better" Susan shoveling the food into
her mouth
"I'm sure you guys will get over the hill" Abby said
"Yeah, he's just dealing with his family, and I wish I could help him
out in some way" Susan said
"You just got to step back and let him take care of things" Abby
said. Susan went into the back room when Abby heard a knock at the
door. "Wonder who that could be?" Abby asked said as she looked
through the peephole "Oh my god" she said as she cut the light
"What's going on?" Susan asked as she walked back into the room
"It's Brian" Abby said
"What that guy who beat you up?" Susan asked
"Yes" Abby said
"I'm calling the cops, I don't know why this guy isn't in jail
already" Susan said as she went for the phone
"I think he's gone," Abby said as she looked out the peephole again
"Yeah well I'm sure he's looking for someplace to hide from the cops"
Susan said, they sat there in the dark when they heard pounding on
the door "Who is it?" Susan asked as she went to the door
"It's the Chicago police department, we got a call," the cop said
"Hi" Susan said as she answered the door
"WE got a call about somebody prowling around your door is everything
all right?" the cop asked
"Yeah but he still might be around here" Susan said
"Okay we'll keep a patrol car around here incase he decides to come
back" the cop said as he left
"Thank you officer" Susan said as she closed the door "Well I think
that's enough excitement for me for one night" Susan said "I'm going
to bed now goodnight Abby" she said as she walked into the back room
"Night Susan" Abby said as she searched for the remote and turned the
TV on, she must have flipped through every station till she came upon
an old episode of Friends "I guess this will have to do" Abby said to
herself, she must of dozed off cause when she woke up an infomercial
was on. She stood up stretched and headed for the bathroom. She took
a good look at herself in the mirror, she couldn't believe what that
jerk had done to her, she used the bathroom and walked back into the
living room but made a bee-line for the kitchen "apple juice, coffee
grounds, Pepsi" Abby said looking through the selection of drinks
that Susan had in her refrigerator
"Sorry I need to go shopping" a voice said from behind her
"Oh I didn't mean to raid your refrigerator I was just thirsty" Abby
said closing the door
"That's quite all right, I told you to make yourself at home" Susan
said grabbing a soda out of the refrigerator "You'll have to excuse
me I usually wake up in the middle of the night I guess it started
when I was watching little Suzie" Susan said
"Who's that?" Abby asked
"OH that was my niece, my sister kind of dumped her on me a long time
ago" Susan said reflectively
"Do you have any pictures?" Abby asked wanting to learn more about
Susan
"Yeah there is a box of them over there under the coffee table" Susan
said, they sat at the table for a while looking at the pictures when
they heard another knock at the door
"Now who the hell could that be?" Susan asked, she was on her way to
the door when all of a sudden it sounded like it was being broken down
"I know you're in their bitch and if you think you can send your
boyfriend to beat me up you're sorely wrong," the voice said as he
tried to kick the door down some more
"Where the hell is that cop?" Susan asked
~*~
"Hey Carter you're in early" Kerry said
"I'm not early I've been here all night" Carter said wiping his eyes
"Everything okay?" Kerry asked
"Yeah just some family issues" Carter said
"Okay, why don't you get some sleep I'll cover for you" Kerry said
walking out
"Thanks" Carter said, he found an empty exam room and laid down he
tossed and turned but couldn't get any sleep, he decided to go across
the street
"Jerry could you tell Weaver I'm across the street and I'll be back
in a little bit" Carter said grabbing his coat and walking out
"Sure Dr. C I'll tell her," Jerry said. Carter was on his way when he
heard two ambulances pull up, he decided to keep walking but
something was pulling him back
"What do we got?" Carter asked as he walked over to the first
ambulance
"32 year old woman with a gunshot wound to the shoulder BP 110/70
pulse 90" Zadro the paramedic said
"Abby can you hear me what happened to you?" Carter asked noticing it
was his friend lying on the gurney
"Brian gun" Abby said almost slipping into unconsciousness
"What the hell?" Carter said
"Carter I've got this one go get the other" Kerry said catching up
with them
"What else do you have?" Carter asked as he saw the other ambulance
unloading a patient with Doris on top of the patient doing
compressions
"31 year old female gun shot wounds to the chest and abdomen" Doris
said out of breath "Lost her pulse 10 minutes ago" she continued
"Oh my god" Carter said