This story takes place a year in the future. It contains moments from all 8 seasons of ER.
Disclaimer: All ER Characters belong to Warner Bros., Michael Critchon, and NBC
Members of the ER staff remember a lost friend 1 year later.
Chapter 3:Rachel
Rachel climbed the stairs and opened the door. She walked into the quite house. School had been tough for her today. During lunch while all the kids around her hung out with their friends talking and laughing she sat alone. She lost her father a year ago today. She sighed as she made her way to the kitchen. She found a note from Elizabeth . She was working and would be home later. She grabbed a can of soda and went out to the deck. She sat down and looked around. Her dad had loved sitting out here on the deck.
When she was little she didn't get to see her dad very much because he worked alot of hours in the ER. She got to see more of him when her mom got a job in Milwaukee. She remembered the first time she went to work with her dad. She had seen Dr. Benton trying to save the life of a teenage boy. "Did he make the boy better" she asked her daddy. He told her that Dr. Benton tried to make the boy better but he died. That had upset Rachel. She asked "If I got sick would you fix me" and he told her he'd do anything to make her better.
Not long after that her mom and dad got divorced. She hated it she wanted them to get back together but it never happened. She liked visiting her dad but he was usually busy in the ER. She told her teacher she was suffering from Leukemia and wasn't expected to live. Her teacher told Mark and he took her back to work with him. He took her to the lounge and told her to do her math homework. "Will you help me daddy" she asked him "I have to go help sick people" he told her. "You always help sick people" she pouted. He knelt down by her. "You don't have to be sick for me to love you, I love you more than anything the world you know that don't you" she nodded her head. He kissed the top of her head and returned to work.
Rachel wiped a single tear from her cheek. Her and her dad had always been close. When her mother married Craig he was always trying to out do Mark. She remembered the Christmas Craig had brought her two Labrador puppies. Her dad had showed up with a little mixed dog. Her dad called him Nick. "Daddy you brought me a doggie" she said. He told her Nick was his dog and he wanted her to meet him. She may have been little but she knew he was suppose to be for her.
She had been a brownie when she was little. One time Mark was suppose to talk to her troop but he went in to work instead. She had been disappointed but just when she thought her father was going to let her down. He surprised her and her troop with a filed trip to the ER. He showed her and her friends many cool things like how to shock a patient and what blood cells looked like under a microscope. He was her hero that day and every day.
Rachel took a small sip of her soda. She thought about the first time she met Elizabeth. Her dad took her and her grandpa over to Elizabeth's for Thanksgiving. She asked her dad a ton of questions about Elizabeth. "Is she pretty" Mark nodded "Yes she's pretty." She still asked more questions "Prettier than Cynthia" Mark smiled "She's a different kind of pretty" "She's pretty okay" Just then Elizabeth opened the door. Mark looked at Rachel "See I told you" Her dad had been right Elizabeth was pretty.
She wiped a few more tears from her cheeks. Her grandpa died of cancer too. It had been hard on her dad. Shortly after he died Mark took her to her grandpa's favorite spot on the lakefront. He fastened a string of pearls that had been her grandma's around her neck "You look beautiful" he told her "Thank you" she whispered back. He hugged her and said "Promise me you won't grow up too fast" "Okay" she said as she put her head on her dad's shoulder.
After that things changed she ran away from home and ended up in Chicago. She moved in with Mark and Elizabeth. She had been terrible to Elizabeth and she fought with her dad. She was being a terrible daughter and a terrible person. She'll never forget that day in February. Elizabeth was real sick with the flu so she volunteered to watch Ella. She had Ella in her room and she found the ecstasy in her backpack. Later on in the hospital she saw Kerry helping Ella. Her dad came out to her. "She's okay right" she asked him. He held the door open "Does she look okay" he asked. She tried to lie he way out of it but it didn't work. "You leave drugs lying around where a baby can get them" She was terrified "I...I wasn't even sure I was gonna take them." Mark was so angry and upset. "Yeah well your sister did" "Ella is nine months old! She could have brain damage, learning disabilities! She could still die!" All she could say over and over again was "I'm sorry" It was her fault that Elizabeth moved into a hotel and missed out on some time with her dad.
She remembered the night Elizabeth came home. Her dad had been upstairs. She could here him getting sick over and over again. Rachel had been surprised when Elizabeth asked if she wanted to take Ella. As Elizabeth walked up the stairs Rachel asked "He's sick again isn't he" Elizabeth didn't answer but the sadness and fear in her face was all the answer she needed. Once Elizabeth and disappeared up the stairs she cuddled her baby sister as tears filled her eyes.
A couple months later she went to Hawaii with her dad. He told her stories of the part of his childhood he spent there. Their trip was cut short when he got sick. A few days later she came home from school to find Elizabeth sitting at the kitchen table. When Elizabeth looked at her she knew her dad was gone. She let her backpack fall to the floor as she raced over to her. Elizabeth held her arms out to her. She fell into them and they stayed that way hugging each other as they cried together.
After her dad's death she thought she'd have to leave the one place that made her feel close to her dad. She was surprised when her mom showed up. Her job was taking her out of the country for 2 years and of course her mom was going her career was always important to her. She asked Elizabeth if she could continue to stay here. Much to Rachel's surprise she smiled and said she'd love to have her stay. She and Elizabeth had become good friends and she finally realized why her dad had loved her so much.
Rachel heard a noise inside the house. She saw Elizabeth standing at the stove cooking something. She got up walked into the house and over to Elizabeth. "Hi" she said softly. Elizabeth turned toward Rachel "Hi honey you okay" she asked upon seeing the tears in the girl's eyes. Rachel smiled "Yeah I'm okay I was just thinking about daddy" Elizabeth sighed sadly. "It must be really hard for you with your mom being so far away" Rachel smiled "Not really because I sort of have a mom here too" Elizabeth looked at her a bit confused. "I have you" she said as she hugged her. "I love you Elizabeth" A few tears rolled down Elizabeth's cheeks as she whispered "I love you too honey" and nether one knew that that the other said silently "I love you Mark" "I love you daddy." "We miss you"
Chapter 4:Susan...............Coming soon!!!
Disclaimer: All ER Characters belong to Warner Bros., Michael Critchon, and NBC
Members of the ER staff remember a lost friend 1 year later.
Chapter 3:Rachel
Rachel climbed the stairs and opened the door. She walked into the quite house. School had been tough for her today. During lunch while all the kids around her hung out with their friends talking and laughing she sat alone. She lost her father a year ago today. She sighed as she made her way to the kitchen. She found a note from Elizabeth . She was working and would be home later. She grabbed a can of soda and went out to the deck. She sat down and looked around. Her dad had loved sitting out here on the deck.
When she was little she didn't get to see her dad very much because he worked alot of hours in the ER. She got to see more of him when her mom got a job in Milwaukee. She remembered the first time she went to work with her dad. She had seen Dr. Benton trying to save the life of a teenage boy. "Did he make the boy better" she asked her daddy. He told her that Dr. Benton tried to make the boy better but he died. That had upset Rachel. She asked "If I got sick would you fix me" and he told her he'd do anything to make her better.
Not long after that her mom and dad got divorced. She hated it she wanted them to get back together but it never happened. She liked visiting her dad but he was usually busy in the ER. She told her teacher she was suffering from Leukemia and wasn't expected to live. Her teacher told Mark and he took her back to work with him. He took her to the lounge and told her to do her math homework. "Will you help me daddy" she asked him "I have to go help sick people" he told her. "You always help sick people" she pouted. He knelt down by her. "You don't have to be sick for me to love you, I love you more than anything the world you know that don't you" she nodded her head. He kissed the top of her head and returned to work.
Rachel wiped a single tear from her cheek. Her and her dad had always been close. When her mother married Craig he was always trying to out do Mark. She remembered the Christmas Craig had brought her two Labrador puppies. Her dad had showed up with a little mixed dog. Her dad called him Nick. "Daddy you brought me a doggie" she said. He told her Nick was his dog and he wanted her to meet him. She may have been little but she knew he was suppose to be for her.
She had been a brownie when she was little. One time Mark was suppose to talk to her troop but he went in to work instead. She had been disappointed but just when she thought her father was going to let her down. He surprised her and her troop with a filed trip to the ER. He showed her and her friends many cool things like how to shock a patient and what blood cells looked like under a microscope. He was her hero that day and every day.
Rachel took a small sip of her soda. She thought about the first time she met Elizabeth. Her dad took her and her grandpa over to Elizabeth's for Thanksgiving. She asked her dad a ton of questions about Elizabeth. "Is she pretty" Mark nodded "Yes she's pretty." She still asked more questions "Prettier than Cynthia" Mark smiled "She's a different kind of pretty" "She's pretty okay" Just then Elizabeth opened the door. Mark looked at Rachel "See I told you" Her dad had been right Elizabeth was pretty.
She wiped a few more tears from her cheeks. Her grandpa died of cancer too. It had been hard on her dad. Shortly after he died Mark took her to her grandpa's favorite spot on the lakefront. He fastened a string of pearls that had been her grandma's around her neck "You look beautiful" he told her "Thank you" she whispered back. He hugged her and said "Promise me you won't grow up too fast" "Okay" she said as she put her head on her dad's shoulder.
After that things changed she ran away from home and ended up in Chicago. She moved in with Mark and Elizabeth. She had been terrible to Elizabeth and she fought with her dad. She was being a terrible daughter and a terrible person. She'll never forget that day in February. Elizabeth was real sick with the flu so she volunteered to watch Ella. She had Ella in her room and she found the ecstasy in her backpack. Later on in the hospital she saw Kerry helping Ella. Her dad came out to her. "She's okay right" she asked him. He held the door open "Does she look okay" he asked. She tried to lie he way out of it but it didn't work. "You leave drugs lying around where a baby can get them" She was terrified "I...I wasn't even sure I was gonna take them." Mark was so angry and upset. "Yeah well your sister did" "Ella is nine months old! She could have brain damage, learning disabilities! She could still die!" All she could say over and over again was "I'm sorry" It was her fault that Elizabeth moved into a hotel and missed out on some time with her dad.
She remembered the night Elizabeth came home. Her dad had been upstairs. She could here him getting sick over and over again. Rachel had been surprised when Elizabeth asked if she wanted to take Ella. As Elizabeth walked up the stairs Rachel asked "He's sick again isn't he" Elizabeth didn't answer but the sadness and fear in her face was all the answer she needed. Once Elizabeth and disappeared up the stairs she cuddled her baby sister as tears filled her eyes.
A couple months later she went to Hawaii with her dad. He told her stories of the part of his childhood he spent there. Their trip was cut short when he got sick. A few days later she came home from school to find Elizabeth sitting at the kitchen table. When Elizabeth looked at her she knew her dad was gone. She let her backpack fall to the floor as she raced over to her. Elizabeth held her arms out to her. She fell into them and they stayed that way hugging each other as they cried together.
After her dad's death she thought she'd have to leave the one place that made her feel close to her dad. She was surprised when her mom showed up. Her job was taking her out of the country for 2 years and of course her mom was going her career was always important to her. She asked Elizabeth if she could continue to stay here. Much to Rachel's surprise she smiled and said she'd love to have her stay. She and Elizabeth had become good friends and she finally realized why her dad had loved her so much.
Rachel heard a noise inside the house. She saw Elizabeth standing at the stove cooking something. She got up walked into the house and over to Elizabeth. "Hi" she said softly. Elizabeth turned toward Rachel "Hi honey you okay" she asked upon seeing the tears in the girl's eyes. Rachel smiled "Yeah I'm okay I was just thinking about daddy" Elizabeth sighed sadly. "It must be really hard for you with your mom being so far away" Rachel smiled "Not really because I sort of have a mom here too" Elizabeth looked at her a bit confused. "I have you" she said as she hugged her. "I love you Elizabeth" A few tears rolled down Elizabeth's cheeks as she whispered "I love you too honey" and nether one knew that that the other said silently "I love you Mark" "I love you daddy." "We miss you"
Chapter 4:Susan...............Coming soon!!!