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Chapter 3: Lu's Secret
"Who paged me?" Lu questioned as she ran into the ER, which was busy with activity.
"I did." Nick answered. "Gun shot victim. It's bad, Lu. Real bad."
"Okay, on my count. 1,2 and..." together Lu and Nick transferred the young woman onto the exam table. Lu gasped in horror upon seeing the large amount of blood covering the woman's chest, and suddenly she felt nauseated.
As she and Nick worked feverishly to save the girl's life, Lu fought hard to control the urge to run from the room.
Nick immediately noticed that something was wrong with Lu, but remained silent, knowing that she wouldn't tell him what was wrong anyway. But he continued to watch her carefully as they worked together.
"Take her to surgery STAT!" Lu ordered. As soon as the woman had been taken away, Lu pulled off her latex gloves and bolted from the room. Nick stared after her, concerned.
After rushing out of the ER, Lu went into the nearest bathroom, getting there just in time before getting sick. When she finished, she sat on the floor until she could stop shaking.
"This is crazy," she told herself. "I'm a doctor and the sight of blood made me sick." Before leaving the bathroom, she splashed cold water on her face.
She left the bathroom, and headed back to her office.
"Hey Lu. Wait up." Lu turned to see Nick rushing out of the ER.
"Hey Nick. What's up?" Lu asked.
"Are you okay?" Nick questioned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" Nick shrugged.
"I don't know. You just seem...like something's wrong." Lu forced a smile.
"Nothing's wrong, Nick. I'm fine. Now if you'll excuse me, Nick, I have things to do."
"Yeah, sure." Nick said, staring after her.
Lu sat down at her desk, leaning back in her chair and closing her eyes. It had been a long day, and she was tired. A sudden knock on the door startled her. "Yeah?" The door opened and Dana stuck her head in.
"Got a minute, Lu?"
"Sure, Dana. Come on in."
"I'm leaving now, and just wanted to see how you're doing."
"I'm doing okay, Dana." Lu answered.
"Nick said..." Lu sighed, interrupting.
"He tell you that something is wrong?" Dana nodded.
"Yeah. He said he thought you were going to be sick when you were treating a gun shot victim. He said as soon as you were done, you bolted out of the ER like a cannon."
"I think it must be a touch of the flu," Lu answered, knowing she couldn't deny the fact that she wasn't feeling well...but wanting to hid the fact that she could be pregnant.
"Is there anything I can do?" Dana asked. Lu shook her head.
"Thanks, but I'll be okay. It's probably just a 24 hour bug or something. That's why I was a bit late this morning."
"Well, just call if you need anything."
"I will. Thanks, Dana."
"I'll see you tomorrow." As Dana left Lu's office, she couldn't help but wonder if her partner was telling the truth. Nick had said that he thought for sure that Lu was going to be sick at the sight of so much blood on their patient, something that Lu never did. Dana sighed. If something were wrong with Lu, she would have to wait until Lu came to her. From past experience, Dana knew for a fact that Lu would deny there was a problem until she was ready to talk about it....or until something happened to bring whatever it was out in the open.
Chapter 3: Lu's Secret
"Who paged me?" Lu questioned as she ran into the ER, which was busy with activity.
"I did." Nick answered. "Gun shot victim. It's bad, Lu. Real bad."
"Okay, on my count. 1,2 and..." together Lu and Nick transferred the young woman onto the exam table. Lu gasped in horror upon seeing the large amount of blood covering the woman's chest, and suddenly she felt nauseated.
As she and Nick worked feverishly to save the girl's life, Lu fought hard to control the urge to run from the room.
Nick immediately noticed that something was wrong with Lu, but remained silent, knowing that she wouldn't tell him what was wrong anyway. But he continued to watch her carefully as they worked together.
"Take her to surgery STAT!" Lu ordered. As soon as the woman had been taken away, Lu pulled off her latex gloves and bolted from the room. Nick stared after her, concerned.
After rushing out of the ER, Lu went into the nearest bathroom, getting there just in time before getting sick. When she finished, she sat on the floor until she could stop shaking.
"This is crazy," she told herself. "I'm a doctor and the sight of blood made me sick." Before leaving the bathroom, she splashed cold water on her face.
She left the bathroom, and headed back to her office.
"Hey Lu. Wait up." Lu turned to see Nick rushing out of the ER.
"Hey Nick. What's up?" Lu asked.
"Are you okay?" Nick questioned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" Nick shrugged.
"I don't know. You just seem...like something's wrong." Lu forced a smile.
"Nothing's wrong, Nick. I'm fine. Now if you'll excuse me, Nick, I have things to do."
"Yeah, sure." Nick said, staring after her.
Lu sat down at her desk, leaning back in her chair and closing her eyes. It had been a long day, and she was tired. A sudden knock on the door startled her. "Yeah?" The door opened and Dana stuck her head in.
"Got a minute, Lu?"
"Sure, Dana. Come on in."
"I'm leaving now, and just wanted to see how you're doing."
"I'm doing okay, Dana." Lu answered.
"Nick said..." Lu sighed, interrupting.
"He tell you that something is wrong?" Dana nodded.
"Yeah. He said he thought you were going to be sick when you were treating a gun shot victim. He said as soon as you were done, you bolted out of the ER like a cannon."
"I think it must be a touch of the flu," Lu answered, knowing she couldn't deny the fact that she wasn't feeling well...but wanting to hid the fact that she could be pregnant.
"Is there anything I can do?" Dana asked. Lu shook her head.
"Thanks, but I'll be okay. It's probably just a 24 hour bug or something. That's why I was a bit late this morning."
"Well, just call if you need anything."
"I will. Thanks, Dana."
"I'll see you tomorrow." As Dana left Lu's office, she couldn't help but wonder if her partner was telling the truth. Nick had said that he thought for sure that Lu was going to be sick at the sight of so much blood on their patient, something that Lu never did. Dana sighed. If something were wrong with Lu, she would have to wait until Lu came to her. From past experience, Dana knew for a fact that Lu would deny there was a problem until she was ready to talk about it....or until something happened to bring whatever it was out in the open.