***This is my very first fanfic. Please R and R. I really want you honest
opinion on what you think but please be kind, this is my first one and I'm
not too good yet. Enjoy!
**Disclaimer-I do not own any of the ER characters. This is just fiction.***
It had been a long and tiring night for Abby Lockhart. She had begun her shift at 5 p.m. and it was now 7 a.m. She had been due to get off now but the ER was swamped with patients and some of the staff was running a little late. Kerry Weaver had asked Abby if she would mind staying a little while longer. Although Abby was exhausted she did not have any real plans so she agreed to stay. After all, she could use the overtime. Elizabeth Corday walks by.
"Hey Abby, when are you off?"
Abby yawns. "Well, I was supposed to get off at 7 a.m. but Weaver asked me to stay on til 8."
"I'm off at 8 too, do you want me to give you a lift home?"
"Sure that would be wonderful. That way I can get home and back to bed sooner"
Elizabeth laughs." I know how you feel. I can't wait to get to bed either. Although I have Ella to tend to so I don't think I'll get to sleep very much. I'll meet you in the locker room at 8."
One more hour of not so serious cases goes by. Abby had sutured a deep cut in a young kid's hand, set the splint in a broken leg and was ready to go home and get to bed. She goes in the locker room and removes her stethoscope from her neck, puts it in her locker, puts on her coat and scarf and sits on the bench to wait for Dr. Corday. She sighs, yawns and puts her elbows on her knees and rests the side of her head in her hands and shuts her eyes.
Elizabeth enters "Hey Abby, let me grab my coat and I'll be ready."
"Is Dr. Greene coming too?"
"No he just came on." Elizabeth puts her coat on. "Okay, you ready?"
"Yes, most definitely."
Abby and Elizabeth walk towards the van. They get in and head towards Abby's apartment. As they are driving three fire trucks with their sirens on pass by. "Wow," says Elizabeth, "there must be a major fire somewhere"
"Yeah" says Abby, "I can smell and see smoke so it must be pretty close."
"Where do I turn Abby?"
"Go left at the next light"
Elizabeth turns. The smoke gets very thick and strong. Abby and Lizzy start coughing.
"God," says Abby, "this is bad, it must be real close to my apartment. I hope I'll be able to get in." As the two approach Abby's apartment, Abby notices that there is a yellow caution tape surrounding her apartment. A police officer walks up to Elizabeth's van and motions for her to roll down her window.
"Do you guys live here?"
"I do," says Abby.
"Mam, I'm really sorry to tell you this but your apartment building has burned to the ground."
"Oh my God, when did it start?"
"Around 7 a.m. An insurance company is going to call each tenant individually. You will have to make temporary living arrangements."
"How did it start?"
"It was electrical."
"Was there any casualties?"
"Three"
"What apartments? Do you know?"
"One in apartment 3B, that's actually where the fire started and two in 4B. Did you know any of them?"
"Yeah, 3B was my neighbor, I was 3A. God, it started right next door."
"I'm sorry mam. You guys will need to turn around and go out the other way now. Here's the number of the insurance agency," hands Abby a card, "when you find out where your temporary living place will be call this number and leave a message with the secretary. They will be sorting out everything for you. I'm sorry for your loss." Pats Abby on the back and gives her a smile of comfort. "Take care."
Abby looks up at the burning building. Several tears slide down her cheek. She looks at Elizabeth. "Everything. Everything I own. It's gone. My pictures. My clothes, I don't mean to sound materialistic, it's just an hour ago the worst thing in my life was I was exhausted. Now I'm. I'm homeless."
"No your not," says Elizabeth, giving Abby a hug "your coming home with me."
***Okay please R and R and let me know if I should continue. Thanks for reading.***
**Disclaimer-I do not own any of the ER characters. This is just fiction.***
It had been a long and tiring night for Abby Lockhart. She had begun her shift at 5 p.m. and it was now 7 a.m. She had been due to get off now but the ER was swamped with patients and some of the staff was running a little late. Kerry Weaver had asked Abby if she would mind staying a little while longer. Although Abby was exhausted she did not have any real plans so she agreed to stay. After all, she could use the overtime. Elizabeth Corday walks by.
"Hey Abby, when are you off?"
Abby yawns. "Well, I was supposed to get off at 7 a.m. but Weaver asked me to stay on til 8."
"I'm off at 8 too, do you want me to give you a lift home?"
"Sure that would be wonderful. That way I can get home and back to bed sooner"
Elizabeth laughs." I know how you feel. I can't wait to get to bed either. Although I have Ella to tend to so I don't think I'll get to sleep very much. I'll meet you in the locker room at 8."
One more hour of not so serious cases goes by. Abby had sutured a deep cut in a young kid's hand, set the splint in a broken leg and was ready to go home and get to bed. She goes in the locker room and removes her stethoscope from her neck, puts it in her locker, puts on her coat and scarf and sits on the bench to wait for Dr. Corday. She sighs, yawns and puts her elbows on her knees and rests the side of her head in her hands and shuts her eyes.
Elizabeth enters "Hey Abby, let me grab my coat and I'll be ready."
"Is Dr. Greene coming too?"
"No he just came on." Elizabeth puts her coat on. "Okay, you ready?"
"Yes, most definitely."
Abby and Elizabeth walk towards the van. They get in and head towards Abby's apartment. As they are driving three fire trucks with their sirens on pass by. "Wow," says Elizabeth, "there must be a major fire somewhere"
"Yeah" says Abby, "I can smell and see smoke so it must be pretty close."
"Where do I turn Abby?"
"Go left at the next light"
Elizabeth turns. The smoke gets very thick and strong. Abby and Lizzy start coughing.
"God," says Abby, "this is bad, it must be real close to my apartment. I hope I'll be able to get in." As the two approach Abby's apartment, Abby notices that there is a yellow caution tape surrounding her apartment. A police officer walks up to Elizabeth's van and motions for her to roll down her window.
"Do you guys live here?"
"I do," says Abby.
"Mam, I'm really sorry to tell you this but your apartment building has burned to the ground."
"Oh my God, when did it start?"
"Around 7 a.m. An insurance company is going to call each tenant individually. You will have to make temporary living arrangements."
"How did it start?"
"It was electrical."
"Was there any casualties?"
"Three"
"What apartments? Do you know?"
"One in apartment 3B, that's actually where the fire started and two in 4B. Did you know any of them?"
"Yeah, 3B was my neighbor, I was 3A. God, it started right next door."
"I'm sorry mam. You guys will need to turn around and go out the other way now. Here's the number of the insurance agency," hands Abby a card, "when you find out where your temporary living place will be call this number and leave a message with the secretary. They will be sorting out everything for you. I'm sorry for your loss." Pats Abby on the back and gives her a smile of comfort. "Take care."
Abby looks up at the burning building. Several tears slide down her cheek. She looks at Elizabeth. "Everything. Everything I own. It's gone. My pictures. My clothes, I don't mean to sound materialistic, it's just an hour ago the worst thing in my life was I was exhausted. Now I'm. I'm homeless."
"No your not," says Elizabeth, giving Abby a hug "your coming home with me."
***Okay please R and R and let me know if I should continue. Thanks for reading.***