Disclaimer: I DON'T own anything!!! (If only I owned Paul McCrane or
Goran Vsinjic!!!) NBC owns the rights, so please don't sue me! I'm too
poor and I don't have anything you want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Author's note: I can't believe that some people are actually still
reading this! :) Either way, I hope you like it, so far. I have the
plotline worked out, and you can expect atleast another 3 chapters out
of this!!!! Hope you enjoy! and thanks for reading this! Please R and
R!!!!!!!!!!
Dedication: This if for the group over at the ER forums at TWoP. I love
you guys!!!!!!!
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Elizabeth walked through the County ER doors once again, having been there just 12 hours before. Robert had been in a coma for 3 and 1/2 days, and was showing no signs of anything. He was breathing on his own, spontaniously, and the CT-scan had showed that his brain was intact, but he seemed to be in a deep, deep coma. After staying by his side for those 3 days, Elizabeth finally decided to go home, take a shower, and sleep for a little while. As much as she hated him, there was something inside of her that compelled her to stay by his side. Maybe she felt sorry, maybe she wanted to know why he had tried to take his own life. Either way, she just felt like she needed to be there when he woke up.
She continued to walk down the hall to his room in the ICU. She stopped
by the desk and without saying a word, the nurse knew exactly what
Elizabeth was going to ask. "No, he has not changed his condition. Yes,
the doctor has been here to see him, and yes, you may go in and see
him." The nurse said. Elizabeth walked through the doors to his room.
He lay there, the same as he had been for 3 days. Frail, lifeless,
pale...god, she hated looking at him. The thought of even why he would
do this to himself was beyond her belief. She had thought about this
long and hard for the past 3 days as she sat by his side. She couldn't
help but feel guilty that she was a slight part of why he did this.
Nobody ever got to know him, nobody acknowledged him as a person,
nobody bothered to take the time to care about him. She continued to
think, but in the middle of her thoughts, she felt a hand squeeze hers.
She looked up to see Robert slowly opening his eyes. She immediately
hit the call button, to notify the nurse that he had awakened. He
looked at her and panicked. "No, Robert, they had to intubate you to
help you breathe. Don't talk." she said to him, trying to calm him down.
When he realized what was going on, he settled back down, defeated.
Elizabeth noticed his jaw muscles tighten, and his hand withdraw from
hers. He continued to stare to the opposite end of the room, not even
looking at Elizabeth. She figured that he was probably mad about
something, so she went to grab a pen and paper. She tapped him on the
shoulder, and he just glared at her. She handed him the paper and he
grabbed it away from her, knowing exactly what to write. She took the
paper from him when he was done, and she could barely read what he had
somehow managed to scribble out. She was horrified by what she read:
" Why did you save me?" Robert glared at her, his eyebrows
furrowed, as he did when he was upset. "I didn't save you Robert, Kerry
and the rest of the ER did. And they saved you because they cared."
Elizabeth said, just the slightest bit upset at his selfishness. Robert
just rolled his eyes. Before she could say anything back to him, the
nurse showed up in the doorway. "Ah, Dr. Romano, your awake. Let's see
if we can't get that tube out of your throat." she said before walking
over to him. "Take a deep breath in......and blow out...." she said,
helping to take the tube out. After coughing for a few seconds, Robert
regained his state again. Elizabeth pulled the nurse aside and said two
words: "Page psych.". The nurse left to go fufill Elizabeth's orders,
and Elizabeth returned to his side, determined to figure out why Robert
had tried to pull such a stunt. Robert continued to stare off into the
other side of the room, his hands crossed. "Why did you do it,
Robert?" Elizabeth asked. He just turned toward her and glared.
"Why would do such a thing? Did you think that it would honestly make
things better?" Robert continued to glare at her, choosing not to say
a word to Elizabeth. "Dammit Robert, how could you do this to everyone?
Do you know how hard Kerry and everyone else worked to save you? The
ER hasn't been the same since this happened. Everyone is so worried
about you that they haven't slept for hours, they've been constantly
checking up on you, and they spent endless hours worrying about you.
And this is how you repay us?" Elizabeth said, starting to get mad.
She knew that Robert had always been arrogant, but she never thought he
would take it to this level. "Nevermind Robert, we'll just try this
again. After all, I've only spent the past 3 days by your bedside,
worrying about your condition, completely abandoning my plans...it's
not like I cared about you. " Elizabeth said, just sick and fed up, as
she headed for the door. "Nobody cared." Robert said as she headed for
the door. "What?" Elizabeth said, turning around, surprised that he
even said anything. "Nobody cared." he said once again. "Who didn't
care, Robert?" Elizabeth asked, determined to find out what was going
on. "Nobody cared about my Elizabeth. I was tired of being by myself
and being neglected. Nobody cared about me and everybody hates me. I
figured everyone would be better off if I was gone." he said, avoiding
Elizabeths' gaze. "That's not true, Robert..." Elizabeth started.
"Yes it is!!!!!!!!" Robert said, raising his voice to almost a yell.
The nurse stepped into the room once again, along with another nurse.
She stepped in front of them both. "Since this was an apparent suicide
attempt, once the patient has regained conciousness, we must place them
under strict observatory watch in the pyschiatric ward. They will be
monitered 24 hours a day for one day, and depending upon the attitude,
will be judged from there." the nurse said. Usually Robert would have
put up a fit to have to be placed in the pysch. ward, but he continued
to lay there as the nurses propped the wheels up to transport him to
the next floor. Tears started to fall down Elizabeths' cheeks. She
felt sorry that he had deteriorated this much. "I'm sorry, Robert."
she said as he was being rolled out. "So am I, Elizabeth, so am I."
He said before being wheeled down the hall.
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TBC: What's going to happen next? What will Elizabeth continue to find
out about Robert's past? What will happen while he's under "Psych.
watch"??? Let me know what you think of the story and possibly what
direction you want it to go in!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
Goran Vsinjic!!!) NBC owns the rights, so please don't sue me! I'm too
poor and I don't have anything you want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Author's note: I can't believe that some people are actually still
reading this! :) Either way, I hope you like it, so far. I have the
plotline worked out, and you can expect atleast another 3 chapters out
of this!!!! Hope you enjoy! and thanks for reading this! Please R and
R!!!!!!!!!!
Dedication: This if for the group over at the ER forums at TWoP. I love
you guys!!!!!!!
__________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth walked through the County ER doors once again, having been there just 12 hours before. Robert had been in a coma for 3 and 1/2 days, and was showing no signs of anything. He was breathing on his own, spontaniously, and the CT-scan had showed that his brain was intact, but he seemed to be in a deep, deep coma. After staying by his side for those 3 days, Elizabeth finally decided to go home, take a shower, and sleep for a little while. As much as she hated him, there was something inside of her that compelled her to stay by his side. Maybe she felt sorry, maybe she wanted to know why he had tried to take his own life. Either way, she just felt like she needed to be there when he woke up.
She continued to walk down the hall to his room in the ICU. She stopped
by the desk and without saying a word, the nurse knew exactly what
Elizabeth was going to ask. "No, he has not changed his condition. Yes,
the doctor has been here to see him, and yes, you may go in and see
him." The nurse said. Elizabeth walked through the doors to his room.
He lay there, the same as he had been for 3 days. Frail, lifeless,
pale...god, she hated looking at him. The thought of even why he would
do this to himself was beyond her belief. She had thought about this
long and hard for the past 3 days as she sat by his side. She couldn't
help but feel guilty that she was a slight part of why he did this.
Nobody ever got to know him, nobody acknowledged him as a person,
nobody bothered to take the time to care about him. She continued to
think, but in the middle of her thoughts, she felt a hand squeeze hers.
She looked up to see Robert slowly opening his eyes. She immediately
hit the call button, to notify the nurse that he had awakened. He
looked at her and panicked. "No, Robert, they had to intubate you to
help you breathe. Don't talk." she said to him, trying to calm him down.
When he realized what was going on, he settled back down, defeated.
Elizabeth noticed his jaw muscles tighten, and his hand withdraw from
hers. He continued to stare to the opposite end of the room, not even
looking at Elizabeth. She figured that he was probably mad about
something, so she went to grab a pen and paper. She tapped him on the
shoulder, and he just glared at her. She handed him the paper and he
grabbed it away from her, knowing exactly what to write. She took the
paper from him when he was done, and she could barely read what he had
somehow managed to scribble out. She was horrified by what she read:
" Why did you save me?" Robert glared at her, his eyebrows
furrowed, as he did when he was upset. "I didn't save you Robert, Kerry
and the rest of the ER did. And they saved you because they cared."
Elizabeth said, just the slightest bit upset at his selfishness. Robert
just rolled his eyes. Before she could say anything back to him, the
nurse showed up in the doorway. "Ah, Dr. Romano, your awake. Let's see
if we can't get that tube out of your throat." she said before walking
over to him. "Take a deep breath in......and blow out...." she said,
helping to take the tube out. After coughing for a few seconds, Robert
regained his state again. Elizabeth pulled the nurse aside and said two
words: "Page psych.". The nurse left to go fufill Elizabeth's orders,
and Elizabeth returned to his side, determined to figure out why Robert
had tried to pull such a stunt. Robert continued to stare off into the
other side of the room, his hands crossed. "Why did you do it,
Robert?" Elizabeth asked. He just turned toward her and glared.
"Why would do such a thing? Did you think that it would honestly make
things better?" Robert continued to glare at her, choosing not to say
a word to Elizabeth. "Dammit Robert, how could you do this to everyone?
Do you know how hard Kerry and everyone else worked to save you? The
ER hasn't been the same since this happened. Everyone is so worried
about you that they haven't slept for hours, they've been constantly
checking up on you, and they spent endless hours worrying about you.
And this is how you repay us?" Elizabeth said, starting to get mad.
She knew that Robert had always been arrogant, but she never thought he
would take it to this level. "Nevermind Robert, we'll just try this
again. After all, I've only spent the past 3 days by your bedside,
worrying about your condition, completely abandoning my plans...it's
not like I cared about you. " Elizabeth said, just sick and fed up, as
she headed for the door. "Nobody cared." Robert said as she headed for
the door. "What?" Elizabeth said, turning around, surprised that he
even said anything. "Nobody cared." he said once again. "Who didn't
care, Robert?" Elizabeth asked, determined to find out what was going
on. "Nobody cared about my Elizabeth. I was tired of being by myself
and being neglected. Nobody cared about me and everybody hates me. I
figured everyone would be better off if I was gone." he said, avoiding
Elizabeths' gaze. "That's not true, Robert..." Elizabeth started.
"Yes it is!!!!!!!!" Robert said, raising his voice to almost a yell.
The nurse stepped into the room once again, along with another nurse.
She stepped in front of them both. "Since this was an apparent suicide
attempt, once the patient has regained conciousness, we must place them
under strict observatory watch in the pyschiatric ward. They will be
monitered 24 hours a day for one day, and depending upon the attitude,
will be judged from there." the nurse said. Usually Robert would have
put up a fit to have to be placed in the pysch. ward, but he continued
to lay there as the nurses propped the wheels up to transport him to
the next floor. Tears started to fall down Elizabeths' cheeks. She
felt sorry that he had deteriorated this much. "I'm sorry, Robert."
she said as he was being rolled out. "So am I, Elizabeth, so am I."
He said before being wheeled down the hall.
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TBC: What's going to happen next? What will Elizabeth continue to find
out about Robert's past? What will happen while he's under "Psych.
watch"??? Let me know what you think of the story and possibly what
direction you want it to go in!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!