Unbreakable
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
"What is the matter with you?!" Kerry yelled in a whisper. She had shoved Luka into the locker room after he had exploded at one of the nurses. Luka pounded a fist into a locker in frustration. Just then Abby erupted in, and halted. She looked as if she couldn't decide whether to stay or go.
"It's Ria" Luka said, leaning his forehead against a locker. Abby decided to stay.
"What about Ria?" she asked, moving to stand between Kerry and Luka. Luka turned around and flopped on the couch, pushing both hands through his hair.
"I don't know. She's getting frustrated with.....our living conditions"
"I thought you were living at Carters" Kerry said.
"They are" Abby confirmed.
"That's the whole problem!" Luka cried, "She wants her own house, not that I can blame her, but we just don't have the money!" Abby sat down beside him. He looked at her but all he saw was more questions in her eyes.
"She's mad at me" he finally confessed, "She won't even speak to me except to answer questions or tell me something about the kids.It's awful. Never, never get Ria mad at you" he said, "All that stubborness and sixth sense turns against you. It's like hitting a brick wall"
"Maybe I should talk to her. Maybe she doesn't realize how much it's bothering you." Abby suggested. Luka gave her a withering look, and she realized how dumb that must've sounded to him. Ria always knew exactly what she was doing, and exactly how it affected everyone around her. She couldn't think of anything else to suggest however, so she stood up. She had to get back out to work.
"Let me know if there's anything I can do to help, okay?" she said and left. Kerry just stood there for a moment, staring down at a man she had always thought of as independent, and now seemed to be dependent on one single woman. She could sympathize, but she had a duty to the hospital and it's paitents.
"Take the rest of the day off, Luka" she told him, "Go find a house for your wife"
Luka sighed and got his coat. He was brooding and sulking over his own sorry state as he left the ER. So, he was surprised to feel a strong hand on his shoulder, pulling him to a stop.
"Did you suddenly go deaf?" his friend, John Carter asked, "I must've yelled your name six times!"
"Sorry" Luka mumbled, searching his pocket for his keys.
"Emm...listen, I think I found a house for you" Luka's head snapped up.
"If you can wait a couple minutes, I'll take you down so you can see it" Carter said, already on his way back into the ER. Luka nodded and got into his own car to wait. He wondered what Carter had in store for him.
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
"What is the matter with you?!" Kerry yelled in a whisper. She had shoved Luka into the locker room after he had exploded at one of the nurses. Luka pounded a fist into a locker in frustration. Just then Abby erupted in, and halted. She looked as if she couldn't decide whether to stay or go.
"It's Ria" Luka said, leaning his forehead against a locker. Abby decided to stay.
"What about Ria?" she asked, moving to stand between Kerry and Luka. Luka turned around and flopped on the couch, pushing both hands through his hair.
"I don't know. She's getting frustrated with.....our living conditions"
"I thought you were living at Carters" Kerry said.
"They are" Abby confirmed.
"That's the whole problem!" Luka cried, "She wants her own house, not that I can blame her, but we just don't have the money!" Abby sat down beside him. He looked at her but all he saw was more questions in her eyes.
"She's mad at me" he finally confessed, "She won't even speak to me except to answer questions or tell me something about the kids.It's awful. Never, never get Ria mad at you" he said, "All that stubborness and sixth sense turns against you. It's like hitting a brick wall"
"Maybe I should talk to her. Maybe she doesn't realize how much it's bothering you." Abby suggested. Luka gave her a withering look, and she realized how dumb that must've sounded to him. Ria always knew exactly what she was doing, and exactly how it affected everyone around her. She couldn't think of anything else to suggest however, so she stood up. She had to get back out to work.
"Let me know if there's anything I can do to help, okay?" she said and left. Kerry just stood there for a moment, staring down at a man she had always thought of as independent, and now seemed to be dependent on one single woman. She could sympathize, but she had a duty to the hospital and it's paitents.
"Take the rest of the day off, Luka" she told him, "Go find a house for your wife"
Luka sighed and got his coat. He was brooding and sulking over his own sorry state as he left the ER. So, he was surprised to feel a strong hand on his shoulder, pulling him to a stop.
"Did you suddenly go deaf?" his friend, John Carter asked, "I must've yelled your name six times!"
"Sorry" Luka mumbled, searching his pocket for his keys.
"Emm...listen, I think I found a house for you" Luka's head snapped up.
"If you can wait a couple minutes, I'll take you down so you can see it" Carter said, already on his way back into the ER. Luka nodded and got into his own car to wait. He wondered what Carter had in store for him.