A week had passed since they had found out about the pregnancy and
still no-one knew. It great keeping a secret, although there had been times
when she had wanted to shout it from the rooftops. She was afraid that she
would start showing more prominently before she got the chance to say and
then everyone would know. Her stomach had grown a little but not much.
John was still fascinated by her. He couldn't get enough of her. He constantly
touched her. At the hospital he would look around to make sure that no-one
was watching just to place his hand on her stomach. She had begun to get
very sick first thing in the morning. They would both laugh about it as she
leaned over the toilet bowl with him holding her hair out of the way.
It was a Wednesday and the temperature had all of a sudden gone up.
The hospital wasn't prepared and the heating was still on. Abby thought she
was going to pass out at one point.
A man was brought in by ambulance. He was a biker and had fallen
from his bike after an accident with another motorbike. He was big. He
looked tough but that usually meant they were pussy cats. "Abby can you
take Mr Henderson." Susan handed Abby the chart.
"Sure." Abby walked across to the gurney where the man lay. "Mr Henderson
my name is Abby and I'm going to have a look at your leg."
"Your not a doctor!" Mr Henderson exclaimed rather loudly.
"No, I'm not but I have to asses you before the doctor will come across and
see you." Abby looked at the man. She had an eerie feeling something
wasn't right. She put her hand on his leg.
"What did you do that for, damn bitch." And with that he kicked his leg out
catching Abby square in the stomach sending her across the floor.
Abby doubled in pain. Tears stung in her eyes. Malik came rushing over and
grabbed the guy as Haleh found the restraints. Susan bent down beside
Abby.
"Abby, are you okay?" Susan said looking at her friend with concern on her
face.
"Get John. Please." Abby begged. The pain in her stomach was massive.
She didn't know how much longer she could stay conscious.
"Chuny, find Carter." Susan yelled to one of the other nurses as security
arrived. Malik had managed to get the restraints on Mr Henderson. "Abby, I
have to get you into a room."
"Just get John for me." Abby held her stomach.
"Abby!" John rushed up to her. He saw her doubled on the floor and clutching
her stomach.
She felt his arms around her lifting her. "John, please." She sobbed
into his shoulder as he rushed past everyone to get to the elevators.
Up the stairs in OB, Abby lay on the bed, not knowing what to do. The
pain was coming in waves. It was so hard. She had been with so many
women who had gone through the same thing but it wasn't the same. John
didn't know what to do or say. He held her hand but even he didn't know if her
was doing the right thing. Janet Coburn came into asses Abby's condition
and tell her what they both feared. "I'm sorry Abby, your baby is gone."
Abby stared to the ceiling tiles. John let her hand go as much in anger
as in grief. He couldn't just stand about and watch what was happening. He
wanted to kill the guy who had done this to her. "I'll be back." He said.
Abby tried to stop him. "John no, he's not worth it." She called after him.
"John no. Please no." But there was no stopping him. She turned in her bed
pulling her knees up to her chest and rocked herself.
Back down in the ER Carter was on the war path. "Where is he?" He kept calling. "Where is he?"
Susan walked up to him. She could see the anger in his eyes but had no idea what it was all about. "Carter, what's the matter?
"Where is Henderson? I'm going to kill him." John noticed the security guard standing outside exam 1. He tried to force his way through but the security guard stopped him. "Let me in. I'm going to kill him."
"Why Carter?" Susan asked him. She was pulling at his arm trying to take him away from the situation. What could have happened to make him that upset.
"Because he killed my baby." John finally said before breaking down into floods of tears.
Susan looked at him. "What are you talking about Carter. Where's Abby? What's happened?"
Carter managed to speak through his tears. "Abby's up I OB. She was four months pregnant with my baby and now because of him, she lost the baby." His tears flowed more freely this time. He allowed himself to collapse onto Susan's shoulder. Susan couldn't believe what she was hearing. Abby was pregnant. Why hadn't she noticed anything.
"Carter, you should be with her. Not down here. She needs you now, more than ever. I know your upset but so is she. She is hurting. You should be with her." Susan gently led him back to the elevators and took the ride with him up to the OB ward. He led her to the door of the room where Abby lay. She looked so vulnerable. So small.
Carter walked in first and straight to the side of the bed where she faced. There was no emotion on her face. She wasn't looking at anything in particular. "Go away John."
He knew by her voice she was angry. "No Abby, I'm going to stay with you."
"No, your going to go away. I don't ever want to see you." Abby glared at him. He knew and walked away defeated.
Susan put her hand on his shoulder to push him back in but he could only shake his head. He knew what she meant even though she said nothing. Susan walked across to the bed and sat down beside Abby. "hi you."
"Susan, I'm sorry about earlier. I just wanted to see him." Abby spoke with no emotion in her voice either. Susan had never heard her like this before. Okay so she her just lost a baby but shouldn't she be crying or something.
"Would you like me to stay with you?" Susan asked placing her hand on Abby's arm.
Abby continued to stare at nothing. "if you want."
still no-one knew. It great keeping a secret, although there had been times
when she had wanted to shout it from the rooftops. She was afraid that she
would start showing more prominently before she got the chance to say and
then everyone would know. Her stomach had grown a little but not much.
John was still fascinated by her. He couldn't get enough of her. He constantly
touched her. At the hospital he would look around to make sure that no-one
was watching just to place his hand on her stomach. She had begun to get
very sick first thing in the morning. They would both laugh about it as she
leaned over the toilet bowl with him holding her hair out of the way.
It was a Wednesday and the temperature had all of a sudden gone up.
The hospital wasn't prepared and the heating was still on. Abby thought she
was going to pass out at one point.
A man was brought in by ambulance. He was a biker and had fallen
from his bike after an accident with another motorbike. He was big. He
looked tough but that usually meant they were pussy cats. "Abby can you
take Mr Henderson." Susan handed Abby the chart.
"Sure." Abby walked across to the gurney where the man lay. "Mr Henderson
my name is Abby and I'm going to have a look at your leg."
"Your not a doctor!" Mr Henderson exclaimed rather loudly.
"No, I'm not but I have to asses you before the doctor will come across and
see you." Abby looked at the man. She had an eerie feeling something
wasn't right. She put her hand on his leg.
"What did you do that for, damn bitch." And with that he kicked his leg out
catching Abby square in the stomach sending her across the floor.
Abby doubled in pain. Tears stung in her eyes. Malik came rushing over and
grabbed the guy as Haleh found the restraints. Susan bent down beside
Abby.
"Abby, are you okay?" Susan said looking at her friend with concern on her
face.
"Get John. Please." Abby begged. The pain in her stomach was massive.
She didn't know how much longer she could stay conscious.
"Chuny, find Carter." Susan yelled to one of the other nurses as security
arrived. Malik had managed to get the restraints on Mr Henderson. "Abby, I
have to get you into a room."
"Just get John for me." Abby held her stomach.
"Abby!" John rushed up to her. He saw her doubled on the floor and clutching
her stomach.
She felt his arms around her lifting her. "John, please." She sobbed
into his shoulder as he rushed past everyone to get to the elevators.
Up the stairs in OB, Abby lay on the bed, not knowing what to do. The
pain was coming in waves. It was so hard. She had been with so many
women who had gone through the same thing but it wasn't the same. John
didn't know what to do or say. He held her hand but even he didn't know if her
was doing the right thing. Janet Coburn came into asses Abby's condition
and tell her what they both feared. "I'm sorry Abby, your baby is gone."
Abby stared to the ceiling tiles. John let her hand go as much in anger
as in grief. He couldn't just stand about and watch what was happening. He
wanted to kill the guy who had done this to her. "I'll be back." He said.
Abby tried to stop him. "John no, he's not worth it." She called after him.
"John no. Please no." But there was no stopping him. She turned in her bed
pulling her knees up to her chest and rocked herself.
Back down in the ER Carter was on the war path. "Where is he?" He kept calling. "Where is he?"
Susan walked up to him. She could see the anger in his eyes but had no idea what it was all about. "Carter, what's the matter?
"Where is Henderson? I'm going to kill him." John noticed the security guard standing outside exam 1. He tried to force his way through but the security guard stopped him. "Let me in. I'm going to kill him."
"Why Carter?" Susan asked him. She was pulling at his arm trying to take him away from the situation. What could have happened to make him that upset.
"Because he killed my baby." John finally said before breaking down into floods of tears.
Susan looked at him. "What are you talking about Carter. Where's Abby? What's happened?"
Carter managed to speak through his tears. "Abby's up I OB. She was four months pregnant with my baby and now because of him, she lost the baby." His tears flowed more freely this time. He allowed himself to collapse onto Susan's shoulder. Susan couldn't believe what she was hearing. Abby was pregnant. Why hadn't she noticed anything.
"Carter, you should be with her. Not down here. She needs you now, more than ever. I know your upset but so is she. She is hurting. You should be with her." Susan gently led him back to the elevators and took the ride with him up to the OB ward. He led her to the door of the room where Abby lay. She looked so vulnerable. So small.
Carter walked in first and straight to the side of the bed where she faced. There was no emotion on her face. She wasn't looking at anything in particular. "Go away John."
He knew by her voice she was angry. "No Abby, I'm going to stay with you."
"No, your going to go away. I don't ever want to see you." Abby glared at him. He knew and walked away defeated.
Susan put her hand on his shoulder to push him back in but he could only shake his head. He knew what she meant even though she said nothing. Susan walked across to the bed and sat down beside Abby. "hi you."
"Susan, I'm sorry about earlier. I just wanted to see him." Abby spoke with no emotion in her voice either. Susan had never heard her like this before. Okay so she her just lost a baby but shouldn't she be crying or something.
"Would you like me to stay with you?" Susan asked placing her hand on Abby's arm.
Abby continued to stare at nothing. "if you want."