How Many Friends Can You Lose In One Day Part - 12

Kerry watches as the door opens and Dr. Johnson makes his entrance. She returns her gaze to Abby. Dr. Johnson prepares the syringe in his hand, and calmly makes conversation. "We have to get you tested again" His voice is filled with disappointment and concern. She was a doctor, she should have known better than to expose herself to the virus again. Kerry acknowledged his presence and the frustration in his voice, but she didn't let it bite at her. It was her decision to make and she made it. She turned to face him. "You haven't made any progress have you?" Johnson tried to ignore the question, but he could feel Kerry's persistent gaze upon him. He paused for a moment before giving her an answer. "The lab in New York are working on it, and we've sent a team to South Africa to track the John Doe's last known movements, but other than that, no, we haven't made any real progress" "So those infected are already condemned to death" Kerry replied. It was more of a statement than a question, and this was recognised with silence. Johnson fiddled with the syringe in his hand before preparing Kerry's arm and piercing the skin. The vial quickly filled with dark red blood. Kerry turned once again toward Johnson. "How many victims are there?" "So far, 115 cases, including 36 dead." Johnson looked towards Abby, "What's her condition?" Kerry paused. The question had caught her off guard. She had expected Mark or Susan to have filled him in on the present situation. "She might not make it through the night" Johnson detected the sadness in her voice, and to that there was only one phrase he had to reply with, "I'm sorry" Kerry looked toward him, "So am I"

Susan walked over to the admin desk, having just returned from the quarantine ward. Telling Carter the bad news had taken all the energy out of her. It was the one thing that she hadn't wanted t do, but she felt like she had a duty towards him, like it was her job. She sat down in chairs, exhausted. Mark appeared from behind the desk and went to sit next to her. "How did Carter take it?" "Not good, but that was to be expected. What's her condition?" "Worse. Her body's giving up, she might not make it through the rest of the night" There was a brief moment of silence as Susan took in the information. She gazed towards Trauma one. "What about Kerry?" "They're testing her again" "It's not looking good all round" "No" Mark's simple reply said it all. Everywhere you looked, people were dying, and there was nothing that they could do, despite their medical training. That was one of the hardest things that they had to face. Susan maintained her gaze on the doors to Trauma one, while still contemplating the fact of losing more friends and colleagues. Tears began to weld in her eyes, as she closed them, trying to escape. She gently whispered, "How many friends can you lose in one day?"

Well that was part 11 and 12. I promise that part 13 will be here a lot sooner that these!! Just watch this space!! Rainbow345uk