Ok guys here it goes, another Carby fanfiction! Regular disclaimer
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Chapter One: The Fastest Day
It was raining outside Abby's apartment. It was a typical October morning, cold and gray. When her alarm went off she was already awake and hit it quickly, careful not to disturb the body sleeping next to her. She rolled over on her fluffy covers and looked at Carter. He was sleeping on his back with his hands resting on his stomach. He never seemed to move when he slept, he unlike her could actually sleep all the way through the night without being woken up by a noise or a bad dream. She pulled her hair back and reached over and kissed him on his forehead. Then she worked her way to the end of the bed and stepped onto the cool hardwood floor. The coolness gave her a shudder and she reached for her sweater and headed for the bathroom. Carter's shift didn't start for another five hours so there was no reason for him to be up this early, but she had to be at the hospital in forty-five minutes. After she had gone through her morning routine she quickly dressed and was out the door without another look. Once she walked outside the cold wind almost threw her off her feet. She grabbed onto the door handle to steady herself. After a minute she tucked her scarf into her jacket and she was off. It was only a few blocks to the El and she walked very quickly. Within fifteen minutes she arrived at the hospital, and her job was waiting for her. The whole place was decorated with Halloween garb and she was surprised that she had forgotten, it was trick-or-treat time, too bad she had such a long shift. After going to her locker and putting away her coat she sat down on the bench to change her shoes, she never heard the door open.
"Booo HAHA!!" She heard as a slimy plastic snake was dropped down the back of her shirt. "AHHHH" she screamed, as she turned around with her fist flying through the air. Connection. "Oops" is all she could mutter as she saw Luka fly across the room. "I'm so sorry." she began to say but he held up his hand in the air and shook his head, "No, I am, Jerry was telling me about Halloween pranks that you all have pulled over the years and I thought it would be funny. It wasn't and I'm sorry" He got up and he couldn't even look at Abby as he walked out the door. Susan was on her way in and as she looked up and saw his bloody lip she just bit hers to stop the smile that was creeping onto her face. Once he was completely out of earshot they both started laughing. "I don't even want to know!" Susan confessed as she put her coat away and walked out. Abby hadn't realized how tired she really was until she tried to stand up. She sighed and rubbed her head. She didn't want coffee; she just needed to move around. As soon as she opened the door she was bombarded, with Luka saying "multiple GSW coming in, are you ready?" "Oh boy" she said, "This is going to be a long day."
An hour after Carter's shift was supposed to start he was still not in. Abby hadn't really looked at the clock because she had been so busy, but in between a trauma and a crutch fitting she finally noticed. Sometime around noon Jerry got a call at the front desk and beeped Abby. Since she was just taking a break anyway she walked up to him just as he was hanging up the phone. He said, "Carter called in sick. He asked if I would tell you to pick up some dinner when you came home, since he hopes he will be feeling better then." She rolled her eyes and said, " I guess he doesn't know that I get off at eleven then huh? Oh well, let me call him back." However right after she said that a gurney came crashing in through the ER doors, it had a young kid on it with a broken leg. The EMT said, "we have his father in right behind him, car vs. 18 wheeler." She squinted her eyes, she knew what that meant, another really bad trauma filled with loss, suffering, and most of all, pain. Four hours later they finally got the situation under control. They sent the little boy up to surgery and his dad to the morgue. Before Abby could even sit down Jerry was calling for her. As she walked over to him he could see that it had already been a long day and did not want to give her anymore bad news but he thought that she would like to know. "Hey Abby, sorry to bother you again, but Carter called. He wants to know if you could get someone to cover for you. She said he feels really bad and needs someone to take him to the hospital." "Why didn't he call an ambulance? Is he that sick? Did he say what is wrong?" Abby voice started to shake. "He didn't say but he sounded pretty bad, look just get out of here and I will corner someone and tell them to stay until you get back or your shift ends, ok?" She nodded and was out the door. As she sat down on the cold El train she put her arms around herself as the train took off. "He looked fine this morning." She said to herself, thinking of all the bad possibilities that it could be. Thoughts of fear rushed through her head, she always thought the worst, and now when her life was going so good, she was afraid she might not be able to make it without him. She shuddered on the train as it came to her stop. The fifteen minutes had seemed like seconds, and the previous hours were a blur to her. "That's what happens when you are panicked." she thought. She didn't even realize she had forgotten her coat. It had been one fast day.
She rushed out of the train, almost at a run. The cold rain had not stopped all day. It was now almost six and she knew that soon the streets would be filled with little children in costumes having a good time, she hoped one day that their child would be walking these streets too. She got to the apartment door and started to fumble with her keys. Once she found the right one she jammed it into the door. She stopped, took a breath and turned the key. Once she opened the door she mouth dropped open, and she couldn't speak. She was breathless at the sight before her.
To be continued
Hope you like it! Let me know what you think!
Always,
Kathleen
Chapter One: The Fastest Day
It was raining outside Abby's apartment. It was a typical October morning, cold and gray. When her alarm went off she was already awake and hit it quickly, careful not to disturb the body sleeping next to her. She rolled over on her fluffy covers and looked at Carter. He was sleeping on his back with his hands resting on his stomach. He never seemed to move when he slept, he unlike her could actually sleep all the way through the night without being woken up by a noise or a bad dream. She pulled her hair back and reached over and kissed him on his forehead. Then she worked her way to the end of the bed and stepped onto the cool hardwood floor. The coolness gave her a shudder and she reached for her sweater and headed for the bathroom. Carter's shift didn't start for another five hours so there was no reason for him to be up this early, but she had to be at the hospital in forty-five minutes. After she had gone through her morning routine she quickly dressed and was out the door without another look. Once she walked outside the cold wind almost threw her off her feet. She grabbed onto the door handle to steady herself. After a minute she tucked her scarf into her jacket and she was off. It was only a few blocks to the El and she walked very quickly. Within fifteen minutes she arrived at the hospital, and her job was waiting for her. The whole place was decorated with Halloween garb and she was surprised that she had forgotten, it was trick-or-treat time, too bad she had such a long shift. After going to her locker and putting away her coat she sat down on the bench to change her shoes, she never heard the door open.
"Booo HAHA!!" She heard as a slimy plastic snake was dropped down the back of her shirt. "AHHHH" she screamed, as she turned around with her fist flying through the air. Connection. "Oops" is all she could mutter as she saw Luka fly across the room. "I'm so sorry." she began to say but he held up his hand in the air and shook his head, "No, I am, Jerry was telling me about Halloween pranks that you all have pulled over the years and I thought it would be funny. It wasn't and I'm sorry" He got up and he couldn't even look at Abby as he walked out the door. Susan was on her way in and as she looked up and saw his bloody lip she just bit hers to stop the smile that was creeping onto her face. Once he was completely out of earshot they both started laughing. "I don't even want to know!" Susan confessed as she put her coat away and walked out. Abby hadn't realized how tired she really was until she tried to stand up. She sighed and rubbed her head. She didn't want coffee; she just needed to move around. As soon as she opened the door she was bombarded, with Luka saying "multiple GSW coming in, are you ready?" "Oh boy" she said, "This is going to be a long day."
An hour after Carter's shift was supposed to start he was still not in. Abby hadn't really looked at the clock because she had been so busy, but in between a trauma and a crutch fitting she finally noticed. Sometime around noon Jerry got a call at the front desk and beeped Abby. Since she was just taking a break anyway she walked up to him just as he was hanging up the phone. He said, "Carter called in sick. He asked if I would tell you to pick up some dinner when you came home, since he hopes he will be feeling better then." She rolled her eyes and said, " I guess he doesn't know that I get off at eleven then huh? Oh well, let me call him back." However right after she said that a gurney came crashing in through the ER doors, it had a young kid on it with a broken leg. The EMT said, "we have his father in right behind him, car vs. 18 wheeler." She squinted her eyes, she knew what that meant, another really bad trauma filled with loss, suffering, and most of all, pain. Four hours later they finally got the situation under control. They sent the little boy up to surgery and his dad to the morgue. Before Abby could even sit down Jerry was calling for her. As she walked over to him he could see that it had already been a long day and did not want to give her anymore bad news but he thought that she would like to know. "Hey Abby, sorry to bother you again, but Carter called. He wants to know if you could get someone to cover for you. She said he feels really bad and needs someone to take him to the hospital." "Why didn't he call an ambulance? Is he that sick? Did he say what is wrong?" Abby voice started to shake. "He didn't say but he sounded pretty bad, look just get out of here and I will corner someone and tell them to stay until you get back or your shift ends, ok?" She nodded and was out the door. As she sat down on the cold El train she put her arms around herself as the train took off. "He looked fine this morning." She said to herself, thinking of all the bad possibilities that it could be. Thoughts of fear rushed through her head, she always thought the worst, and now when her life was going so good, she was afraid she might not be able to make it without him. She shuddered on the train as it came to her stop. The fifteen minutes had seemed like seconds, and the previous hours were a blur to her. "That's what happens when you are panicked." she thought. She didn't even realize she had forgotten her coat. It had been one fast day.
She rushed out of the train, almost at a run. The cold rain had not stopped all day. It was now almost six and she knew that soon the streets would be filled with little children in costumes having a good time, she hoped one day that their child would be walking these streets too. She got to the apartment door and started to fumble with her keys. Once she found the right one she jammed it into the door. She stopped, took a breath and turned the key. Once she opened the door she mouth dropped open, and she couldn't speak. She was breathless at the sight before her.
To be continued
Hope you like it! Let me know what you think!
Always,
Kathleen