The Nightmare
Authors note: Sorry it took so long to get around to another part, but well a million things have happened and my world's been turned upside down a couple of times, but I'm back with the next part, so y'all getta see what's happened now..sorry guys...please enjoy and R & R!!
"You ready yet Jess?" Came the voice of his best friend Steve, "I mean we have been waiting for ages now, your only getting ready for the dinner party, it's not like you're getting an award or getting married, please hurry up!" he tried again,
"I'm coming, you know what you're trouble is Steve Sloan? You have no patience whatsoever, and well I do wanna look my best, never know who I'll meet." He replied with a checky grin, "After all I am a free man now" he said, and adding under his breath, 'since Susan left anyway'.
"Well, she'd better be worth it..if she's even there!" Steve teased, "You ready Dad, Amanda's gonna kill us for being late picking her up!"
"Yeah, lets go" Came the reply from Mark.
They had eventually only ended up picking Amanda up a few minutes late, and had gotten to Community General on time. They all entered the hospital, wondering why on earth it was that they went to the events which they hated so much. Just another load of doctors all drinking too much and showing off, trying to see how much they could further they're career, and they didn't all come from their own hospital. Still Jesse was optimistic, hopefully he'd meet someone to take his mind of the events of the past couple of days, he really did need to move on from Susan, and more specifically Lucy and Olivia, though he would never ever be able to forget them.
The event was actually going well for once, Jesse had spoken to a few of his collegues, and laughed and joked with some of the doctors he respected so much from other hospitals. The dinner itself had been really good this year, much better than the year he'd had to organize it, that was something he would definitely never volunteer to do again! Everything had been going smoothly, until his pager had gone off, again, he was needed in ER. He excused himself, told Mark, who as usual decided to come and help his young friend, and together they went to the ER.
One of EMT's, and a good friend of Jesse's started informing them of the situation as soon as they entered the room,
", White male approximately 50 years old with a gun shot wound near the heart, he's loosing blood rapidly."
"Right take him down to the OR we've got to start operating now" Jesse commanded, before looking down at the lifeless bleeding body.."Da..d" Jesse stammered, before trying to take control once again,
"I'm taking over now, Jess, you can't do this," Mark gently and firmly told his friend,
"No, I'm fine," Jesse insisted, "Cummon, it's not like I really knew him is it?" he tried again,
"No Jess, you can't do this, he's still family, I'll look after him, go wait outside."
"But."
"No buts Jess, go on we're loosing time, I'll do it." Mark commanded, as he watched his young friend in despair wonder to the waiting room, wishing he could make everything alright for him, knowing he could only do his best.
Jesse sat down, numb, not really knowing what to think, why now, why when he was just beginning to get over Lucy and Oliver did this have to happen? Why? Why him? Thoughts of his Dad, Lucy and Oliver started to enter his mind, then suddenly it hit him, what if he was behind this, he'd been let out, he'd always insisted it was Jesse's fault he was in prision, even though Jesse had watched him drive the knife into Lucy, Oliver watching not being able to do anything, he'd seen it all and was lucky he was alive, why couldn 't it have been him all those years ago?
Jesse's head had a million thought swimming through his head, he had no idea of time, how much had passed. Looking up he noticed that Steve and Amanda had found him, looking up at them he started to speak;
"It's my d."
"We know." Amanda said, "You'd been gone so long, we looked around to find you guys after most guests had gone, we saw the EMT, he told us, Jess they've been in there over 2 hours..." she couldn't bring herself to say it, that it didn't look good for his Dad, how could she do that, it would break him so much, but she couldn't give him false help either.
"2 hours.." Jesse stammered not knowing quite what else to say, he'd had no idea, seemed only a couple of minutes, all those thoughts had just evaporated time.
Just then, Mark came into view in the door, he'd somehow changed out of his tux and into scrubs, he had blood all over him, and tears in his eyes, wishing he didn't have to break the news to Jesse, he quickly shook his head,
"Sorry Jess.he lost too much blood."
Jesse just sat there, not knowing what to do or what to think he was numb. Suddenly he just needed to go home, get away from everything, away from the hospital, his dad, thoughts of Oliver and Lucy.
"Want me to drive you home?" Steve asked, almost reading his mind.
Jesse just nodded, silently they headed out to the basement, climbed in Steve's car, and headed to Jesse's apartment. Eventually they arrived, neither friend has said anything, there seemed nothing to say. Getting out of the car, Jesse said a quick 'thanks' and headed off home, his only thought going to bed and shutting out the world, his Dad, Lucy, Oliver and HIM!
Authors note: Sorry it took so long to get around to another part, but well a million things have happened and my world's been turned upside down a couple of times, but I'm back with the next part, so y'all getta see what's happened now..sorry guys...please enjoy and R & R!!
"You ready yet Jess?" Came the voice of his best friend Steve, "I mean we have been waiting for ages now, your only getting ready for the dinner party, it's not like you're getting an award or getting married, please hurry up!" he tried again,
"I'm coming, you know what you're trouble is Steve Sloan? You have no patience whatsoever, and well I do wanna look my best, never know who I'll meet." He replied with a checky grin, "After all I am a free man now" he said, and adding under his breath, 'since Susan left anyway'.
"Well, she'd better be worth it..if she's even there!" Steve teased, "You ready Dad, Amanda's gonna kill us for being late picking her up!"
"Yeah, lets go" Came the reply from Mark.
They had eventually only ended up picking Amanda up a few minutes late, and had gotten to Community General on time. They all entered the hospital, wondering why on earth it was that they went to the events which they hated so much. Just another load of doctors all drinking too much and showing off, trying to see how much they could further they're career, and they didn't all come from their own hospital. Still Jesse was optimistic, hopefully he'd meet someone to take his mind of the events of the past couple of days, he really did need to move on from Susan, and more specifically Lucy and Olivia, though he would never ever be able to forget them.
The event was actually going well for once, Jesse had spoken to a few of his collegues, and laughed and joked with some of the doctors he respected so much from other hospitals. The dinner itself had been really good this year, much better than the year he'd had to organize it, that was something he would definitely never volunteer to do again! Everything had been going smoothly, until his pager had gone off, again, he was needed in ER. He excused himself, told Mark, who as usual decided to come and help his young friend, and together they went to the ER.
One of EMT's, and a good friend of Jesse's started informing them of the situation as soon as they entered the room,
", White male approximately 50 years old with a gun shot wound near the heart, he's loosing blood rapidly."
"Right take him down to the OR we've got to start operating now" Jesse commanded, before looking down at the lifeless bleeding body.."Da..d" Jesse stammered, before trying to take control once again,
"I'm taking over now, Jess, you can't do this," Mark gently and firmly told his friend,
"No, I'm fine," Jesse insisted, "Cummon, it's not like I really knew him is it?" he tried again,
"No Jess, you can't do this, he's still family, I'll look after him, go wait outside."
"But."
"No buts Jess, go on we're loosing time, I'll do it." Mark commanded, as he watched his young friend in despair wonder to the waiting room, wishing he could make everything alright for him, knowing he could only do his best.
Jesse sat down, numb, not really knowing what to think, why now, why when he was just beginning to get over Lucy and Oliver did this have to happen? Why? Why him? Thoughts of his Dad, Lucy and Oliver started to enter his mind, then suddenly it hit him, what if he was behind this, he'd been let out, he'd always insisted it was Jesse's fault he was in prision, even though Jesse had watched him drive the knife into Lucy, Oliver watching not being able to do anything, he'd seen it all and was lucky he was alive, why couldn 't it have been him all those years ago?
Jesse's head had a million thought swimming through his head, he had no idea of time, how much had passed. Looking up he noticed that Steve and Amanda had found him, looking up at them he started to speak;
"It's my d."
"We know." Amanda said, "You'd been gone so long, we looked around to find you guys after most guests had gone, we saw the EMT, he told us, Jess they've been in there over 2 hours..." she couldn't bring herself to say it, that it didn't look good for his Dad, how could she do that, it would break him so much, but she couldn't give him false help either.
"2 hours.." Jesse stammered not knowing quite what else to say, he'd had no idea, seemed only a couple of minutes, all those thoughts had just evaporated time.
Just then, Mark came into view in the door, he'd somehow changed out of his tux and into scrubs, he had blood all over him, and tears in his eyes, wishing he didn't have to break the news to Jesse, he quickly shook his head,
"Sorry Jess.he lost too much blood."
Jesse just sat there, not knowing what to do or what to think he was numb. Suddenly he just needed to go home, get away from everything, away from the hospital, his dad, thoughts of Oliver and Lucy.
"Want me to drive you home?" Steve asked, almost reading his mind.
Jesse just nodded, silently they headed out to the basement, climbed in Steve's car, and headed to Jesse's apartment. Eventually they arrived, neither friend has said anything, there seemed nothing to say. Getting out of the car, Jesse said a quick 'thanks' and headed off home, his only thought going to bed and shutting out the world, his Dad, Lucy, Oliver and HIM!