Abby sat on the couch in the lounge with her head in her hands. It
had been a long day at the ER. She just wanted to go home, take a bath and
eat dinner with Carter. She heard the lounge doors open and saw Carter walk
in.
"Hey, I've been looking for you! You look pale, are you alright?" He asked, worriedly.
"I'm fine, just tired. I've been hiding out. My shift is almost done anyway." She said looking at her watch. "Damn, I better get back. Weaver will have my head!" She said and kissed Carter on the cheek. " See you tonight!"
Abby walked down the hall to check on one of her patients. She felt really dizzy but she didn't think anything of it. She thought it was probably just because she got up too fast. She reached Exam 1 and went in. She saw Susan talking to another patient. She walked over to her Patient's bed and the dizziness struck again, only this time it was worse. She held onto the gurney for support.
"Abby? Are you okay?" Susan asked, seeing Abby grab on to the gurney.
Abby shook her head before she could not stand any longer and passed out.
"Oh God," Susan cried out. " Someone get a gurney!" She cried and knelt down to check Abby's pulse. Kerry arrived with the gurney and gasped when she saw Abby on the floor.
"What happened?" Kerry asked worriedly.
"I don't know," Susan said. " She just passed out. I saw her grab onto the gurney for support and when I asked her if she was okay, she just dropped to the ground."
Just then, Abby started to come to. She looked around and tried to get up. Unable to sit up, she fell back down again and Susan and Kerry helped her onto the gurney.
"What happened?" Abby asked groggily.
" You passed out, Ab." Susan said. " Have you been eating enough lately?" She asked Abby softly while Kerry wheeled her down to Exam 3.
"Yeah, I have. Kerry, why am I on a gurney, I'm fine! Please, let me get up before Carter sees!" She said in protest.
"Abby, let us check you out." Susan said. " It could be something worse than you think. We have to make sure."
"Fine, just tell Carter I'm fine if you see him in the hall. I don't want him seeing me and worrying." She said to Susan.
"Will do Abs." Susan said and walked out into the hall to find Carter. She saw him examining a chart at Admin. "Carter," She said to get his attention and Carter turned around and smiled.
"Hey Susan, rough shift?" He asked seeing the tired look on her face.
"You could say that. Listen, I need to tell you that Abby just passed out. She wanted me to tell you because she didn't want you to see her and worry." Susan said.
Carter instantly went into panic mode. "Where is she Susan? Where is she? Is she okay now?" He asked, questions spitting out of his mouth.
"Calm down Carter, she's in exam 3. You can go see her if you want but don't make a big deal. She didn't want you to worry." Susan said.
"I'll try not to." Carter said and raced down the hall to see Abby. He reached exam 3 and opened the door. He was surprised at what he saw. Abby was extremely pale and just didn't look like herself. Carter tried not to look worried and walked over to the gurney.
"Hey there," He said soothingly. " I heard you passed out, are you alright?" He asked.
"I'm fine, they won't listen to me. I was just really tired, that's all. They've been doing so many tests on me that I don't need. I'm fine!" She said strongly.
Just then the doctor came in and didn't look like he had good news. Carter sat on the edge of Abby's bed and held her hand while they awaited the news that was about to be told to them.
"Hey, I've been looking for you! You look pale, are you alright?" He asked, worriedly.
"I'm fine, just tired. I've been hiding out. My shift is almost done anyway." She said looking at her watch. "Damn, I better get back. Weaver will have my head!" She said and kissed Carter on the cheek. " See you tonight!"
Abby walked down the hall to check on one of her patients. She felt really dizzy but she didn't think anything of it. She thought it was probably just because she got up too fast. She reached Exam 1 and went in. She saw Susan talking to another patient. She walked over to her Patient's bed and the dizziness struck again, only this time it was worse. She held onto the gurney for support.
"Abby? Are you okay?" Susan asked, seeing Abby grab on to the gurney.
Abby shook her head before she could not stand any longer and passed out.
"Oh God," Susan cried out. " Someone get a gurney!" She cried and knelt down to check Abby's pulse. Kerry arrived with the gurney and gasped when she saw Abby on the floor.
"What happened?" Kerry asked worriedly.
"I don't know," Susan said. " She just passed out. I saw her grab onto the gurney for support and when I asked her if she was okay, she just dropped to the ground."
Just then, Abby started to come to. She looked around and tried to get up. Unable to sit up, she fell back down again and Susan and Kerry helped her onto the gurney.
"What happened?" Abby asked groggily.
" You passed out, Ab." Susan said. " Have you been eating enough lately?" She asked Abby softly while Kerry wheeled her down to Exam 3.
"Yeah, I have. Kerry, why am I on a gurney, I'm fine! Please, let me get up before Carter sees!" She said in protest.
"Abby, let us check you out." Susan said. " It could be something worse than you think. We have to make sure."
"Fine, just tell Carter I'm fine if you see him in the hall. I don't want him seeing me and worrying." She said to Susan.
"Will do Abs." Susan said and walked out into the hall to find Carter. She saw him examining a chart at Admin. "Carter," She said to get his attention and Carter turned around and smiled.
"Hey Susan, rough shift?" He asked seeing the tired look on her face.
"You could say that. Listen, I need to tell you that Abby just passed out. She wanted me to tell you because she didn't want you to see her and worry." Susan said.
Carter instantly went into panic mode. "Where is she Susan? Where is she? Is she okay now?" He asked, questions spitting out of his mouth.
"Calm down Carter, she's in exam 3. You can go see her if you want but don't make a big deal. She didn't want you to worry." Susan said.
"I'll try not to." Carter said and raced down the hall to see Abby. He reached exam 3 and opened the door. He was surprised at what he saw. Abby was extremely pale and just didn't look like herself. Carter tried not to look worried and walked over to the gurney.
"Hey there," He said soothingly. " I heard you passed out, are you alright?" He asked.
"I'm fine, they won't listen to me. I was just really tired, that's all. They've been doing so many tests on me that I don't need. I'm fine!" She said strongly.
Just then the doctor came in and didn't look like he had good news. Carter sat on the edge of Abby's bed and held her hand while they awaited the news that was about to be told to them.