I do not own any of these characters! This is kind of graduated to a PG
rating because there is a small amount of cussing. Enjoy!
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"Am I going to die?" A man asked as he looked up at Bella with glazed eyes. "No sir, you have indigestion," Bella explained, "probably because of those chilidogs you were eating when the fire broke out, it should pass. You can put your clothes back on and go home, the medicine I gave you should kick in soon." Bella gave the man a grin as she passed through the cheap white curtains with small blue circles on them. These curtains divided the small examining area from the rest of the hospital. Bella passed by the main desk and placed the chart for the patient in front of Maleik. "Hey Maleik, can you input this into the computer for me please, I have 5 other patients and they've all been waiting for a while." Bella had met Maleik, a male nurse, towards the middle of her shift and camaraderie between them was already evident. "Sure, that's what I'm here for," Maleik replied with a sarcastic smile. Even though he had just met Bella, she seemed to respect and appreciate everything he did there. "Thanks," Bella said with a short smile before she grabbed a chart and shot off in the other direction.
Bella breezed through another set of curtains, "Hello Mr.. Dela, I'm Doctor Bella Fairfax, can you tell me what hurts and where it hurts?" Bella looked up from the chart to see a doctor that looked somewhat familiar to her sleepy eyes examining the patient. "Bella Fairfax, as I live and breath," he chuckled a little bit and then smiled. It took Bella about four seconds to realize who it was, "John Carter! What are you doing here Johnny?" Bella asked as she suddenly became animated. John and Bella had been friends since they were 5 years old. They were members of the richest families in the Chicago area and they would play together when their families would have social events. "Well, I work here. I guess you're the new doctor I've heard so much about. The, what have you been called, hmmm the hot-doc." Carter and Bella chuckled. "I don't know what would motivate people to call me that, but it really is good to see you John, it's been a while." "A whole year it's been! You feel almost like a stranger." They paused just reveling in the sheer surprise of being reunited and being colleagues. "What no hug Bella? Now that you're a big doctor I guess you're to good for that." Bella smiled, "you know it!" She gave him a hug and nudge with her elbow.
"Mr. Dela is usually my patient so I can take him if you want to go on to your next one." "Thanks John, are you sure?" "Yeah, of course, have you been in the trauma rooms yet?" Carter asked in a nonchalant way as he listened to Mr. Dela's heart with his stethoscope. "Well yeah, but they don't trust me to actually do the procedures yet. Even though I'm fully able, I have done my residency and I was a nurse." Bella rolled her eyes and gave the chart to Carter. "I'm sure they'll let you do the procedures in the ER tomorrow. Unless, you screw up in some huge way and kill someone." Bella laughed and smacked Carter's arm playfully.
She went back out to the information desk and took a look at the assignment board. She erased the two patients she had already seen off the board and looked down toward her next patient. Wait. There was a discrepancy on the board; she had been given 5 extra patients. Kerry came up behind her and stared at the board. Bella had met Kerry, the resident advisor, at the beginning of her shift. Bella wasn't sure about Kerry, there was something different about her. Not that she used a cane to walk but just something about the way she acted gave Bella the impression that her preference was not that of a usual woman. "Excuse me Kerry, a couple of patients were added to my work load and I was told that I wouldn't have any more patients added." Kerry paused, "You're an ER doctor you will have patients added all the time, it depends on how slow or fast the night is." "But, five new patients?" "Five?" Kerry took another look at the chart, "looks like you've been suckered. Doctors that have been at County longer will give some of their patients to newer doctors. Looks like Doctor Kovac has given you five of his patients." "So what am I supposed to do?" "Well either you take the patients on or go find Luka and give them back to him."
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"Alright asshole, where are you?" Bella thought to herself. She was not going to let anyone here run over her just because she was new. Bella stopped by an examining room to talk to Abby. "Hey Abby, do you know where Dr., um I believe it was, Kovac is?" "I think he is in curtain 3 with a patient," Abby looked at her and grinned a little, "Did he give you some of his patients?" "Yeah, ugh I don't want them, I get off in an hour and I'm behind schedule with my original patients. Well.thanks Abby." Bella walked off searching for this man who thought he could take advantage of her just because she was new. He had another thing coming if he thought he could treat her that way.
"Am I going to die?" A man asked as he looked up at Bella with glazed eyes. "No sir, you have indigestion," Bella explained, "probably because of those chilidogs you were eating when the fire broke out, it should pass. You can put your clothes back on and go home, the medicine I gave you should kick in soon." Bella gave the man a grin as she passed through the cheap white curtains with small blue circles on them. These curtains divided the small examining area from the rest of the hospital. Bella passed by the main desk and placed the chart for the patient in front of Maleik. "Hey Maleik, can you input this into the computer for me please, I have 5 other patients and they've all been waiting for a while." Bella had met Maleik, a male nurse, towards the middle of her shift and camaraderie between them was already evident. "Sure, that's what I'm here for," Maleik replied with a sarcastic smile. Even though he had just met Bella, she seemed to respect and appreciate everything he did there. "Thanks," Bella said with a short smile before she grabbed a chart and shot off in the other direction.
Bella breezed through another set of curtains, "Hello Mr.. Dela, I'm Doctor Bella Fairfax, can you tell me what hurts and where it hurts?" Bella looked up from the chart to see a doctor that looked somewhat familiar to her sleepy eyes examining the patient. "Bella Fairfax, as I live and breath," he chuckled a little bit and then smiled. It took Bella about four seconds to realize who it was, "John Carter! What are you doing here Johnny?" Bella asked as she suddenly became animated. John and Bella had been friends since they were 5 years old. They were members of the richest families in the Chicago area and they would play together when their families would have social events. "Well, I work here. I guess you're the new doctor I've heard so much about. The, what have you been called, hmmm the hot-doc." Carter and Bella chuckled. "I don't know what would motivate people to call me that, but it really is good to see you John, it's been a while." "A whole year it's been! You feel almost like a stranger." They paused just reveling in the sheer surprise of being reunited and being colleagues. "What no hug Bella? Now that you're a big doctor I guess you're to good for that." Bella smiled, "you know it!" She gave him a hug and nudge with her elbow.
"Mr. Dela is usually my patient so I can take him if you want to go on to your next one." "Thanks John, are you sure?" "Yeah, of course, have you been in the trauma rooms yet?" Carter asked in a nonchalant way as he listened to Mr. Dela's heart with his stethoscope. "Well yeah, but they don't trust me to actually do the procedures yet. Even though I'm fully able, I have done my residency and I was a nurse." Bella rolled her eyes and gave the chart to Carter. "I'm sure they'll let you do the procedures in the ER tomorrow. Unless, you screw up in some huge way and kill someone." Bella laughed and smacked Carter's arm playfully.
She went back out to the information desk and took a look at the assignment board. She erased the two patients she had already seen off the board and looked down toward her next patient. Wait. There was a discrepancy on the board; she had been given 5 extra patients. Kerry came up behind her and stared at the board. Bella had met Kerry, the resident advisor, at the beginning of her shift. Bella wasn't sure about Kerry, there was something different about her. Not that she used a cane to walk but just something about the way she acted gave Bella the impression that her preference was not that of a usual woman. "Excuse me Kerry, a couple of patients were added to my work load and I was told that I wouldn't have any more patients added." Kerry paused, "You're an ER doctor you will have patients added all the time, it depends on how slow or fast the night is." "But, five new patients?" "Five?" Kerry took another look at the chart, "looks like you've been suckered. Doctors that have been at County longer will give some of their patients to newer doctors. Looks like Doctor Kovac has given you five of his patients." "So what am I supposed to do?" "Well either you take the patients on or go find Luka and give them back to him."
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"Alright asshole, where are you?" Bella thought to herself. She was not going to let anyone here run over her just because she was new. Bella stopped by an examining room to talk to Abby. "Hey Abby, do you know where Dr., um I believe it was, Kovac is?" "I think he is in curtain 3 with a patient," Abby looked at her and grinned a little, "Did he give you some of his patients?" "Yeah, ugh I don't want them, I get off in an hour and I'm behind schedule with my original patients. Well.thanks Abby." Bella walked off searching for this man who thought he could take advantage of her just because she was new. He had another thing coming if he thought he could treat her that way.