"Respect"
By: Tsuki no Lomelinde
Chapter 2: Realization
Disclaimer: You guys know the drill, I don't own the characters of ER, the only characters that are mine are the ones I made up, they are purely fictional, and any resemblance to actual people is merely coincidental.
So don't even bother trying to sue me, 'cause all you'll get is.* checks pockets* 36 cents.
Summary: A young doctor is involved in a serious accident, will it ruin his career? Or will he persevere, and not let anything, not even what some people consider a handicap stand in his way.
Characters: JC, PB, MG, and Cast
And now on with the story!!!
Mark was only listening to his patient with half an ear, today had been a very long tiring and emotional day, he'd been shocked at hearing the news that Carter was dead, then when Peter had come back, all shaky, and had informed them that the body he had been sent to identify, wasn't Carter. That had sure thrown everyone for a loop, now they were doubly worried, not knowing what had happened to the young doctor.
Dr. Mark Greene received the page to the admit desk, and after finishing with his patient, he made his way over there.
"What's up Jerry?" He asked.
The clerk looked up at him,
"St. Agnes Mercy Hospital is on the phone, the nurse over there said she needed to speak with you." Jerry said with a shrug, Mercy was on the other side of town, they never got calls from the small hospital, usually it was County doing the calling, looking for patient records, and such.
Mark took the phone, curious.
"This is Dr. Mark Greene" he said into the phone.
"Dr. Greene? This Nurse Amie Gray, over at St. Agnes, a patient came into our ER this evening, the victim of some sort of accident; he. says his name is Dr. John Carter.
Mark swore that he stopped breathing for a moment.
"Dr. Greene?" The voice on the other side of the phone line asked worriedly.
Then Mark said, "Is he alright? What's his condition?" Mark was embarrassed to hear the trembling in his own voice.
"They just took him up for a head CT, he suffered some head trauma, has multiple cuts and abrasions, and." she paused "the doctors would really prefer to speak with you personally Dr. Greene."
"Alright, I'll be there in a half an hour." Mark noticed that people were watching him, curious as to why he was so upset.
"Thank you Dr. Greene. Dr. Ellis is in charge of his care, and will speak with you when you arrive."
"Thank you very much Ms. Gray."
"No problem at all."
And with that the conversation was over. Mark briefly wondered why Carter would have him called and not his family, but his wonderings were cut short as he noticed some of the staff watching him.
"They found Carter, he's at St. Agnes; he's alive." There was a collective sigh of relief, followed by cheers.
Mark turned to Kerry, "Carter asked them to call me, the doctors there want me to come down and they'll inform me of his condition."
"Go." Was all Kerry said, so Mark ran to the lounge; grabbed his jacket and ran out the door.
His heart pounding, as he maneuvered his car through traffic, his thoughts drifting back to wondering why Carter had called the hospital, and not his family. It was then that he realized that he never heard Carter even mention his family, he wondered about that. 'Now isn't the time to be pondering about Carter's family.' He said mentally, arguing with himself 'Carter is lying in the hospital, and he called you, so get a move on it!'
He pulled into the parking lot of the small Catholic hospital, and ran into the building; it was shaped like any other hospital, so he didn't stop to ask about directions to the Medical Ward. He did pause at the desk to ask where Dr. Ellis was, and as soon as the clerk had pointed him in the right direction he was off, skidding to a halt outside of the room where Carter and Dr. Ellis were, he opened the door carefully, he took in Carter's slender form-- the pale face, and deep bruises in contrast to each other, bandages swathed his head, and his left leg was in a cast, almost up to his thigh. He also had a pad of paper; a pen in his lap, and a frown on his face, but he was alive, and that was all that mattered in Mark's mind.
Dr. Ellis looked up as a tall man entered the room, he was balding, and wore glasses. Seeing Dr. Ellis look away from him, Carter turned towards the doorway, his eyes lit up at seeing Mark standing there.
"Dr. Greene? I'm Dr. Ellis"
Mark nodded at her distractedly
"Carter?" Mark asked, for some reason unknown to him he was afraid. well not afraid, more like nervous, there had been something in the nurse's voice when they'd spoken on the phone, that made him, feel as if there was something seriously wrong with Carter.
When Mark spoke to him, the young doctor just frowned, and turned to look at Dr. Ellis, she gave him a slight smile; then turned to Mark; "Can I speak with you out in the hall for a moment Dr. Greene?"
With one last look at Carter, Mark followed Dr. Ellis out into the hall.
"Dr. Greene, Dr. Carter was brought in by one of our paramedic units, while they were on a routine run, they found him by the side of the road, he suffered multiple laceration, bruising, his left leg is broken in two different places, he had severe internal bleeding, which we fixed in the OR. and.and he suffered some inner ear trauma, we did a few tests, and. his hearing is pretty much obsolete, there are some new surgery's out there that may be able to help, but that would only leave him with, at best, a 20% chance of getting all of his hearing back.
It would be best if he looked into some other options too, there are wonderful schools for the deaf, he could learn to sign, and lead a perfectly normal life."
Mark stared at her in shock.
"Dr. Greene?" Dr. Ellis asked when she got no response from him.
"He's a doctor." Mark whispered. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I know that it's short, but my muse isn't working that great right now, if anyone has any idea's I'd be thrilled to hear them. ^_^ thanks!!!
All reviews and constructive criticisms are appreciated, however all flames will be thrown into a deep dark abyss and never heard from ever again.
I'll try and get the next chapter out as soon as I can, but with school starting, it might take me a while. Ja ne Tsuki no Lomelinde
By: Tsuki no Lomelinde
Chapter 2: Realization
Disclaimer: You guys know the drill, I don't own the characters of ER, the only characters that are mine are the ones I made up, they are purely fictional, and any resemblance to actual people is merely coincidental.
So don't even bother trying to sue me, 'cause all you'll get is.* checks pockets* 36 cents.
Summary: A young doctor is involved in a serious accident, will it ruin his career? Or will he persevere, and not let anything, not even what some people consider a handicap stand in his way.
Characters: JC, PB, MG, and Cast
And now on with the story!!!
Mark was only listening to his patient with half an ear, today had been a very long tiring and emotional day, he'd been shocked at hearing the news that Carter was dead, then when Peter had come back, all shaky, and had informed them that the body he had been sent to identify, wasn't Carter. That had sure thrown everyone for a loop, now they were doubly worried, not knowing what had happened to the young doctor.
Dr. Mark Greene received the page to the admit desk, and after finishing with his patient, he made his way over there.
"What's up Jerry?" He asked.
The clerk looked up at him,
"St. Agnes Mercy Hospital is on the phone, the nurse over there said she needed to speak with you." Jerry said with a shrug, Mercy was on the other side of town, they never got calls from the small hospital, usually it was County doing the calling, looking for patient records, and such.
Mark took the phone, curious.
"This is Dr. Mark Greene" he said into the phone.
"Dr. Greene? This Nurse Amie Gray, over at St. Agnes, a patient came into our ER this evening, the victim of some sort of accident; he. says his name is Dr. John Carter.
Mark swore that he stopped breathing for a moment.
"Dr. Greene?" The voice on the other side of the phone line asked worriedly.
Then Mark said, "Is he alright? What's his condition?" Mark was embarrassed to hear the trembling in his own voice.
"They just took him up for a head CT, he suffered some head trauma, has multiple cuts and abrasions, and." she paused "the doctors would really prefer to speak with you personally Dr. Greene."
"Alright, I'll be there in a half an hour." Mark noticed that people were watching him, curious as to why he was so upset.
"Thank you Dr. Greene. Dr. Ellis is in charge of his care, and will speak with you when you arrive."
"Thank you very much Ms. Gray."
"No problem at all."
And with that the conversation was over. Mark briefly wondered why Carter would have him called and not his family, but his wonderings were cut short as he noticed some of the staff watching him.
"They found Carter, he's at St. Agnes; he's alive." There was a collective sigh of relief, followed by cheers.
Mark turned to Kerry, "Carter asked them to call me, the doctors there want me to come down and they'll inform me of his condition."
"Go." Was all Kerry said, so Mark ran to the lounge; grabbed his jacket and ran out the door.
His heart pounding, as he maneuvered his car through traffic, his thoughts drifting back to wondering why Carter had called the hospital, and not his family. It was then that he realized that he never heard Carter even mention his family, he wondered about that. 'Now isn't the time to be pondering about Carter's family.' He said mentally, arguing with himself 'Carter is lying in the hospital, and he called you, so get a move on it!'
He pulled into the parking lot of the small Catholic hospital, and ran into the building; it was shaped like any other hospital, so he didn't stop to ask about directions to the Medical Ward. He did pause at the desk to ask where Dr. Ellis was, and as soon as the clerk had pointed him in the right direction he was off, skidding to a halt outside of the room where Carter and Dr. Ellis were, he opened the door carefully, he took in Carter's slender form-- the pale face, and deep bruises in contrast to each other, bandages swathed his head, and his left leg was in a cast, almost up to his thigh. He also had a pad of paper; a pen in his lap, and a frown on his face, but he was alive, and that was all that mattered in Mark's mind.
Dr. Ellis looked up as a tall man entered the room, he was balding, and wore glasses. Seeing Dr. Ellis look away from him, Carter turned towards the doorway, his eyes lit up at seeing Mark standing there.
"Dr. Greene? I'm Dr. Ellis"
Mark nodded at her distractedly
"Carter?" Mark asked, for some reason unknown to him he was afraid. well not afraid, more like nervous, there had been something in the nurse's voice when they'd spoken on the phone, that made him, feel as if there was something seriously wrong with Carter.
When Mark spoke to him, the young doctor just frowned, and turned to look at Dr. Ellis, she gave him a slight smile; then turned to Mark; "Can I speak with you out in the hall for a moment Dr. Greene?"
With one last look at Carter, Mark followed Dr. Ellis out into the hall.
"Dr. Greene, Dr. Carter was brought in by one of our paramedic units, while they were on a routine run, they found him by the side of the road, he suffered multiple laceration, bruising, his left leg is broken in two different places, he had severe internal bleeding, which we fixed in the OR. and.and he suffered some inner ear trauma, we did a few tests, and. his hearing is pretty much obsolete, there are some new surgery's out there that may be able to help, but that would only leave him with, at best, a 20% chance of getting all of his hearing back.
It would be best if he looked into some other options too, there are wonderful schools for the deaf, he could learn to sign, and lead a perfectly normal life."
Mark stared at her in shock.
"Dr. Greene?" Dr. Ellis asked when she got no response from him.
"He's a doctor." Mark whispered. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I know that it's short, but my muse isn't working that great right now, if anyone has any idea's I'd be thrilled to hear them. ^_^ thanks!!!
All reviews and constructive criticisms are appreciated, however all flames will be thrown into a deep dark abyss and never heard from ever again.
I'll try and get the next chapter out as soon as I can, but with school starting, it might take me a while. Ja ne Tsuki no Lomelinde