**Flashback:
He left.
He took Abby with him.
I couldn't do anything to stop him.
I should have.
The look on her face was almost enough for me to convince myself that he was right.
But he wasn't.
Gallant came back to stand next to me as we watched them drive away. How were we supposed to know that this was goodbye? I guess we should have just known.
I never saw Abby again.
I'll never know what happened. What drove her away?
How did she leave without Carter hating her for it? I'll never know that either.
Gallant began to speak, I don't know exactly what he began to say and I didn't care.
I silenced him by shaking my head and just watched the car until it disappeared into the night.
If I had known I would have whispered goodnight. Sounds stupid, but maybe it would have helped.
I may have continued to stand there, to stare, in a way that was completely uncharacteristic of me, but Susan joined us and asked a question that I felt ashamed of answering.
**Present:
It was time for Kerry to go home.
She had waited for the moment all day and as it suddenly appeared she wasn't so sure that she wanted it to.
She sat in her office somewhat baffled as to what it was that she wanted to do.
What it was that she should do. Or should want to do.
The day still had hours left to it even if she was free to go home.
She shook her head at nothing, at no one.
You see what to much thinking can do to you.
She got up, having no more reason to sit there then to leave.
She took one last glance at her office, her life, before turning the lights off on it for one more day.
The hardest day of the year.
She was content to hang onto it. It was hers.
It was there's.
Today the earth spun a little slower, the sun shined a little duller, and the clock mocked a little louder.
Yes, that was today.
**Flashback:
"Where are they?" I asked. Simple questions normally have simple answers. This wasn't an exception, the answer was simple, just unexpected.
"They left," Kerry answered. I waited for her to elaborate. I waited for her to correct herself. I waited for her to speak again.
She didn't so I asked, "What do you mean?"
"Dr. Carter took her home," Gallant answered after we both waited far to long for Kerry to continue.
"You let him take her home?" I asked. It wasn't suppose to be condemning, it wasn't suppose to be hurtful, it was just suppose to be, I don't know? Informative, maybe?
We stood again in the eerie silence that the day was built on. I was almost getting used to it.
Finally she said, "No," and walked away.
I wanted to yell 'wait' but my mouth wouldn't cooperate.
What the hell happened?
No never mind I didn't want the answer to that.
Gallant stood motionless beside me.
The city was dark. Well except for streetlights and office lights and car headlights and a thousand other ands that weren't important. Not to me, not now.
Cars kept driving by, the doors to doc's kept opening and closing, the El still moved.
The world didn't stop for us.
But our world stopped.
It changed.
It fell apart leaving very few pieces behind.
Leaving no pieces unbroken.
**Present:
Susan walked into the ER, baby carrier in one hand and Aason's hand holding the other.
She walked towards the desk and noticed a little girl sitting behind it next to Taylor. Her head was down as she played with something on the desk, her golden curls bounced slightly.
She approached the desk hurriedly and asked Taylor, "Is Dr. Carter around?"
She noticed the little girl's head come up quickly and she was unsure of why. Her eyes met hers, but the girl look away just as quickly.
"Callie said he was in one of the trauma rooms," Taylor replied.
"Who is she?" Susan asked quietly.
"I don't know," Taylor answered, "Dr. Gallant told me to keep an eye on her."
"Hi sweetheart what's your name," Susan asked curiously. She seemed familiar for some reason.
She brought her eyes up to meet Susan's, but she remained quiet.
Susan smiled at the familiarity of them, but amazement overwhelmed her as she realized the full extent of what she thought.
Abby.
"Is your last name Lockhart?" she asked her.
The little girl shook her head, disappointing Susan. She was so sure.
Time was wasting and she had to find Carter, she was about to go find him when she looked around only to find Aason gone.
"NO! Those are mine!" she heard screamed.
She turned to behind the desk where Aason stood holding a handful of toys that obviously did not have belonged to him.
"Aason!" she said sternly, causing him to lose some of the toys he held firmly.
Cara had begun crying, which in turn had made Lacie cry.
Gallant appeared only seconds later and lifted the crying girl into his arms. "It's okay, he'll give your toys back," he tried to reassure her.
"I want my mommy," she said still in tears.
"Okay," he said as he turned around and walked down the hall barely glancing at Susan.
--
Sorry no Carby in this one, but next chapter should be up very soon.
Have you figured it out yet? I'm sure some of you have, just please don't leave your guesses on the reviews page, thanx!
I gotta say thanks again to everyone who reviewed. It's always so great to hear it when people like your writing. It's what keeps me writing. So please keep doing it, please.
Special thanks to Xan, Sam, Kla, and Mel who have kept me going through the last few chapters with their incredibly encouraging comments. You guys are great, Thank You so much!
Mealz, Carbyluva much love to you to for sticking with me through the whole thing! I'm glad you still like it :)
~Hailie
He left.
He took Abby with him.
I couldn't do anything to stop him.
I should have.
The look on her face was almost enough for me to convince myself that he was right.
But he wasn't.
Gallant came back to stand next to me as we watched them drive away. How were we supposed to know that this was goodbye? I guess we should have just known.
I never saw Abby again.
I'll never know what happened. What drove her away?
How did she leave without Carter hating her for it? I'll never know that either.
Gallant began to speak, I don't know exactly what he began to say and I didn't care.
I silenced him by shaking my head and just watched the car until it disappeared into the night.
If I had known I would have whispered goodnight. Sounds stupid, but maybe it would have helped.
I may have continued to stand there, to stare, in a way that was completely uncharacteristic of me, but Susan joined us and asked a question that I felt ashamed of answering.
**Present:
It was time for Kerry to go home.
She had waited for the moment all day and as it suddenly appeared she wasn't so sure that she wanted it to.
She sat in her office somewhat baffled as to what it was that she wanted to do.
What it was that she should do. Or should want to do.
The day still had hours left to it even if she was free to go home.
She shook her head at nothing, at no one.
You see what to much thinking can do to you.
She got up, having no more reason to sit there then to leave.
She took one last glance at her office, her life, before turning the lights off on it for one more day.
The hardest day of the year.
She was content to hang onto it. It was hers.
It was there's.
Today the earth spun a little slower, the sun shined a little duller, and the clock mocked a little louder.
Yes, that was today.
**Flashback:
"Where are they?" I asked. Simple questions normally have simple answers. This wasn't an exception, the answer was simple, just unexpected.
"They left," Kerry answered. I waited for her to elaborate. I waited for her to correct herself. I waited for her to speak again.
She didn't so I asked, "What do you mean?"
"Dr. Carter took her home," Gallant answered after we both waited far to long for Kerry to continue.
"You let him take her home?" I asked. It wasn't suppose to be condemning, it wasn't suppose to be hurtful, it was just suppose to be, I don't know? Informative, maybe?
We stood again in the eerie silence that the day was built on. I was almost getting used to it.
Finally she said, "No," and walked away.
I wanted to yell 'wait' but my mouth wouldn't cooperate.
What the hell happened?
No never mind I didn't want the answer to that.
Gallant stood motionless beside me.
The city was dark. Well except for streetlights and office lights and car headlights and a thousand other ands that weren't important. Not to me, not now.
Cars kept driving by, the doors to doc's kept opening and closing, the El still moved.
The world didn't stop for us.
But our world stopped.
It changed.
It fell apart leaving very few pieces behind.
Leaving no pieces unbroken.
**Present:
Susan walked into the ER, baby carrier in one hand and Aason's hand holding the other.
She walked towards the desk and noticed a little girl sitting behind it next to Taylor. Her head was down as she played with something on the desk, her golden curls bounced slightly.
She approached the desk hurriedly and asked Taylor, "Is Dr. Carter around?"
She noticed the little girl's head come up quickly and she was unsure of why. Her eyes met hers, but the girl look away just as quickly.
"Callie said he was in one of the trauma rooms," Taylor replied.
"Who is she?" Susan asked quietly.
"I don't know," Taylor answered, "Dr. Gallant told me to keep an eye on her."
"Hi sweetheart what's your name," Susan asked curiously. She seemed familiar for some reason.
She brought her eyes up to meet Susan's, but she remained quiet.
Susan smiled at the familiarity of them, but amazement overwhelmed her as she realized the full extent of what she thought.
Abby.
"Is your last name Lockhart?" she asked her.
The little girl shook her head, disappointing Susan. She was so sure.
Time was wasting and she had to find Carter, she was about to go find him when she looked around only to find Aason gone.
"NO! Those are mine!" she heard screamed.
She turned to behind the desk where Aason stood holding a handful of toys that obviously did not have belonged to him.
"Aason!" she said sternly, causing him to lose some of the toys he held firmly.
Cara had begun crying, which in turn had made Lacie cry.
Gallant appeared only seconds later and lifted the crying girl into his arms. "It's okay, he'll give your toys back," he tried to reassure her.
"I want my mommy," she said still in tears.
"Okay," he said as he turned around and walked down the hall barely glancing at Susan.
--
Sorry no Carby in this one, but next chapter should be up very soon.
Have you figured it out yet? I'm sure some of you have, just please don't leave your guesses on the reviews page, thanx!
I gotta say thanks again to everyone who reviewed. It's always so great to hear it when people like your writing. It's what keeps me writing. So please keep doing it, please.
Special thanks to Xan, Sam, Kla, and Mel who have kept me going through the last few chapters with their incredibly encouraging comments. You guys are great, Thank You so much!
Mealz, Carbyluva much love to you to for sticking with me through the whole thing! I'm glad you still like it :)
~Hailie