Chapter 2:
Monday morning rolled up and Luka had his first shift back at the hospital. He looked at the clock next to his bed it read 6:50am. He didn't need to be there till eight, but he decided to start getting ready now. He got up and headed into the bathroom.
Twenty minutes later, Luka emerged from the bathroom and headed into the kitchen. He stopped short when he reached the counter though. Gillian's words came flooding back to him. " I've got a boyfriend. I'm leaving tomorrow morning."
Suddenly, Luka didn't feel hungry anymore. Instead, he picked up his coat and left for work. He got to the El station just as his train was coming in. He got on and waited for it to leave.
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Luka finally arrived at the hospital. He walked up to the doors and sighed. Finally he walked in. The ER was pretty busy already. He quietly made his way to the lounge.
He walked in and found Susan making herself a cup of coffee. Susan looked up when she heard the door open
"Luka, hi!" She smiled brightly at him.
Luka smiled back with the most convincing smile he could master "Hi Susan"
"How are you? Looking forward to getting back to work?" She asked.
"I'm alright thanks. I guess I'm looking forward to it, want to get back to normal though."
Susan nodded "Yeah, I can imagine. Are you ok?" She asked looking at Luka.
"Yeah. Shouldn't have stayed up so late last night." He laughed slightly.
Susan was about to say something when Chuny rushed into the lounge. "Dr Lewis, MVA rolling up! We need you..oh hi Dr Kovac, welcome back" The she was out of the lounge as quick as she came in.
Susan smiled "Back to work I guess. See you later" She put down her mug and headed out of the lounge.
Luka shut his locker and headed into the ER.
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He shut the door to his apartment. His first shift was good. Not too busy, but just busy enough to keep his mind off of Gillian.
He sighed at that last thought. He walked over to the phone, picked it up, but just as he was about to dial the number, he put it down. Luka didn't think it would be a good idea to phone her. He wasn't sure what, or if, Gillian had told her boyfriend. He headed to the TV, turned if on and made his way to the couch.
He was just about to start flicking through the channels when the phone rang. He waited to see who it was first. The answer phone kicked in and after the beep, he heard a familiar voice.
"Hi Luka. It's Gillian.umm.just wanted a quick word, but I guess you're out or at work. I'll.."
Luka dashed to the phone before she finished "Hi Gillian. Sorry, I was busy. Couldn't get to the phone. How are you?"
"I'm fine. How are you? When do you go back to work?" She asked. She was pleased to hear his voice again.
Luka smiled, he knew she couldn't see him, but he was happy she had called him. "I'm good. I actually went back to work today. Wasn't too bad." He replied.
"That's good. I'm pleased Luka. Listen, I have to go. I said I was calling a friend for a quick chat. Talk to you soon, take care." She hung up so fast that Luka didn't get a chance to reply.
"Yeah, you too." He replied quietly as he heard the familiar click in his ear.
He hung up and was in a much better mood than he had been the whole weekend.
Monday morning rolled up and Luka had his first shift back at the hospital. He looked at the clock next to his bed it read 6:50am. He didn't need to be there till eight, but he decided to start getting ready now. He got up and headed into the bathroom.
Twenty minutes later, Luka emerged from the bathroom and headed into the kitchen. He stopped short when he reached the counter though. Gillian's words came flooding back to him. " I've got a boyfriend. I'm leaving tomorrow morning."
Suddenly, Luka didn't feel hungry anymore. Instead, he picked up his coat and left for work. He got to the El station just as his train was coming in. He got on and waited for it to leave.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Luka finally arrived at the hospital. He walked up to the doors and sighed. Finally he walked in. The ER was pretty busy already. He quietly made his way to the lounge.
He walked in and found Susan making herself a cup of coffee. Susan looked up when she heard the door open
"Luka, hi!" She smiled brightly at him.
Luka smiled back with the most convincing smile he could master "Hi Susan"
"How are you? Looking forward to getting back to work?" She asked.
"I'm alright thanks. I guess I'm looking forward to it, want to get back to normal though."
Susan nodded "Yeah, I can imagine. Are you ok?" She asked looking at Luka.
"Yeah. Shouldn't have stayed up so late last night." He laughed slightly.
Susan was about to say something when Chuny rushed into the lounge. "Dr Lewis, MVA rolling up! We need you..oh hi Dr Kovac, welcome back" The she was out of the lounge as quick as she came in.
Susan smiled "Back to work I guess. See you later" She put down her mug and headed out of the lounge.
Luka shut his locker and headed into the ER.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
He shut the door to his apartment. His first shift was good. Not too busy, but just busy enough to keep his mind off of Gillian.
He sighed at that last thought. He walked over to the phone, picked it up, but just as he was about to dial the number, he put it down. Luka didn't think it would be a good idea to phone her. He wasn't sure what, or if, Gillian had told her boyfriend. He headed to the TV, turned if on and made his way to the couch.
He was just about to start flicking through the channels when the phone rang. He waited to see who it was first. The answer phone kicked in and after the beep, he heard a familiar voice.
"Hi Luka. It's Gillian.umm.just wanted a quick word, but I guess you're out or at work. I'll.."
Luka dashed to the phone before she finished "Hi Gillian. Sorry, I was busy. Couldn't get to the phone. How are you?"
"I'm fine. How are you? When do you go back to work?" She asked. She was pleased to hear his voice again.
Luka smiled, he knew she couldn't see him, but he was happy she had called him. "I'm good. I actually went back to work today. Wasn't too bad." He replied.
"That's good. I'm pleased Luka. Listen, I have to go. I said I was calling a friend for a quick chat. Talk to you soon, take care." She hung up so fast that Luka didn't get a chance to reply.
"Yeah, you too." He replied quietly as he heard the familiar click in his ear.
He hung up and was in a much better mood than he had been the whole weekend.