Our daughter wasn't in the daycare at all. I looked at the daycare worker. "Where's are daughter?" I asked her trying to be strong for Abby and I. She looked at us, and then to me said "Do you have a sister name Kylie?, She said she was your sister Dr. Carter". ''I DON'T HAVE A SISTER BY THAT NAME'' I shouted at her. "You should have paged me first to even think if she was even my sister , or if she looked like me" I said. "So you say that she's not your sister" The daycare lady said. "I wanted to whack her, cause I had just told her that the woman, wasn't my sister. "Oh my god Samantha's been Kidnapped" Abby said to me silently, just the realization hit that my baby girl Samantha was gone. Was this the last time I would ever see her. I hoped not, I turned to Abby. "We need to call the police Abby" I said to her , She nodded as the tears flowed down her cheeks, I just wanted to wipe those tears away. But I couldn't.
We walked down back into the ER, in each other arms, we were quiet, we didn't say a word to the staff. I could tell they sensed something was wrong, something was very wrong. We past them and entered the lounge. Abby went to sit on the couch, while I went to use the phone. It was weird, cause I was not calling on behalf of a patient, but because this was are daughter, who had been kidnapped , I dialed the number and waited for the operator to pick up, to me it felt like it took ages for the police to answer. "Hello, yea I would like to report a kidnapping, my daughter was at daycare, when a woman with the name Kylie Carter took my daughter, she isn't my sister . My name Is John Carter and she will claim that I'm her brother . I only have a sister name Barbara Carter'' I told them. The police told me they would be here at county in a few minutes. I hung up and walked over to Abby, and sat down next to her. She was already crying, I wrapped her into my arms and just held her. "The police will be here in a few minutes Abby'' I said to her . Were both scared what the outcome will be like.
Kerry walked into the lounge after hearing the news. She looked at me and Abby both. "John, Abby take time off, will find someone to cover your shifts" she said promising us. "Ok'' I said, but I know both Abby and I rather work to keep are minds off what was happening, but really when its your child you rather think about them. I just wanted are baby girl back, why was this happening to us. We hardly moved from where we were sitting. Kerry could tell we didn't want to move yet, "We just talked to the police there coming her to talk to us" I finally told Kerry. Kerry nodded at Abby and I, and then left the lounge. We just waited for the police to come.
Susan walked into the lounge to inform us that two officers were here to talk to us about are baby girl. "Send them in "I told her as I was holding Abby's hand, her grip on my hand was so tight, I didn't care if it was tight, I wanted to be there for her, and not let her go. This was are daughter that had been taken away, why would someone want to do that. The police officers came in and started to talk to us. It felt like a blur as we reported are whole day, and of course remind them we are both doctors. After the talk they left us, and said they start putting the case up to look for her.
"John its almost Christmas, I don't want to think of what can happen" Abby said to me. "I know dear, but they said we need to go home and wait for any news, and no news right now is good news" I told her. ''How is no news good news" she asked me. "Cause we don't want to think of all the possibility's I said to her. We were still in the lounge we hadn't moved or wanted to move from the place we were sitting in. I heard the lounge door open, "Carter, Abby go home rest" Kerry says to us. She looks at us sadly and I nodded as I helped Abby off the couch.
We ended up going home, but it wasn't the same. Abby went to the kitchen to make something to drink. I headed to are daughters room, I just started to stare at the crib, the place where we usually put her or the place Abby and I would play with her . I remember when she took her first steps, it happened to be so magical , we were in the lounge at work
Flashback…………
"John " Abby shouted my name. I looked at her. "What is it " I asked her
"Look are daughters walking, she's walking towards to you" she said to me, so I leaned down and waited for my baby girl to walk towards me. "You can do it Sammy" I said with a huge smile on my face. She walked towards me with more force, and she fell into my arms. "Good girl" I said picking her up, I was so proud of her for taking her first steps. Abby and Kerry were smiling, Kerry had ended up being there when are little girl took her first steps.
End flashback……….
And now she was gone, wherever she was I hope she is safe and sound. I didn't want to leave her room, I was holding her little rattle doll, that we picked up for her last time. I was just holding on to it. I didn't hear Abby walking into the room. "John?" she said to me knowing something was wrong. I didn't want to tell her that I was scared . I put the doll down into her crib and when I turned to see Abby I saw her crying, I hated it when she cried, it made my whole heart ache when she cried. Abby doesn't usually cry unless its really upsetting, and this time it was. It was upsetting us both that are little girl was somewhere out there.
Abby took my hand as I pulled her into a hug, I wasn't going to leave her alone not now or ever, we stood there waiting for news. But nothing happened. It felt like hours since Kerry had sent us home. I didn't want to be home, I wanted to find are daughter, but the officer's had told us to go home as well . I wonder what the kidnapper was doing to her. I can't believe she used my last name to lie and say that she was my sister. I don't have a sister name Kylie, and never will. "John what…what…..if she never comes back, "Abby said. "She'll come back Abby, she'll come back "I said to her trying to reassure her and myself at the words I had just used. She had to be ok, but we both look at her room. We had put monitors in there just to hear her when we need her, or just to hear when she's up or if something happens to her. Just thinking about her was hard, I remember the day Abby told me the best news.
Flashback…………
"John, John wait up'' Abby said running after me, I turned around to look at her. "Yes what's wrong?" I asked my wife, my beautiful wife. "We need to talk" She said to me. At first I didn't like the sound of it, "Its not that John, were married, and I'm never going to break up with you silly" she said as if she was reading my mind. "What , do you want to talk about then ?" I asked her. "I want to know what you think of us being a family?" Abby said to me with a glimmer in her eyes. So after all it was good news. "What is it then?" , I asked excitingly , "of course I like being a family" I told her "Well in a few months daddy, were going to have one of those things" she pointed to a little girl in chairs with a baby doll. "WERE GOING TO BE HAVING A BABY?"I screamed exceedingly into the whole ER. Abby looked so pleased to see that I was happy about having a child brought into are world. I always wanted to be a father, and a good one at that. I hugged her tightly and nodded.
End of flashback…………….
And now are precious angel was gone, and I kept holding Abby as she cried into my arms, we had the portable phone with us in case it rang. As I held her, we just watched and waited for any word on Samantha , just as I was thinking of us being a happy family the phone rang. Abby answered it more then I did, she was talking on the phone, she looked at me. What were they saying to her on the phone, I was waiting anxiously and hoping to know if it was about Samantha. She was still talking to the person on the other line…who was on the other line anyways..?
We walked down back into the ER, in each other arms, we were quiet, we didn't say a word to the staff. I could tell they sensed something was wrong, something was very wrong. We past them and entered the lounge. Abby went to sit on the couch, while I went to use the phone. It was weird, cause I was not calling on behalf of a patient, but because this was are daughter, who had been kidnapped , I dialed the number and waited for the operator to pick up, to me it felt like it took ages for the police to answer. "Hello, yea I would like to report a kidnapping, my daughter was at daycare, when a woman with the name Kylie Carter took my daughter, she isn't my sister . My name Is John Carter and she will claim that I'm her brother . I only have a sister name Barbara Carter'' I told them. The police told me they would be here at county in a few minutes. I hung up and walked over to Abby, and sat down next to her. She was already crying, I wrapped her into my arms and just held her. "The police will be here in a few minutes Abby'' I said to her . Were both scared what the outcome will be like.
Kerry walked into the lounge after hearing the news. She looked at me and Abby both. "John, Abby take time off, will find someone to cover your shifts" she said promising us. "Ok'' I said, but I know both Abby and I rather work to keep are minds off what was happening, but really when its your child you rather think about them. I just wanted are baby girl back, why was this happening to us. We hardly moved from where we were sitting. Kerry could tell we didn't want to move yet, "We just talked to the police there coming her to talk to us" I finally told Kerry. Kerry nodded at Abby and I, and then left the lounge. We just waited for the police to come.
Susan walked into the lounge to inform us that two officers were here to talk to us about are baby girl. "Send them in "I told her as I was holding Abby's hand, her grip on my hand was so tight, I didn't care if it was tight, I wanted to be there for her, and not let her go. This was are daughter that had been taken away, why would someone want to do that. The police officers came in and started to talk to us. It felt like a blur as we reported are whole day, and of course remind them we are both doctors. After the talk they left us, and said they start putting the case up to look for her.
"John its almost Christmas, I don't want to think of what can happen" Abby said to me. "I know dear, but they said we need to go home and wait for any news, and no news right now is good news" I told her. ''How is no news good news" she asked me. "Cause we don't want to think of all the possibility's I said to her. We were still in the lounge we hadn't moved or wanted to move from the place we were sitting in. I heard the lounge door open, "Carter, Abby go home rest" Kerry says to us. She looks at us sadly and I nodded as I helped Abby off the couch.
We ended up going home, but it wasn't the same. Abby went to the kitchen to make something to drink. I headed to are daughters room, I just started to stare at the crib, the place where we usually put her or the place Abby and I would play with her . I remember when she took her first steps, it happened to be so magical , we were in the lounge at work
Flashback…………
"John " Abby shouted my name. I looked at her. "What is it " I asked her
"Look are daughters walking, she's walking towards to you" she said to me, so I leaned down and waited for my baby girl to walk towards me. "You can do it Sammy" I said with a huge smile on my face. She walked towards me with more force, and she fell into my arms. "Good girl" I said picking her up, I was so proud of her for taking her first steps. Abby and Kerry were smiling, Kerry had ended up being there when are little girl took her first steps.
End flashback……….
And now she was gone, wherever she was I hope she is safe and sound. I didn't want to leave her room, I was holding her little rattle doll, that we picked up for her last time. I was just holding on to it. I didn't hear Abby walking into the room. "John?" she said to me knowing something was wrong. I didn't want to tell her that I was scared . I put the doll down into her crib and when I turned to see Abby I saw her crying, I hated it when she cried, it made my whole heart ache when she cried. Abby doesn't usually cry unless its really upsetting, and this time it was. It was upsetting us both that are little girl was somewhere out there.
Abby took my hand as I pulled her into a hug, I wasn't going to leave her alone not now or ever, we stood there waiting for news. But nothing happened. It felt like hours since Kerry had sent us home. I didn't want to be home, I wanted to find are daughter, but the officer's had told us to go home as well . I wonder what the kidnapper was doing to her. I can't believe she used my last name to lie and say that she was my sister. I don't have a sister name Kylie, and never will. "John what…what…..if she never comes back, "Abby said. "She'll come back Abby, she'll come back "I said to her trying to reassure her and myself at the words I had just used. She had to be ok, but we both look at her room. We had put monitors in there just to hear her when we need her, or just to hear when she's up or if something happens to her. Just thinking about her was hard, I remember the day Abby told me the best news.
Flashback…………
"John, John wait up'' Abby said running after me, I turned around to look at her. "Yes what's wrong?" I asked my wife, my beautiful wife. "We need to talk" She said to me. At first I didn't like the sound of it, "Its not that John, were married, and I'm never going to break up with you silly" she said as if she was reading my mind. "What , do you want to talk about then ?" I asked her. "I want to know what you think of us being a family?" Abby said to me with a glimmer in her eyes. So after all it was good news. "What is it then?" , I asked excitingly , "of course I like being a family" I told her "Well in a few months daddy, were going to have one of those things" she pointed to a little girl in chairs with a baby doll. "WERE GOING TO BE HAVING A BABY?"I screamed exceedingly into the whole ER. Abby looked so pleased to see that I was happy about having a child brought into are world. I always wanted to be a father, and a good one at that. I hugged her tightly and nodded.
End of flashback…………….
And now are precious angel was gone, and I kept holding Abby as she cried into my arms, we had the portable phone with us in case it rang. As I held her, we just watched and waited for any word on Samantha , just as I was thinking of us being a happy family the phone rang. Abby answered it more then I did, she was talking on the phone, she looked at me. What were they saying to her on the phone, I was waiting anxiously and hoping to know if it was about Samantha. She was still talking to the person on the other line…who was on the other line anyways..?