I watched as She got off the phone., She looked at me sadly and said. "John that was the police, the woman still has Samantha. " she said to me. "Why did she have to disappear when its almost near her first Christmas?" Abby asked me. "I don't know Abby, I really wish I knew, and I wish I could say that I know were going to be ok, but that line doesn't seem to be working right now. " I said to her. Abby looked at me, for the first time that night she looked at me. "Your really scared aren't you John?" she asked reading my mind now. I nodded, "I want to be strong for you and I both" I told her. "And I want to be strong for you to" Abby said to me.
A few hours later Abby and I were out like a light, we slept till the next day in are daughter's room. We couldn't leave the room at all. But I looked at the clock, and now I woke up to the sound of the shower . Was Abby going to Work, We were told to take a few days off. But I could never know with her. I got up from the ground , realizing I fell asleep in my clothes. Boy did I ever smell, I needed a shower after her . Abby came in a minute later. "Morning sleeping beauty "She said joking with me . "How late did I sleep in here?" I asked her. "Um about 11 am "she said to me. "Any word on her?" I asked her. Abby shook her head. "No, I haven't, I wish I have had" she said to me.
A few days later we were working again, but are minds were both on one person and that was are daughter, are very precious angel. Abby was around somewhere, while I was not sleeping at all that well. For some Reason Abby was able to sleep, and not me. It had been days. I wanted to hear from them, I wanted news on are daughter, every day was getting towards Christmas.
Now I knew I needed to see some patients, Abby shift ended earlier then mine, but I knew that she would like to work until I got off as well. We both usually waited if one had to work later. As I was walking by admit, I was feeling pretty tired and dizzy at the same time. I just let it past or tried to, I worked on several patients. I finished up and walked out again, when I got the same feeling I did earlier. Just as I did I passed out, not aware of Randi yelling for someone, and then all I saw was black.
Three hours later I opened my eyes slowly, to see concern faces looking at me. "You scared us there Carter . " Susan said to me. I was on a gurney and in a exam room or a hospital room. "What happened?" I asked her , as I felt someone's hand holding mine. It was Abby of course. "Well you passed out from exhaustion and stress. Sorry but we have to admit you" Susan told me. "How many days ?" I asked her. "About a few days till you get some rest" she said to me. "No more working" Susan decided to stay sternly. "ok ok" I said to her. She then left me and Abby alone.
"You scared me, I thought I was going to lose you, don't you ever , ever do that again John" Abby said. "I'm sorry, "I told her as I still held on to her hand. "I thought you had a heart attack, and I wouldn't be surprise if you did, the way you been staying up at night" she said to me. "Listen to me John, I love you and right now I can't lose you either, I'm just glad your ok" she said to me. She kissed me on the cheek. "I'm going to go get some of your stuff and bring it here. " she said to me. "Ok" I told her lovingly as I stared into her deep brown eyes. Abby left the room, and I succumbed to sleep again for the first time in days.
When I woke up, Kerry was in the room, I wonder what she had to say about my little episode in the ER. "I'm sorry Kerry, " I told her. "John Don't be sorry, you didn't do anything wrong. You scared a lot of us today , but especially your wife, I came to talk to you as a friend, not as your boss. "She said to me. It made me glad that Kerry and I were still friends after all these years. "I'm going to give you some word advice , I should of taken along time ago from a friend. "Don't ever try to be to strong, especially in a situation like this. You don't always need to be strong for the other spouse, you need to help your self to. Please take care of yourself as well" Kerry said to me. "I guess I should listen to her advice, but how was I suppose to when I worry day and night if Samantha is ok or not. She was just a baby, a baby that didn't know what was going on.. "All right" I said to her. "Now I have a ER to take care of while a certain chief resident sleeps, before they return to work" she said to me. "Night John, " Kerry said. "Night Kerry" I told her as I rested my head back on the pillow.
The next two days went by fast, and I was released from the hospital, and now I was also getting watched by Abby like a hawk. I couldn't go anywhere alone without her. We were sitting at home. When the phone rang again. "Hello ?" Abby again said into the phone. "Yes , yes" she kept saying to the phone. "Ok thank you officer , I tell him" she said to the officer on the other line. Then she hung up. "Well?" I asked her. "They have a lead to where are daughter is, they believe she was taken, your not going to believe how far?" she said to me. "They think she was taken to Seattle" She said to me. The look she was giving to me, I knew that look all to well, and that look told me I wasn't going to get out of it. Were going on a road trip, when Abby set her mind to something, it was going to be something. "Didn't the police tell us to stay here?" I asked her. "Yes I know , but I want to find my own daughter, don't you?" she asked me. "Yes of Course I do" I said to her. "Good , I'm packing your bags, and you be resting, cause instead were flying out to Seattle, after your little episode" she said to me.
Four hours later we were in Seattle , Abby had rented a car, just as I thought she would. "Hey Abby , I know someone who lives in Seattle, maybe we can stay with them?" I asked her. "Who would that be?" she asked me. "Doug and Carol, "I told her. "Call them, or find there number" she said to me, as we got into the rental car. I looked in the phone book for awhile, and finally found the number. I dialed the number and it rang and rang. "There not answering, "I said to her, as I said that I heard a tiny voice. "hwello Rwoss howse howld, who's calling?" a little girl voice said. "Hey my names John Carter, are your mommy or daddy home?" I asked her. "Mommy" she screamed through the phone in my ear so high pitched. I looked at Abby who was laughing at me. "What?" I asked her "Nothing Abby said. "Hello?" Carol's familiar voice said. "Hey Carol this is Carter, I have a favor to ask you. "I said to her. I told her everything, about mine and Abby's marriage, and are daughter Samantha , and now that she was missing . She agreed to us staying with her.
We were still driving to Carol and Doug's place, when we got a flat tire. Abby kicked the car for being stupid. As we walked around the place, I saw something really small on the road. It looked like it was dumped out of a car or thrown out on accident. I walked over there and picked it up. It was a bib, and the bib looked exactly like Sammy's bib. Was it her bib, was she really in Seattle?" I started wondering.
A few hours later Abby and I were out like a light, we slept till the next day in are daughter's room. We couldn't leave the room at all. But I looked at the clock, and now I woke up to the sound of the shower . Was Abby going to Work, We were told to take a few days off. But I could never know with her. I got up from the ground , realizing I fell asleep in my clothes. Boy did I ever smell, I needed a shower after her . Abby came in a minute later. "Morning sleeping beauty "She said joking with me . "How late did I sleep in here?" I asked her. "Um about 11 am "she said to me. "Any word on her?" I asked her. Abby shook her head. "No, I haven't, I wish I have had" she said to me.
A few days later we were working again, but are minds were both on one person and that was are daughter, are very precious angel. Abby was around somewhere, while I was not sleeping at all that well. For some Reason Abby was able to sleep, and not me. It had been days. I wanted to hear from them, I wanted news on are daughter, every day was getting towards Christmas.
Now I knew I needed to see some patients, Abby shift ended earlier then mine, but I knew that she would like to work until I got off as well. We both usually waited if one had to work later. As I was walking by admit, I was feeling pretty tired and dizzy at the same time. I just let it past or tried to, I worked on several patients. I finished up and walked out again, when I got the same feeling I did earlier. Just as I did I passed out, not aware of Randi yelling for someone, and then all I saw was black.
Three hours later I opened my eyes slowly, to see concern faces looking at me. "You scared us there Carter . " Susan said to me. I was on a gurney and in a exam room or a hospital room. "What happened?" I asked her , as I felt someone's hand holding mine. It was Abby of course. "Well you passed out from exhaustion and stress. Sorry but we have to admit you" Susan told me. "How many days ?" I asked her. "About a few days till you get some rest" she said to me. "No more working" Susan decided to stay sternly. "ok ok" I said to her. She then left me and Abby alone.
"You scared me, I thought I was going to lose you, don't you ever , ever do that again John" Abby said. "I'm sorry, "I told her as I still held on to her hand. "I thought you had a heart attack, and I wouldn't be surprise if you did, the way you been staying up at night" she said to me. "Listen to me John, I love you and right now I can't lose you either, I'm just glad your ok" she said to me. She kissed me on the cheek. "I'm going to go get some of your stuff and bring it here. " she said to me. "Ok" I told her lovingly as I stared into her deep brown eyes. Abby left the room, and I succumbed to sleep again for the first time in days.
When I woke up, Kerry was in the room, I wonder what she had to say about my little episode in the ER. "I'm sorry Kerry, " I told her. "John Don't be sorry, you didn't do anything wrong. You scared a lot of us today , but especially your wife, I came to talk to you as a friend, not as your boss. "She said to me. It made me glad that Kerry and I were still friends after all these years. "I'm going to give you some word advice , I should of taken along time ago from a friend. "Don't ever try to be to strong, especially in a situation like this. You don't always need to be strong for the other spouse, you need to help your self to. Please take care of yourself as well" Kerry said to me. "I guess I should listen to her advice, but how was I suppose to when I worry day and night if Samantha is ok or not. She was just a baby, a baby that didn't know what was going on.. "All right" I said to her. "Now I have a ER to take care of while a certain chief resident sleeps, before they return to work" she said to me. "Night John, " Kerry said. "Night Kerry" I told her as I rested my head back on the pillow.
The next two days went by fast, and I was released from the hospital, and now I was also getting watched by Abby like a hawk. I couldn't go anywhere alone without her. We were sitting at home. When the phone rang again. "Hello ?" Abby again said into the phone. "Yes , yes" she kept saying to the phone. "Ok thank you officer , I tell him" she said to the officer on the other line. Then she hung up. "Well?" I asked her. "They have a lead to where are daughter is, they believe she was taken, your not going to believe how far?" she said to me. "They think she was taken to Seattle" She said to me. The look she was giving to me, I knew that look all to well, and that look told me I wasn't going to get out of it. Were going on a road trip, when Abby set her mind to something, it was going to be something. "Didn't the police tell us to stay here?" I asked her. "Yes I know , but I want to find my own daughter, don't you?" she asked me. "Yes of Course I do" I said to her. "Good , I'm packing your bags, and you be resting, cause instead were flying out to Seattle, after your little episode" she said to me.
Four hours later we were in Seattle , Abby had rented a car, just as I thought she would. "Hey Abby , I know someone who lives in Seattle, maybe we can stay with them?" I asked her. "Who would that be?" she asked me. "Doug and Carol, "I told her. "Call them, or find there number" she said to me, as we got into the rental car. I looked in the phone book for awhile, and finally found the number. I dialed the number and it rang and rang. "There not answering, "I said to her, as I said that I heard a tiny voice. "hwello Rwoss howse howld, who's calling?" a little girl voice said. "Hey my names John Carter, are your mommy or daddy home?" I asked her. "Mommy" she screamed through the phone in my ear so high pitched. I looked at Abby who was laughing at me. "What?" I asked her "Nothing Abby said. "Hello?" Carol's familiar voice said. "Hey Carol this is Carter, I have a favor to ask you. "I said to her. I told her everything, about mine and Abby's marriage, and are daughter Samantha , and now that she was missing . She agreed to us staying with her.
We were still driving to Carol and Doug's place, when we got a flat tire. Abby kicked the car for being stupid. As we walked around the place, I saw something really small on the road. It looked like it was dumped out of a car or thrown out on accident. I walked over there and picked it up. It was a bib, and the bib looked exactly like Sammy's bib. Was it her bib, was she really in Seattle?" I started wondering.