Lisa's good mood for a great night out with her new family turned sour the
next morning. More gunshot wounds all day took up most of her time.
Apparently all out war had taken place between gangs on the street.
Shootouts with police also brought in casualties from all walks of life, a
10 year old boy was shot in the head, a 6 year old girl took one in the
chest. Fortunately the latter was very strong and had according to doctors
had a good chance to live although it was still touch and go.
Weary and tired Lisa was working on paperwork. She was really pale and red faced from all the crying. It had been a long day and it was near the end of her shift. They had lost 7 people today to gunshot wounds including the 10 year old boy. When Eric came in Lisa gave him a sad smile not wanting to look weak in front of her father. Although she failed miserably.
"What's wrong sweetie.", he said kneeling down and comforting her.
"We lost a ten year old boy who was shot in the head."
Eric was shocked and could see that Lisa was distraught, "What happened?"
"Gang fight! God why do these stupid people keep shooting at each other! The boy had nothing to do with it at all! He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time!"
"Okay easy now easy! Don't be afraid to let it out.", Eric said as he hugged his daughter. He too found himself crying too. It was a touching moment, one that most parents go through in their lifetime and a moment that often are forgotten until their later years when a loved one is gone.
Finally exhaustion took over and Lisa cried herself to sleep. Eric carried her over to the bed and tucked her in.
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Since Eric was picking Lisa up from her for her trip to Glen Oak for the weekend, the timing was impeccable. The intern taking over agreed to finish off the paperwork and soon he was on his way. Because of the time restraints though they hadn't had time to pack much. No matter. It was only for three days.
When Lisa woke up she found herself in a strange room, mostly an attic. Comfy but a tad too small. She remembered that Eric was going to pick her up earlier and that she had been given the weekend off to get to know her family. She guessed she was in the family home.
Getting up she went down to the family kitchen. She noticed that it was morning and that she had slept through the trip and through the night. Annie was preparing breakfast while Eric, Ruthie, and..why the hell was Peter here again! There was also Cecilla helping around the house and two small boys chattering, obviously Sam and David. Lisa also noticed a dark haired boy, a teenager obviously not one of the family. He must be Martin.
"Hey Lisa. Come have breakfast with us. Did you sleep well?", Annie said.
Lisa nodded and sat down. Martin nodded to her and smiled and she did likewise.
"So I hear you're a regular Doogie Howser.", Martin said.
"Yeah."
"What's a Doogie Howser?", Sam asked and David said, "Yeah what's a Doogie Howser."
Lisa looked at the two strangely for a moment.
"A teenage doctor.", Martin said before Lisa could answer, "Somebody who practices medicine too early."
Annie put a plate full of eggs, bacon, and some toast in front of Lisa as she looked at Martin in a way that made him believe he was kinda out of line.
"Well I am a licensed doctor if that's what you mean. Actually an intern."
"Then you're a Doogie Howser. Am I right."
"Yeah so what difference does it make."
"Well you're too young to be a doctor."
"Well you're too young to play professional baseball Martin. But you do. What does it matter?", Eric added which earned him a slight glare from Martin. Martin then shrugged and continued eating.
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While she wasn't really surprised, Lisa found the Camden family somewhat..weird. Her dad was okay, but there were times the rest of the family made her feel like she just entered a sanitarium. Sam and David for some reason always talked in unison. Dad had asked her if he should get them a speech therapist or maybe consult a pediatrician. Lisa had agreed and the two planned to take Sam and David to Los Angeles to see someone. Lisa had already started to have misgivings about Kevin. The self important condescending twit was always finding ways to put Lucy down and Lisa often felt the urge to smack him from time to time. Martin, while not as bad as Kevin was a bit of a know it all brat. Cecillia wasn't all that bad after all but Lisa wondered if she should advise her to see a specialist about her neck. Ruthie wasn't all that bad either although somewhat of a know it all herself. And Peter was just well..Peter.
Lisa was walking the Promenade hanging around with Ben and Peter of all people since Ruthie was horseback riding and she was too tired to join her. At least it was a relief and a nice distraction from the horrible events of the day earlier. The scene of the ten year old boy, gray matter all over his hair, eyes staring unseeing still haunted her. So Lisa wasn't too great a company at the moment. Now the three were eating at Pete's Pizza. Lisa noticed Ben looking over some ladies walking around and she said, "Ben why don't you just go and ask one of them?"
"I can't decide who."
Lisa just shrugged and continued to eat.
"Besides we need to find you a boyfriend."
Lisa frowned at Peter, "Peter for the last time I do not need a boyfriend."
"Why not?", Ben said.
"Well for one thing I don't have the time. I'm an intern. I don't have the time."
"Well you do now. There's a couple's party at Linda's house tonight. You've been invited."
Lisa sighed and all she could do was nod in agreement. This was beginning to become a very long weekend.
Weary and tired Lisa was working on paperwork. She was really pale and red faced from all the crying. It had been a long day and it was near the end of her shift. They had lost 7 people today to gunshot wounds including the 10 year old boy. When Eric came in Lisa gave him a sad smile not wanting to look weak in front of her father. Although she failed miserably.
"What's wrong sweetie.", he said kneeling down and comforting her.
"We lost a ten year old boy who was shot in the head."
Eric was shocked and could see that Lisa was distraught, "What happened?"
"Gang fight! God why do these stupid people keep shooting at each other! The boy had nothing to do with it at all! He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time!"
"Okay easy now easy! Don't be afraid to let it out.", Eric said as he hugged his daughter. He too found himself crying too. It was a touching moment, one that most parents go through in their lifetime and a moment that often are forgotten until their later years when a loved one is gone.
Finally exhaustion took over and Lisa cried herself to sleep. Eric carried her over to the bed and tucked her in.
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Since Eric was picking Lisa up from her for her trip to Glen Oak for the weekend, the timing was impeccable. The intern taking over agreed to finish off the paperwork and soon he was on his way. Because of the time restraints though they hadn't had time to pack much. No matter. It was only for three days.
When Lisa woke up she found herself in a strange room, mostly an attic. Comfy but a tad too small. She remembered that Eric was going to pick her up earlier and that she had been given the weekend off to get to know her family. She guessed she was in the family home.
Getting up she went down to the family kitchen. She noticed that it was morning and that she had slept through the trip and through the night. Annie was preparing breakfast while Eric, Ruthie, and..why the hell was Peter here again! There was also Cecilla helping around the house and two small boys chattering, obviously Sam and David. Lisa also noticed a dark haired boy, a teenager obviously not one of the family. He must be Martin.
"Hey Lisa. Come have breakfast with us. Did you sleep well?", Annie said.
Lisa nodded and sat down. Martin nodded to her and smiled and she did likewise.
"So I hear you're a regular Doogie Howser.", Martin said.
"Yeah."
"What's a Doogie Howser?", Sam asked and David said, "Yeah what's a Doogie Howser."
Lisa looked at the two strangely for a moment.
"A teenage doctor.", Martin said before Lisa could answer, "Somebody who practices medicine too early."
Annie put a plate full of eggs, bacon, and some toast in front of Lisa as she looked at Martin in a way that made him believe he was kinda out of line.
"Well I am a licensed doctor if that's what you mean. Actually an intern."
"Then you're a Doogie Howser. Am I right."
"Yeah so what difference does it make."
"Well you're too young to be a doctor."
"Well you're too young to play professional baseball Martin. But you do. What does it matter?", Eric added which earned him a slight glare from Martin. Martin then shrugged and continued eating.
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While she wasn't really surprised, Lisa found the Camden family somewhat..weird. Her dad was okay, but there were times the rest of the family made her feel like she just entered a sanitarium. Sam and David for some reason always talked in unison. Dad had asked her if he should get them a speech therapist or maybe consult a pediatrician. Lisa had agreed and the two planned to take Sam and David to Los Angeles to see someone. Lisa had already started to have misgivings about Kevin. The self important condescending twit was always finding ways to put Lucy down and Lisa often felt the urge to smack him from time to time. Martin, while not as bad as Kevin was a bit of a know it all brat. Cecillia wasn't all that bad after all but Lisa wondered if she should advise her to see a specialist about her neck. Ruthie wasn't all that bad either although somewhat of a know it all herself. And Peter was just well..Peter.
Lisa was walking the Promenade hanging around with Ben and Peter of all people since Ruthie was horseback riding and she was too tired to join her. At least it was a relief and a nice distraction from the horrible events of the day earlier. The scene of the ten year old boy, gray matter all over his hair, eyes staring unseeing still haunted her. So Lisa wasn't too great a company at the moment. Now the three were eating at Pete's Pizza. Lisa noticed Ben looking over some ladies walking around and she said, "Ben why don't you just go and ask one of them?"
"I can't decide who."
Lisa just shrugged and continued to eat.
"Besides we need to find you a boyfriend."
Lisa frowned at Peter, "Peter for the last time I do not need a boyfriend."
"Why not?", Ben said.
"Well for one thing I don't have the time. I'm an intern. I don't have the time."
"Well you do now. There's a couple's party at Linda's house tonight. You've been invited."
Lisa sighed and all she could do was nod in agreement. This was beginning to become a very long weekend.
