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Carter woke up the next morning, tired, but for the first time in the past month, content. For some reason the painting had helped him release. Release everything he had been feeling, well, either that or the paint chemicals had made him high. He thought the first was more likely though.
Carter got up and got into the shower. He was thinking again. Wondering. He didn't know how Abby was going to react. He didn't have any idea on what was actually going to happen. If Abby would be mad, if she wouldn't even care. Maybe, if Carter was lucky, she would feel the same way and they might get together again. No, he didn't want to get his hopes up.
Carter really had an appetite this morning. He hadn't been eating much lately, but this morning he had scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and an orange. He still felt hungry though, so he got decided to get a donut on the way to work. As he was heading out of the house, he took one last look at the living room. He couldn't help but smile. It looked great in the morning light. He couldn't wait to get home that night and do some more work. ---------------------
Carter pulled into the parking lot at County, for once not dreading what was coming. He was happy. It felt so good. And he had no idea why he was happy. He just was. Carter decided was the best therapy he could have ever had.
He walked towards the Ambulance Bay and saw Susan walking up too.
"Hey Susan. How are you and the baby doing?
He saw her look at him. Almost reluctant to answer the question. She probably didn't want me to feel like I was missing out on anything, so she answer blandly.
"Oh were okay. She has colic though. It last forever, and Chuck is no real help.
"Are you guys going to get married?
"We have talked about it a lot. I think we are going to. He still needs to pop the question though. That'll take forever!
Carter laughed at this. For all the complaining Susan id of Chuck, he always thought he was a great guy. And Carter knew that she really did love him. Carter knew he was jealous of Susan. Mostly because things were really working out for her. But he didn't hold that against her. He still could have a chance at that. Eventually.
Carter and Susan were walking into the ambulance bay when they heard the scream.
"Oh my God," Susan said.
"What," but as soon as the words escaped his lips, he knew what.
There was Abby. She was being dangled over the fire escape, by a man who was looking have crazed and half drunk. The suddenly he dropped her. Carter reacted immediately. He ran, ran harder than he ever had in his life. He was running, 20 feet away, 10 feet. he didn't know if he was going to make it. Chen was coming out of the ER right when it seemed to occur to Abby that she was falling. She starting screaming. It sounded like a long piercing shriek. Susan shouted at Chen to get a gurney. Carter was still running. His arms outstretched. Wishing, praying hoping with everything that he had that he could get there in time. Nothing had ever seemed more important in his life. He had to get to her.
And then, she was in his arms. She came down with a thump. But he had got her. Just barely. But he had. Carter couldn't bear to think of what would have happened if he had been a second later. Abby was still screaming though. She didn't seem to realize that she was in his arms.
"Abby, Abby!" Carter was taking to her. She was still screaming though. She had her eyes tight shut. Even though this was one of the worse times to think this, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked.
"ABBY!" He grabbed her head. And suddenly she stopped screaming. He moved underneath the fire escape from which she had just been dropped from. And kneeled down with her in his arms. She opened her eyes. She looked shocked at what she was seeing.
"Carter," she said. Although it sounded like it took her everything she had to utter that word.
"John," this time is was my turn to be shocked. She had never really called me John before. And then she started crying. Sobbing. Into the crevice between my neck and shoulder blade.
"It'll be okay. Abby, I have you. You're all right.
"Carter. Oh my God Carter." She looked petrified.
"Abby, it's okay." I repeated
"Carter, I love you too." And with that she fainted. Just as I heard a sickening thud of something large hitting the ground right behind me. Right where I had caught Abby. It was the man who had dropped her. He had jumped. But there was no one there to catch him.
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Carter woke up the next morning, tired, but for the first time in the past month, content. For some reason the painting had helped him release. Release everything he had been feeling, well, either that or the paint chemicals had made him high. He thought the first was more likely though.
Carter got up and got into the shower. He was thinking again. Wondering. He didn't know how Abby was going to react. He didn't have any idea on what was actually going to happen. If Abby would be mad, if she wouldn't even care. Maybe, if Carter was lucky, she would feel the same way and they might get together again. No, he didn't want to get his hopes up.
Carter really had an appetite this morning. He hadn't been eating much lately, but this morning he had scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and an orange. He still felt hungry though, so he got decided to get a donut on the way to work. As he was heading out of the house, he took one last look at the living room. He couldn't help but smile. It looked great in the morning light. He couldn't wait to get home that night and do some more work. ---------------------
Carter pulled into the parking lot at County, for once not dreading what was coming. He was happy. It felt so good. And he had no idea why he was happy. He just was. Carter decided was the best therapy he could have ever had.
He walked towards the Ambulance Bay and saw Susan walking up too.
"Hey Susan. How are you and the baby doing?
He saw her look at him. Almost reluctant to answer the question. She probably didn't want me to feel like I was missing out on anything, so she answer blandly.
"Oh were okay. She has colic though. It last forever, and Chuck is no real help.
"Are you guys going to get married?
"We have talked about it a lot. I think we are going to. He still needs to pop the question though. That'll take forever!
Carter laughed at this. For all the complaining Susan id of Chuck, he always thought he was a great guy. And Carter knew that she really did love him. Carter knew he was jealous of Susan. Mostly because things were really working out for her. But he didn't hold that against her. He still could have a chance at that. Eventually.
Carter and Susan were walking into the ambulance bay when they heard the scream.
"Oh my God," Susan said.
"What," but as soon as the words escaped his lips, he knew what.
There was Abby. She was being dangled over the fire escape, by a man who was looking have crazed and half drunk. The suddenly he dropped her. Carter reacted immediately. He ran, ran harder than he ever had in his life. He was running, 20 feet away, 10 feet. he didn't know if he was going to make it. Chen was coming out of the ER right when it seemed to occur to Abby that she was falling. She starting screaming. It sounded like a long piercing shriek. Susan shouted at Chen to get a gurney. Carter was still running. His arms outstretched. Wishing, praying hoping with everything that he had that he could get there in time. Nothing had ever seemed more important in his life. He had to get to her.
And then, she was in his arms. She came down with a thump. But he had got her. Just barely. But he had. Carter couldn't bear to think of what would have happened if he had been a second later. Abby was still screaming though. She didn't seem to realize that she was in his arms.
"Abby, Abby!" Carter was taking to her. She was still screaming though. She had her eyes tight shut. Even though this was one of the worse times to think this, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked.
"ABBY!" He grabbed her head. And suddenly she stopped screaming. He moved underneath the fire escape from which she had just been dropped from. And kneeled down with her in his arms. She opened her eyes. She looked shocked at what she was seeing.
"Carter," she said. Although it sounded like it took her everything she had to utter that word.
"John," this time is was my turn to be shocked. She had never really called me John before. And then she started crying. Sobbing. Into the crevice between my neck and shoulder blade.
"It'll be okay. Abby, I have you. You're all right.
"Carter. Oh my God Carter." She looked petrified.
"Abby, it's okay." I repeated
"Carter, I love you too." And with that she fainted. Just as I heard a sickening thud of something large hitting the ground right behind me. Right where I had caught Abby. It was the man who had dropped her. He had jumped. But there was no one there to catch him.