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"She claims her father is also the babies father.
"Did she tell you that?
"Yes.
"When I talked to him he seemed really concerned.
"Should I call social services down?
"Yea, definitely.
Just then there was a huge crash behind them. Abby rushed back into the trauma room. There on the floor was Faith her father standing over her, his fist raised. Abby suddenly knew where all the broken ribs and internal bleeding was from.
As she entered the room, Faith's father noticed Abby there. And leaving Faith where she was, he started heading straight towards Abby. A manic look in his eye. Abby tried running backwards, and had made it out the two doors.
"Carter" she called. He was still standing there, talking to a nurse.
Faith's father came charging out of the trauma room and jumped on top of Abby. His fist raised into the air. But Carter came running over. And jumped on top of him. With the help of Malik he pinned him down. Abby was still crumpled on the floor in a ball. Not wanting to look at what happened.
Just then she felt a hand on her cheek. Her eyes opened and there was Carter. She was breathing heavily now, more from contact between Carter and her than Faith's father.
"Abby, are you okay." Carter looked really worried. Almost frightened.
"Yeah, yeah I am okay. Thank you.
"Of course." He helped her up. She was still breathing heavily though. Not exactly sure of what to do now. She knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to kiss him more than anything. But she didn't. She knew that she couldn't. The locked eyes for a second. And Abby felt herself almost melt. Her knees gave way, and she collapsed. But Carter caught her on the way down.
"Woah. Are you sure you are okay?
"Yeah, sorry. I dunno what happened.
Abby had never had her knees give way before, especially because of a guy. She hated herself that that had happened. She didn't know why she couldn't move on. Quickly Abby regained her footing and went back into the trauma room to help Faith.
Faith was still in ball on the floor. Abby was afraid that he had knocked her out.
"Faith, Faith?
"I'm okay." She turned over, but her lower lip was bleeding badly. "He thought I had told you about him. He got mad.
She was trying to give an explanation. Abby really didn't need one. She glanced out at Carter who had finished talking with a security guard and was now entering the room. They met eyes for a second, both with the same understanding, they both knew which story they believed now.
"A police officer will probably come in and talk to you soon." Carter said to her.
Abby was checking with an ultra sound to make sure the baby was still okay while Carter was writing some things down on chart.
"You too really love each other don't you?" Faith spoke up, filling the silence.
"What?" Abby looked up shocked at what she was hearing.
"I was watching out there in the hall. When you were in with me. It's really obvious, you too really love each other.
Abby felt the color rise in her cheeks. And kept looking down, not daring to look at Carter.
"When ever she is near, you get this twinkle in your eyes." She was talking to Carter. Abby wasn't sure even how to react.
"And every time you seem to hear his voice, a small smile creeps onto your face." She was talking to Abby this time, Abby started blushing more. She couldn't help it. She snuck a glance up at Carter, he was blushing too, Abby couldn't believe it.
"How long have you been married?
"Oh, were not." Abby answered quickly but then regretted it. She didn't want it to sound like she was glad that they weren't.
"Dating?
"Nope." Carter's answered this time.
"Wow. I just thought, you guys look so much in love.
"I need to go check something," Carter said. He left the room quickly not looking back.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend him.
"Don't worry, you didn't he has been through a lot lately though. You were right though, we used to date.
"I thought so.
"Do his eyes really twinkle when I am near?
"Yeah. They do. I thought it was the sweetest thing. Why did you break up if you still love each other.
"It's complicated, but I don't know if he even likes me anymore. He moved on, he had someone else for a while.
"I swear either he loves you, well that or there was a light shining directly in his eyes when ever you are near.
Abby smiled. She was beaming, he still loved her. But wait, she realized, this was just a patients opinion, how could he still love her, he had moved on!
"Do you still love him?" Faith asked, Abby had no idea what to say, she figured she might as well be honest.
"As much as I don't want to, yes. I can't help it.
"What do you mean.
"We were friends for such a long time, and then we got together, things were really complicated before that though. I mean and even when we got together things were complicated. It ended badly, he was in Africa, he met someone, she got pregnant, he brought her back here. Then the baby died and she left. I don't know where we stand now. I mean we can't really be friend we never really talked about all the stuff that happened. But he couldn't still love me, he moved on, he had someone else.
"I don't think so.
"I want to get over him. I really do, I just can't seem to. He still draws me to him and at random times I will catch myself thinking about him, or watching him. God, I just can't stop loving him. It hurts so much to watch someone you love love someone else, but now that she is gone, it hurts even more to know that he is hurting, and I can't do anything.
"You should tell him.
"No." Abby couldn't help but laugh at this comment. She couldn't tell Carter. He already had enough on his plate.
"He still loves you too.
Abby thought about this, as much as she wanted to believe it, she knew that it couldn't be true. I mean, he had moved on, why else would he have written her that letter?
"Why are you choosing your child's life over yours?" Abby couldn't help but ask, she had just told this girl everything she had been feeling for the past year, why couldn't she ask a few questions herself?
"I've lived serving my father, as a sexual slave. I can't stand my life, I live every day feeling gross, disgusting, I don't want to live. If I give this child life, maybe the baby will have a better life than I do, maybe she will go on to do great things. Me, I am already used up. Nothing will amount of my life, so why not give it to someone who can do better?
As sad as it was, Abby couldn't help but understand what this girl was saying. She was in awe at how this girl could seem so normal after all she had been through.
"Well you do realize that you will die shortly after the baby is delivered.
"I know, I just want to see her. If I can see her, then I can imagine all the great things she can come to be, instead of dealing with the reality of what could easily happen. I just hope that she is adopted, maybe that way she actually stands a chance.
"Would you like me to have someone to come down and talk to you about possible choices on where to place her?" Abby suggested.
"Unless I knew the person who would adopt her.
"Well is there anyone who would, anyone you know?
"Well...... you could."
"She claims her father is also the babies father.
"Did she tell you that?
"Yes.
"When I talked to him he seemed really concerned.
"Should I call social services down?
"Yea, definitely.
Just then there was a huge crash behind them. Abby rushed back into the trauma room. There on the floor was Faith her father standing over her, his fist raised. Abby suddenly knew where all the broken ribs and internal bleeding was from.
As she entered the room, Faith's father noticed Abby there. And leaving Faith where she was, he started heading straight towards Abby. A manic look in his eye. Abby tried running backwards, and had made it out the two doors.
"Carter" she called. He was still standing there, talking to a nurse.
Faith's father came charging out of the trauma room and jumped on top of Abby. His fist raised into the air. But Carter came running over. And jumped on top of him. With the help of Malik he pinned him down. Abby was still crumpled on the floor in a ball. Not wanting to look at what happened.
Just then she felt a hand on her cheek. Her eyes opened and there was Carter. She was breathing heavily now, more from contact between Carter and her than Faith's father.
"Abby, are you okay." Carter looked really worried. Almost frightened.
"Yeah, yeah I am okay. Thank you.
"Of course." He helped her up. She was still breathing heavily though. Not exactly sure of what to do now. She knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to kiss him more than anything. But she didn't. She knew that she couldn't. The locked eyes for a second. And Abby felt herself almost melt. Her knees gave way, and she collapsed. But Carter caught her on the way down.
"Woah. Are you sure you are okay?
"Yeah, sorry. I dunno what happened.
Abby had never had her knees give way before, especially because of a guy. She hated herself that that had happened. She didn't know why she couldn't move on. Quickly Abby regained her footing and went back into the trauma room to help Faith.
Faith was still in ball on the floor. Abby was afraid that he had knocked her out.
"Faith, Faith?
"I'm okay." She turned over, but her lower lip was bleeding badly. "He thought I had told you about him. He got mad.
She was trying to give an explanation. Abby really didn't need one. She glanced out at Carter who had finished talking with a security guard and was now entering the room. They met eyes for a second, both with the same understanding, they both knew which story they believed now.
"A police officer will probably come in and talk to you soon." Carter said to her.
Abby was checking with an ultra sound to make sure the baby was still okay while Carter was writing some things down on chart.
"You too really love each other don't you?" Faith spoke up, filling the silence.
"What?" Abby looked up shocked at what she was hearing.
"I was watching out there in the hall. When you were in with me. It's really obvious, you too really love each other.
Abby felt the color rise in her cheeks. And kept looking down, not daring to look at Carter.
"When ever she is near, you get this twinkle in your eyes." She was talking to Carter. Abby wasn't sure even how to react.
"And every time you seem to hear his voice, a small smile creeps onto your face." She was talking to Abby this time, Abby started blushing more. She couldn't help it. She snuck a glance up at Carter, he was blushing too, Abby couldn't believe it.
"How long have you been married?
"Oh, were not." Abby answered quickly but then regretted it. She didn't want it to sound like she was glad that they weren't.
"Dating?
"Nope." Carter's answered this time.
"Wow. I just thought, you guys look so much in love.
"I need to go check something," Carter said. He left the room quickly not looking back.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend him.
"Don't worry, you didn't he has been through a lot lately though. You were right though, we used to date.
"I thought so.
"Do his eyes really twinkle when I am near?
"Yeah. They do. I thought it was the sweetest thing. Why did you break up if you still love each other.
"It's complicated, but I don't know if he even likes me anymore. He moved on, he had someone else for a while.
"I swear either he loves you, well that or there was a light shining directly in his eyes when ever you are near.
Abby smiled. She was beaming, he still loved her. But wait, she realized, this was just a patients opinion, how could he still love her, he had moved on!
"Do you still love him?" Faith asked, Abby had no idea what to say, she figured she might as well be honest.
"As much as I don't want to, yes. I can't help it.
"What do you mean.
"We were friends for such a long time, and then we got together, things were really complicated before that though. I mean and even when we got together things were complicated. It ended badly, he was in Africa, he met someone, she got pregnant, he brought her back here. Then the baby died and she left. I don't know where we stand now. I mean we can't really be friend we never really talked about all the stuff that happened. But he couldn't still love me, he moved on, he had someone else.
"I don't think so.
"I want to get over him. I really do, I just can't seem to. He still draws me to him and at random times I will catch myself thinking about him, or watching him. God, I just can't stop loving him. It hurts so much to watch someone you love love someone else, but now that she is gone, it hurts even more to know that he is hurting, and I can't do anything.
"You should tell him.
"No." Abby couldn't help but laugh at this comment. She couldn't tell Carter. He already had enough on his plate.
"He still loves you too.
Abby thought about this, as much as she wanted to believe it, she knew that it couldn't be true. I mean, he had moved on, why else would he have written her that letter?
"Why are you choosing your child's life over yours?" Abby couldn't help but ask, she had just told this girl everything she had been feeling for the past year, why couldn't she ask a few questions herself?
"I've lived serving my father, as a sexual slave. I can't stand my life, I live every day feeling gross, disgusting, I don't want to live. If I give this child life, maybe the baby will have a better life than I do, maybe she will go on to do great things. Me, I am already used up. Nothing will amount of my life, so why not give it to someone who can do better?
As sad as it was, Abby couldn't help but understand what this girl was saying. She was in awe at how this girl could seem so normal after all she had been through.
"Well you do realize that you will die shortly after the baby is delivered.
"I know, I just want to see her. If I can see her, then I can imagine all the great things she can come to be, instead of dealing with the reality of what could easily happen. I just hope that she is adopted, maybe that way she actually stands a chance.
"Would you like me to have someone to come down and talk to you about possible choices on where to place her?" Abby suggested.
"Unless I knew the person who would adopt her.
"Well is there anyone who would, anyone you know?
"Well...... you could."