Starting Over
A/N: this is my first post and I'm not really sure about this! I know that I ramble in this one but I think it will take a while to get there but please keep reading it will get better(I hope). Please R&R!
This is set about 3 months after Carter and Kem's baby has died, Kem has gone back to Africa.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Chapter 1
Something New
'Right' I think as I stand outside those double doors 'I didn't come all this way for nothing! Today is the day that really matters!' As I walk in to the ER department I notice the noise, the bustle and the size! Its total different to London, it was quiet there and a lot smaller! 'OK 'I think as I walk up tho the main desk.
"Hi, I'm Sarah Brewer" I hear myself say to the guy at the main desk "I start today" the guy at the desk shakes my hand
"I'm Frank, nice to meet you! So, your from England? Well don't worry, Neela over there shes from England, just qualified as a doctor and Dr Corday who works in the OR is English too!"
I smile at him, not quite knowing what to say. He seems nice enough.
Suddenly the double doors slid open someone ran in with a gurney yelling "23 year old male, car fire, 3rd degree burns"
"got it"
a voice appears to cone from a doctor standing behind me, she is average hight, with highlighted brown hair. I hear Frank say
"this is your chance, follow Dr Lockhart"
so I follow the woman, assuming that she is Dr Lockhart.
"hes going in to arrest, DeFib cart over here now!"
I rush over to get the cart
"charge to 100....Clear!" nothing happened "charge to 300....clear" still nothing "start compressions" she carries on shouting out orders, then finally "time of death 6:55 am" as we all walk out of the trauma room she catches me up and says
"hi, I don't think I've seen you around before"
I answer "Sarah Brewer, its my first day today"
"oh right, Dr Lockhart, how long have you lived in America for then?"
"I moved last month, so I'm still adapting to how different it is here! Sorry if I was a bit slow just then"
"don't worry, its your first shift, I was like that to begin with, made a complete change from being an OB nurse!"
"You were an OB?"
"yeah, I always wanted to be a doctor but my mother couldn't afford it so I went in to nursing. Sorry I have to go, nice talking to you though"
and she was gone. I walked up to the front desk where Frank was eating a donut.
"hi" he said as i walked over there.
"hi"
"patient died?"
"yeah"
"oh dear...What was Dr Lockhart saying?
I could tell that he was a gossip
"nothing much, she was just introducing herself"
The rest of the shift was surprisingly quiet, no more major traumas but I was still relieved that my shift was over. So I went to change my jacket and just as I was leaving Dr Lockhart caught up with me.
"hey, you want to grab a coffee of something?"
"yeah, OK" we ended up going to a little place round the corner
"so" Dr Lockhart started "how was your first shift?"
"OK" I answer "well except for that man first thing"
"yeah well, nothing could have been done for him."
There was an awkward silence, Dr Lockhart broke it.
"So where abouts in England did you live?"
"I lived in London all my life."
"How you finding Chicago?"
"its big and a lot more violent than London, but I think I'm getting used to it!"
"good, it will take a while."
"yeah I thought it would."
Another awkward silence, god this was uncomfortable!
"look, I have to go" I said.
"yeah, I had better get going as well, where do you live?"
"umm...110th street"
"hay, same here, I come with you"
"OK"
we sat on the EL in silence, and walked back in the rain to our apartment block.
"you on tomorrow Dr Lockhart asked
"yeah, 6am to 6pm!"
"lucky you, I have a day off!"
"unfair, this is my apartment, bye"
"yeah, bye, see you around"
R&R
A/N: this is my first post and I'm not really sure about this! I know that I ramble in this one but I think it will take a while to get there but please keep reading it will get better(I hope). Please R&R!
This is set about 3 months after Carter and Kem's baby has died, Kem has gone back to Africa.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Chapter 1
Something New
'Right' I think as I stand outside those double doors 'I didn't come all this way for nothing! Today is the day that really matters!' As I walk in to the ER department I notice the noise, the bustle and the size! Its total different to London, it was quiet there and a lot smaller! 'OK 'I think as I walk up tho the main desk.
"Hi, I'm Sarah Brewer" I hear myself say to the guy at the main desk "I start today" the guy at the desk shakes my hand
"I'm Frank, nice to meet you! So, your from England? Well don't worry, Neela over there shes from England, just qualified as a doctor and Dr Corday who works in the OR is English too!"
I smile at him, not quite knowing what to say. He seems nice enough.
Suddenly the double doors slid open someone ran in with a gurney yelling "23 year old male, car fire, 3rd degree burns"
"got it"
a voice appears to cone from a doctor standing behind me, she is average hight, with highlighted brown hair. I hear Frank say
"this is your chance, follow Dr Lockhart"
so I follow the woman, assuming that she is Dr Lockhart.
"hes going in to arrest, DeFib cart over here now!"
I rush over to get the cart
"charge to 100....Clear!" nothing happened "charge to 300....clear" still nothing "start compressions" she carries on shouting out orders, then finally "time of death 6:55 am" as we all walk out of the trauma room she catches me up and says
"hi, I don't think I've seen you around before"
I answer "Sarah Brewer, its my first day today"
"oh right, Dr Lockhart, how long have you lived in America for then?"
"I moved last month, so I'm still adapting to how different it is here! Sorry if I was a bit slow just then"
"don't worry, its your first shift, I was like that to begin with, made a complete change from being an OB nurse!"
"You were an OB?"
"yeah, I always wanted to be a doctor but my mother couldn't afford it so I went in to nursing. Sorry I have to go, nice talking to you though"
and she was gone. I walked up to the front desk where Frank was eating a donut.
"hi" he said as i walked over there.
"hi"
"patient died?"
"yeah"
"oh dear...What was Dr Lockhart saying?
I could tell that he was a gossip
"nothing much, she was just introducing herself"
The rest of the shift was surprisingly quiet, no more major traumas but I was still relieved that my shift was over. So I went to change my jacket and just as I was leaving Dr Lockhart caught up with me.
"hey, you want to grab a coffee of something?"
"yeah, OK" we ended up going to a little place round the corner
"so" Dr Lockhart started "how was your first shift?"
"OK" I answer "well except for that man first thing"
"yeah well, nothing could have been done for him."
There was an awkward silence, Dr Lockhart broke it.
"So where abouts in England did you live?"
"I lived in London all my life."
"How you finding Chicago?"
"its big and a lot more violent than London, but I think I'm getting used to it!"
"good, it will take a while."
"yeah I thought it would."
Another awkward silence, god this was uncomfortable!
"look, I have to go" I said.
"yeah, I had better get going as well, where do you live?"
"umm...110th street"
"hay, same here, I come with you"
"OK"
we sat on the EL in silence, and walked back in the rain to our apartment block.
"you on tomorrow Dr Lockhart asked
"yeah, 6am to 6pm!"
"lucky you, I have a day off!"
"unfair, this is my apartment, bye"
"yeah, bye, see you around"
R&R