Title: Abby who?
Author: AnnaSun
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimers note: I don't own ER but I do this fanfic
Chapter 4
Author's Notice: I'm no Doctor so I may be wrong about some medical terms. I hope you enjoy reading it. Thanks for all the reviews!
The man from the accident played over and over in Abby's mind. All she could see was his face, smoke….wait there was something else a road name. 'Maple Street.' Abby's eyes shot open and she sucked in some deep breathes. Carter and Susan weren't in the room so she was completely alone. A tear slipped from his eye when she thought of the man dead in trauma 1. Every time she closed her eyes an image of the man appeared. It wouldn't go away. Abby couldn't stop thinking about the street name. Maybe if she went there it would jog her memory. She clambered out of bed and made her way down the hall. She was soon walking out of the ER.
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Carter was frantic. He couldn't find Abby.
"Susan have you seen Abby she's not in her bed?"
Susan shook her head "Sorry Carter I haven't. She was there when I last saw her."
Both Susan and Carter ran to the front desk.
"Frank?" Susan asked "Have you seen Abby?"
"Abby Lockhart?" Frank questioned.
"Yeah." Susan replied.
"She just walked out of the ER. Said she was heading to 'Maple Street' She didn't look very happy."
"She's a patient here at the moment." Carter said.
"Oh I see. I hope she gets better. Good luck on finding her."
"Thanks." Susan said. Carter smiled.
"Yeah thanks."
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It was raining as Abby trudged along the streets of Chicago. Her head was throbbing and she kept having to stop for a few minutes as bouts of dizziness over took her. She had been to 'Maple Street' a few times before so she knew where she was heading. She rounded a corner and immediately threw up onto the ground. Maybe she should have stayed at the hospital she thought. She was getting cold because she had no coat on and her breathing was laboured without the oxygen mask on. She remembered there being a lot of smoke. She couldn't remember inhaling it but the way she kept wheezing she knew she must have inhaled something. She stopped by a brick wall to catch her breath when she felt someone touch her shoulder. She spun round in alarm.
"Are you okay love?" A man asked.
Of course she wasn't okay but she hid it was a smile and a nod.
"I'm fine." Abby finally answered.
"You don't look it Love."
Abby growled.
"I said I'm fine. Leave me alone!" Tears sprung in Abby's eyes and she tried to stop them from falling.
"Sorry I'll leave you alone. I was only trying to help."
The man shook his head angrily and walked away.
Abby carried on walking. Her legs were getting tired and she was shivering from the cold. She managed to get herself to 'Maple Street.' Part of the street had been roped off and there were parts of a char grilled car sitting in the middle. Abby took a deep breath and walked closer. The hole roped off area looked black from smoke. Abby remembered smoke from the accident. It must have been where the accident took place she thought. She walked under the rope and stood there looking at the ground where the parts lay. The rain was pelting down now but all Abby wanted to do was remember the accident or try to anyway. She sat there looking at the parts but didn't remember anything. Suddenly she heard something but as she turned round there was no-one there. She heard it again and started to feel a little vulnerable. It was the sounds of a man screaming and she could hear it ringing in her ears. She clamped her hands down over her ears and laid down on the pavement closing her eyes. Just then she heard a voice above her.
"Abby?" It was Susan peering over her.
Abby didn't move.
"Abby let's get you away from here, okay?"
Abby shook her head.
"No! He's screaming you have to help him. He's screaming."
"Abby whose screaming?" Susan asked.
"The man in the accident."
Abby clamped her hands firmly over her ears. Carter came over a worried look on his face.
"She says the man in the accident is screaming." Susan said to Carter.
Carter bend down and managed to lift Abby from the floor.
"Let's get her to the ambulance." Carter said.
They had borrowed an old fitted ambulance because they didn't know what state they would find Abby in. Carter got her inside and laid her down on the bed. Abby was sobbing and wheezing at the same time.
"He was screaming and there was so much smoke." Abby wailed. "The accident happened here."
"I thought it had what with all that debris over there." Carter said. He smiled at Abby.
"Why did you come all the way here?" He asked her.
"I remembered the street name and thought I'd remember the accident when I got here. I'm so scared." Abby burst out in another fit of cries and began to wheeze again.
"Calm down Abby." Susan said, wrapping a blanket around her.
Abby tried to but just wailed louder.
"They're in here!" Abby screamed.
"Who's they?." Carter asked.
"Get them away from me!" Abby shrieked.
She ran to the other side of the ambulance.
"Get them away from me!" Abby cried again.
"Abby you need to calm down and tell us whose in here. Then we can help you."
Abby sunk to the floor. Her face awash with fresh tears. She could see someone coming near her and she put her hands up in self defence. She closed her eyes and felt her stomach get all knotted. She started to wheeze again with each cry and was almost on the verge of passing out. Suddenly she had to gasp for air.
"I…I can't breathe…." Abby suddenly passed out.
To be continued…