Title: Abby who?
Author: AnnaSun
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimers note: I don't own ER but I do this fanfic
Chapter 8
Author's Notice: I'm no Doctor so I may be wrong about some medical terms. I hope you enjoy reading it.
"I need some help here!" Carter shouted.
Susan who was down the hallway rushed over.
"Carter what happened?" She looked at Abby concernedly.
"She was complaining of feeling unwell. She felt hot. We were walking back to her room when she collapsed.
Susan nodded and rushed to get a bed. They helped Abby on to it. Abby didn't move or make a sound.
Cater and Susan started to push Abby down the hall when suddenly her body arched and she began to have a seizure.
"Trauma 1!" Shouted Susan and they rushed her inside.
Abby was seizing in the bed and started to throw up and choke on her vomit. Carter turned her onto her side and she started to cough up sick.
"Its okay Abby." Carter whispered, hoping she would hear.
Abby carried on shaking and Susan injected her with a drug to stop her convulsing. Suddenly Abby stopped Seizing and lay still.
"That's better" Susan said
Carter rolled Abby onto her back and checked her pupils.
"Pupil's reactive but slightly sluggish. I need blood work done."
Susan nodded "I'll get to it."
Carter found a thermometer and stuck it in Abby's ear until it bleeped. It read 103. She was burning up. He found a flannel, soaked it and applied it to Abby's forehead.
"Abby if you can hear me please open your eyes for me. Look I wanted to tell you that…that I love you. Please wake up."
Susan came into the room and began to take some of Abby's blood.
"I wonder what's wrong?" Susan asked.
"I don't know. Anything could have happened. She could have picked up an infection or have been poisoned. I don't know."
Carter looked over at Abby worried.
"I just hope she wakes up soon."
About an hour later Abby woke up. Her whole body felt heavy and when she tired to sit up pain flew through her head. She felt dizzy and nauseous. Suddenly Carter came into the room.
"Abby your wake!" He cried, "I've been so worried about you. Both Susan and I have."
Abby nodded and tried to sit up. Carter went round the side of the bed and helped her into sitting position.
"How are you feeling?" He asked her.
"Not good. I feel dizzy, nauseous and hot. My head is throbbing."
"Yeah you hit your head before passing out. I'm going to send you up for a head CT. As for the other symptoms I'm going to give you some anti-nausea medicine. I'll get Susan to come and keep and eye on you. You had a seizure."
"A seizure. Oh God! What's happened to me?" Abby was shocked.
"Susan sent your blood work of for tests. You could have been poisoned or picked up an infection."
Abby lay back down in her bed and sucked in a breath.
"Will I die?" She asked.
"Probably not." Carter said. "If it is a poison we'll need to flush it out of your system. Are you having any trouble breathing?"
Abby shook her head.
"Can you make a snow storm in here or something? I'm so hot."
"Yeah the fluids should start to bring down your temperature. Let me check." He placed the thermometer in Abby's ear and watched it bleep.
"100." Carter said. "At least it's starting to go down."
Abby smiled.
"I'm so tired. Will you stay here until I fall asleep?"
"Sure." Cater said and enlaced his hand with Abby's.
Abby fell off into a deep sleep.
"I have the results." Susan said. "Abby has a poison in her body so we'll need to flush it out with lots of antibiotics."
"Good thinking." Carter replied.
They went to Abby's bedside and started to inject antibiotics into her IV drip. Abby woke up, smiling weakly at the two of them.
"Hey." Carter soothed and stoked Abby's hand "Feeling any better?"
"A little." Abby said and smiled.
"I'm so glad you're going to be okay." Susan said, "When you had the seizure I thought we may have lost you. I'll leave you two alone."
Carter nodded stoked Abby's hand some more.
"Abby since you've been ill I've really become to like you more. Abby I love you."
Abby's face lit up with a smile.
"Oh Carter I love you to. Thanks for taking care of me."
"No problem." Carter smiled and then kissed Abby on the lips.
Abby turned over in bed when her breathing hitched.
"Abby you okay?"
Abby nodded.
"I'm okay." Abby reassured.
Her breathing started to become laboured and shallow.
"Abby are you breathing okay?"
Abby shook her head.
"I lied. It's hard to breathe."
"Alright. I'm going to put you back on the oxygen mask and see if that will help."
Abby nodded and Carter soon returned with an oxygen mask, slipping it over Abby's nose and mouth.
"Better?" Carter asked her.
"Much thank you."
Abby yawned
"I'm going to have a sleep. Will you stay with me?"
"Sure I will." Carter smiled and watched Abby fall into a deep sleep.
To be continued…
AN: I am a little disappointed how this chapter turned out. I hope you don't think that way to. I keep getting writer's block with this fanfic. I hope it will stop soon so I can make the next chapter even better. Some of you readers wanted some Carby so I decided to do it for you. I hope you like it. I'm not very good at writing love between characters. I have only just got into ER so I've missed lots of episodes when Carter and Abby were together. I don't know when the next update will be. Hopefully you won't have to wait too long. Thanks all for reading!