Stained Red Chapter 6

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Carter was asleep when Benton returned to check on him with Mark. Carter didn't stir while Mark and Benton discussed his medical state, but he did wake up. Carter kept his eyes closed as he listened to the two doctors.

"So how long is he going to have to stay here?" Mark asked while picking up the chart.

"Just a few days, but do you really think he should go home so soon since we don't even know what happened yet"

"That's not our call to make. The police are down in the ER questioning everyone they want to know when Carter wakes up"

"But he doesn't remember anything. They are only going to work him up and make this harder on him, he needs time"

"I know and if I had it my way he would be left alone, but someone attacked him and we need to find out who until then Carter could be in danger"

"Damn it! Why did this happen?"

"I don't know. Hopefully Carter will remember soon and this can all go away"

"I just wish it was that easy..." Benton was cut off as his beeper began to blare echoing throughout the room. He turned the noise off quickly scared to wake Carter. He looked at the screen. "I have to go..."

"Go Peter its ok" Mark said reassuringly.

"Thanks man" Benton said while taping Mark on the back then rushing out the door.

Mark pulled up a nearby chair and sat next to Carter. He looked down at him and smiled "So how long have you been awake?" he asked.

Carter opened his eyes "How could you tell?"

"It was your BP as we were talking I watched it rise and fall and when I sat down it rose a bit too, so how long?"

Carter laughed "Umm... a little before you and Dr. Benton came in... I have to talk to the police? But I don't remember anything"

"I know Carter and in time you will, but until then relax and don't worry"

"I also heard that I get to leave in a few days is that right?"

"Yeah" Mark nodded his head

"Good I really don't like being the patient... I was barely a doctor before I became a patient" Carter laughed slightly unsure of why he was laughing.

"It will be ok Carter" Mark smiled making Carter feel more comfortable. Mark got up to leave "Hey get some more rest you look like hell Carter"

Carter smiled "Thanks Dr. Greene" Carter drifted into a light sleep.

He found himself in the hospital walking around and it was empty he was alone. He heard a sound from behind him and as he turned around people appeared out of nowhere as he spun the whole ER was full of people. They seemed oblivious to his presence. He walked around but found everything out of place it was chaotic.

He heard his name being called but he couldn't find the source. He entered a room with a young child sitting up on a gurney playing cards with the nurse. From there he entered another room that was bright red and the patient on the gurney seemed to be dead she was a little old lady but when Carter looked away there was a new patient a younger woman who was having a baby. He went to leave the room but couldn't find a way out. He looked at the patient again and it was a young man covered in blood. He walked over to the familiar boy, but began to back away as the boy got up.

He looked so young and fragile. He opened his eyes and all Carter saw was emptiness. The boy came closer to Carter and he could fell his heart pounding in his chest. Carter looked away hoping to see a new patient, but was met by the same deep evil eyes.

Carter looked for anyway out as the boy showed him the shining knife already covered in blood. Then Carter blinked and the boy was gone and the room had become a light green color. He looked down at the floor as something caught his attention the knife laid on the floor in a pool of blood but whose blood Carter thought.

Then he realized a pain in his side and looked as his hands as the memories flashed in his head of looking down at his blood stained clothing and hands. The boy... the trauma...the pain. Carter's eyes flew open as reality greeted him with more pain as his body shot up pulling out his IV.

Carter laid back down when the alarms around him started blaring wildly.

Note- this is longer then the other chapters so I hope that you enjoyed it, have a great day and please review they always help ;-)