Abby groaned slightly leaning her forehead against the admin desk she glanced across at Jerry who was eating some sort of burger and watching her with a bemused expression on his face.

"Jerry....?"

"I just love watching new interns on their first days as doctors; it's like watching Bambi on ice".

"Hey Abby, Abby", a voice prompted Abby to turn around and she came face to face with Chuny.

"Sorry, Dr Lockhart I should say now"

"No, no it's still Abby to you I haven't forgotten what it's like to be a nurse yet".

"Ok well there's a lady in curtain one needing stitches, I thought you should come take a look at her". Abby threw back her head slightly and thought to herself why me I was off twenty minutes ago she could of chosen anyone else. Abby turned to look at Jerry as she walked towards curtain one and screwed up her face. He chuckled slightly and carried on eating his burger ignoring the patients building up in the waiting area.

Abby opened the curtain to see a lady sitting on the bed with her hand pressed against her forehead, in her grasp was a blood soaked cloth which proved to be poor substitute as blood trickled down her arm. She was breathing heavily muttering away to herself as if she was in distress. Abby held back for a moment as she recognised some familiar symptoms, but shaking them away she approached the lady.

"Hi Mrs McNeil, I'm Dr Lockhart, what happened to your head", Abby said picking up the chart which lay next to the gurney.

"What happened, what happened this bitch just attacked me out of nowhere I-I-I need something to stop the bleeding, I can't stop the bleeding".

"It says here you had an argument with another woman in which you hit your head off a side of a table was it?"

"Yeah and the woman was my history teacher".

The voice behind Abby prompted her to turn around, stood in front of her was a young girl, who looked around about the age of fourteen. Her blonde hair, similar colour to Abby's was pulled into a half pony tail which fell down her back. The girl's eyes a brilliant blue looked weary and tired at Abby, and Abby felt she had been in this situation before.

"And you are?"

"My name is Ashley and you are?" the girl mocked Abby cheekily with a bemused expression on her face.

"My name is Dr Lockhart, are you related to my patient" Abby gestured towards the bed. Ashley rolled her eyes to the ceiling

"Yeah, your patient is my mother".

Abby turned back towards the bed, seeing Ashley's mum was in a similar state she told her that she would go fetch a suture kit.

"Hey, excuse me", Ashley followed Abby out of the curtain and caught up with her.

"Uhmm while we're here she needs more medication, she ran out ages ago and refused to go to her doctor and ask for more".

"Right she's bipolar"

"Yeah how did you know that?" Ashley tilted her head and looked at Abby

"Oh let's just say I'm very good at recognising the symptoms, how long has she been bipolar?"

Ashley looked at her feet awkwardly, "Ever since I can remember".

"Ok don't worry I'll sort something out for her". Abby turned away again but Ashley stopped her.

"Sorry what's your name again?"

"It's Dr Lockhart but feel free to call me Abby"

"Okay thanks Abby". Ashley's face lit up and she grinned at her.

Abby went back into curtain one and cleaned up Mrs McNeil's head which required seven stitches as the cut was pretty deep. Ashley sat patiently beside her ignoring her mother's cries.

"I'm just going to get some coffee or something", Ashley stood up suddenly bored.

"Okay I'm just about done"

Abby finished up and discharged her expecting her to wait for Ashley while she went and fetched the required medication. When she returned curtain one was deserted.

"Hey Jerry have you seen my patient"

"What your good-looking blonde lady in curtain one"

"Yeah"

"Oh she just left a minute ago"

Abby lent back on the desk, exasperated by the fact she hadn't managed to give her the medication.

"Hey where's my mum"

Abby saw Ashley standing alone next to curtain one with a burning cup of coffee in her hands.

"She just left I thought you were with her". Abby watched as her face fell and eyes narrowed to the ground.

"No, she just left me!"