It was like it was all just a blur. Nothing good could come from it. Dr Cameron had quit. There was really nothing he could do except pretend he wasn't moping. Dr. Chase and Dr. Foreman ran in pursuit of her when he couldn't. There was no one in the conference room except for him alone.
The realization of the extent of his action the day before had finally hit him, and it hit him hard. He had to grab a chair and stabilize himself. he sat down and replayed the events that just took place only seconds before.
"It's my resignation.
I'm giving my two weeks notice. I quit."
"You can't quit. Your
under a two year contract."
"Well. Dr. House,
given recent events, I don't think that would be interfering. Beside,
I can't work for someone who doesn't like me, much less respect me."
slamming it on the package he was holding, she gave him a stern look
and ran out. That was when the two young doctors ran after her. It
should have been him running after her. He could only imagine what
was going through her mind during that speech. He could only be sure
that he had two weeks to figure out how he was going to stop it. The
bad thing was, she was right, given the circumstances, he could let
her out of the contract. It was his decision. He wasn't going to hold
the contract against her like most other boss's. He would just have
to figure something out, to get her to want to say of her own
volition. But, however, if she still wanted to go at the end of the
two weeks, he would let her.
Sighing, he stood up and found himself being stared at with a unsparing glance.
"Wow. Dr. Cuddy
coming to see me. Is it time for a booty call already? I thought that
wasn't until nine AM."
"Dr. House, none of
your crap today. You have really did it this time."
"I see you heard
about it."
"What the hell did
you do to her. It hasn't even been a year and she wants to quit.
Somehow, you screwed up with her. I have been trying to talk her out
of it but my words are useless."
"Now just wait a
second! Who said anything about ME screwing up. It could be from
stress."
"No Dr House. It's
always you. FIX IT!" turning on her heel, Dr Cuddy left the room
and rapidly ambled towards her office. Once again, he was left alone
in the conference room.
He had been alone for so long, without anyone entering his life, that he forgot what it felt to be connected to anyone other than himself. And for the first time in his life, the silence that surrounded him was unsettling and he detested it.
