Int. County General Hospital Admit.
"Hey." Luka said eagerly as he saw Sam walk up to Admit.
"Hey." She replied, exchanging his eagerness.
"So you ready?" He asked.
"Ah yeah, I just gotta see to the Ring woman." She replied.
"Oh right, I gotta check on a patient in 5 so meet me in the Lounge at say 10 past six?" he asked.
"Sure." She smiles. They both walk off in different directions. Abby comes up to the desk.
"Neela, have you seen Sam?"
"Ah yeah, you just missed her she went to see the woman who swallowed her ring. Why?" Neela replied looking up from the PC.
"Ah, I just needed her to push some Meds into the Fed Ex guy."
"Psych haven't come down for him yet?" She asked.
"Nope. They got an 'emergency' up there or something." She replied in a droned tone.
"Oh. Well I think she's in Exam 6." She replied.
"Ok thanks." Abby said walking off following Sam's direction.
Ray walks up to Admit where Neela is back on the computer finishing some charting.
"Hey."
"Hi." Neela replied, still focusing on the PC.
"Charting?" He asked inquisitively.
"Yup. Now that Weavers de-moted me, I have to catch up on all this." She gestures to a large pile of paperwork.
"Life sucks doesn't it?"
"Uh-huh." She replied.
"So, you doing anything tonight?" he asked.
"No, why?" She asked looking up at him.
"Ah, I just wondered, it being Valentine's Day an all."
"Ray if I was seeing someone you'd know about it." She told him defiantly.
"Ok." He smiled as he walks off. Neela shakes her head confused
Int County General Hospital Exam 6.
"Hey Sam." Abby said.
"I'll be back later with your X-Rays ok?" Sam said to the patient, before turning to Abby.
"Yeah, thanks." The patient replied.
"Yeah?" Sam said.
"Ah I was wondering whether you could push Fed Ex guy's Meds, he seems to like you." She asked mockingly.
"Me? Yeah whatever." Sam replied smiling.
"Really, he has a soft spot for you." She answered.
"Shut up! I'll go get them from the Drugs Lock-Up." Sam replied laughing, whilst walking away to the Drug's Lock-Up. Abby walks over to Admit where Susan has just joined Neela.
Watching Sam walk off Susan's face looks unhappy and somewhat confused. "Why is it that some women just don't put on weight when they're pregnant? I mean they have these tiny little bumps on their stomach and a perfect figure." She said annoyed.
"Who, you mean Sam?" Abby asked, putting a chart into the rack.
"Yeah. I mean look at her, she has the perfect figure and the smallest bump, she's not put on weight anywhere. It is so not fair. I was huge when I was pregnant with Cosmo." She exclaimed unhappily.
Abby thinks. "I guess. She's probably one of those women who don't put the weight on." She replied, much to Susan's displeasure.
"Yeah, she's so lucky."
"I suppose. Maybe it's the Croatian genes she's harvesting?" Abby thought aloud. Susan turned to glare at her. "What! Maybe it is. Luka is good for most things."
"Mmm hmmm. I'm sure he is." Susan said sarcastically.
Jake comes out of Trauma 2 and walks up to Abby.
"Cupid girl's complaining of left side pain now."
"She is? Hmm." Abby said.
"She's the girl who came in with breathing difficulties right?" Susan asked.
"Yeah." Abby replied.
"Any family history?" Susan asked.
"Nope." She replied.
"Ok, get on to X-Ray we need to take a look what's on that left side." Susan ordered.
"Ok." Abby replied. She walks to Jake as they walk back to Trauma 2 together, playing with her hair as they walk.
Int. County General Hospital Trauma 2.
"Hey Marie, how're you feeling?" Abby asked.
"Not so good. It hurts more of this side now." She puts her hand to her left side.
"Ok, have you been running about a lot lately? Any strenuous exercise?" Abby asked.
"No. It's hardly a demanding job." She replied, struggling to breathe.
"Ok, I'm just gonna listen to your heart and lungs." Abby told her.
"Ok."
Abby walks round to the left side of Marie and puts her Stethoscope in her ears and puts the end to Marie's left side, then to her heart. Listening for any abnormalities.
"Ok, there are muffled breath sounds on the left, but that could just be fluid." Abby said.
"Ok, shall I get Luka?" Jake asked.
"Yeah, just to be safe." Jake walks out of the room and Abby sees the bow and arrow on the bottom of the bed. It's a gold cushioned bow, and the arrow heads are shaped as hearts. "This is cute."
"Yeah, it's what they gave me to use." She replied as Abby lifted it up pretending to fire a bow.
"Can I borrow this?" She asked, waving it about.
"Sure." Marie replied.
Abby walks out of the room and sees Ray and Neela at Admit.
"Hey Ray, come here a second." She ordered.
"What?" Ray asked walking up to her, out of earshot of Neela.
"So, are you gonna ask her out tonight?" Abby asked smiling.
"What!" Ray replied smiling.
"Don't tell me you're not." Abby instructed.
"Abby, what are you talking about?" Ray asked confused.
"You and Neela, it's obvious you're into her. Just ask her out. You've been room mates for long enough. You're allowed to take the next step." She told him.
"What? Neela? Me?" Ray asked even more confused.
"Yes, everyone can see it. It's Valentines Day for God's sakes, just ask her out." Abby ordered more urgently now.
"Are you high?" Ray asked cheekily.
"No. Please just go over there and ask her out for a drink, I assure you she likes you too." Abby confirmed.
"Really? You sure?" Ray replied beginning to look interested.
"Yep. Well what are you waiting for!" She asked laughing. He smiles at Abby and walks over to Neela, as he walks away, she mounts the arrow and fires it, it hits Ray in the back. He turns round and sees Abby looking innocent with the Bow and Arrow behind her back. Abby walks off to the Drug's Lockup.
Int. County General Hospital Admit.
"Yes Ray?" Neela asked sensing his approach.
"Ah, I was erm..." He struggles to find the words. "...wondering if, you would, maybe wanna go out for a drink tonight? After work? It is Valentine's Day after all, and in my opinion, no-one should be alone on Valentine's Day." Neela looks up at him shocked.
"Are you serious?" She asks looking up a little shocked.
"Yeah." He replied cringing, thinking he is going to be rejected.
It's her turn to struggle to find the words. "Erm, yeah, sure, why not." She replied, blushing.
"Great. Meet you in the Lounge after 7?" He answered smiling.
"Yeah, ok." She replies, quietly, hardly believing what just happened.
"Cool, I'll see you then." He walks off smiling. Neela stares after him in disbelief.
Int. County General Hospital Drug's Lockup.
Seeing Sam in the lockup Abby approaches. "Hey Sam, you given Fed Ex guy his Med's yet?" she asked.
"Ah no, I was just sorting these out, I'll go in when I'm done." She replied.
"Ok. No worries." She turns round; starts walking then turns round again. "Sam, have you seen Luka around?
"Erm no, last I knew he was seeing to the Guy in 5." Sam said uncertain.
"Ok." She replied.
"If you see him tell him I'm looking for him." Sam called after her.
"Will do." Abby replied, walking off down the hall.
Sam collects a pack from a drawer at the bottom and walks out. She goes over to Exam 3. She opens the door to find the man packing his bag; he has his clothes on and zips his bag up.
"Ah sir, where are you going?"
"I have to go." He replied agitated.
"No you can't, we have to treat you."
"No, I don't wanna be treated!" He yelled clearly getting annoyed.
"Ok, look I just need to give you this needle, ok?" Sam said reassuringly.
"No! I said I didn't wanna be treated!" He replied staring at her furious.
"Sir please, you have a Psychiatrist coming down to see you in a minute. He'll be able to help ok?"
"No! I told you when I came in! No shrinks! You lied to me!" He yelled, turning red in the face.
"No, I didn't, I said you wouldn't be put in a straight jacket, that's what you asked." She replied correcting him
"Same thing! I told you I didn't need anybody! I can't trust anybody anymore!" He barked. He begins to rummage around in his bag for something.
"Sir please, just sit down, I need to give you this medicine it'll help you." She said calmly.
"No it won't. It'll just make me paralysed, like you want! You're all trying to hurt me! Get me to be vegetable you can practice on!" He said without any truth or logic to what he was saying.
"No sir, it won't it'll calm you down, it'll help you." She moves over to him and touches his arm to help him back on the bed, in that split second he pulls out a knife. Sam pulls back her eyes widening.
"Ok sir, please, just put the knife down. Ok? You don't have to do this. We're trying to help." She said nervousness rising in her voice.
"No, you're not. I trusted you. I thought you were going to help me." He said irritated.
"I am sir, I am. Just please put the knife down and we can talk about this." She said getting anxious.
"No we can't!" He yelled, getting angry. "You told that other doctor! And now she's getting a shrink down here to take me away!"
"No, she's not. No-one's going to take you anywhere. Please put the knife down." She said holding out her hand.
"No! Now let me leave!" He ordered.
"I can't do that. You're a danger to yourself, to other people, you need help." If there was any wrong thing to say to this guy. That was it. Hearing he was a 'danger to himself and to other people' was not something that would calm him down.
"Why does everyone keep saying that to me! I do not need help! I am not dangerous!" He shouted, slamming his fist down onto the bed. Sam jumped. She knew she had said the wrong thing. Her mind raced. She started to think about things. Everything. Luka. Alex. Her unborn baby. She wished she could get out of the room but the second she made for the door she knew he would come rushing after her. There was no way out. What could she do? Her heart raced, she could hear it now, banging against her ribcage, bruising her inside.
"Ok sir, please. Just put the knife down. I'll go fetch the other Doctor she can help you." Sam told him getting increasingly scared.
"NO!" He bellowed. He ran up to Sam plunging the cool knife into her stomach. Recoiling and gasping for air she doubles over in pain. Her back arched forward. Her brain in overdrive. Thoughts of Luka and Alex rushing into her head. The night they made love and she conceived her second child, telling Alex he was getting a brother or sister, telling everyone at work, their smiling happy faces, being wiped away in an instant. Oh God. She thought. My baby. What the hell is going to happen now? I'm only 5 months; he's stabbed my right in my stomach, right in the bump. Oh my God. Oh my...
She felt her baby writhe inside her, seething with pain. It kicked and pounding and cried so hard it felt like she could hear it.
The man pulled out the knife pushing past her; he pushes the knife into his pocket as the door swings shut. Sam is left doubled over in pain gasping for air; she cries out "Help." but only a whisper comes out. She collapses on the floor and her eyes close. From under the bed blood begins spread; her scrubs covered in scarlet tears. Her baby kicks out one last time, before subsiding with her as she fades into unconsciousness...