Title: Doctor To Patient

Author: Liayso

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I do not own Prison Break, its characters, etc. I'm just borrowing them for awhile.

Summary: Just some drabbles of Dr. Sara Tancredi interacting with the many different inmates of Fox River. Each chapter will feature a different character.

A/N: Hello again! Thank you ssoko and Lydia for reviewing! I'm sorry, but I won't be doing a chapter with Michael, at least not for awhile. We already see him interacting with Sara on the show, and the whole point of this fic is to show Sara with the other inmates. I am a Michael/Sara shipper, but I kinda want to see her seperate from him for awhile.

This chapter is dedicated to Seth "Cherry" Hoffner. If you don't remember him, he's the one that hanged himself in A-Wing.

Dr. Sara Tancredi walked into the exam room, pen in her mouth and a whole bunch of files in her hands. The top file belonged to the patient sitting quietly in a chair. Sara set the files down on her desk and picked up the top one labeled, "Hoffner, Seth."

Pulling the pen from her mouth, Sara warmly said, "Good afternoon, Mr. Hoffner." She sat down in front of him, opening his file. "This will be just a checkup, a procedure all new inmates go through when they first arrive at Fox River."

Seth nodded in understanding, not saying a word. Sara was going to check his blood pressure first. As she wrapped the device around Seth's arm, Sara noticed that he was staring at the thing as if he was imagining something else wrapping itself around that skinny arm of his. That something must scare him because she sees fear in his eyes.

"It's okay, Seth," Sara gently spoke to the young boy in front of her, "this is just like any other checkup you would have at the doctor's."

Seth once again nodded and his body relaxed a bit. The checkup continued in complete silence, which was unusual for Sara because most inmates were quite talkative during checkups, throwing out all sorts of innuendo and flirtation. She took a look at Seth. No, this one wasn't like the other inmates. He was shy, timid, and quiet. It made her wonder why a kid like him was here at Fox River. He didn't belong, he didn't fit.

"Dr. Tancredi?"

Sara was caught by surprised when Seth spoke. His voice was exactly how she imagined it to be, soft and shy. "Yes?"

"Do you ever regret doing something?"

"Everyone has something they regret," Sara replied as she scribbled down notes on his file. The checkup was almost done. She looked back up at him, seeing guilt in those meek eyes of his. "Do you regret stealing that car and kidnapping that kid?"

"I didn't mean to kidnap the kid, I was just..." Seth started, but then stopped. He couldn't come up with a justification for his actions.

Sara took a good look at Seth "Cherry" Hoffner. He wasn't a bad kid. She could tell he was a decent person that just made a bad decision, that's all. He would leave Fox River on account of good behavior and grow up to be a good man, assuming that he remained alive long enough to reach parole. Worry hit the pit of Sara's stomach. She worried that Seth would become someone's bitch, like most inmates such as himself usually become. Oh if she only knew.

There was a knock on the open door of the exam room. Both red heads looked up to se Bellick standing in the doorway. "You about done, Doc?"

"Yes." Sara turned back to Seth. "You may go now."

Seth nodded and slowly stood up. He seemed reluctant to go back to A-Wing, back to his cell. Sara looked down at his file once again, writing down the last bit of information required. Then something on his papers caught her eye and she suddenly realized why Seth Hoffner was so afraid, so scared of going back to Gen Pop.

"Officer Bellick, may I have a word with you before you take the inmate back to his cell?" Sara called out sternly to his fat back.

Bellick rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Doncha got a schedule to maintain?"

"It will only take a second." Sara motioned for Seth to remain just outside. Once he was outside and out of earshot, she began to stare Bellick down. "I just want to know why you would assign someone like Seth Hoffner to a cell with Theodore Bagwell."

Bellick's mouth curled into a smirk. "It was the only place open, Doc."

Sara glared at him with fury. "How could you put a kid in a cell with such a man?"

Bellick's anger rivaled hers. "He ain't a kid; he's a criminal, just like the rest of 'em. It's time you start seeing that." And with that, Bellick stalked out of the room and grabbed Seth's arm roughly, dragging him out of the infirmary.

Sara scowled at his retreating form. But Nurse Katie's voice interrupted her anger moment.

"Sara, we got a stab wound over here!"

Sara pushed her anger at Bellick and worry for Seth to the back of her mind. She needed a clear head to be able to work on the injured prisoner.

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Sara let out a distressful sigh. The amount of paperwork she had to complete was ridiculous! It was all because of the riot; many had been killed and injured during the riot and all of that had to be recorded and filed. She was tapping her pen on her desk as she read over a file when she heard a knock at her door. It was Katie.

"Yes?" Sara asked.

"I just thought you should know that Seth Hoffner just hanged himself down at A-Wing... since you saw him only a few days ago."

Sara's eyes widened in surprised, but then she looked down back to her paperwork. "Thank you for telling me, Katie," she said softly. Katie nodded and left.

Sara gripped her pen tightly. She was angry at Bellick for assigning Seth to T-Bag's Cell. She was angry at T-Bag for driving Seth to suicide. Hell, she was angry at the prosecutor who had been ruthless and harsh during Seth's trial, landing him at Fox River in the first place.

But most of all, Sara was angry at herself for not doing anything to prevent what had happened from happening.

"Do you ever regret doing something?"

Seth's timid voice filled her head. Sara answered back in a soft whisper, "I regret not helping you when I could have."

Water pooled at the bottom of her eyelids. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes. Sara furiously rubbed at her eyes. She couldn't let the others see her like this, especially not the inmates. Any sign of weakness in here left you open to attack and predation; that she learned from the riot... and also from Seth.

Sara let out a sad sigh and continued her paperwork. Soon she would have to fill out the paperwork for Seth Hoffner as well.