Disclaimers and such are with the first chapter. Shockingly enough, the characters are STILL not mine!
I. 5. That's Odd
Back in the locker room Ray hung up his coat, and pulled out his bag. He slammed his locker shut a little too hard and it made Neela's pop open. He noticed her bag was still there. Oh good, it'll be nice to walk home with someone, especially Neela. She always knows what to say. (How does she?) And better yet, she can always see right through me. It's useless telling her there's nothing wrong. She knows when there is. He grinned as he thought about his intuitive roommate. He then realized he hadn't seen Neela in a while. He gathered his things and went out to the front desk. As he passed the sink he saw a scalpel sitting on the side in a little puddle of water. What the hell? Who would leave that in here? Why would anyone even bring it in here? And you don't reuse scalpels, why would anyone rinse it off? He thought back to his first year at County and the trauma they started in the waiting room and he had a scalpel in his pocket. It was lucky I had taken two home and not used that one. Lucky for that guy anyway. I wonder if anyone thought that was weird. Besides Abby that is, but I think she let it go with my smart-ass comment. But I thought I was the only one weird enough to take one outside of the OR. Weird enough, or dumb enough. He grabbed it and dropped it in the sharps container as he left the room.
"Hey, Jerry, do you know where Neela is?"
"Susan said she had a 'taxing case' and let her go home about 3 hours ago. It musta been real bad too—Susan told her not to come in tomorra."
"But all of her stuff is still here. It's in the locker room."
"Well, she was in there for a while and then I saw her walk out. She wasn't wearing a jacket, but she was booking it, running out to the car I suppose. So unless she has a twin—"
"Okay thanks, Jerry…" he replied, obviously exasperated. He didn't want to deal with Jerry's sarcasm right now. That's odd. Maybe she didn't need to bring that bag home…and it was warm this morning, so maybe she didn't bring a coat. It was unlike her to leave anything there or to bring anything that she didn't need in the first place, but he convinced himself that was the case. My Roomie never ceases to surprise me…Looking up saw it was pouring out. The temperature had dropped significantly since the morning. He was glad he had worn a jacket.
Taking a deep breath he stepped out into the downpour and started to jog to his car. A figure on the bench caught his eye. Who the hell would be out in this? Ray, you've got to be seeing things. He changed his course and headed over to the bench. It was a person, it looked like a woman, he thought. She had her elbows on her knees, and her head in her hands...scrubs, dark arms, darker hair, Neela?
A/N: So here's the deal...I have all 25 chapters written, but it's a bit of a hassle to put them up here. With these 5 chapters, you've had a taste of what this story will be like. I'm more than happy to put the rest up, but only if you tell me you want it!