Chapter 6
We all wish upon a falling star. We look up at the sky, see that little shining piece of the heavens falling, smile, and make a wish. We hold on to that last bit of hope that maybe, the heavens would grant us something we've been wishing for our whole lives… But as the old saying goes… 'Be careful what you wish for…'
Meredith Grey didn't know what hit her the first time around but she was about to find out in a few seconds as her eyelids fluttered for a few seconds before completely opening. She flinched as the light hit her eye. It took her a few seconds before she could finally take a look at her surroundings.
"Look who's back!" the nurse who was incidentally in her room, checking her stats, exclaimed. She immediately walked over to the phone inside the room and paged Dr. Hall.
"Meredith," Dr. Hall walked in with a bright smile. "Glad you're awake. How are you feeling?"
"Like someone hit me in the head with a large hammer," she muttered.
"That's a side effect we couldn't avoid..." Dr. Hall gave out a short hearty laugh and started to check her. She stared at him the whole process without saying anything. After he checked everything, he smiled and jotted down some notes on her chart. "I bet your fiancée will be happy to know you're awake."
"My fiancée?" Meredith raised her eyebrow and it was evident in her voice that Dr. Hall just said something incredulous.
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Her fiancée has flown back to Seattle two days ago.
No one knew what Mark Sloan did back in New York. But they all know it had something to do with him surprising everyone with his announcement that he was leaving and flying back to New York permanently.
The nurses felt disappointed. No more McSteamy parading down the halls, flashing them his trademark smile, making them hope for a night in his bed.
Alex Karev also felt disappointed but because of a different reason. No more hotshot plastic surgeon that could take him under his wings and train him.
Chief Webber thought about all the revenues that were just coming in to his hospital. He could already see all those money going down the drain with the resignation of the hotshot plastic surgeon.
Addison Montgomery was relieved. No more Mark Sloan to distract him.
"Hey, Addie," Mark cornered her as he passed her. "Have you heard the news?"
"That you're leaving?"
"Uh-huh," Mark nodded. "You happy?"
"Relieved," Addison responded. "What about your work?"
"I just signed a temp job here," Mark shrugged. "My New York clinic's calling me."
"I thought you sold your practice?"
Mark laughed arrogantly. "You didn't actually think I'd sell my practice, now did you?"
"You told me you sold your practice and sublet your apartment."
"You know me, Addie, almost everything that comes out of my mouth are lies," Mark smirked at her and walked past her without any other word.
Derek Shepherd was gloriously happy and ecstatic.
"I heard you were leaving," Derek called out to him as he got out of one of the patient's rooms.
"Yeah," Mark turned around to face him.
"What made you change your mind?"
"I have to take care of some things back in New York," Mark told him.
"Things?"
"Yeah," Mark nodded. "Things… Something happened when I went back their… Umm, someone told me something and I just couldn't tear myself away."
"What? You knocked someone up?" Derek joked.
"Umm, yeah," Mark nodded a little. "Something like that."
"Well, I'm glad that someone told you whatever the hell she told you," Derek spoke honestly. "Have a nice trip back to New York, Mark, or maybe not."
Mark watched as Derek walked away from him. He shook his head slowly with a small grin displayed on his lips as he murmured quietly. "You wouldn't be glad if you found out who that someone is, Derek. Nope, you wouldn't be glad at all…"
Mark was bidding the nurses his farewells when his phone started ringing. He excused himself and answered the call.
"Dr. Sloan?"
"Yeah?"
"This is Dr. Hall. She's awake."
"What? When did it happen?"
"Half an hour ago. I'm afraid we have a bit of a problem though…"
"What is it?"
"She seems to have forgotten a lot of things... A lot of things."
Though for the first 99 times that our wishes didn't come true... It still doesn't stop us for wishing for that hundreth time... Cos' we still hold on to that last bit of hope... And as said… 'Be careful what you wish for…'
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Mark and Addison and a baby (re: episode next week)!? Arggghhh!!! I'm a bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter person... Arrrghh!!! I hate Addison and Mark! Hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it. Crap. Oh, I could go on...
Blahblahblah...
At least I have my fic to make Mark be so NOT in love or running after Addison... -sighs deeply-