In Her Eyes

"What?" Luka's eyes were wide and fearful. His heart was beating out of control and there was a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. Abby's eyes were filled with confusion and pain. Luka gritted his teeth together and waited.

"I don't...know you. Do I?" She whispered again.

"It's Luka. Come on, Abby. You don't remember me?" His voice was devastated and it cracked. He shook his head telling himself that this could not be happening. Abby looked panicked. She was reading the hurt in his eyes and wondering what was going on. The doctor in front of her seemed to know her but she just couldn't remember. There was some sort of blur when she tried to think of where she had seen this handsome doctor before.

"Should I?" Her voice was scared and she bit her bottom lip.

"Um...I will be right back, Abby." His voice shook. He took a breath and walked out of the room, his head pounding. He didn't know what to do about this, so he went to find Corday. Walking to the OR desk, he got the nurses attention.

"Yes, Dr. Kovac?"

"Do you know where Dr. Corday is?" His voice was still scared and shocked. The nurse glanced up at him and nodded.

"She is in her office working on some charts. Go right ahead in there." She was curious to what had Luka worked up like this.

"Thanks." His accent caused his gratitude to be unrecognizable. He walked quickly to Corday's office and knocked impatiently.

"Okay, okay. I'm coming." Dr. Corday's English accent projected from the other side of the door and she walked hastily to the door. She opened it and saw Luka's fearful expression. "What's wrong? Abby?" Luka nodded and started back towards Abby's room. Elizabeth followed him worriedly.

"She woke up and....and she doesn't remember me. She doesn't know who I am." Elizabeth gasped slightly and drew her brows together in shock. Her friend might not even remember her. She hadn't even thought about this outcome. In the back of her mind, it had always been a possibility, but that had been the least of her worries at the time. During and immediately after the surgery her focus was on keeping her alive. She swallowed nervously as she entered Abby's room. She walked as slowly as she could to the side of her friend's bed and looked down at her.

"Hey Abby. Do you know where you are?" Elizabeth's voice cracked and she bit her bottom lip nervously. Abby's blank eyes stared up at her with an odd vulnerability that was uncommon to the normal Abby.

"Hospital." She looked so frightened, like a lost child.

"Good. Now, do you remember my name?" Corday hoped with everything she had that it was just a momentary lapse in Abby's memory and she would remember everything.

"No..." Abby whispered fearfully back at Elizabeth. "Should I know both of you?" Her voice turned to frustration. Luka glanced at Corday and their eyes were worried. "Why don't I remember you two?"

"I don't know, Abby. We are going to figure this out, alright? Don't worry about anything. It could be that your head injury gave you temporary amnesia. In that case, your memory will come back in flashes within a couple of days. That is the most likely situation." Elizabeth was trying to convince herself along with her scared friend. Abby nodded. "We are going to be right back. Push that button if you need anything, okay?" She gestured to the nurse call button. Abby nodded and watched as Luka and Elizabeth left her in the room alone with her thoughts.

"What is going on?" Luka whispered to Corday as soon as they were clear of the door.

"The most probable is that her head injury cause temporary amnesia. That's the best I can do for now. I am going to catch up on some charts and look over Abby's films. I will call you if anything happens. You should go fill everyone in downstairs." Her eyes were wide with concentration. Her curly hair bounced as she turned to leave. He nodded in agreement as he walked towards the stairs. Corday swallowed and rubbed her eyes, causing stars to appear in her vision.

...........

Luka walked down to the ER in a kind of silent trance. He walked by Pratt, who called his name. Pratt got no reaction from Luka and he followed him, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey. Kovac? How is Abby doing?" His rough voice pierced through Luka's thoughts.

"Uh...alright." He didn't think he could say it out loud and so he tried to lose Pratt. Pratt walked faster and stood in front of him, his hand stopping Kovac.

"Hey. Kovac, I care about her too. Is she okay?" Pratt stood in front of Kovac, looking slightly small in comparison to Luka.

"Pratt..." Luka almost sent him away, but thought better of it. "She is extubated. She just woke up..." He couldn't bring himself to say it. If he told someone, it would be final: true. Luka left, leaving Pratt alone in the hallway. Walking through the hall, he saw Carter.

"Carter. Do you know where Susan is?" Carter looked up and his eyes brightened.

"She is in with Sam in exam three. How is Abby?" Carter's voice was worried and expectant.

"Thanks....um...she is going to be fine I think." Luka walked by Carter and into exam three, hoping that Carter wouldn't come in to ask anymore questions. "Susan." His voice was relieved and he pulled up a chair beside him.

"Hey, Luka. How's Abby doing?" There was a long pause and Susan looked up with anticipation in her eyes. "Luka? How is she?"

"She is extubated and she just woke up." Luka didn't know what to do. He had to tell Susan. She had been so good to both him and Abby. "She doesn't remember me...or Corday." Susan gasped and her eyes widened.

"What do you mean? She doesn't remember anything?"

"I don't know. She doesn't recognize either of us. I didn't know what to do so I left. I didn't want to leave her alone, but I couldn't stay in there." Luka's voice was torn to pieces. Susan nodded and stood up.

"I want to go see her, but I don't want Sam to be alone. Will you stay with her?" Susan was on a mission.

"Sure. Thank you so much for everything." Luka smiled sadly and Susan left to go see her best friend who didn't even know who she was. This week was just getting better and better.

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