In Her Eyes

Susan walked slowly and stiffly to the OR recovery room, focusing on each step as she took them. The past two days had been the hardest she had ever had. No double shift had ever compared to this. Her life had been turned upside down and every time she closed her eyes, she saw the events happening over and over. There was no reason for the pain she was feeling every second of the day. Her chest was constricted with fear and fatigue. Each breath she took, squeezed her heart a little harder. She was now on her way up to see Abby, her best friend, who was fighting for her life and scared to death. She didn't remember anything or anyone. This was the product of the concussion and hopefully she would regain her memory in a couple of days. As she walked through the OR, she was greeted several times by nurses and doctors. She barely saw their concerned faces as she answered them politely with an unrecognizable murmur. Only one doctor actually stopped her and looked into her dead eyes.

"Susan." Dr. Corday spoke to her late husband's best friend and made her look into her eyes. "Are you alright?" Corday's accent was strong and worried.

"I'm fine. How is Abby doing?" Susan had no concern for her own well-being.

"She is scared. She still doesn't remember anything and it's hard to explain why she is in so much pain. I don't think anyone wants to tell her what happened. Weaver just came up to see her. I think she chickened out of telling her." Corday cocked her head to the side and motioned for Susan to walk with her. They headed to Abby's room and walked very slowly. "How are you feeling, Susan?"

"I'll be fine. Just a little tired...you know." Her voice was very un-Susan-like.

"Are you sure? You don't sound fine." Corday stopped just outside of the room and nodded in understanding as Susan told her once again that she was fine. It was very unconvincing, but Elizabeth let it go.

Susan walked into the room with fear rising in her chest. All she heard was the beeping of the monitors and the sound of Abby breathing a little raggedly. Abby's face was extremely swollen and bruised. There were bandages all over her body and a big lump under the covers that was her right leg. She was sure that Abby's knee was in very bad shape. Abby looked so weak and fragile. Susan was afraid to go anywhere near her, but she got over it and grabbed a chair. Susan gently held Abby's hand and prayed fervently for her best friend. Susan did pray, but never as passionately as she was now. She prayed that Abby would remember everything and recover very fast and as painlessly as possible. Along with praying for Abby, she prayed for Sam and her son. Tears streamed down her face as she relived the apartment again while asking God for strength and fearless to get through this. Her job was pretty much all she had and she just wanted it to be normal again. She spent over two hours praying without any interruption or break. Susan closed her eyes and laid her head on the edge of Abby's bed.

After a couple of minutes, she felt movement. Susan looked up and saw Abby waking. "Abby. How are you feeling?" Susan whispered this, trying to keep her voice from cracking.

"Susan?" Abby's eyes were normal with recognition and covered up fear. Susan's eyes lit up and she opened her mouth in surprise.

"You remember? Everything?" Excitement masked Susan's extreme concern.

"Yeah..." There was a long silence and Susan hugged Abby's crying form gingerly. They stayed this way for a while and Susan's eyes were not dry.

"I'm so sorry, Abby. We got there too late. Sam and I came looking for you at your apartment. We didn't get there before Richard did." Susan's words were slurred by tears and Abby held her hand up.

"Where is Sam?" That was the question that Susan had hoped that Abby didn't ask; for a while at least.

"Uhh....she go really angry and went after Richard. He was still in your apartment. She went after him and he got even angrier. He beat her until I knocked him out." Abby's eyes were bloodshot and she shook her head, wincing.

"I can't believe this happened." Abby's voice was a mere whisper and every word radiated pain.

"Do you need more pain meds?" Abby shook her head stubbornly. Susan rolled her eyes and sighed. "I should get Luka. When you woke up he was here and you didn't remember anything. You said that you didn't know him or Corday. He is really scared."

"Don't leave me." Her voice was small and Susan nodded, agreeing with Abby.

"Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere." Susan smiled sadly and took Abby's hand, laying her head down on her bed. Silent tears streamed down her face and she let them go, feeling relief, fear, joy, and thankful. She thanked God for making this happen and she balled along with Abby for at least half an hour. Abby was back and now she would be okay.

Sorry for the long wait. I was really really stuck. Thanks for all of the reviews! Lets try to get to 100!!! That would be awesome. I have never had reviews in the triple digits before...:D Thanks! R&R! –soccergirlmich--