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Meanwhile Nick was busy working on the new budget for the ED unaware that Ella had left school and was with her mother on the floor below.

Back in the staffroom Ella's crying had finally subsided and she had regained her composure and was back to herself but, was still shaken at what she had witnessed earlier.

"I'm sorry you had to see that sweetheart" Zoe said as she moved a strand of Ella's perfectly shiny black hair that she had gotten from her mother out of her face and tucked it behind her ear.

Ella smiled at her mother and threw her arms around Zoe and hugged tight as if she was going to disappear.

"Hey what was that for?"

"I just wanted to say thank you for not yelling at me like I know dad would, you're not going to tell dad are you" Ella said rather nervously.

"No, I won't tell your father if you promise to go back to school, deal? Zoe held out her hand for Ella to shake to confirm they had a deal.

"I don't think I can go back to school as every time I look at the gates I'm going to think of that girl mum.

"ok, just this once but, If your father gets wind of this then you are not well ok because you know how important it is to him that you go to school alright?"

"Ok mum"

"You can stay here but don't you go round wondering the hospital and I check on you every half an hour if I can"

"Fine whatever" Ella said as she rolled her eyes in annoyance at her mother's orders.

"Right I'm just going to check on my patient and I will be right back".

Zoe got up from the sofa and made Ella lay down and placed a blanket over her and placed a soft kiss on her cheek and headed to the door but stopped and turned round and said

"Don't go round the wards or out of this room alright otherwise I will tell your dad" and with that Zoe left the staffroom.

Zoe approached Tess who was monitoring Zoe's patient Ruby.

"Everything alright" Tess asked as Zoe studied the notes on Ruby's condition and medication level.

"Yeah Ella is fine just a bit shaken after seeing the whole accident but ..."Zoe stopped to whisper the rest to Tess.

Zoe carried on the conversation in a low whisper" She saw the whole thing and she said that she saw Ruby just walk out on purpose and not accidently" The look on Tess's face was pure shock.

"Oh poor girl no wonder she was so upset" Tess said.

"Oh if you see Nick and he's found Ella in the staffroom could you say that Ella is not well as Nick would go mad if he found out Ella had witnessed that and missing school in the same day" Zoe asked with a pleading sound in her voice.

"Oh yeah sure, no problem" Tess said cheerfully.

Little did Zoe know that Ella had left the staffroom and was wondering the corridors of the hospital.

Ella had been wondering round several words and spoken to several elderly ladies who gave her chocolates and some of their grapes. After wondering corridor after empty corridor she decided to head back as she knew her mother would check on here at some point.

Ella was so wrapped up in looking round that she did not notice someone taking the corner rather sharply that they bumped right into each other which sent Ella flying to the floor.

"Oh sorry sir" Ella muttered but did not look up once

"Ella, what the hell are you doing out of school and why are you here wondering the corridors" Nick snapped

"Dad, I'm ...Not feeling very well" was all Ella could say as she looked at her dad.

"Does your mother know about this?"Nick demanded

"Y...E...S..." Ella stammered nervously

"Right come with me" Nick said rather sternly

"Is mum in trouble?"

"Well let's put it this way I am not very happy with her right now"

Ella and Nick walked back to the staffroom where Nick dropped Ella off and headed for resus.

"Oh, mum I'm sorry" Ella muttered to herself as she knew her father's temper.

Nick just barged into Resus not bothering to say hello or check on the patients but just went straight over to Zoe.

"Dr Hanna, A word" Nick said rather coldly

Nick marched out of resus with Dr Hanna hot on his heels.

They reached Nick's office and stepped inside and began world war 3 as soon as the door was slammed shut.

"What the hell Zoe" Nick demanded

"OK, I have no Idea what you are going on about Nick"

"Oh please you know perfectly well what I am talking about so don't act all innocent with me" Nick shouted.

"Oh for goodness sake Nick, now you know why Ella came to me and not you" Zoe yelled back

"Why didn't you tell me she was here because she felt unwell and why was it all so secretive" Nicked demanded

"Oh, I can't talk to you when you are like this you ignorant ass" and with that Zoe stormed out and slammed the door so hard it made the plaster lose on the wall.

Nick let out a huge sigh of frustration and threw the nearest object which happened to be a photo of Zoe and Nick smiling at a new years eve party unaware that at the time the photo had been taken which now laid smashed on the floor and crumpled which was how nick felt right now.