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Once again, I really am just going with the flow, classes this semester are getting tough. I just need some kind of release.

While waiting for the elevator to reach the ground floor Carter and Mark stood in silence, nothing really could be said. Mark looked at Carter who had his head down, hands at his temple, obviously trying to take in what he just saw, but it just wasn't making sense, how did Lucy go from annoying the shit out of him that day, to fighting for her life up in the ER. The exited the elevator and headed to the lounge.

Finally Carter spoke, "Mark, how in the hell did this happen? Who hurt her? What…How? I can't…."

Mark cut him off. "Carter, it was one of her patients, Paul Sobriki. Apparently he got a hold of the knife that they were going to use to cut the cake for the party. Carter, she was lying there a while, Malik found her."

Carter took a deep breath in. While she was lying on the floor bleeding to death, he was sitting on the roof, comforting Abby. He still couldn't get his mind around it. Mark Continued.

"Carter, you need to be prepared for questioning by the police, they are going to want to know a medical history on this guy, and they are going to want answers on why he would possibly want to this."

This time Carter cut off Mark. "Lucy was waiting on psyhc . She thought that he was suffering from schizophrenia. This must have been his first break." Mark closed his eyes and nodded. Then a voice from behind bellowed and startled them both.

"My question to you Dr. Carter, is why in the hell Miss. Knight was left alone, why were you not doing your job and supervising her!?"

Cater turned around to see none other than Robert Ramano. Carter looked at Mark with pleading eyes, but Mark looked the other way.

Carter continued to sit there, causing Robert to get even angrier. Robert walked over the table Mark and Carter were sitting at and he sat down right next to Carter. "WELL!!!?! ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER ME OR JUST CONTINE TO SIT THERE ACTING LIKE I ASKED YOU YOUR FAVOIRTE COLOR?" Carter stood up and stared down at Robert. "Dr. Ramano, how dare you come down here and attack me like this right now, I have so much going through my mind right now, the last thing I want to deal with and you and your hospital bullshit" Carters fists were slowly starting to clench as he said this.

Robert slowly rose. He spoke slowly and sternly. "Dr. Carter, I have no words for you. I am not attacking you. Miss. Knight was attacked, she was brutally attacked. This could have been avoided. I am putting this on you, I am not here to spare your feelings. I am giving you a much needed reality check. You should have been supervising your student..." At this point Robert started choking up. "..and because of your mistake, Miss. Knight might pay with her life. It should have been you, it should have been you."

With that comment said, Robert turned and walked out of the lounge.

Carter sank back in to his chair, and looked at Mark, who was looking at his hands on the table. Mark stood up and started to walk out. But turned around and spoke. "I told you that if you were going to be supervising, to actually supervise. I warned you, just today in fact. Carter, this isn't going to be easy, and Robert is the least of your worries, you need to be ready to deal with what is going to lie ahead. With that Mark left, Carter alone with his thoughts.

TBC…will update later tonight…going to eat dinner