And, I'm back with the last update of 2014. This was a Linda prompt, prompted by Casualty300 and the prompt was: Linda treats a teenager, who confides that she is being beat by her adopted parents, but is she telling the truth?
Forgive me if the birth year doesn't add up, I was originally going to use one that I created for Jessica, in a different FanFic, but then I realized Casualty writers had revealed the year she was born in, on her ID bracelet when she was in a coma. So, then I made one up for Hannah.
Those of you, who read my 'Hannah' stories know who Hannah is but for those of you who don't, here's an explanation: She was created originally as I got a plotline, thinking: What if Jessica had a daughter before Amelia, and Hannah was created.
Hannah's appearance: She has blonde hair, brown eyes, slim build, a daughter called Mia, her daughter lives with a condition which I live with and that is cerebal palsy, Mia for the first few weeks was in an incubator, as you can see this will have some references to 'The Adventures Of Ben And Hannah' and maybe the first story, she starred in which was 'Mother And Daughter'
Zoe and Jessica are best friends in this.
If, I don't get this chapter up in time, I hope everyone has a Happy New Year. :D
The Secret Life Of Casualty
Chapter 63
After a New Years party with Zoe, Sam, Rita, and out of the guys there had been: Tom, Jay (who had dragged a reluctant Ruth with him) Nick had put in an appearance, which had startled Zoe and she'd tried unsuccessfully to avoid him, a hungover Linda had crashed at Zoe's apartment, and was now getting out of the taxi and she walked in to the ED, heading in to the staff room to change in to her scrubs. When she reached the staff room Zoe was already in there, pouring a cup of coffee and popping a couple of paractemol to get rid of the banging headache she had from last night where she had drank too much.
She finished stirring her coffee and held it between her hands.
She pulled on her scrub top, and then gathered her hair in to hands as she put it in to a pony and then a small dab of lip-gloss she was ready to treat her first patient of the day.
"Get up!" Hannah stirred at the voice of her adopted father, she had been adopted at 3 months old.
"I'm up " She mumbled, tiredly, getting out of the bed and walking towards the cot that contained her daughter. She knew her love for Mia got her out of bed in the morning, if she didn't have her, she would just lie there, take the beatings that Jack, her adopted father gave her daily. She ached everywhere, she was sure that she had a few fractures. She needed to get that seen to. So, when her dad was out, she took the chance and fastened Mia in to her car seat. She started to cry. "I know your hungry " The teen told her daughter, rocking the seat slightly, hoping that she would go back asleep. After packing the Cathy Kidston changing bag with: bottles, nappies, baby grows, and her favourite teddy, which was hers when she was a baby, it was a rabbit with a jumper on, and she had, taken it everywhere with her. So, it seemed only right that now her daughter had the teddy. She picke up the soft baby blanket that she kept in the cot and hen walked down stairs. She tucked the blanket around her daughter and then hurried down the steps of the house as she locked the door behind her.
With every step she took pain ached through her body, but she battled through it. She crossed the road and headed inside a large hospital with departments that she didn't recongize. She stumbled to the reception desk. Thankfully, there wasn't a long queue.
"Name?" Noel required.
"Hannah Louise Scott "
"Date of birth?"
8/2/ 1996" She told him.
"Address?"
"83 Oakfield Square "
"Take a seat and somebody will see you soon " Noel told her as he'd finished typing the notes up and saved them. She nodded, and took her daughter's carrier from the top of the counter and turned as she headed towards the seats in reception. She took Mia out of her seat and bounced her on her knee.
Jessica was pulling up in to the car park, after dropping her kids off at school. She turned off the engine and put the keys in to her bag as she stepped out and locked the doors behind her. She walked in and headed straight to the staff room to change in to her scrubs. She opened her locker door and placed her bag inside before switching her phone off. She then went out in to the corridor. She picked up her first patient file.
"Hannah Louise Scott?" She read the name on the chart and watched as a teen walked towards her, anxiously holding on to a babies carrier. Jessica led her to the cubicle and she sat down on the bed.
"Are you OK?" Jessica asked, as she noticed she looked scared, as she asked about her family's history.
"I'm scared " Hannah said, her voice was trembling.
" OK" Jessica replied, she knew how to sympathize with children, she had 3 of her own, after Harry's death and two miscarriages she had decided against having anymore.
Then, a doctor came in. It was Caleb Knight but his friends and colleagues, including his brother Ethan, called him Cal. "Are you in pain?" He asked.
"A little bit " Hannah whispered, she kept quiet as she knew what her adopted parents Kelly and Jack, would say if they knew.
Cal injected the girl with morphine.
On her break Jessica had gone up to peads, when she spotted a baby, she knew who this was. It was baby Mia. After her break was over she left the peads ward and returned to her duties.
Zoe had Hannah's results. She'd ran a number of tests and was concerned about the bruises appearing on the teenagers legs, but she knew that she mustn't jump to conclusions. She invited Jessica to explain with her. She walked to the cubicle, drawing back the curtain.
"Hello, Hannah, we have your results here"
Did she want to know?
You have leukaemia "
"Is that why the bruises keep appearing?" Hannah thought she was tired, after the birth of her baby
"Yes. You'll need a biopsy " Zoe explained gently watching as Jessica squeezed Hannah's hand.
"What's that?" She asked, curiously.
"It's where a sample of tissue is taken from you under a local anesthetic " Zoe explained, hoping the teenager understood.
"Oh " Hannah whispered.
Jessica and Zoe had come out of the cubicle and Zoe had, asked Jessica for a word.
"Jessica, a word?" Zoe requested of her best friend.
"Sure " Jessica replied as she stopped what she was doing and followed Zoe to the lifts. The doctor and nurse were in silence as the lift travelled up to the first floor where Zoe's office was. When Zoe had unlocked the door to her office she stepped inside and stood in front of her desk.
"What's gotten in to you?" Zoe asked, her hand on her hip.
The nurse couldn't explain it, it was like something had drawn her to the teenager. She offered her boss an expiation. "I don't know "
"Your off the case " Zoe told her as she left the office.
Zoe had took Jessica off Hannah's case, fearing she was becoming too involved and replacd her with Linda, who had explained the risks to the teenager about the surgey, but because she was underage they needed somebody to sign her consent forms for the operation to go ahead. Jessica knew that she was taking a massive, massive risk with her career when she signed her own name.
Hannah was now unconscious, ready for the operation.
Zoe had gowned up and had numbed the area where he needle was going to go in. She guided the needle through with the help of an ultrasound and had collected enough tissue to send to the lab but she was quietly confident she knew what the girl was suffering from. She just had to wait on the results.
Jessica and Linda were on a break, chatting about anything but Jessica couldn't focus.
"Jess, are you alright?"
She looked up. It was her husband Adam.
"I'm fine "
The problem was Adam knew her better than she knew herself and she knew it.
She sighed. "Zoe has suspended me "
"What for?" Adam asked.
"I don't know " She mumbled. She, of course, did know why Zoe had done it, but there was no way she was telling Adam. She got in to the car and drove home wondering how Hannah was.
After the surgery Hannah had two visitors that she didn't recognize.
"How are you feeling?" The male asked.
"Sore " Hannah replied, a bit tiredly. "Where's my daughter?"
"OK " The man nodded as he noticed the porter come in to wheel the patient back to the ward.
Adam had finally returned home, with a bunch of pink roses in one hand and his car keys in his other "Jess" He called as he hung up his coat and put it on the banister. No answer. He was worried. He walked up the stairs.
"I'm fine " She told him as he sat by her and took her hand.
"Talk to me "
"I'm fine " So, she kept telling herself.
Adam sighed. "Please "
She decided against telling him, sure that Zoe would tell him tomorrow morning.
Probably my favourite chapter to write so far. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed so far, I'm really liking writing this story.
Next chapter: Ella Ashford prepares to marry Cal. Will the wedding go to plan? Prompted by ShawneeSmithIsMyIdol
