The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 139.

Ethan kept on walking, with no clear destination in mind, all he knew was that he needed to get away. Cal watched his brother, life was so unfair, no one deserved to have the gene, but Ethan was helpful, forgiving and innocent, somebody must hate him, up there, if they decided he was going to inherit the gene.

Cal kissed his mother on the head and wiped away his tears, Emile had finally succumbed to the disease, and even though, Cal didn't want to believe it, he knew that sometime in the future, Ethan would too. He got up off the bench and jogged down the pier until he reached his brother.

"Ethan?" Cal said softly as he sat down beside him.

Ethan said nothing, he just continued to stare out at the sky.

"Ethan?" Cal said again.

"Why me, Cal?" Ethan sobbed. "Why me?"

Cal felt helpless. "I don't know" He replied, he put a hand on Ethan's shoulder as more tears fell from his brothers eyes.

"Why didn't it happen to you?" There was anger in Ethan's voice now, and Cal was shocked, he would normally fight back when Ethan lashed out at him, verbally, but he knew he needed someone to vent his anger on and right now, he was an easy target.

"We will get through this together Nibbles " Cal said determinedly.

Ethan nodded slowly as he got up and headed off the pier.

"Where are you going?" Cal called as he got Emile's wheelchair and saw Ethan walk away.

"I need to clear my head " He said.

Cal loaded Emile in to the ambulance.

"Come back with me and we can talk about this" Cal said, as he shut the doors.

"What's the point?" Ethan replied, sounding dejected, his voice was lacking enthusiasm.

"Don't give up, Ethan, please " Cal replied, squeezing his shoulder. "Come back to the ED "

"Fine" He got in to the ambulance and Cal got in to the drivers seat and they began to drive back to the ED.


"Where the hell have you two been?" Clinical lead Connie, was furious with two of her doctors for disappearing in the middle of their shift.

Ethan and Cal looked at each other.

"Well?" Connie demanded.

"Perhaps you should go somewhere quiet to discuss this Connie, " Charlie said quietly.

The clinical lead ran a hand through her brown locks. "My office " She told both brothers, before stalking off. Ethan sighed, Cal rubbed his shoulder as the two of them got in to lift and travelled up to Connie's office in silence. As, the metal doors, opened Ethan felt like running away.

Cal knew what his younger brother was thinking. He grabbed his wrists and held on to them. "Ethan, look at me, it'll be OK " He told him.

"I'm scared, Cal " Ethan told him.

Cal nodded. "I know you are, Ethan, but I'm going to be by your side, all the way "

Ethan nodded and they headed towards Connie's office, Cal knocked on the door.

"Come in " Connie called as she looked up from the paperwork that she was signing. The door opened.

"Ah, doctor Knight, Doctor Hardy " Connie began as the two doctors walked further in to the room.

"Yes, Mrs Beauchaump " Ethan said quietly.

"Care to explain what the hell is going on?" Connie snapped.

"Ethan's got the gene, Mrs Beauchamp "Cal said, and hearing Cal say it, made it feel all too real for him, as he fled from the office, leaving Cal to stare after him.

He sat on the top of the stairs and cried, until he felt a hand on his shoulder, the hand belonged to Cal. "Hey" He said quietly.

"I'm not going to have a normal life am I?" Said Ethan, as he rested his head in his folded arms.

"Your symptoms might not show for a long time yet" Cal said knowingly.

Ethan nodded and then had a request of Cal. "Can we see Mum?" He asked.

Cal nodded, since they had come back from the beach, Emile had been taken to the chapel of rest.

They walked down the stairs to see colleagues giving them sympathetic looks.

Robyn come over to them. "How are you too holding up?" She asked, sympathetically.

"We are fine, thanks Robyn " Cal said quickly.

"We are all here for you guys if you need anything " She continued and Cal nodded as Robyn walked off and the boys continued to the chapel.

"I don't think I can " Ethan trailed off as they both come to stand outside a white door, both knowing who was inside of it.

"It'll be fine" Cal reassured him. Truth, was he was terrified to, but as the older brother it was his job to hide his fears. "Ready?" He asked, his hand on the handle, Ethan nodded. Cal opened the door.

She looked asleep, as she lay in her coffin.

"Mum..." Ethan whispered as he held her hand, it was cold. "I'm glad your at peace now, your not in pain anymore " Ethan felt tears pool in his eyes, once more. He bent down and kissed her forehead, "I love you, mum " He told her.

Cal spoke as well. "I'll miss you, mum " A tear slide down his cheek then.

Ethan smiled at him as he noticed a picture in the coffin, he carefully slide it to realise it was a picture of him and Cal as children. "Cal, look " He said, passing it to him. In, the photo, the boys were at the beach, and Cal was grinning cheekily at the camera, while burying Ethan in sand, while he squirmed.

Cal traced his finger over it, before putting it back in the coffin.

They headed to the door and turned back as they each had another look at their mother; who had birthed them, but gave them up, knowing that another woman could give them the best life possibly.


I wasn't going to write anything after last Saturday's episode, but I decided to. Richard and George's performances were heart-breaking.

Next chapter: I know I keep saying this, but its taken longer than I thought it would, Ash and Linda head to the pub.