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Post by Izzy on Dec 23, 2008 1:00:40 GMT 10
This story takes place in season 15. Tell me what you think! This is my first fanfic, so feedback is very welcome! ESL
Returning home.
Carter was looking around, hoping to find a familiar face. There was a lot of activity going on, this place never changes, he thought when he saw the chaos in the waiting room. Although it was nothing like Africa, he was always surprised that County somehow always stayed the same. But it was definitely the first time that there was no one around he knew. Making his way to the front desk, he recognized a familiar voice. It was the voice of Haley, he remembered just how upset she was when he left County and didn’t want to place his name on her “wall of fame”. Haley came running down the hall and gave him a big hug.
”Where is everybody, it looks like there have been a lot of staff changes since I left?” Carter said when Haley finally let go of him. Haley started laughing and took him to the doctors lounge. The wall on the left side was completely covered with Christmas cards and photos. “This is where everybody has gone to” Haley said pointing to the wall.
Carter started to look closer and the familiar faces he was looking for were pinned on the wall. Doug and Carol looking very happy with their two beautiful daughters. And off course Susan, Chuck and Cosmo were there. Carter was still in contact with Susan and he knew she was doing fine. He was planning to visit her before he went back to Africa in three weeks. As he was looking, he couldn’t find the two persons he was especially looking for. He noticed that their names were missing on the lockers, so he figured that they also had left Chicago.
“Where are Luka and Abby?” Carter asked while he was still going through all the cards and photos. “They are here somewhere” Haley said while pushing Carter away from the wall. She started looking and soon found the card and attached photo Carter was looking for. “Here you go, but I have to go back, there is a MVA coming in” Haley left the room, but Carter didn’t pay attention to it because he was focused on the picture. Luka and Abby had moved to Boston, he couldn’t believe it. Why would they leave this place, he thought. They both looked different, Abby had a look into her eyes that he had never seen before. She seemed at ease and really happy. Luka had an arm around Abby and Joe was sitting on his lap. Joe looked exactly like Luka, they even had the same smile on their faces. Luka had the family he always wanted, but Carter couldn’t stop wondering what made them leave this place.
“Hey, stranger!” Carter looked around and found Sam standing in the doorway. “Are you looking at Haley’s Christmas wall? ” Carter nodded and pinned the card he was holding back on the wall. “If we don’t be careful, Haley will have claimed all the empty walls and made them into some sort of theme.” Carter smiled at Sam. “She is the best!” and while Carter said that a card fell from the wall. Sam walked over to it to put it back. “I think Abby and Luka made a very good choice by leaving this place, don’t you think? They look so happy now” Sam said while she was putting their card back on the wall. “They sure look happy, but why did they leave this place?” Sam looked surprised, Carter didn’t know all the bad things that had happed last year. “They had a very hard time last year, but by the looks of it they are moving on with their lives.” Sam didn’t answer his question, she didn’t think it would be necessary to tell Carter. “Well it was nice to see you, take care” Sam said while walking out the door.
Carter decided to go back to his hotel room. Tomorrow morning he was planning to go to Boston to visit his father. He was looking forward to go, but it was strange knowing that Abby and Luka were also living there. He was thinking about whether he should go and visit them. He knew for sure that Haley would have the address for him.
After a long night of thinking, Carter decided not to ask the address and just go to Boston as planned. Luka and Abby had moved on and so had he.
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Post by kia on Dec 23, 2008 5:56:54 GMT 10
That was cute! I like the idea of Carter coming back and looking for his friends. And, of course, I like the wall with all the cards and pictures, because they're still like a family. It was great you said Luka and Abby are happy because I really needed it. I hope this won't be a one-shot. I'd like to read other parts.
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Post by Martine on Dec 23, 2008 8:38:28 GMT 10
Wow Izzy, I think you're a good writer considering english isn't your native language. I would never dare to start a fanfic. Look forward to the next update.
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Post by suzanne on Dec 23, 2008 9:27:24 GMT 10
Very nice start!! Loved the wall!! Can't wait to see what happens!!
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Post by Izzy on Dec 23, 2008 18:54:07 GMT 10
Thanks for the feedback. This was supposed to be a one shot, but I decided to continue it after your lovely comments! Martineke – Thanks, I actually hesitated to do it, because of the ESL. But I just gave it a shot! Girl I know that you have enough talent to start one for yourself! I would like it, if you started one! Carter had been in Boston for a week now. He was very happy to see his father again. They had so much to tell to each other that they barely left the property. But this afternoon they were going to take a walk by the pier. The weather was good, considering the time of year. They walked for an hour and decided to sit down on a bench overseeing the pier. “I wished you would have stayed here” his father said out of the blue. “Why?” Carter didn’t understand what brought this up. “You would have got married and had a family of your own” he continued. Carter overlooked the pier. There were families walking by, some were playing soccer while walking, others were just enjoying each other’s company. “You know that things are a little bit more complicated now dad” They both stayed quite. Cater watched a family standing by the pier, they were feeding the ducks. The man and woman were kneeling and helping their child tore up the bread. Carter continued to watch and thought about Kim and their deceased son. The family he had been watching started to move, apparently they were out of bread and the child started running away. The man and woman stood up and turned around, Carter eyes got bigger. He knew who they were, it was Luka and Abby. He watched Luka place his arm around Abby, she looked up at him and gave him a quick kiss. Carter was not expecting to see them after he decided not to ask for their address. He continued to watch them closely. Joe was running back to Luka and Abby and Luka put a now laughing Joe on his shoulders. Joe was saying something to Abby, but Carter could not hear what. Abby looked up at her two men and gave them both a big smile. “Do you know them?” His father asked as he saw his son intense look. “Yes, they both used to work at County. The woman is Abby, you know her” Carter continued. His father sure knew who Abby was. But he didn’t want to disturb his son, so he didn’t carry on the conversation. Meanwhile Carter kept staring at Luka, Abby and Joe until they were out of sight. “Why didn’t you go and say hi to them?” his father broke the silence. Carter never answered the question, he was not sure why, maybe it was just that he never thought Luka and Abby could be happy together. But somehow it seemed that they made it work this time.
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Post by Izzy on Dec 23, 2008 22:41:38 GMT 10
A few days later Carter’s father fell and hit his head, it was bleeding and Carter thought that it would need at least three stitches and a tetanus shot. After rushing to the nearest ER, Carter and his father were standing at the triage desk at Mass General Hospital. It seemed that it was a busy morning and Carter was getting irritated about the fact that they had to wait that long to sign in. “Maybe we should go somewhere else” Carter finally said to his father. But just as he said that, he heard a voice that he would recognize everywhere, it was definitely Abby.
As he started looking around, he noticed that she was standing about 10 meters away. “Excuse me, I know doctor Lockhart, could you please let us go through” Carter put all his feelings away, because he knew if he didn’t ask for Abby, his father had to wait an eternity. “I am sorry, but we don’t have a doctor Lockhart on our ER team, you just have to take a seat sir and wait for your turn” the triage nurse said laughing. “That is Abby, I know her, if you could please call her over here” Carter said pointing into her direction. “That is doctor Kovac sir, but I will ask her” The nurse called Abby over, as she came closer Carter regretted that he didn’t go to the private facility that was only a few more minutes away.
“Carter!” Abby couldn’t believe that he was here. “Hi, I need a favor, my father fell down and he needs some stitches” Carter said in an uneasy tone. “Sure, come with me. It has been so long, how are you?” Abby asked curious. She found it strange that Carter didn’t seemed as surprised to see her as she was about seeing him. “I’m fine thanks. It seems you are doing fine as well doctor Kovac” Carter said a little sarcastic. “Well we don’t work at the same hospital anymore, so I could finally change my name without people getting confused” Abby said as she started smiling by the thought of how happy she was to have the name of the man she truly loved.
Carter knew that Luka and Abby got married, Susan told him. Susan didn’t attend the wedding either, but she heard the news from Haley, who still makes phone calls to all the former ER staff she was friends with. Haley was always good informed, which made her a very reliable source for Susan, who lost contact with Abby years ago. The thing Carter loved about Haley was that she didn’t gossip, she would only pass on good news.
“Well I am really surprised to see you here, I thought you would never leave Africa” Abby said while she was cleaning the wound. “Well I am only here for three weeks, I just wanted to visit my family” Carter said while he was observing how Abby started to inject anesthetics near the wound. “So you only visited Boston?” Abby was curious because Carter acted as if he already knew she lived in Boston with Luka and Joe. “No, I have also been to Chicago. My transfer flight got delayed, so I decided to go and visit County”
“Really, was there anyone around you know?” Abby said joking. “Actually it was…” but Carter couldn’t finish his sentence because a nurse yelled “Abby, two majors coming in, we need you in trauma 1”. “I am sorry Carter, but I have to go. I will have a resident do the stitches and I will come and check on your father later” Abby ran away to a gurney that was coming through the door. The trauma rooms looked a lot like the one’s at County. Carter could see Abby working on the patient, she was leading the trauma and having a heated discussion with, what looked like, a trauma surgeon. Abby never changes, Carter thought to himself.
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Post by baboune51 on Dec 23, 2008 23:33:29 GMT 10
good start , reunion between freinds
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Post by Martine on Dec 24, 2008 0:13:26 GMT 10
I like the updates. And no, I think I got a pretty good reputation here so I'm not gonna ruin that by writing fanfics Here's a tip that might be useful. There is a spell check button you can hit before posting. I look forward to the next update!
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Post by suzanne on Dec 24, 2008 1:37:19 GMT 10
Can't believe you havn't written before, it's really good!! Loves the updates!! Looking forward to seeing what happens next!!
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Post by Izzy on Dec 24, 2008 7:08:08 GMT 10
Martineke - Je leeft maar een keer! (You only live once!) haha...Suzanne - Thanks for the compliment! “That looks good” Abby came walking over to Carter and his father. “Did you already get a tetanus shot?” The wound was closed and Carter was pleased with the result. “Yes, we are just waiting to get signed out” Carter said, hoping Abby would do it so he and his father could go home. “Well I will tell the nurse to come over. I am sorry we didn’t get a chance to catch up, but it is very busy write now. You know what, why don’t you have dinner at our house this week? Luka would be thrilled to see you and you can meet Joe” Carter tried to make a smile. It wasn’t that he wasn’t happy for both Luka and Abby, but it was definitely strange to hear Abby talk so happy about her family. “Thanks Abby, but I don’t think I have time this week” Carter said. “I will give you my phone number in case you change your mind” Abby said a bit disappointed. She knew Luka would like to see Carter again and she was curious how everybody at County was doing. “John, just give them a call. Why can’t you go to their house?” Carter’s father asked him when they were walking over to their car. Carter didn’t got a chance to say goodbye to Abby because she was in another trauma. He was having mixed feelings, Abby helped him a lot today. If it wasn’t for her, he and his father would still be waiting in the waiting area. “I don’t know dad, she looks so happy, I don’t want to disturb them. They left Chicago for a reason…” Carter stopped talking. He still had no idea what that reason was. But somehow it felt that the reason they left, was nothing like the reason Susan left County for. “Well I think you should go” his father said determinedly. He and Carter returned home. His father went right to sleep, so Carter was alone. He was thinking about Abby’s invitation, when the phone rang. It was Susan, “Hi Carter, how is life back in America? Are you still coming next week?” Susan said enthusiastic. “Yes, off course! I am sorry I didn’t email you my flight information yet, but I have been really busy. My father and I had a lot of catching up to do” Carter was glad she called. “And I visited County”, Carter continued, “because my flight got delayed in Chicago” “Really, how was it?” Susan always wanted to go back and visit County. “There were a lot of unfamiliar faces, but fortunately Haley was there so I got a warm welcome. She even let me see her Christmas wall. Cosmo is getting big” “Yeh, I know. Where even both Luka and Abby off that day?” Susan asked curiously ”They left Chicago…” “Really, the last thing I heard was that they got married, so I figured they would stay at County forever. Haley didn’t mention it the last time I spoke to her. Where did they go to?” Susan found it strange that Luka and Abby left Chicago and Haley didn’t call her to tell her that. “They live here in Boston. When I was at County, Haley showed me their Christmas card and a photo they send with it” “So, did you go and visit them, I mean you are in Boston” Susan always wanted to stay in touch with Abby, but somehow they just lost contact. “I didn’t plan to go and see them, but my father needed stitches today and I ran into Abby at Mass General. She invited me to come and have dinner with her, Luka and Joe” Carter knew the minute he told Susan this that she would make him go. “Ow that is wonderful, when are you going?” Susan wished she lived closer by, she would love to have dinner with them. “I told Abby that I didn’t have time to have dinner with them…”Carter knew Susan was not going to agree with this statement. “…then you make time”, Susan said. “You have to go, you have been through a lot with the both of them. It wouldn’t hurt you to go and have dinner with them” “I know, I think I am going to give Abby a call tonight” Carter said nervously “Oke, but you have to tell me everything about it when you are here” “I will, Susan” “Well, I have to go. I will see you next week” Carter looked at his watch, was it the right time to give Abby a call? Or should he visit them the next time he was in Boston?
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Post by baboune51 on Dec 24, 2008 7:46:44 GMT 10
Carter is jalous of Luka ?
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Post by suzanne on Dec 24, 2008 9:08:22 GMT 10
Great update!! Glad you brought Susan and Carter into the fic!! I love fic's with all four of them!! Update soon!!
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Post by shelby on Dec 24, 2008 10:24:25 GMT 10
Great fic Izzy! I'm addicted to it now! I hope Carter goes to Luka and Abby's house for dinner!
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Post by jehkovac on Dec 24, 2008 12:03:48 GMT 10
I'm liking it so far!!!! I'm looking foward to John's visit!!!! Great job!!
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Post by Izzy on Dec 24, 2008 22:58:36 GMT 10
baboune51 - Carter is not jealous of Luka, just wait and see, than you will find out the real reason why Carter is visiting America! shelby53094, Suzanne & jehkovac - Thanks! I am going to visit my family during Christmas, so I will update again after Christmas. But for now two updates, I hope you like them! I wish you all a wonderful Christmas!! Afraid that Susan would let him sleep outside next week, he dialed the number Abby gave him. “Hello…” a male voice said at the other end of the line. Carter wasn’t expecting Luka to answer the phone. “Hi Luka, this is John Carter.”He said with a little hesitation. “Hi Carter, Abby told me you were in Boston. I am glad you called, how are you? I hope you father is feeling better” Luka was very pleased Carter decided to give them a call. “Yes, he is, thanks for asking. I am doing fine, I love spending time with my father after I have been gone for so long and I am enjoying all the things that are not available in Africa” “I want to hear everything about Africa, we haven’t spoken each other in such a long time. But I am just giving Joe his bath so I don’t have time right now. When are you coming over for dinner?” Luka asked. “Well, that is exactly why I gave you all call, what about tomorrow evening?” “That is fine with us, I have the day off so you can come by any time you want” Luka was curious what Carter had been up to these last years. The last time they were in touch, Abby was pregnant with Joe. “Oke, I will be there around 5 pm” Carter said happily, he was glad that Susan had made him call them. All the reasons for not going suddenly disappeared, it was going to be fine.
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