Post by elicia on Mar 28, 2006 7:21:03 GMT 10
“Where are Malik and Inez? We said we would meet here after our shift.” Haleh turned around checking, if they were still on their way in.
“They got caught up in a trauma, but they shouldn’t be long.” Chuny dropped her purse on the table.
“Okay, let’s start anyway. They’ll catch up later. So what the latest status? Chuny?”
“I had little talks with nurses in Pedes, OB, Ortho and OR today. Whereas the rumor on Ray and Inez hasn’t been discarded, it seems that Frank’s intervention about Abby being possibly involved with someone has caused a huge interest in our community.” She giggled as she remembered the excitement of her colleagues. “Of course everyone’s guess was that she and Dr Clemente were a hot item.” Haleh rolled her eyes. “But since yesterday’s little conversation in Sutures between our favorite Attendings, the rumor mill has run wild. Everyone is trying to figure out what it meant.”
“I bet they wonder.” Frank chuckled. He took his beer and downed half of it.
“It’s clearly not unanimous, which is probably a good thing. We don’t want things to go too fast, where would be the fun? So as of today, we have Inez and Ray...”
“Still? I thought they were over that! How comes?” Inez fell on the chair next to Frank.
“Come on Inez, they are about to have a far better story, you’ll be forgotten in no time. You have to be patient.” Haleh smiled at her. “Rumors have a life of their own. Once out there, you never know what will happen next.” The young nurse pouted. Frank patted her arm and that gesture brought a faint smile back on her lips. “I have already ordered your favorite fruit cocktail to cheer you up.”
“Okay, so Inez and Ray and Abby with Clemente...”
“So we still have Abby and Clemente as our ER turtledoves?” Malik wondered.
“Yeah, we’re currently in the star-crossed lovers story, with Luka trying to separate our love birds. Word is that he thinks Clemente is not good enough for her and as a friend, he has decided to take matters in his hands.” As Chuny spoke, Haleh closed her eyes and sighed. Well so much for staying vague.
“As a friend? Why not a big brother? Have they seen those two together lately?” The older nurse took a sip of her soda, clearly not happy with this storyline.
“I think it has been too long since Abby and Luka were a couple.” Chuny explained. “They are seen as best friends by the whole hospital and it seems hard for most people to even imagine that there could be a repeat.”
“Well, at this point, people still think things are that way." Frank added. "They're 'just friends'.”
Haleh rolled her eyes and continued. “Let's not get off topic. Everyone will figure out the truth in due time. So...we have established that yes, Abby and Luka did it on the said night.”
“We’re completely sure?” Inez’s question made Chuny chuckle. The young nurse had always doubted the two doctor's intimacy.
“Abby told Neela, who by the way is aware of what we’re doing.” Haleh explained. “That girl is too smart. I’m not sure if she is going to spill out the beans, but so far she hasn’t.” Seeing Frank’s eyes light up, she quickly added. “And I don’t think she’ll help us either.”
“So what do we do next? Is Clemente going to help us again?” Malik asked.
“I don’t think, we will need Clemente anymore.” Frank said. “He has run his course. Let the little alien fly back to his mothership.”
“I agree. Now I’m not so sure that it was a good idea to put him in the middle.”
“It helped us establish facts. It made Kovac react and it brought some life in our boring daily routine.” The older desk clerk reminded her.
“I think we played our cards. If nothing happens, then we have to accept it.” Chuny said. “We can only sit back and see if this goes anywhere. If it doesn’t, at least we had our fun.”
“Well, I sure hope something will happen.” Haleh looked at her friend.
“Okay second subject of the evening: tomorrow is the big announcement.” Jerry announced. “So who do you think will become ER Chief, Clemente, Kovac or someone else? Who wants to bet on that?”
“I say it’s going to be Kovac. The little squirrel isn’t cut for it.” Frank took a ten dollar bill out of his wallet.
“I’d say it’s going to be Clemente.” Malik guessed. “They probably brought him in for that. I think it was settled back then.”
“I think it’s going to be Kovac...” Chuny grabbed her purse to retrieve her cash.
“Okay just put your money and bets on the table, I’ll put the results together...” Jerry wrote everything down in the now famous ER betting book. As soon as they had all made a choice, he checked the results. “Okay so $60 for us, 2 for Clemente and 4 for Kovac... Add to that the $30 from Pratt, Barnett and Morris and we have 5 to 4 for Kovac. Wow, that’s narrow... As soon as the name is out, I’ll split it between the winners.”
“So back to our observation round, tomorrow I will work with Abby.” Haleh announced. “Who takes Kovac? Okay, Malik he is yours. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!”
“They got caught up in a trauma, but they shouldn’t be long.” Chuny dropped her purse on the table.
“Okay, let’s start anyway. They’ll catch up later. So what the latest status? Chuny?”
“I had little talks with nurses in Pedes, OB, Ortho and OR today. Whereas the rumor on Ray and Inez hasn’t been discarded, it seems that Frank’s intervention about Abby being possibly involved with someone has caused a huge interest in our community.” She giggled as she remembered the excitement of her colleagues. “Of course everyone’s guess was that she and Dr Clemente were a hot item.” Haleh rolled her eyes. “But since yesterday’s little conversation in Sutures between our favorite Attendings, the rumor mill has run wild. Everyone is trying to figure out what it meant.”
“I bet they wonder.” Frank chuckled. He took his beer and downed half of it.
“It’s clearly not unanimous, which is probably a good thing. We don’t want things to go too fast, where would be the fun? So as of today, we have Inez and Ray...”
“Still? I thought they were over that! How comes?” Inez fell on the chair next to Frank.
“Come on Inez, they are about to have a far better story, you’ll be forgotten in no time. You have to be patient.” Haleh smiled at her. “Rumors have a life of their own. Once out there, you never know what will happen next.” The young nurse pouted. Frank patted her arm and that gesture brought a faint smile back on her lips. “I have already ordered your favorite fruit cocktail to cheer you up.”
“Okay, so Inez and Ray and Abby with Clemente...”
“So we still have Abby and Clemente as our ER turtledoves?” Malik wondered.
“Yeah, we’re currently in the star-crossed lovers story, with Luka trying to separate our love birds. Word is that he thinks Clemente is not good enough for her and as a friend, he has decided to take matters in his hands.” As Chuny spoke, Haleh closed her eyes and sighed. Well so much for staying vague.
“As a friend? Why not a big brother? Have they seen those two together lately?” The older nurse took a sip of her soda, clearly not happy with this storyline.
“I think it has been too long since Abby and Luka were a couple.” Chuny explained. “They are seen as best friends by the whole hospital and it seems hard for most people to even imagine that there could be a repeat.”
“Well, at this point, people still think things are that way." Frank added. "They're 'just friends'.”
Haleh rolled her eyes and continued. “Let's not get off topic. Everyone will figure out the truth in due time. So...we have established that yes, Abby and Luka did it on the said night.”
“We’re completely sure?” Inez’s question made Chuny chuckle. The young nurse had always doubted the two doctor's intimacy.
“Abby told Neela, who by the way is aware of what we’re doing.” Haleh explained. “That girl is too smart. I’m not sure if she is going to spill out the beans, but so far she hasn’t.” Seeing Frank’s eyes light up, she quickly added. “And I don’t think she’ll help us either.”
“So what do we do next? Is Clemente going to help us again?” Malik asked.
“I don’t think, we will need Clemente anymore.” Frank said. “He has run his course. Let the little alien fly back to his mothership.”
“I agree. Now I’m not so sure that it was a good idea to put him in the middle.”
“It helped us establish facts. It made Kovac react and it brought some life in our boring daily routine.” The older desk clerk reminded her.
“I think we played our cards. If nothing happens, then we have to accept it.” Chuny said. “We can only sit back and see if this goes anywhere. If it doesn’t, at least we had our fun.”
“Well, I sure hope something will happen.” Haleh looked at her friend.
“Okay second subject of the evening: tomorrow is the big announcement.” Jerry announced. “So who do you think will become ER Chief, Clemente, Kovac or someone else? Who wants to bet on that?”
“I say it’s going to be Kovac. The little squirrel isn’t cut for it.” Frank took a ten dollar bill out of his wallet.
“I’d say it’s going to be Clemente.” Malik guessed. “They probably brought him in for that. I think it was settled back then.”
“I think it’s going to be Kovac...” Chuny grabbed her purse to retrieve her cash.
“Okay just put your money and bets on the table, I’ll put the results together...” Jerry wrote everything down in the now famous ER betting book. As soon as they had all made a choice, he checked the results. “Okay so $60 for us, 2 for Clemente and 4 for Kovac... Add to that the $30 from Pratt, Barnett and Morris and we have 5 to 4 for Kovac. Wow, that’s narrow... As soon as the name is out, I’ll split it between the winners.”
“So back to our observation round, tomorrow I will work with Abby.” Haleh announced. “Who takes Kovac? Okay, Malik he is yours. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!”