Post by jacobsmommy on Jun 22, 2008 1:29:20 GMT 10
This story has been approved by Helen.
It was the start of another beautiful day in the Kovac home, when the buzzing of the alarm clock wakes Abby up. She rolls over, and see that she has
overslept. She gently nudges Luka in the ribs.
"Hey, Luka, wake up, I've overslept again. Could you get Joe ready for the babysitter?", she says. Rushing around the bedroom looking for her work
clothes and lab coat.
"Damn, where did I put my lab coat?" Abby says, as she frantically runs around the house looking for it. Five minutes later, she finally locates it. She
gives both Luka and Joe a kiss, and rushes out the door and gets into her car. Putting the key into the ignition, and turning it. Abby realizes that the car
will not start. She looks down at the gas gauge, which reads empty.
"Damn, Abby says under her breath. Frustrated, she decides to take the El to work. While on the El, Abby begins to feel crowded, as more and more
people board the train. At the next stop, Abby decides to get off, and walks the rest of the way to work.
Enjoying the beautiful spring weather, Abby walks past a construction site. As she walks near some scaffolding, two of the construction workers start
whistling at her. Abby looks over at them and shakes her head at the workers.
"Don't you have anything better to do?", she says. As she walks past the workers, a loud noise startles her. Abby looks around to see where the noise
is coming from. She looks up, and screams when she sees the scaffolding buckling. The scaffolding starts to fall, as Abby tries to get of the way.
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"Where is Lockhart this morning?" Moretti yells, as he looks around the ER. "This is the second time this week she's been late."
"Calm down, Kevin. You can find somebody else to fill in until Abby gets here," Kerry tells Moretti, as she grabs a chart, and heads into the suture room.
Angry, Moretti paces the hallways of County General for a few minutes, when he sees Pratt and Morris heading at straight at him.
"You two, over here now," Morreti demands. "If Lockhart does not show up here in five minutes, one of you is going to stay and cover her shift, until she
gets here."
Looking at Moretti in complete disgust, Morris decides to vent his anger towards Morreti. "I am getting tired of covering everybody's shifts."
"Deal with it; you didn't become a doctor for the glory of it," Moretti tells Morris, as he turns around and walks down the hallway. Twenty minutes
later, Tony Gates comes through the doors, pushing a gurney. The doors swing open hard, hitting the wall. Morris, Pratt, and Chuny run over to
the gurney.
"What do you have for us this beautiful morning?" Pratt asks Gates.
"We have a 39 year old female," Gates tells them. "She was walking near a construction site, when some scaffolding fell on top her. A piece of metal
piping hit her in the head, knocking her unconscious. Her vital signs are stable. Blood pressure is 140 over 70."
Chuny and Pratt look down at the female patient laying there, and realize it is Abby.
Pratt looks over at Chuny. "Go call Luka now, tell him we have Abby here." Pratt rolls Abby into Trauma 1.
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After taking Joe to the babysitter, Luka decides to head to the newly opened Jumbo Mart for a cup of coffee. As he is enjoying his cup of coffee, his cell
phone rings. Looking at the number on the display, his voice angry, he says, "This had better be good, my shift doesn't start for another couple of hours
yet."
"Luka, it's Chuny. Abby has been hurt, you need to come to the hospital right away."
************
"What happened?" Luka bursts through the doors of County General, nearly knocking over a patient,on his way to see Abby. he reaches the trauma room,
where Abby lies unconscious; Pratt and Morris are working on her, along with Kerry.
Looking at Pratt, Luka demands to know what happened to Abby. Kerry walks over to Luka, and gently takes his arm. "Come on, let's go out into the
hallway, and talk," Kerry tells Luka. "Let Pratt and Morris do their jobs."
"Dear God, what happened?' Luka wants to know. Kerry explains to Luka about the scaffolding falling on her.
A few minutes later, Pratt walks from the trauma room. "She is starting to wake up."
Pushing his way past the doctors and nurses working on Abby, Luka sits down, and takes her hand. Abby opens her eyes, and looks over at Luka.
"Who are you?" she asks, with a look of complete confusion.
It was the start of another beautiful day in the Kovac home, when the buzzing of the alarm clock wakes Abby up. She rolls over, and see that she has
overslept. She gently nudges Luka in the ribs.
"Hey, Luka, wake up, I've overslept again. Could you get Joe ready for the babysitter?", she says. Rushing around the bedroom looking for her work
clothes and lab coat.
"Damn, where did I put my lab coat?" Abby says, as she frantically runs around the house looking for it. Five minutes later, she finally locates it. She
gives both Luka and Joe a kiss, and rushes out the door and gets into her car. Putting the key into the ignition, and turning it. Abby realizes that the car
will not start. She looks down at the gas gauge, which reads empty.
"Damn, Abby says under her breath. Frustrated, she decides to take the El to work. While on the El, Abby begins to feel crowded, as more and more
people board the train. At the next stop, Abby decides to get off, and walks the rest of the way to work.
Enjoying the beautiful spring weather, Abby walks past a construction site. As she walks near some scaffolding, two of the construction workers start
whistling at her. Abby looks over at them and shakes her head at the workers.
"Don't you have anything better to do?", she says. As she walks past the workers, a loud noise startles her. Abby looks around to see where the noise
is coming from. She looks up, and screams when she sees the scaffolding buckling. The scaffolding starts to fall, as Abby tries to get of the way.
*******************************
"Where is Lockhart this morning?" Moretti yells, as he looks around the ER. "This is the second time this week she's been late."
"Calm down, Kevin. You can find somebody else to fill in until Abby gets here," Kerry tells Moretti, as she grabs a chart, and heads into the suture room.
Angry, Moretti paces the hallways of County General for a few minutes, when he sees Pratt and Morris heading at straight at him.
"You two, over here now," Morreti demands. "If Lockhart does not show up here in five minutes, one of you is going to stay and cover her shift, until she
gets here."
Looking at Moretti in complete disgust, Morris decides to vent his anger towards Morreti. "I am getting tired of covering everybody's shifts."
"Deal with it; you didn't become a doctor for the glory of it," Moretti tells Morris, as he turns around and walks down the hallway. Twenty minutes
later, Tony Gates comes through the doors, pushing a gurney. The doors swing open hard, hitting the wall. Morris, Pratt, and Chuny run over to
the gurney.
"What do you have for us this beautiful morning?" Pratt asks Gates.
"We have a 39 year old female," Gates tells them. "She was walking near a construction site, when some scaffolding fell on top her. A piece of metal
piping hit her in the head, knocking her unconscious. Her vital signs are stable. Blood pressure is 140 over 70."
Chuny and Pratt look down at the female patient laying there, and realize it is Abby.
Pratt looks over at Chuny. "Go call Luka now, tell him we have Abby here." Pratt rolls Abby into Trauma 1.
************************
After taking Joe to the babysitter, Luka decides to head to the newly opened Jumbo Mart for a cup of coffee. As he is enjoying his cup of coffee, his cell
phone rings. Looking at the number on the display, his voice angry, he says, "This had better be good, my shift doesn't start for another couple of hours
yet."
"Luka, it's Chuny. Abby has been hurt, you need to come to the hospital right away."
************
"What happened?" Luka bursts through the doors of County General, nearly knocking over a patient,on his way to see Abby. he reaches the trauma room,
where Abby lies unconscious; Pratt and Morris are working on her, along with Kerry.
Looking at Pratt, Luka demands to know what happened to Abby. Kerry walks over to Luka, and gently takes his arm. "Come on, let's go out into the
hallway, and talk," Kerry tells Luka. "Let Pratt and Morris do their jobs."
"Dear God, what happened?' Luka wants to know. Kerry explains to Luka about the scaffolding falling on her.
A few minutes later, Pratt walks from the trauma room. "She is starting to wake up."
Pushing his way past the doctors and nurses working on Abby, Luka sits down, and takes her hand. Abby opens her eyes, and looks over at Luka.
"Who are you?" she asks, with a look of complete confusion.