I was just watching the old episodes of ER and I decided to write a story to help remember the good old days. I was too young write stories and now that I have more experience w/ writing, I decide to write a story.
Chapter One: If only
"Carter, have you seen Lucy?" Nurse Marquez rushed up to Carter.
Ever since last month when Carter had politely denied Lucy's proposition (for them to start a relationship), the nurses have been treating him differently.
"She was down here earlier, but I'm not exactly sure where she is." Carter said professionally.
"Really?" Marquez said ironically.
"I really don't know where she is." Carter defended.
"If you two were dating then you would know where she is." Marquez implied.
"Carter and Lucy can't date. It's against hospital policy." Nurse Takata said sarcastically as he invaded the conversation.
"It is against hospital policy for a student and Doctor to have a relationship." Carter declared.
"But I don't think that'll stop him." Nurse Takata said.
"I agree. I'll give it a month before those two start knocking boots." Marquez bet.
"I'll give it three weeks." Takata expected.
"I'd like to get in this bet. I say two weeks." Jerry said as he pulled out a twenty dollar bill.
"Ooh, let me get my purse." Marquez laughed.
"Was there a real reason why you came down here Nurse Marquez, other than you starting a betting pool?" Carter tried to change the topic.
"Yeah, I have a letter for Lucy and I was wondering if I could just leave it here." Nurse Marquez asked.
"Well, my shift is almost over so I'm not sure if I could be much help."
"Jerry, do you mind holding on to the envelope until Lucy arrives? I think lover boy here is having a fight with his girlfriend."
"Yeah, no problem… I don't mind adding mailman to my job description." Jerry joked.
Once Nurse Marquez left, Carter began rambling on, "You know I don't like people joke about me and Lucy. First of all, we're just friends. Second, it's not funny. Little jokes like this can grow into more serious acquisitions."
Even though Carter kept going with his tirade, everyone had stopped listening and gone back to work. Carter's attention, however, was now focused on the envelope Nurse Marquez had left.
Carter, who was getting a closer look at the envelope, kept on mumbling, "The last thing I want is to lose my job. I've worked hard to get where I am."
Finally when Carter was hovering over the envelope, he was able to see that it was addressed to Lucy from the Psych Ward.
"Hey, Jerry. This envelope is for Lucy right?" Carter wondered.
"Yeah."
"What does the Psych Ward want from Lucy?" Carter asked.
"How should I know...and beside if you don't care about Lucy, why does it matter?" Jerry reminded.
Carter impulsively snatched the envelope and decided to open it.
"You can't open that; it's not yours." Jerry said, but he wasn't going to try to stop Carter.
Carter opened the enveloped and pulled out a letter. As Carter began reading his heart began to sink only after a few lines. Lucy was accepting an internship at the Psych Ward.