Goodbye Kiss

43. A Hopeless Wound

A Hopeless Wound
Season 9 x 05
October, 2002:

i closed the door of my car and drove out of my apartment parking lot.
it was halloween and weaver specifically told the staff not to wear a costume.
kind of boring if you ask me...
i was stuck wearing the same scrubs i always wore. i don't know what was weirder to patients, a nurse dressed up for halloween, or going to the er on halloween and not seeing your nurse in costume.

i shut my door and began walking into the hospital.
"didn't expect you to drive a bmw" pratt smiled
"just got it not long ago" i shrugged
"nurses do pretty well then"
"not a chance" i smirked
"got it from my brother"
"you can check him out he's on the corner of wells"
"i'll think about it" he shrugged
"freaks come in on halloween, huh?"
"yeah"
"but, i guess we'll find out" i shrugged, going into the hospital.

i had a little girl, cassandra, come in after throwing up during her schools halloween party. she was dressed up as a fairy.
"i love your costume" i smiled, taking her temperature.
"where's your costume?"
"i wasn't allowed to wear one while working" i frowned.
i scribbled her temperature in the chart
"are you dressing up later when you go trick or treating"
"no, i'm too big to trick or treat"
"there's no such thing" she laughed
"you know, you're right"
i bent down to look at her better
"so, cassandra, how much candy did you eat today?"
"a lot" she smiled
"i think you probably ate too much food"
"maybe" she shrugged
"i'm gonna get you on sometime called an iv"
"it'll make you feel better"
"i need a needle?"
"i promise you it won't hurt"
"are you sure?"
"i've done this on many different fairies and it's never made any of them hurt"
"the iv is filled with special fairy dust that will make you feel all better"
"how does that sound?
"okay" she nodded
"close your eyes and it'll be all done"
she closed her eyes and stuck her arm out.
i carefully stuck the iv needle in and connected it to the saline bag.
"done"
she opened up her eyes again.
"did you feel anything?" i smiled
she shook her head and smiled.
"you did such a good job, how do you say i get you a popsicle?"
"sure" she smiled, nodding.
"i'll see you in a minute" i said, walking behind the curtain.
"temp?" susan asked
"100.2"
"okay"
"i got her on saline"
"want labs?"
"cbc but she probably ate too much candy"
"that's what i'm thinking" i shrugged
——
cassandra had her popsicle and her mom came and got her.
"thank you so much, nurse, she smiled, taking cassandra by the hand
"it's no problem" i said
"your little fairy just has to slow down on the sweets"
"oh she will"
"thank you for being a brave girl, cassandra" i smiled
"thank you, nurse" she waved.
i stood up, stripping the sheets off of the bed.
"she's so cute" i grinned
"you're good with kids" chuny smiled
"thanks"
"gonna be a mommy someday" she added, nodding.
"yeah, i hope someday" i sighed, balling the sheets up on the bed.
"gianna, we need mr. mcgill's bedpan changed" susan said, hurrying down the hallway.
"i'll get on it" i sighed
"when is the fun stuff gonna happen?"
"that's what happens when you take the day shift on halloween" susan grinned.
——
surprisingly, my halloween shift wasn't all that crazy.
except for the fact when i was walking down the hallway i saw abby in one of those trampy nurse costumes. white pumps and all. carter was in a skeleton outfit. i guess you could say, they didn't get the memo.
"your leaving already?" chuny groaned
"12 hours" i smiled
"your missing all the fun"
"trust me, i've had my fair share of this place"
"i'll see you chuny" i smiled
i turned around and headed to the admit desk, putting a pen back in the drawer.
"you're not on tonight?" a voice asked me from behind.
luka.
i looked up at him.
"no, i had the day shift"
"i'll see you soon" i added
he stood and looked at me blankly
"yeah, goodnight"

i reached for the doors of the ambulance bay, making my way out. it was chilly and the air felt damp.
i heard someone follow behind me.
luka came outside of the doors soon after i had.
he pulled a pair of gloves out from his pocket, coming closer to me.
"it's cold out here" he smiled.
i nodded my head, swaying back in fourth.
"do you know the eta?" he asked
"no idea" i shrugged
i was silent, so was he. yet, i didn't leave. i just stood there.
"wanna talk about what happened the other night?" he whispered
i turned myself around to face him.
"sure"
i titled my head. he was waiting for a response.
"i enjoyed it"
"yeah, me too" i nodded
"i think-" we both said at the same time
"you go first" he smiled
"no, please, you"
"go ahead" i smiled
"i enjoy being around you" he shrugged
i paused, then raised my eyebrows "i think i'd like to do it again sometime"
"yeah, me too" he nodded, smiling.
i smiled, then turned back around.
"what's coming in?" i asked
i turned my head, making him smile.
that made me smile.
"i think it's a boy in anaphylactic shock" he shrugged
"i just wanted to catch you before you left" he added, whispering.
i nodded my head, surprised.
i didn't turn my head away. instead, he stepped closer to me, pressing his lips into mine.
the sirens came closer, quickly pulling us apart.
"well, you have fun with this" i smiled, pointing to the rig.
"i hope tonight isn't that busy" he laughed
"it's halloween" i shrugged
——
i parked my car in front of my moms house. my sister had this idea of us dressing up. i didn't. i stayed in my scrubs. i know bianca was gonna dress up, still. she wanted me to be an angel, she was gonna be the devil. it's funny. growing up i was more of the devil. being the older sister and all. i wasn't a great kid. i had an older boyfriend and snuck out a lot. bianca was the goodie two shoes.
now, it's sort of opposite. in the way that bianca has a new boyfriend every week. i love her to death, still. it's just funny how things change.
"no costume" bianca sighed, opening the front door.
she wore her devil horns and tail, a red and black off the shoulder top, a black skirt and red boots.
"you look great" i smiled, stepping in the house.
"at least you have some sort of costume on" she said, tilting her head
"it's my job" i laughed
"the kiddies don't know that"
"teo is dressed up" she added
"in what?"
"pimp" she chuckled
"he went off to some party"
"and tino?"
"with his girlfriend"
"that's what i thought" i nodded
"what, sad you're here?"
"no" i smiled
"let's get ready to hand out the candy" i shrugged.
——
after an hour of handing out candy to kids, bianca and i crashed out at my apartment. my parents were on their way back home anyway.
my phone rang three times.
"you gonna pick that up?" bianca asked
i groaned, picking up the phone
"finally" chuny groaned on the other end
"i'm kind of tipsy" i smiled
"what did he do?"
i let out a sigh.
apparently luka had been rude to a few nurses tonight.
"can i talk to him in the morning?"
"i promise chuny"
"night"
i hung up the phone.
"want another drink?" i asked my sister
"sounds like you do" she cackled

a/n: i hope you enjoyed! my second (technically third) fic is finished so the posting schedule for this might change! instead of tuesday, thursday, saturday, do you want it to be monday, wednesday, friday?? if you have any thoughts lmk! i'll take some time to decide..
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