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Morning After the Night Before

RECEPTION

Jerry looks up as the ER doors open

Hey Carter, he calls out

Hey Jerry, so is she back? he asks

Yeah, I saw her go into the lounge, then she came out and went somewhere else

Okay, Carter leaves

CORRIDOR OUTSIDE EXAM 3

She stops outside then she goes in, she knew she shouldn't be in here but she had to. All of those feelings she felt 3 months ago came tumbling back. The pain. Then she thought of him. Paul Sobriki - the bastard. Why would he do such a thing?

Then all of a sudden the room changed back to what it was three months ago. The darkness, the glint of the knife. No not again, she couldn't take anymore of this. Her legs started turning to jello and she collapsed onto the floor.

CARTER

Where could she be, he needed to see her. He walks down the corridor towards exam 3, he sees the door open. No she can't be in there he thought.

He runs up to the door and sees her in there. He rushes up to her. Lucy! he calls out her name, she looks up. She looks terrified.

He goes and sits next to her and hugs her, she hugs him back and starts crying.

Shh Luce it'll be alright, he tells her softly

I'm so sorry Carter, she says through her tears

Why Luce?

If it wasn't for me you wouldn't have got stabbed

It isn't your fault Luce, he was sick and I should've listened to you

I promised myself I would be alright today

You shouldn't have come in here it has too many bad memories

I needed to see in here

RECEPTION

Have you seen Lucy or Carter? Kerry asks

Well Carter went looking for Lucy, Jerry tells her

Well when you see either of them tell them to come and see me

Right

Kerry walked down the corridor towards exam 3, Lucy isn't going in there unless she has to. She stopped at the doorway and saw two figures in there. Carter looked up and saw her, Kerry saw the pained expression on his face, she gave him a sad smile and walked back towards reception

Maybe it was too soon for Lucy. But Carter seemed to be handling it well. On the outside. Kerry wondered how he was handling it on the inside

Hey Jerry, she shouts, Tell Carter he's to take Lucy home and stay with her. My orders!

Right boss

CORRIDOR

Come on Luce I'll take you to the lounge

Thanks for everything Carter. She hugs him

Hey Carter. He turns on hearing his name

Hey Jerry, what is it? he asks

Dr. Weaver says you've to take Lucy home and stay with her, he tells them

Oh but I'm fine, she buts in

Dr. Weavers orders, he tells them

Come on Lucy, Carter says

But I'm fine, she protests

No you're not, I saw you in there, he tells her

Fine then, she says defeated, I need to get my stuff

They go to the lounge and go into their lockers and get their stuff

Ready, she tells him

He grabs his keys and hey leave the lounge and then they walk out of ER doors

CARTERS CAR

Do you mind if we go back to your place, my room-mate has her boyfriend over and I don't want to go back there, she asks him

Okay

CARTERS PLACE/KERRYS BASEMENT

Its quite cosy for a basement for a basement, she comments

I furnished it myself, he tells her

It suddenly went quiet

So do you want to talk? About the attack? he asks her

Yeah, why did he do it Carter?

John

Excuse me?!

Call me John, I don't know why he did it Luce

I'm so scared, she says and she looks up at him, her blue eyes moist with tears, I keep having the same nightmare, it's 3 months ago again only this time things turn out differently. This time... this time, she bursts into tears

He goes over to her and hugs her, they break apart and look into each others eyes, they inch together and slowly their lips brush , then it turns into a full blown passionate kiss. They break apart breathless

We shouldn't be doing this, he tells her

Shh, she says and she kissses him, he kisses her back

NEXT MORNING - CARTERS PLACE

Lucy wakes up and looks around, then she remembers last night

Oh my god oh my god oh my god, se thinks

She wakes Carter up We need to talk she tells him

What? Oh my God, he too remembers the night before

Ok that can't happen again forget about it

Right, she puts her clothes on and she leaves

He slumps back down on his bed with his hand on his head

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