On The Lake




"It was about 6 months prior to today when my family and we were on our way to celebrate my partents 25th anniversary and me surviving my 1st year as a pediatric attending. Dinner went fine and we had a lot of fun untill 3 hours later, my pager went off.......

***FASHBACK***

"Oh dear, it's the hospital." Kate said looking at the little window on her pager bearing the numbers 816 folled by a tripple zero. "Can't they live without you?" asked her father, a tad annoyed. "Dad it's a tripple zero, i have to call to see what they want. I'll be back soon." She promised, walking over to the waiters station.It was emergency, apparently the current attending had gotten sick and was sent home. A bus full of children had collided on the freeway and most of the victioms were being sent to The Sydney Childrens Hospital which was unfortunatly where Kate worked.

"I'm sorry.." she began but her dad cut her off," It's OK, we'd have to leave in half an hour anyway." On the way to the hospital, the car was silent. When they arrived at the emergency's entrance, Kate gave both her parents a kiss on the cheek and watched as they drove away. As soon as she walkedinto the waiting area, a blurry of patients, medstudents, charts, residents, nurses and abulances with more victims kept her busy for 2 hours straight. When things had finally calmed down at about 12:00, it was then when Kate and her emergency team got a call. Adult couple in an accident on the Great Western Highway....

"i- i- i- had no idear it was them until..... until....." Kate said before dissolving into tears again. "ssshhhhhhh.....you don't have to tell me if you don't.." comforted John but Kate cut him off. "No, no, i need to tell somebody." she insisted. Carter then just held her until she was ready to speak again." It was a DOA. There was no hope. Two days later was the funeral. I couldn't cry and i haven't till now it-it justhit me." Strangely, Kate's eyes dropped the look of sorrow and pain and instead a look of hatered, horror and fear took over as shesat staring out over the lake and unblinkingly began the next part of her story."After the funeral, I went to a bar. I don't know whay, I had never been in one before..............



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