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Aug. 4th, 2007 08:27 pmIt started off such a good day. A little gathering in the staff room with hugs and a card. The other staff were sorry to see him go.
"You've got me for another two hours." Guppy said cheerfully as Kelsey tried to plait his hair. Selena looked up from her piece of cake.
"Have we?" She got up and looked at the rota. "How are you going to be ready to start a new job tomorrow if you're here all night? I forgot to calculate it in, it is short notice after all."
"Sorry." Guppy said apologetically, joining her at the rota.
"No, no, it's not your fault. These things happen." She finished her cake. "I meant to redo it when you told me the other day, never mind, you get off and I'll cover your two hours, okay? It'll give me a bit more time to catch up with Harry anyway." She gave him a hug. "I'm proud of you, and Harry said he was too. Don't be a stranger."
He thanked her, and the others, then took the few remaining things from his box on the floor - even his locker had been given to his replacement. Then, with a final run of goodbye hugs, he made his way out of Holby City Hospital.
***
He bumps into Harry on his way home, delighted to see his first mentor, who in turn is pleased with his progress and assures him he could still call if he got stuck. Harry has to rush on though, getting ready to show a visitor around the hospital.
He goes home, ready to enjoy a nice evening of no risk of being called in. He does the washing up, feeds the cat, phones to check on Nana. And just as he hangs up on her, his phone rings.
He frowns slightly as 'Work' flashes up on his phone, then answers it.
"Woah, Alice, slow down. What's the matter? What's happened?" She is crying, he can hear her sobs. Already, he's reaching for his jacket.
"Guppy, Selena's been shot. She's dead."
She bursts into tears as Guppy sits down, speechless.
"What happened?" he asks again, shakily.
"There was this woman, she was after Harry and Selena... took the bullet. They managed to deliver her baby, but it's twenty four weeks and... it was so tiny Guppy."
"I can be there in ten minutes." Guppy says, getting up and looking for his shoes.
"No!" Alice practically shouts down the phone. "Please, it's quiet tonight and Harry is covering, just. They're getting someone in who doesn't know her and isn't in shock. Stay there. You were meant to get away, to go on, while you still can." She holds back another sob. "Go on and don't look back. We need some good news around this place." she sniffs slightly. "I just thought you'd want to know. And... not today, but Nathan's going to need someone."
"I'll be there for him." Guppy says quietly. "Have you got someone?"
"I'll be fine." She has nearly stopped crying, holding on. "Take care Guppy."
"You too Alice."
Go on, while you still can.
"You've got me for another two hours." Guppy said cheerfully as Kelsey tried to plait his hair. Selena looked up from her piece of cake.
"Have we?" She got up and looked at the rota. "How are you going to be ready to start a new job tomorrow if you're here all night? I forgot to calculate it in, it is short notice after all."
"Sorry." Guppy said apologetically, joining her at the rota.
"No, no, it's not your fault. These things happen." She finished her cake. "I meant to redo it when you told me the other day, never mind, you get off and I'll cover your two hours, okay? It'll give me a bit more time to catch up with Harry anyway." She gave him a hug. "I'm proud of you, and Harry said he was too. Don't be a stranger."
He thanked her, and the others, then took the few remaining things from his box on the floor - even his locker had been given to his replacement. Then, with a final run of goodbye hugs, he made his way out of Holby City Hospital.
***
He bumps into Harry on his way home, delighted to see his first mentor, who in turn is pleased with his progress and assures him he could still call if he got stuck. Harry has to rush on though, getting ready to show a visitor around the hospital.
He goes home, ready to enjoy a nice evening of no risk of being called in. He does the washing up, feeds the cat, phones to check on Nana. And just as he hangs up on her, his phone rings.
He frowns slightly as 'Work' flashes up on his phone, then answers it.
"Woah, Alice, slow down. What's the matter? What's happened?" She is crying, he can hear her sobs. Already, he's reaching for his jacket.
"Guppy, Selena's been shot. She's dead."
She bursts into tears as Guppy sits down, speechless.
"What happened?" he asks again, shakily.
"There was this woman, she was after Harry and Selena... took the bullet. They managed to deliver her baby, but it's twenty four weeks and... it was so tiny Guppy."
"I can be there in ten minutes." Guppy says, getting up and looking for his shoes.
"No!" Alice practically shouts down the phone. "Please, it's quiet tonight and Harry is covering, just. They're getting someone in who doesn't know her and isn't in shock. Stay there. You were meant to get away, to go on, while you still can." She holds back another sob. "Go on and don't look back. We need some good news around this place." she sniffs slightly. "I just thought you'd want to know. And... not today, but Nathan's going to need someone."
"I'll be there for him." Guppy says quietly. "Have you got someone?"
"I'll be fine." She has nearly stopped crying, holding on. "Take care Guppy."
"You too Alice."
Go on, while you still can.
