For As Long As I Can Remember

4.1

I tried to walk past him but he gripped my arm. So I stopped and looked at his pockets and saw the car keys to the Mercedes car. But I quickly looked back at him. "Keith."

I saw it in his expression that he wanted to let me go...but it wasn't up to him. I looked at him and maintained eye contact. 
Swiftly I took the keys from and hurriedly made my way to the front door.
He chased after me of course. Knowing him, he would've caught me by now, but yet I was further ahead of him. _Was he doing it on purpose_

I pushed in between Damon and Ace them passed a room where Amber was in. "HEY HEY!" I could hear her yell.
I made it outside and got into the car them revved the engine. By the time were all out, I was already off the driveway. I saw from the rearview mirror that Amber and Ace both had aimed their guns at the tyres. They were about to shoot but Keith got in the way. He slapped Ace's gun to the floor and pushed away Amber's arm, redirecting her aim.

Took me a while to ask myself _Was I actually free_. I only had one priority on my mind. Keep my job and do the one thing that made me happy.... _saving lives_ . I regretted each day without my father. In a way...helping other people live kinda filled the void in me.

The moment I walked into the hospital Edith gave me my white coat. And to me to room 108.  As she walked me there she gave me a brief update.

"Dr Zaire. Thank goodness. We have a patient in room 108."

"Okay. What am dealing with."

"A gunshot right in the head. We fear the bullet is in the brain. Dr McCarthy is there right now stabilizing Mrs Gilbert. He already gave him anesthesia and ran an X-ray scan. Bullet's on the left side of the brain in the frontal lobe."

"What! I've only done brain surgery once. And that was a long time ago."

"Well you're gonna have to at least attempt. Dr McCarthy is also there to assist. Along with Dr Collins and Stalin.  We don't have much time."

As entered the room, I quickly put on my scrubs, gloves, hair net and face mask (all blue).
I ran over to the patient and stood near Elena (Dr. Stalin).

"Glad you pulled through", Daniel said.

I smiled under my face mask. "Alright! Hand me a marker."

Sean (Dr Collins) handed me a marker and I drew markings on the patient's head. "Since the bullet is somewhere here", I pointed at the left side of her head. "We'll have to cut thought here and slice open her skull using a miniature blade. Then only will we be able to clearly locate the bullet and safely retract it. Once that is done, we'll reattach the skull together possibly by using small hinges. Make sure to tighten and reinforce it. Then stitch the skin back. Shouldn't be too hard."

After I'd said that I realized that this I going to be difficult.

"This could have a major consequence though", Elena commented.

" Since it's in the frontal lobe on the left", Daniel explained. " Elena's right, it could cause amnesia and other mental disabilities. This is going to be a difficult operation."

"Difficult. But not impossible. It's a long shot but.....it's worth a try."

We had agreed on the way the surgery was going to continue. And I cut open the skin tissue....

*_four hours later_*

Elena was already stitching the patient's head closed, Daniel was monitoring the heart rate monitors and blood pressure, Sean injected Mrs Gilbert in her vein...directly transmitting blood and water back into her body.
I was clearing up. I threw away my scrubs and dead brain tissues. I took off my face mask and gloves that had blood all over and tossed in the trash bin.

I walked closer to Daniela and sat beside him. "Hey Daniel, you have a sec. ?"

"Sure. Nice work by the way. We really did need back there", he leaned back on his chair.

I thought of the Mercedes I came in. I'd have to return. And when I do, I'd probably be back in captive.
" I might be out of town for a few days. So I won't be coming to the hospital."

"Reason?"

"My aunt is ill and I have to be there for her", I lied.