My Life as a Surgeon

The Aftermath

After I assured her I was alright I called Kendra because I knew she was wondering what happened when I hung up on her like 4 hours ago. "OMG you're ok! And I saw all the videos of the date proposal on Instagram! It was so cute! Lucky you!" "Thank you! I'm surprised you didn't blow up my phone!" I wanted to wait a few minutes. Then people kept tagging me on Insta and saying 'is that your bestie?'" "haha oh my goodness. Good Job." "Tell me every single freaking detail about it!" I'm off work for another 2 days so you could just come over tomorrow and-" "Girl you know I can't wait until tomorrow. I'm heading over right now. Messy bun, face mask, pajamas and all." "Oooo bring one of those custom Korean face masks please!!!" "Ok, fine. Be over in 10." "See you then." Oh man this has officially turned into the best day ever. I go on a date and get custom face masks! I'm feeling extra lucky tonight. Well I was until I heard car tires screeching away after a few gunshots were fired. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" I heard horrid screams coming from my neighbors house. I ran out the door in my robe and sneakers. I saw my neighbor bleeding out on the road. He was just screaming in pain. I knew I was off shift, but it looked like the bullet had gone through his shoulder bone. I immediately called 911. "911 what's your emergency?" "Hi, this is surgeon Ava Cruse. There were gunshots fired at 1259 Oak Dale Avenue South West 44489 Warren Ohio. We have a black male 22 years of age with gunshots to the shoulder. Send cops and an ambulance." "Ok, help is on the way. Can you stay online for me Dr. Cruse?" "Yes I will try. The male is still conscious, but has a light pulse." "Ok thank you for the updates. Help should be arriving any minute from now." "Funny you say that. They just pulled up." "Good. Good luck!" "Thank you" I hop in the ambulance with the patient. He coded twice on the way to the hospital. I forgot to call Kendra and tell her I'm at the hospital! Just as I said that I got a phone call from her. "Ava! You're not dead! Oh my god where are you!?" " Some guy did I shoot and run on my neighbor who moved in last month." "The hot one!?" "yeah....that one. I'm at the hospital about to do surgery on him. Sorry I didn't call sooner, I was on the phone with 911 then doing chest compressions on him. It was crazy." "I bet, well korean face masks another time?" "It will have to be." "See ya later." "Later" Well, she knows I'm ok. I should page Andrew! Right before I did that he walked through the door. He looked shocked to see me in only a robe. I hurried up and changed and met everybody in the O.R. They kept asking about our date. And we didn't want to be rude so we told them all about it. After we told them about it there was a few minutes of silence. Besides the beeping of the machines and whooshing sound from his oxygen tank. After I fixed his shoulder and was closing up Andrew made a comment. "Hey Dr.Cruse, aren't you supposed to be at home relaxing?" "Well I was, but this is my neighbor and this was a job for my talents." He looked shocked. "Oh well good thing he's ok. Were you two close." "Not really, but if you want to talk to me we can talk when I go home in about a half hour." "See you then." The only reason we needed Dr.Corloah was because he coded twice in the ambulance. Not long after I scrubbed out of the surgery I found myself in Mr. McQuire's room. He wasn't asleep. Which I found shocking considering it was 1 in the morning. "Hello Gary. How are you feeling?" "Oh hey Dr.Cruse! I feel so much better after your friend Dr. Armadillo came and helped my arm out." Yes, we have a doctor whose last name is Armadillo. " Oh good. Happy to hear that. Is it ok if I go check on Marmalade?" "Yes you can. After you tell me about your sizzling date with that hot shot Doctor." I could feel myself blushing. I'm assuming Gary noticed too. "It really must've been sizzling. Your face is bright like a pink poppy!" "It was an amazing date. How about I tell you tomorrow when I come back when I have more time. Me and the 'hot shot doctor' are going to my house soon. He's waiting on me." "Oh, I'm sorry dear. I didn't mean to keep you waiting. Go check on my dear Marmalade." "Sounds good. Oh and 'hot shot doctor's' name is Andrew. Andrew Corloah." "Well enjoy your time with Dr. Corloah dear. See you tomorrow." I felt so good, but confused. How did an old timer like him find out about my date? Oh well. After turning the corner and taking a few steps, I was at marmalade's room. Marmalade is Gary's wife. "Hello Marmalade. How is our hip feeling?" "Oh please, call me Mary, and my hip feels like my grandson hit with his baseball bat!" "Oh I'm sorry to hear that Marma- Mary." "Oh it's fine dear. Want to see a picture of him dear?" What is it with old people and having pictures of everyone and almost everything? "Sure. And about your hip. It's just a bruised hip bone. It will hurt for a week or two, but you should be fine after that." "Oh thank you sweety. Could you be a dear though and grab my purse?" "Sure thing." I handed her the purse that was resting against a lavender pillow on the navy blue chair. I don't really understand this room. It's like it was made for old people. The walls are a light shade of lavender with navy blue trim. "Here you go." I say as I hand her the beautiful Chanel black purse. I'm surprised she even knows what Chanel is. I don't think she knows what the internet is! "Here he is! Oh and the Chanel bag...My daughter-in-law said I'd be trendy and match her." "Oh ok. Your grandson is so adorable! How old is he?" I assumed he'd be an adult by now. The picture is in black and white and is a little crumpled up. "He's going on 9 next month! He's growing up so fast!" "Oh wow! He looks very athletic. And I'm loving that black and white theme!" "Oh thank you! He gets it from his daddy!" She said with the cutest chuckle an old lady could have. "That's sweet. I can't wait to have my own kids running around at home. Oh speaking of home. I have to go." I said, frowning. I love connecting with patients. "Ok dear. Thank you for talking with me. The only conversation I've had was about my meds and my procedure." "Well maybe we could grab coffee sometime when you're free!" I say as I walk out the door. I plan on talking to her tomorrow too I guess!