Politics And Love

Ch-1 Wall guy

Mayra

I almost run towards the entrance of the hospital from the parking lot as fast as I can. My night shift started thirty minutes ago, I know I will get a sarcastic comment from my colleague for being late. I look at my wrist watch it's 2:31 a.m., now I am thirty one minutes late. It's still dark outside but because of moon light and hospital lights, everything is visible.

It was not my fault, I got ready on time. It was my car who was giving me attitude, she was not ready to start just because I forgot to drop her to service center.

I know she needed service from last six months but I can't help it, because of my hectic schedule, it slips out of my mind to drop her to service center. I will surely drop her to service center by today, this is what I always says to myself but that today never came.

As I entered inside the hospital, I heard ambulance siren. That means I have to rush to the emergency area, instead of going to my cabin.

As I reach there, I saw a woman laying unconscious on stretcher while bleeding from her abdominal because of knife which was still there.

I hurriedly move to her before grabbing the gloves from the nurse. "What's the situation?" I asked while slipping down the gloves in my both hands. "She was conscious when we reached her house but on the way, she fainted because of excess blood loss but good part is she still have the nerves. Her heart beat was 30-40 bpm, when last time I checked." The doctor said.

"Which is very low." I said while putting stethoscope on the chest of the lady, to check her heart rate. "Did you informed the police?" I asked while pointing towards the knife, which is stabbed in the abdomen of the woman. "Not yet." He replied. "Do it immediately... What about her family?" I asked again while inspecting her wounds.

"Her husband is here." Doctor said while pointing towards to the man, who is standing near the wall in shock. "Keep an eye on him till police come." I said while putting oxygen mask on the face of the woman and he nodded. I instruct the nurse to clean her and take the lady for x-ray.

After checking all the things, which are required before the surgery, I proceed to operation theater while wearing my usual OT dress of surgeons of sky blue colour.

Surgery went for straight two hours and it was successful. The lady whose name is Bhavna, is stable now and shifted to ICU. I sighed tiredly when I remember, now I have to deal with police. After answer all the questions which police asked me. It was the case of domestic violence, her husband first beat her and then stab the knife in her gallbladder.

I massage my right shoulder with my left hand while moving to one of the closet chair for the rest but before I could sit, I heard ambulance siren again. I sighed while looking the wall clock which is hanging on wall in my left side, it's 5:30 a.m. "Dr. Mayra" I heard someone calling me. I look at the person, to found nurse Daisy was walking towards me.

"There's heart patient in the emergency room. Probably a heart attack case." She said while standing in front of me. "Heart rate?" I asked which I always do. "Very low, between 10-15 bpm. Dr. Parth is trying to bring her nerves back." She said while walking beside me at my pace.

We reach there in less than a minute. Dr. Parth was on his knees while sitting on the stretcher, pressing the chest of the woman with his both hands while keeping one on another. He was sweating while breathing heavily. Woman face was covered with oxygen mask.