"Dr. Kim, we have an emergency." Your assistant frantically said.
"One second." You quickly, but steadily pulled out the needle from the little boy's arm. He was admitted at the hospital you were working two days ago due to injuring himself from falling from a tree. He was quite chatty, and you enjoy every moment you spend treating him.
"When will you come back?" He tugged on your white coat sleeve.
"I'll come back as soon as possible okay. Rest till then." You smiled at him, and he nodded.
You really love what you are doing. Being a surgeon has its own drawbacks. You had to deal with needles and scissors every day. But treating people in need, helping them to recover quickly and finally watch them come back to life always made you happy.
You always try not to panic in front of patients because that will only make them worried even more. So, as soon you were out of the room, you ran towards the emergency room.
Your assistant was waiting for you outside.
"What's the case?"
"The patient was shot on his waist."
"What's the condition?"
"Lost a lot of blood. Barely staying awake."
You run your hands through your hair, pulling it slightly to discharge the stress energy. This was the 6th emergency case today and weren't feeling like dealing with anymore blood today.
You tied your hair in a low pony and entered into the room, to see a young, handsome man in all black cloth, trying his best not to show the pain he was feeling from the wound. His black shirt was soaked in blood, and he was holding a ball of white clothes, which was almost covered in blood, against the left side of his waist.
"Can you please remove that cloth? I need to check you condition." You said wearing gloves on both of your hands.
He slowly removed it and placed it in the steel tray on the bedside table. He lifted his shirt for you to check.
It indeed was a deep wound. You pressed a little to the side to feel how deep the bullet was in, making in let out a small groan.
"Sorry."
"It's okay." He spoke for the first time.
"Sir, I need you to take off your shirt."
"I don't want to."
You furrowed your eyebrows. "I need your corporation to treat your wound Mr...."
"Hwang."
"Okay. So please." You said in a stern voice.
He groaned but gave in, too tired to put up a fight. He wasn't shy or anything. He was just afraid that he would scare the poor girl with the number of scars on his body.
He unbuttoned his shirt, and you helped him to take it off.
"Goodness gracious." You mumbled, surprised at the number of scars he has on his broad back and firm chest. You figured out who he actually is. But still decided to be kind.
"Okay, this is gonna sting, so you can hold onto this." You took a squeeze ball from your coat pocket and extended it to him. "Squeeze as much as you want." He scoffed but still took the ball from you.
Even though he acted like he doesn't need the squeeze ball, you saw him squeeze it from the corner of your eye when you applied antiseptic, making you smile. With utmost care, you removed the bullet from him and packed the wound. None of you said anything while you treated. Occasional groans and sighs were only heard.
"Okay all done."
"Thank you."
"No problem." You hesitated for a bit. "But... can I ask you something else?"
"If you must."
"Why isn't your doctor with you?"
"What makes you think that I have a personal doctor?"
"I figured who you are. So, you must have one."
He scoffed. "He betrayed us. And he paid for it. But how is that any of your business?"
"You kill people while I try to save. We both have different perspective on life Mr. Hwang."
He didn't say anything after. You helped him to wear the patient clothes.
"You can ring this bell if there's anything. My assistant will give you the medications. Rest well." You said while helping his lay down and get comfortable.
He extended his hand to give the ball back to you.
"You can keep it." You smiled before getting out of the room.
When you were out, he looked at the ball for a good minute before cracking into a big smile.
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a/n: i got this random dialogue prompt "you kill people while i try to save we both have different perspective on life" and i was like i need to write the story right now yk when inspiration strikes 🤷🏻♀️
