Past and Present

26

TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter will be heavy on the mention of abuse (physical) and battery. If you are uncomfortable with it, please skip ahead to the second part (I placed a noted on where you can start reading). 

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Time Jump: Minnesota, just a little over a few months before the present year

"Dr. Wolff. Dr. Bouchard. You're needed in the ER." The head nurse of the surgical floor informed us.

It's been three months since we've officially passed our boards and we're officially named as fellows for Mayo Clinic's Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Passing the boards should have been my happiest moment but sadly I had no one to celebrate it with other than my co-Doctors who passed and apart from the congratulatory video messages I received from my parents. Moments like this makes me miss everyone back in Europe a little extra.

You see, since Christmas last year, Lando has been M.I.A.; my calls were initially going straight to voicemail but just two weeks ago my calls were not pushing through. Either he has a new number or worse, he blocked me – which is weird because I know for a fact that we haven't had a fight that would end up to either one of us blocking each other. I tried asking Max about it but he said Lando hasn't talked to him as well. Which I find it bullshit since I know those two just can't stop yapping and gossiping with each other. Then I also found out from Max that apparently Lando has started seeing some girl he met in Monaco. I tried snooping around social media about it but then I found out that Lando also blocked me on my socials.

He practically left me hanging and I don't know why.

So instead of focusing on Lando's sudden disappearance from my life, I focused with work and Addison. Gained enough OR hours as much as I could and aced the boards. Aced it so much that I actually received a lot of offers for my Fellowship aside from Mayo Clinic. My parents were ecstatic to learn about the Fellowship offers that I received both here in the US and back in Europe; and yet I still wished it was Lando who I was talking to with about which offer should I take.

"Hey Wolff, did you know?" Madeleine suddenly spoke as we enter the elevator that will bring us to the ER.

Breaking free from my daydreaming, I glanced at her, "know about what?"

"Apparently, Lando's rumored to be dating some girl in Monaco." Madeleine declared, "they were pictured holding hands and kissing around Monaco by fans; it's literally all over social media!"

I chuckled, "oh yeah?" I answered her nonchalantly, "good for him, I guess" mumbling the last part.

"Hold up."

Madeleine's statement made me glance at her and that's how I noticed that she's looking at me suspiciously, "what?" I asked.

"Lando hasn't contacted you still, has he?" She asks.

I look away again and decided to stare at the floor numbers flashing before shaking my head, "nope."