Final Riff

Chapter 8

I'm really sorry for not updating. I just needed to stop writing to focus on other stuff these past few months but I tried to get back on it. Since I've stopped for so long, I feel like my writing has downgraded in this chapter T^T I would like to apologize in advance  :v

There's a lot of talking here too which I find necessary. I hope it's not that boring though...ehe, well here it is :)  

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“The boundaries which divided Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and when the other begins?”

 -Edgar Allan Poe

  “Dr. Hirayama…”

  A doctor who was in deep thoughts raised his head to the man who called him. It was one of his colleagues, carrying a brown envelope with him. The man walked towards the doctor who was sitting and handed the brown envelope.

  “Dr. Hirayama, this is the radiograph result you were asking for,” The younger doctor said and looked curiously at the doctor in front of him.

  "Thank you, Dr. Takahashi,” The elder one only said and hurriedly took out the film inside.

  The young doctor watched as his senior walked to a board and switched it open showing another set of films already placed there. The doctor then placed the new film from Dr. Takahashi and scrutinized it. They’ve both stayed in complete silence for a minute before Dr. Hirayama let out a defeated sigh.

  "Dr. Hirayama? Is that what you think it is?” The other doctor asked and watched every move the doctor was making.

 “It does have some similarities but there are other diseases that could cause this too. We need to do more tests on her to be sure,” The doctor replied and looked back at the radiographs that were previously there.

 “Other than that, I have this feeling that something’s amiss. Looking at these radiographs, there’s more to it that I couldn’t put my finger on,” The doctor added as he stared at the films.

 “W-What?” Dr. Takahashi asked curiously. The doctor in front of him was, in his opinion, the greatest orthopedic he ever seen. He has bagged a lot of recognitions for his works and was also specializing in some of the rarest diseases in the skeletal system but for him to be uncertain on one thing is quiet surprising and yet, there’s a sense of wonder. The younger doctor could clearly see the problem on the radiographs but the elder one was saying that there’s more to it. Certainly, he has a lot more to learn from the doctor.

 “The MRI scan was focused on the spine itself which is okay to me but this chest x-ray was the one I’m having problem right now. They’ve only done an anterior view of the x-ray initially, I couldn’t see past these organs and bones.” Dr. Hirayama pointed at one of the radiographs consisting of a whole picture of a thorax.

  “Is Sasazaki Mami-san already here?” He asked suddenly.

  "N-No. The doctors who referred her to us said that they might be coming later this day,” Dr. Takahashi said.

 “Very well,” The older doctor said, “As soon as she’s here, let her come in my office instantly.”

 “Hai.” Dr. Takahashi gave a small bow before he left the doctor brooding on his own thoughts.

 “What could this be?” Dr. Hirayama asked himself once more before finally putting his attention to his shelves full of books. He started pulling some of the books and placing it to his desk, turning the pages to find some answers to his questions.