Rainbow 彩虹

#9: Being Dr Jae...

For the next few weeks, Jae took really good care of Joong. As he was her first patient, that she was left to take charge of alone. She was extra careful when she went for her rounds and checked on Joong. Well this is also partly because he was her best friend. Jae didn't want his mum to worry about him. She didn't want her and his dad to go through the same pain that she had gone through when she lost her parents. She wanted to protect Joong and nurse him back to the pink of health before he went back to them.

For Joong, it was a heaven-sent gift for him to have his beloved Jae-nuna be his doctor-in-charge. This meant he could see her every day and a few times every day, as she went on her rounds a few times a day to check on all the patients. Moreover, since she was his sole doctor in charge, she would come alone with only a nurse tagging along to assist her. Everything would have been so much more ideal if she would come alone to check on him. He would be able to spend more time alone with her then...

One typical day for Jae... If there were no new casualties being sent in...

Wake up and get herself ready for the day.

Grab a quick breakfast at the food tent.

Go on morning rounds with Dr Jung.

Go check on Joong alone with Nurse Kim before lunch.

Take his temperature, blood pressure, and heart beat.

Ask Joong how he's feeling. Any more pain? Fever, etc?

Change the dressing on Joong's wound.

See if the wound is healing well.

Lunch served to patients.

Leave to lunch at food tent with the rest of the medics.

Patients take nap.

Check supplies with Nurse Kim and Nurse Shim.

Go back to own tent to write report.

Update Dr Jung on patients' situations, etc.

Evening rounds with Dr Jung.

Check on Joong again.

Dinner served to patients.

Leave to have dinner at food tent with the rest of the medics.

Go back to own tent to settle any remaining work.

Get a bath.

Rest for the day.

One day...

Lunch was served extremely early. Or rather Jae was delayed while going on rounds with Dr Jung, as a patient was having a fit due to the wound. Dr Jung left to have his lunch after the rounds and Jae still had to go check on Joong with Nurse Kim.

After going about her daily routine of taking his temperature, etc, she was left with changing the dressing for Joong...

*GRRRRRR*

Jae looked at Nurse Kim who grabbed his stomach embarassedly. Jae tapped his shoulder.

Jae: Gwenchanayo Junsu... You must be hungry... Go ahead and have your lunch first... I'll finish up with Joong here myself...

Nurse Kim: But Jae... Are you sure? I can still endure... *GRRRRRRR*

His stomach growled another time. This time Jae and Joong both smiled.

Jae (amused): Junsu-ya... Go get your lunch first... Your stomach is protesting already!! Go on...

Jae ushered Nurse Kim out of the tent. Joong was overjoyed. He had been waiting for this day since the day he came in.