Recurring Tears

Dead or Alive

After nearly five hours of surgery, Dr. Curtis came out of the theatre with a heavy heart. He removed the surgical mask from his face and threw it in the bin in frustration.  He had never been so sad in all his years as a surgeon. As a qualified surgeon, he had never lost two patients in a day but today was different. He had just lost two lives in less than five hours.
     Immediately Craig sighted him, he rushed towards him .

"How are they doing?", he asked hurriedly.
   
   "Meet me in my office".

"Why the office. Spill the beans now. What happened? Are they dead or alive?", Craig asked, with anxiety written on his face.

  "We -",

"You what?", he interrupted.

"We lost the man Sir", the doctor blurted in an emotion-laden voice.

"Noooooo", Craig screamed as he sat on the ground.
   The doctor managed to console him as he dragged him to his feet.

  Crying, Craig managed to ask," what about the woman".

   The doctor shed a tear as he cast his mind to the woman.
"During the surgery, we discovered that she was pregnant before the accident" he paused to make sure Craig was following.
 
   Go on", Craig prodded.
 
"The shock caused by the accident shook her entire reproductive system".

"Go on", Craig urged.

We lost the baby sir", the doctor continued.

   "Holy shit", Craig exclaimed. " What about the woman".

"She broke her spinal cord so she will have to be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life".

"You mean she can never walk again for the rest of her life".

"That's all", the doctor said. "We did our best but it was rather too late. "I'm so sorry".

After minutes of silent wailing, Craig finally found his voice.

   "I get it. Can I see her now".

"Yeah. Definitely".

  Craig walked into the room where Sarah was, eyes red from crying. She saw him first and motioned to him.

"What happened? You don't look alright. How is my husband?" She tried to stand up but she couldn't.
  "And why can't I stand up?".
 
Craig heard her questions but he deliberately didn't  respond. He just placed his head between his thighs, sobbing quietly.

"Talk to me please", Sarah cried.

He raised his head and his eyes were swollen and red.
"Your spinal cord is broken", he mouthed amidst tears.

"Holy crap", she gasped in shock.
"What  about my husband?" ,she asked wearily.

"I'm so sorry, they lost him"
  The words had dropped from his mouth before he realised he shouldn't have told her.

Immediately he finished speaking, he hung his head and sobbed hard. When he later raised his head, he discovered that she was motionless.

"Sarah, Sarah" he checked her eyes and saw that they were shut.

"Sarah", he shook  her hard but she wouldn't budge.
  He ran out of the ward into the hallway.

"Doctor, Doctor", he screamed.

He ran back into the ward and shook her vigorously but she didn't wake up.

"Is she dead? What have I done?", he thought.
Then, he heard shuffling of feet behind him.

"What happened?", the deep, husky voice pierced through his thoughts.

"I explained everything you told me to her" .

The doctor who was checking her heartbeat rate with his stethoscope turned back to look at him.
"You did what?", he asked.

"I told her everything", Craig replied foolishly.

"Oh my God!", the doctor cursed under his breath. "What you told her has given her an heart attack".

   "Oh no".

Just decided to start the new month with this new chapter.
I'm trying not to sound too heartless but I can't withstand the urge. Share your thoughts and don't forget to hit the star at the bottom of the page.

Until the next chapter, please enjoy your new month. You never know what it might bring.

Pro Tip: Fret less lest you age faster.