The Flu

Chapter 4

Epy was confused. He had done everything right. Just like last time the ratio was the same no contamination. He always ensured that. He paced up and down the ward avoiding Nella's dad who was now so furious and who had been making furious calls since they came into the new hospital she had been dispatched to.

Something was not right, he just couldn't place his hands on what it was. He stopped when Charles walked in and was having a furious conversation with Mr Andy who kept pointing on his direction. Charles walked towards him with male nurses running after him to restrain him from throwing a fist.

"Who are you and why are you even here? I know all her doctors but not a word about you." he shouted.

Being a doctor and trained for such situations he just remained calm. Epy looked all cute with his white long sleeves shirt all folded up with his royal blue pants complicating his black boot sueds. He was dark skinned, more like almost roasted coffee toned with a wide chest. He was well with keeping fit always having a bottle of water wherever he went. But today, he had forgotten it.

Charles on the other side was in his dri_fit ash grey tshirt with "I squander on top" written across the chest with black shorts. He must have been in a hurry as he had his bathroom clogs on. He was light, more like pale brown, a colour many considered pretty. Might be the reason Nella had spotted him.

"Take it easy Charles. She will explain when she is up. Trust me she will be fine." Epy assured him.

Charles couldn't hear of it and threw his phone furious at Epy which hit his forehead. A fight broke and soon both were thrown out of the hospital. Charles left driving away recklessly causing alarm to many watching. His anger was beyond control.

Epy just sat opposite in a café and ordered some ice for his now " overheating" swollen forehead. He kept drumming on the table to an extent someone sent a complain to him. He noticed everyone was watching him and decide to leave and stay in his car.

He was just unlocking when a nurse called out to him.

"Sir! Hold on a minute!" she said gasping for air as she caught up with him.

"Good news?" he asked her.

"No, just... Can we talk? I really need another job and i know your clinic plus...."

Epy's hopes dropped. Just another of those "interns!"

"Can i give you my card then we can see what to do? Plus send in what you have. You don't have to really end up at my clinic. Apparently we are full." he told her a phrase he had learnt to use over the years. It saved most of his situations unless the person asking was so stubborn.

" How about i update you about her health then you can dig in those connections! " the nurse urged on.

This one was one of "those".

Since he did the update so much, he just scribbled his personal number on her pad and drove off after an agreement to update each other.

That evening, Nella still showed no recovery. The nurse kept updating him whenever he asked. He sat at a local happy hour joint and called out for his favorite wine and just sat there dull in the moment.

Nana sensed all was not fine when he came home and just whispered a tired "Hello" to her. He just let him be the moment he saw the swollen forehead. She knew not to try him now.

He came back after aa shower and nap. He sat up doing his research until late when Nana popped in concerned.

" You want to talk?" she asked him.
He just shrugged his shoulders and kept typing and placing sticky notes around. Then he stopped when he noticed Nana wasn't leaving.

"Okay, i had a fight with Charles, the boyfriend to Nella." he said with his hands a midist the air.

Nana tightened her pink gown and force hugged him with her hair all hidden away in a night cap.

"What happened?"

"I thought she had the fever and gave her the dose instead she got worse!" he exclaimed looking all helpless.

Nana saw in him his 4 year old son coming home to complain about a stolen toy and her having to go defend him or just buy another one. She felt a strong urge to protect him but then she realized he had out grown her nest.

"Did you consider it may be to have been just a normal flue that you made worse?".

"No." he replied.

He had not had the time to think about it the moment he heard it was about Nella. Three months, no talk then an emergency call from his dad!

"The last time you were working on a reversal on the dose. Did you come up with something?" she asked trying to get a solution now.

" Remember the rabbit died when i did it, the mouse didn't, it all got me so confused i haven't even used it on my self. I can't use it on her either. "

He wasn't going to hurt Nella again.

" What do we do now?" Nana lost it.

"You sleep and let me work." he said smiling at him.

"You know you got a" torch" on the head, does it hurt? "

She tried feeling his temperature and he went all crazy.

" Okay i will sleep! Lets go now. Some milk will do. " he said shutting down the laptop and reaching out to switch off the lights.

" Now we are talking! "

That night he didn't sleep, neither did Nana. She had never seen her son so distressed!...

... Its 23:11, everyone is asleep and am here spicing up this chapter... Happy new year by the way.... Remember to vote, comment and share...