Death Among the Stars

Chapter 2: ERASE

He tried to open his heavy eyelids to see what happened. Slowly, he got off the bed to check where the noise is coming from. He diverted his gaze on the clock and saw that it’s already 6 o’clock in the morning, and his head still hurts. He was walking towards the door when he heard some strange noises.

“Meow, meow” a cat made a sound.

“Whoa! Cheetos, you scared the hell out of me!” Archer blurted.

“Why are you still awake? Are you hungry?” he asked.

The cat rubbed his body on Archer’s foot. He cuddled with his cat and after a while, he went down the stairs and grabbed the cat food. He went back to his room holding the cat food and gave it to Cheetos. Archer grabbed his towel and went to the bathroom. He stripped his clothes and opened the cold shower.

He applied the shower gel and rinsed. Archer went to the marbled sink after rinsing. He grabbed his robe and brushed his teeth. While, brushing he looked at his reflection at the mirror in front of him. He knows that he is gifted.

Rich, physique and he’s also got a good job, that’s why girls flocked at him but none of them caught his attention. He wanted someone who’ll resemble a girl he met from the past. Heart-shaped face, amber eyes and wavy brown hair, and of course soft hearted. He shook his head harshly, trying to erase the woman that once caught his attention. He went out from the bathroom and walked towards his wardrobe, he chose a powder blue long sleeve polo, black slacks, and partnered it with a black pointed leather shoes.

He rode an elevator going to the basement. He clicked his car keys and went inside. Archer, drove from his condo to Saint Anthony’s Hospital. He went out and scanned his ID to the scanner. He walked towards the headquarters and wore his lab coat and stethoscope.

He scanned the ward and went to the nurse’s station and checked for Blake Santos’, his patient’s vital signs. He read it and relieved because the patient is slowly recovering from a coma. He went to Santos’ room and his mother welcomed Archer. They thanked him and he only smiled as a response. He informed the family that the patients’ progress is going very well.

“Ma’am you should talk to Blake sometimes so his recovery will be fast. He can hear you.” He smiled with at his heart because helping others is his hobby and saving lives is his passion.

Archer had always wanted to be a successful doctor. His love and passion for his work is always overflowing. He was disturbed when the door opened. A nurse came in the room and said that he is needed in Ms. Ruiz’s room. He agreed on what the nurse said. As he walked through the hallways of the hospital, he began to reminisce the horrors of his past.

While he was walking, fuzzy fragments of his past suddenly flashed in his mind. Then somebody accidentally bumped into him that knocked him back into his senses. He saw a lady in her late 20’s, petite, long wavy jet-black hair, and white as a paper.

“Excuse me?” she looked at him head to toe and her brows furrowed, at that same moment his eyes bore into her.

He just looked away and walk towards to Ms. Ruiz’s room. He was nervous to say the least, but he didn’t know why. His hands went to the doorknob and opened the door, he saw Ms. Ruiz looking at the window, she didn’t say a word, so he just went to the end of the bed, took the clipboard and wrote progresses about her health. The atmosphere between them was very awkward. Archer cleared his throat to cover up the awkwardness.

“So how are you feeling?” he said

“Why did you save me?” Ms. Ruiz said, spacing out.

“What do you mean? This is our job, we help people who are in need” Archer said, looking at her hilariously

“Who said I needed help?” She looked straight into his eyes.

Archer smirked at her, like he didn’t hear anything. He just minded his own business, to take care of her because it’s his profession. He rolled the roller clamp so that the IV fluid flow will lessen. He pressed the nurse call button to continue what he is doing.  When the nurses came, he nodded at them as a sign of goodbye, and went out of Ms. Ruiz’s room. After a long day his shift ended and he removed his lab coat and stethoscope and went out to the Doctor’s Headquarters.

He drove his Aston Martin and went out when he arrived at the basement. While at the elevator, he loosened his necktie. He went out at 20th floor and entered his penthouse. Cheetos welcomed him so he caressed his cat and went upstairs. As he entered his room he immediately went to his bathroom and took a half bath.

He wore his boxer shorts and went down. He walked towards the kitchen and boiled the pasta, he wanted to cook Aglio e Olio. While waiting for it to boil, he sliced the garlic and sliced it thinly. He put the pan into the stove, he added virgin olive oil, garlic, fresh parsley, red pepper flakes, and ground black pepper. He turned off the stove and mixed the pasta with the sauce he made.

He cooks for himself because at early age he was already independent.
Before eating, he thanked God for the blessings and started eating. After eating, he went upstairs and turned on the television and air conditioner. He climbed up the bed and covered himself with the comforter. His eyes were already sleepy and his eyelids were heavy.

-AFTER 6 MONTHS-

His phone beeped while he is re-strolling at the mall. He read it and realized that the Painting ExPo is coming. He’s invited and he will surely attend because they sell for a cause. Since he’s already at mall he went to a boutique to buy a tux that he’ll wear for the Expo.