Short story with tablespoons of romance, teaspoons of comedy and pinches of drama.
highest @ #12, thank you for all the love
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"Who the fuck is this? It's five in the morning!"
"What a rude salutation. This is Silas and I'm supposed to wake you up...
[A man in his late twenties donned in a doctor's coat greets her.]
"Yeah, no shit. Wait- Why am I here?"
[Frantically, she looks around for signs of her parents but to no avail. Instead, she finds herself slightly squinting at the doctor with familiarity.]
"You were rushed in earlier due to a high fever."
"Aren't you the resident from my attachment?"
"Yes. My name is Lawrence."
"Right... Where are my parents?"
"They're downstairs, signing some papers."
"Okay... Uh... can I see my chart?"
"I understand that you're in medical school but I'm your attending physician, so no. You may not see your chart. What you need now is rest, lots of it. This morning, your fever shot up to 104."
"Burning body... Pulsating head... Swollen throat and tongue... This isn't a normal fever."
"Scarlet fever. The rashes will appear in a day or two."
"Fuck my life. How in the world am I supposed to get to my attachment?"
"You can't. You need to rest and not go anywhere."
"Fuck... Can I just-"
[Naya attempts to get up from her bed but Lawrence puts a hand on her shoulder, gently pushing her back to the pillow.]
"Rest. You know why you can't go around. Patients can get it if you touch things, sneeze, cough. You should know better."
"Yes, I'm very aware."
[From the distance, a familiar face emerges and calls out to Naya with a distressed look on her face.]
"Honey, you're awake!"
"I'll come round to check on you later. Don't go anywhere."
"Hi..."
"We are really worried. Hope you're feeling okay..."
"Not really. I feel like utter shi-"
"Garbage."
"Just get lots of rest sweetheart..."
"Did anyone call?"
"Yes, honey, Silas did call. But we missed it."
"Can I have my phone please?"
"Call him tomorrow, Naya. You gotta get some rest."
"Just a minu-"
"Goodnight baby girl."
[Michael ruffles a hand through her hair while she heaves a sigh, giving in to her parents. But she knew the only thing that would give her relief to this atrocious fever was the comfort of the one most distant.]
"Goodnight."
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-a few more chapters till the end-
i'll be creating a new short story called Doctor Death soon so please keep an eye out for it when it does come out. i really do appreciate all the support so far as its been really hard to keep clinomania up the ranks.
i've decided for Kaya Scodelario to play Naya as recommended by jassidreams , i think she really does suit Naya :"")
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