"I might die today Carl Maxwell, so I..."
Malakas pero hingal na sabi ni Missy habang nakatuntong sa foot stool. She's doing a chest compression with a gun pointed in her head.
"I love you! I might die, but my love for you will-"
"Can you please shut your mouth! No one will die! And can you please stop confessing your love to him in the middle of arrest! My God, Melissa!"
Ace cut her off while thinking and focusing to the patient's condition.
Their argument made everyone aware that something was happening inside the resucitation room. Carl heard his name, he immediately pull the curtain to check. Gulat na gulat siya sa nakita niya. Every people inside has a gun pointed to their head.
"Carl...don't! Calling a police or whoever higher authorities will make it worse."
Pigil ni Nathan sa kaibigan nang makita ang paghakbang nito.
"What? Do you want me to stand here and do nothing?" Nabalot siya ng takot, Drew, Gian, Madelaine, Arylle and Ace were inside. His fears worsen when he saw Melissa. Nanginig siya sa galit at sa takot. He felt useless seeing those guns.
Carl's trembling in so much rage. He bit his lower lip and took a deep breath as he stepped forward and grabbed the gun on Nathan's thigh. Mabilis niya iyong ikinasa at pinaputukan ang ulunang bahagi ng pasyente. Iniiwas niya ito ng bahagya sa direksyon ni Missy. Kahit pa parang wala na siya sa sarili, he made sure that the bullet will not hit her.
"What are you doing?" Edward and Nathan asked in chorus but Carl did not answer. Again, he shoot the head part of the patient. Sinadya niya na sa unan lang iyon tumama para magsilbing babala.
"Carl! Ano bang-"
"Put all those fucking guns down or I'll kill him!" Sabi ni Carl sabay paputok uli ng baril. This time, the bullet is one inch away from the patient's head.
"You! Put that gun down!" Carl shouted to the man whose gun was pointed to Melissa's head. Kasabay ng utos niya ay ang muling pagpapaputok. Hindi man naintindihan ng lalaki ang mga salita na sinabi ni Carl, ibinaba niya ang baril at isa-isang sumunod ang mga kasamahan nito.
His warning is so crsytal clear to those men in black suit. Carl will kill their prince himself if they will not put their guns down. No need for words, the way he shoot their prince indirectly means death itself.
"Save this fucking asshole before I kill him myself." Sabi ni Carl kay Ace at sa lahat ng tao doon. Nakatutok pa din ang baril niya sa pasyenteng nag-aagaw buhay.
His actions may be inappopriate, but it saves everyone. Carl's impulsiveness and his lack of remorse seeing Melissa with gun pointed in her head proved that he can do anything for this woman.
They got a heart beat after three cycles of cardiopulmonary resucitation and two doses of epinephrine.
"It's not pulmonary edema, Nathan. But you are close...crackles indeed?" Ace said upon auscultation.
"It's easy to get pulmonary edema mixed up with some other lung conditions. Can you check the chest x-ray for me?" Sabi ni Ace habang ang isang kamay ay nasa ibabaw ng dibdib ng pasyente. Ang isa namang kamay, gamit ang dalawang daliri ay ginagamit niyang pantapik sa mga daliring nakapatong sa dibdib, inililipat niya sa iba't-ibang direksyon iyon habang inaantay ang sagot ni Nathan.
"How about you Gian? Tell me...is it pulmonary edema?"
Gian walked towards the portable x-ray machine to check. Umiling siya nang makita niya ang itsura ng baga nito.
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RomanceCarl Maxwell Tan Alcantara, the charismatic deputy medical director of Alcantara Medical City. A dirty talking sex incarnate that could melt your panties off just by whispering in your ear how he plans to fuck you senseless. Everything about him was...
