Timothy
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I stand in Kingsly’s office and see the lawyer Moriah Bennet standing in front of the desk. She looks at me, and her eyes give nothing away. She motions to the chair, telling me to sit down. I shake my head and continue staring at the two of them.
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“Dr. Orozco, you may want to sit down for what we are about to tell you,” Moriah says.
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“With all due respect, please just tell me what’s going on. I have a patient that I need to follow up on.”
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“I was alerted about something while you were finishing your surgery.” Dr. Kingsly says.
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“What were you alerted about?” I ask, getting agitated. A knock on the door, and Dr. Kingsly’s assistant comes in.
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“I’m so sorry, Dr. Kingsly, but there is an emergency in the OR, and they request that you and Moriah come down immediately.”
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“Shit, okay, Orozco, do not leave the hospital. I will call you when we are ready for you.”
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“Can I go home and get some sleep?” I say, yawning.
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“No, sleep in my private on-call room.” He says gruffly.
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“Fine,” I say. I take the elevator to the ICU floor. I’m going to take a quick peek; it won’t hurt. I see Phillips and lift my chin at him. “How is Noah Villa?”
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“Better after the Hydrocortisone. Get some rest, man. I got this.” He says with a smile. I see Penny and Anthony and motion my eyes to the on-call door. I open the door and see that my food is there, and my stomach growls. The door opens, and both Penny and Anthony come in.
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“Did anyone see you come in here?” I ask. I bite my burger, and it’s so good, even cold.
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“You know I’m good at sneaking into on-call rooms. Well, I used to be.” Penny laughs.
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“Penny, stop it now,” I say. Anthony looks between us, looking uncomfortable. You and me both, dude.
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“What’s up, Dr. Orozco?” Anthony asks.
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“They took me off Noah Villas’s case. I need to make sure he is taken care of correctly.”
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“Why did they do that?” Penny asks.
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“I have no fucking clue.”
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“What do you need from us?” Anthony asks.
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“If something happens, come and get me right away. Don’t page Phillips get me first. I must ensure that Noah Villa gets to see his Mama again.”
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“What do I get out of it? Penny asks.
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“If you don’t want to help, don’t, Penny,” I say.
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“I’ll do it. I want Noah’s Mama to see her baby boy again.” Anthony says.
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“Fine, I’ll help too,” Penny says. “Anthony, can I talk to Dr. Orozco alone, please?” Anthony looks at me to see if I am okay with this. I nod at him. Wow, I like this kid. Anthony leaves the room, and I look at Penny. “Timmy, what’s going on?”
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“What do you mean, Penny?”
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“You said to give you space, and I did. It’s been over eight months, and you haven’t wanted to be with me.”
“Penny, I didn’t say give me space. I said that I couldn’t be what you wanted me to be. I’m sorry, Penny, I don’t have the same feelings you have for me. I didn’t want to hurt you, but we were only together once.”
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“Well, I thought we had a connection.”
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“I’m so sorry, Penny, but I can’t.”
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“Is there someone else?”
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“No, Penny, there isn’t.”
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“Would you tell me if there was?”
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“I would like to think that I would.”
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“Maybe one day you’ll be mine.” She says, touching my forearm.
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“Penny, please stop. I don’t want you to get your hopes up.”
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“Have you ever met anyone that made your world stop?”
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“Yes, but that seems like a lifetime ago.”
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“Get sleep. We’ll come and get you if anything happens,” Penny says. She has sadness in her eyes, but what I said needed to be said.
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I eventually fall asleep and dreams of a girl that keeps getting away from me. I call her name, but she keeps running off. I feel a tap on my shoulder and awake with a start forgetting where I am for a second. I see Anthony standing over me, and I look at my watch. I’ve been asleep for two hours. I sit up quickly and stand up.
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“Fill me in, Anthony,” I say, putting on my shoes.
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“All his machines are going haywire, and we can’t seem to find the cause. We know his blood pressure spikes and goes low.”
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“Fuck!” I say running down the hall. “Where is Phillips?”
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“Sleeping,”
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We look around the hall, and it’s empty, and we sneak into Noah’s ICU room. I take my stethoscope from around my neck. Fuck he’s crashing again, and there is no time to get him to the OR. Anthony can see that urgency, and he grabs the crash cart. I get in a sterile gown and gloves as Anthony sprays sterile betadine on Noah’s chest. I cut his sutures open, reopen his chest, and noticed that he had large clots in his chest. This is what is causing all the havoc in his little chest. As I am about to remove the clot, the glass door slides open.
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“Orozco, step away from him now.” Dr. Kingsly yells.
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“No, he will die unless I remove these clots and take him to the OR to close him up.”
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“Someone get security now,” Orozco says.
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“I told you I’m not stopping.” As I get the suction, I say I begin to suction the clots out. I grab the clots that are too big with my hands.” I see the security out of the corner of my eyes. I know his name is Marcus, but we all call him Thor. “ Don’t touch me, Thor.”
“Come on, Doc, I don’t want to tackle you, but I will.”
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“If this little boy dies, it will be your fault.”
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“Timothy, you can’t treat Noah Villa,” Dr. Kingsly says.
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“The fuck I can!”
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“You can’t.”
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“Why are you doing this. Why can’t I treat my patient?” I say, but I’m not stopping what I’m doing.
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“Timothy. He. Is. Your. Son.”
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He’s my what?
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