On Night Duty

Mr. Fire sat beside the bed where Mr. Ice was lying with an oxygen mask ; I was reading the heart monitor ECG (electrocardiography); Dr. Masko was on the phone with anesthesiologist it seems so. I insisted Mr. Fire to go, cook for us and bring it to the hospital, he apparently agreed. A running footsteps, we heard. Dr. Masko was busy checking his pulse rate and heart beat .

Mr. Fire stood up as slow as a snail , all of sudden Miss Olivia rushed to the entrance (gasping) with a basket full of flowers and fruits and uttered softly, 'Today it's his birthday then, she dropped off the basket.' Mr. Fire and Miss Olivia stood still oppositely for a time , in that very moment Mr. Ice coughs and opened his eyes. I exclaimed, ' He's awake.' Out of nowhere. Simultaneously Mr. Fire turned around and Miss Olivia run near to him, hugged him and cry bitterly. Mr. Ice was under the weather, then he was down on his luck after the bittersweet moment he saw.

'How are you feeling now ?' Dr. Masko asked . 'Still a pain in my left chest persists.' Mr Ice muttered.

What really his problem was? Miss Olivia posed.

A cardiac arrest. she comforted him saying 'You will be alright, my darling and kiss on his forehead emotional.'

'Very well, sweetheart you are here with me.' Hugging each other firmly like a monkey does on a tree. They were on a cloud nine ,honeymoon period . What about...? I turned around, Mr. Fire was no more ,I wonder and scared what if he does suicide? With the permission of Dr. I left the room and called him, he said ' I'm on the terrace.' okay come down here at once. he walked down the stairs heavily like a zombie no strength, no food from morning till then.

Dr. advice to stayed overnight, Miss Olivia disagreed and said 'All right Dr. , I can take care of him.' Mr. Fire questioned ' Are you married with him?' Mr Ice interrupted ' We will be soon, I'll go with her.' I was shocked, Dr. Masko only move his eyes , so dramatic, romantic and pathetic that was. Mr Ice he didn't thought about his health and the consequences, no doubt he still loves his friend Mr. Fire and he was the reason he was fainted on the spot where the two men was discussing about Mr. Fire so badly as he came across .

Mr Fire was half dead, he was unemployed so he lives with Dr. Masko and I . On the other side ,Miss Olivia was the president , Mr. Ice can only suck from her for his life so, because of that he insisted he will go with her.

Dr. explained calmly ' Very well Miss Olivia. You take him wherever you lived but, make sure he comes back here tommarow for his last analysis on Ultrasound and X- Ray for better results. Go!'

Sure Mr. Doctor she thankfully said, turned to Mr Fire and stammered 'G-Go..good night.' He stares at him (Mr Ice) and respond not a word.

we all went back to quarter Mr Fire out of anger question 'What was his problem?'

'Running after that woman cause of money.' Dr exclaimed.

'What about his health problems?' Mr Fire repeated with wrath , without concerned about himself. How many times would his friends betrayed him?? Yet, he only thinks about them.

Dude please calm down I requested him as my hand was on his shoulders, I could feel his pain and saw the drops of betrayal flows down his cheeks.

'He needs to transplant his heart.' Dr. pronounced sadly . We all were silenced ..