Chapter - 4 - Competition

Patient 2 had gained his consciousness and relief filled in their troubled hearts instantly. "Mr.Alfred, can you hear me?" Dr.G asked and continued with her examination. He responded with a nod. "Okay you are doing great, Mr.Alfred. Do you feel any unbearable pain?" He shook his head implying that he doesn't feel any pain. "Good! Can you now slowly try to lift your right hand?" asked Dr.G. He slowly lifted his right hand and then his left hand. The surgery was successful and they were relieved that his mortar nerves were intact. "After taking another CT scan, shift him to the recovery ward." said Dr.G and she stepped out of the ICU ward. Mr.Alfred's wife was waiting for her and Dr.G said, "Don't worry, he is in good condition.He will be shifted to the recovery room soon." The wife thanked her and started shedding tears of happiness. Dr.G calmed her and exited the unit to visit the other patients who were scheduled to surgeries in the coming weeks.

Dr.G walked towards the staff station to check on patient's charts while she overheard the conversation of the nurses from a distance and she was sure they didn't notice her. She decided to listen to their serious conversation as she had a lot of time in her hands. "Dr.Jason is so handsome and always smiles at me. I wish he would just sweep me off my feet and carry me in his arms,"said the nurse sitting in front of the monitor. "I wish he would marry me and live with me forever," said another nurse next to her. Seriously?There is a vast world out there and all they want to talk about is Jason! Is he really that attractive? Dr.G thought to herself while continuing to listen to their conversation. "He is such a gentleman. I wonder who is the lucky girl he will fall in love with.I guess he already has a girlfriend." said the head nurse to the other two nurses. "No way! I have never seen him with another woman till today. Not even having a meal with a female colleague." retaliated the nurse sitting in front of the monitor. Didn't he ask me to have lunch with him today? I guess these women don't really know about him, Dr.G laughed in her mind.

"Whatever it is, I just can't stop taking my eyes off his face whenever he speaks. His eyes, lips and his sexy fingers. OMG!! I feel so hot and it makes my heart beat faster just by thinking about it." said the other nurse. "Please bring the thermometer and check her temperature soon." All the nurses sprung from their chairs and looked at the source of the voice,it was none other than Dr.G. As soon as they saw that it was Dr.G, their faces paled as they saw some monster. The head nurse let out an awkward laughter to lighten the mood and Dr.G didn't press the matter anymore.

For the next few moments, she checked the patient's charts and turned to leave. She stopped suddenly and looked at the nurse standing to her right and said "You have to check your heart if it beats faster because it is really abnormal." The nurse's eyes went wide in shock as Dr.G left the corridor. They knew that Dr.G had heard their full conversation for sure and was worried she would put them in any harsh situation later. The nurses dare not open their mouths again carelessly because they know very well about Dr.G.

Meanwhile in the ICU ward, patient 1 gained consciousness and Victor was checking up with him. Jamie was doing fine and was instructed to shift him to the ward after taking another CT scan. Victor and Ralph was happy that James was doing well after the surgery. They conveyed the message to Jamie's mother and to Dr.G. There are hard times for doctors when the surgery goes out of hand and they have to report the patient's death to their family members. As there are hard times, there are also those moments of happiness when they report that 'the surgery was successful'. There is always some amount of bad when there is too much good in it. As the saying goes No pain, no gain.

Later in the evening, Victor and his juniors were chatting in the staff station along with the nurses. Nurses are the ones who are updated on every single gossip till to date running around the hospital. So just for the sake of relaxation, the team meets up at the staff station to know about the latest gossip. The conversation was going on as usual, when one of the nurses brought up the matter when Dr.G heard about their conversation about Dr.Jason and confronted them indirectly. The team started to laugh at them and Stanley asked the nurse, "So, did you go check your heart?" Everyone started to laugh and Victor assured the nurses that Dr.G is not so cold-hearted to snitch them for simple reasons like this but warned them to gossip in private so other doctors may not hear them.

The head nurse then informed them about a newly assigned doctor in the emergency medicine department. Alice chimed in saying "Yes! I forgot to tell you guys. He is Dr.Zane Daniel, top student from Hudson University. I met him for a brief moment and he is really good - looking." The men in the room thought that another candidate for the competition had entered the hospital premises. Stanley commented, "Oliver the male nurse on the fifth floor, Dr.Jason on the fourth floor, Dr.Michael on the second floor, Dr.Ben from the first floor, Shane the barista from the ground floor, Joseph from the laboratory and now Dr.Zane from ER? Day by day the competition is getting harder for us. Oh! Forgot to mention those muscular guys from the paramedic." All three let out a deep sigh of disappointment.