At 2:00 am

" Dr. Alexandra , please come quickly !! There is an emergency at the hospital ," spoke the head nurse with a sense of urgency in her voice .

Hearing her words , my brows furrowed and I asked her in a sluggish voice as I got out of my bed , " What happened ? "

" Doctor , Mr. Watson from VIP ward 7 needs surgery immediately . His condition turns worse as each second passes . "

" But wasn't his surgery scheduled for Monday ? What happened ? " I asked her while hastily getting ready .

" I don't know doctor but Mr. Watson suddenly started hyper-ventilating and then he fainted . The rate of success if a surgery is conducted only seems to be a little more than 20% , moreover he is your patient , so none of the doctors dared to conduct a surgery . "

I grabbed my car keys and coat and hurriedly made my way towards the door as I told the nurse who was on the other end of the phone , " Transfer Mr. Watson to the operation theater immediately and prepare for the surgery . I will try to reach as fast as I can . "

Then , I hung up and started my car as I tried to reach the hospital as fast as possible .

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At the hospital

After arriving at the hospital , I quickly went to the washroom to change into my scrubs ( sanitary clothing worn by surgeons ) and then I hurriedly went to the operation theater where everyone was waiting for my arrival .

I pushed the door open and without any further delay I started the surgery .

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After 5 hours of extensive surgery that took place from 2:15 am to 7:15 am , I came out of the operation theater to find Mrs. Watson running towards me with tears in her eyes .

" How is he ? " she asked , fear was evident in her voice .

" The surgery went successful and his condition is stable right now but he will be kept in the hospital for a few days under observation . "

She heaved a sigh of relief and said , " Thank you so much doctor for saving my husband's life . "

" You're welcome . Right now Mr. Watson is being transferred back to his ward but he is still unconscious due to the effect of anesthesia . He would wake up once the anesthesia wears off . "

Then , I smiled at her and went to the head doctor's office to inform him that I was going home .

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At home

After I arrived at my house , I threw my coat and car keys onto the sofa and went towards my room so that I can lie on my bed . I was so damn exhausted that sleep took over me in a matter of seconds or milliseconds maybe .

I woke up when I felt a presence near me and the warm breaths that fell on my face . I opened my eyes and saw two figures near me , I blinked my eyes a few times to get a clear picture of the two figures . I soon recognised them as my two dogs , Ginger who is a German shepherd and Sky who is a blue eyed husky . I love them both .

I turned towards my bedside to look at the time on my phone and found out that it was 2:00 pm in the afternoon which was the time for the dogs to be fed lunch . I slowly got up as I felt a bit lightheaded due to the fact that I had just woken up and made my way towards the kitchen . In the kitchen , I filled their bowls with food and I was about to go back to sleep when my stomach grumbled . Then , I realised that I had not eaten a single bite of food since last night .

I sighed when I remembered that my mother would have definitely scolded me because of this . I would have probably gotten a lecture for an hour or so over the fact that even though I am a doctor , I still don't know how to take care of myself .

Ting *

Speak of the devil and the devil arrives . I got a text from my mother.

Mom : Hi sweetie , I hope you had your lunch .

Alexandra : Hi mom , not yet . I was just going to make something for myself but then I received your text.

Mom : Alexandra, how many times have I told you to eat your lunch on time ? I am sure that you had forgotten about it , right ?

Alexandra : No mom , I swear I had not forgotten to eat lunch . Actually I just woke up as I had not slept the whole night due to a surgery .

Mom : Ok then . I will not disturb you any longer , make sure you eat all your meals on time . Bye , take care .

Alexandra : Bye mom , take care .

I heaved a sigh of relief as I had thought that I would have to tolerate her nagging but thankfully she understood my reason . Then , I went to check if Ginger and Sky had eaten their lunch . I saw that both of their bowls were so clean and shiny that I could see my face in them .

I patted their heads and said , " Who's a good boy ? who's a good boy? "

Then , I left them alone so that they could play with each other and went to the kitchen so that I could make myself something to eat . I quickly whipped up some stir - fried vegetables with fried rice and sat in front of the T.V as I ate . I wanted to watch a movie but in the end I ended up watching P*kemon instead , I know I am very childish to watch a cartoon as a 27 year old but I just can't help it . I really love A*h and P*kachu and they are definitely my favorite characters .

After watching P*kemon for almost an hour , I stood up and did the dishes , after which I started going through the files of my patients . When suddenly I heard a noise ....