This girl is on fire, this girl is on fire.
[ the female voice descent through the headphones in Amber's ears ]
She was enjoying the rhythm of her favorite song, precisely trying to distract her mind from reflecting upon her moment with Noah.
With a music backdrop on her ear, She was seating on the school bus looking out the window to enjoy the doozy of the mountain view, while wondering what is going on last night between her and Noah, she couldn't stop contemplating herself and Noah hang around together the whole night at the mountain. Well, they decided to go back home and revoke the camping program. It's all thanks to Amber and Noah, they were lost to sight the whole night which makes everyone concerned about their safety, they even called the police to assist in the search for them, and luckily they found them safe and secured so now they were decided to go back to their home. But still, Amber has to be ready for the inevitable once she gets on back to school on Monday.
Today is Sunday, which means it's a vacation, since they don't have to go on with their camping, she decided to take off straight to the hospital to see Emma, but once she reached the hospital, they told her that Emma had been discharged last night, then she was snatching her phone out of her pocket, and when she looked at her old version of Android phone with some of the scratches all around the corner, then she presses the power button but the phone is completely off so she decided to charge her phone straight away after her phone is completely loaded, she decided to go visit her house immediately.
She walks through the hallway and her eyes are focusing on her phone, tried to call Emma but the voicemail said that she wasn't able to pick up the phone at the moment, so another option is to leave her a message and boom;
She crashes into somebody in front of her,
[Clink]
The glass object sounds dropped on the floor, She tumbles along with her phone and glasses.
And unfortunately, the phone screen cracked and also her glasses. Thanks to the person who stepped on it, now she is inconspicuous and couldn't see anymore because her glasses are half-wrecked, it's the most important thing without her glasses, she couldn't even use her phone and currently, her vision is blurred, she has no clue anymore about what else could be worse than all of her misfortune that happens to her every single day since the day she has encountered Noah until now, such a streak of bad luck.
"Oh sorry, my apologies to you, are you alright?"
"Ugh yeah I'm okay" He helped her up and she still could catch a glimpse of his white coat clearly but not his face, she was so sure that he is one of the doctors who was working in this hospital.
"Ah sorry about the phone and your glasses, looks like it broke" he picked up her phone and glasses and then handed it over to her.
"Wait what, how bad it is, because I couldn't see anything without my glasses"
"Oops forgive me, it looks like you couldn't use it anymore, you need to get new glasses and change your phone screen"
"Oh no, how could I afford to buy new glasses and repair my phone screen, I am strapped"
"Oh my bad, don't worry I'm responsible for it, I'll help you no matter how much it costs you to fix your phone and glasses"
"No no, I know it's my fault because I was too busy focusing on the phone while walking, I'm not supposed to do that, I should've been looking straight while walking so I won't hit anybody in front of me"
"No, it's alright I'm okay and you're not, so I take responsibility, but I have a meeting with my patients right now and I will be free in one hour could you please wait for me, I will ask the nurse to accompany you to the waiting room, you could just sit there for a while and let me finish my job alright"
"But I can't stay, I gotta go, I have a meeting with my friend"
"It won't take long time, please I insist"
"Alright then, thanks"
"No problem."
When she entered the doctor's office, her nostril begin to breathe in the aromatic fragrances, a different redolence, it is a different smell when walking into a hospital, right away you notice a different smell profile. It's antiseptic, a little bitter, with undertones of the artificial fragrance contained in soaps and cleaners. On patient floors, the smells become more intense and diverse. But this room has a different smell, a fresh, lemony polish emanates from within. Breathe in the fresh air, and she just loves the lemony smell. It's so refreshed. She sat down on the couch and look around her, it is a bit blurry but she could see the color surrounding her is subtly lit and decorated in soft tones. Think of it as an extension of the treatment rooms - with the soothing scent of essential oils upping the wellness factor, so relaxing.
"I wish that I could see it, but my vision is blurry. But at least waiting in this room is much better than waiting with the other patients outside, sitting on such an uncomfortable chair for so long just to wait for our turn, just look at how many people outside waiting, No wonder why so many people get sick nowadays because there is some new coronavirus spreading all over the world. I don't know when the government will provide the vaccine. Anyway, I wish that I could survive this pandemic without getting infected until they found the vaccine"
An hour later...
She lay her head on the couch cat nap like a baby, indeed she was drained without having some rest. While she was busy catching the snooze, Doctor Ethan came inside the room as silently as a mouse once he noticed that Amber is fallen asleep.
[Clack]
The sound of the door ceased her sleeping and she finally awakened.
"Excuse me, Miss-?"
"Amber, Amber Standford, and you?"
"My name is Ethan and I'm a doctor surgeon and also an eye specialist what about you?"
"Wow, sounds like you have a great job doctor"
"Kind of, and I'm very grateful for it"
"Good for you so what are we gonna do now after me waiting here for an hour?"
"I'm sorry for waiting, I am"
"It's alright, but this is the second time you apologize which you don't have to because I don't need an apology; Doctor I don't have time, I need to go to visit my friend and now I couldn't even call her and my vision is completely blurred"
"That's why I ask you to wait, to take responsibility for breaking your glasses and cracking your phone"
"Yeah but how?"
"Listen, lemme tell you something"
"I'm listening"
"Alright, to be responsible since I am an ophthalmologist so I specialize in eye and vision care, I could cure your eye problem for free"
"For real?"
"Real"
"For free?"
"Hundred percent free"
"How are you gonna cure my eye?"
"Hold on let me check your eyes to figure out which procedure I can do next to help cure your blurred vision"
"Alright thanks"
"No biggie"
He began to check my eyes.
"Alright, we have the result here and I could tell that you have severe myopia or nearsightedness, it's a common vision condition in which you can see objects near you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry am I right?"
"Yes that's my problem these past three years since the first time I'm starting my high school program, I was studying so hard and reading too many books every night then I feel like my vision is not as clear as it used to be, so I went to the optic shop for a check-up my eyesight and they suggested me to wear lenses or glasses so I picked up some glasses but I never really check to doctor and I don't even know about this myopia so what are you gonna do to my eyes?"
"Don't worry it's not a big issue, we could do Lasik and it can be done today it won't be long"
"What is Lasik?"
"Lasik, commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, and any other eye problems since it is in the cornea so would you like to do it?"
"What, surgery no no no I couldn't do any surgery, I have to go to school and work tomorrow I couldn't afford to skip school or off my job since nobody can replace me tomorrow, because I'm sure it will take a lot of time for recovery"
"No no, it's not like what you were thinking, if you wanted an immediate recovery period for LASIK generally lasts six to twelve hours, but it varies by patient, depending on several factors. But still, it won't take too long, you can trust me and leave everything to me, and you can be free from glasses or contact lenses after the treatment"
"Wow, the technology nowadays is amazing, alright whatever it is just do it, doctor, I trust you and I would be very grateful, thank you so much you are so kind"
"No problem let's do it then shall we?"
"Okay let's do it"
The surgery began, and at the first step, he gave her drops to numb her eyes. He uses an instrument called a microkeratome or a Femtosecond laser to make a thin flap in her cornea. He'll peel it back and use another laser to reshape the tissue underneath. Then, he'll put the flap back in place, and the surgery is done.
The LASIK procedure itself usually takes about 20 minutes. What a fascinating technology.
"Alright, you are all set, congratulations on your new eyes"
"Wow, how speedy, I'm impressed"
"Yes it is, well you still need to recover from the surgery and you're good to go without any help of lenses or glasses"
"Awesome, thank you so much, I appreciate it"
"Stop saying thank you, it's my responsibility after what happened to you"
"No no, it is not your fault at all, you are a very generous person and I'm glad to meet you, Doctor"
"It's not a big deal for me so relax"
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To be continued.