Cleopatra
"Ah, yes, Miss Cleopatra. How are you feeling?" The doctor said not forgetting to maintain a distance from Harley. I noticed this since he came in and I smiled.
" I'm okay, thanks, it must be fate that I always come in when its your shift." I said with a smile.
" What's wrong with me this time? is my sugar low? Or is it the little injury on my arm? Trust me I do not feel any pain, so can we start with the discharge procedure?" I continued looking at my nails.
The doctor stiffened. His posture rigid.
I looked up to him, " What is something wrong?" I asked
" Ah, yes, well, not really..." He said nervously.
" What are you trying to say then? Its either there us a problem or there is no problem. So out with it doctor, my assistant and I have to be somewhere else." I said.
I noticed how he fidgeted once more looking at Harley. Was he bothered by the incident last time? Just as I was about to ask he said, "Ahem, I would advise we speak in private." He said. Ah, so that was it, I thought Harley made him uncomfortable.
" Don't worry, you may speak but send the nurse out i dont want to have todeal with some loose ends later." I said
" Ah, alright." He said uncertainly.
The nurse scurried out like a terrified bunny.
I looked at him. He avoided eye contact. I gestured with my hand, " The floor is yours, what did you find?"
" Well, Miss Cleopatra, I got a history from the men who brought you here." He started.
" Men?" I asked.
" Yes, the popular actor Don Vicent and his manager were passing by and they noticed that you guys needed assistance." He said. Immediately, I looked at Harley. She nodded and stepped forward but I stopped her with my hand. We'd speak later.
" Really? I must have been lucky to have been rescued by the nation's favorite actor." I said, he wasn't now but he would be in 3 years.
" of course, remember to thank him probably." He said.
I smiled brightly, " I will, no continue."
The doctor laughed awkwardly. " Yes, yes. I gotcarried away." He said with a smile.
Then he returned to his grim look that doctors usually used when they gave bad news.
" Miss Cleopatra, like I have said earlier, we are not certain but, we suspecting that you have a cancer." He announced,
I do not even know when Harley moved from behind me but she was already infront of me, twisiting the doctor's arm. The poor doctor shrieked.
" Who are you? Who sent you to spout such nonsense?" Harley growled.
" I-I-I-" the doctor stammered.
" Speak!" Harley shouted.
" I'm Simon Park! I've been a resident in the emergency department for five years!"
The poor doctor looked like he'd pee his pants.
I shook my head.
" Harley enough." I said.
Cancer? That was a big one indeed. But I remained composed.
Harley let go of the doctor at my signal and stood behind me again.
"I am sorry about that. My assistant got starlltled by the news, Cancer you say?" I continued the conversation.
The doctor fixed his clothes and glasses, completely startled.
" Y-yes. Your assistant jumped me as I was about to explain that we noticed the tumor cells growing in your brain, but we can't make it out yet. " he said not forgetting to glare at Harley but still fearful.
"When your saviors explained that you had a fall, I worried about ither injuries and conducted a full investigation." He continued.
" Oh?" I said flatly.
" So you are still deciding if it's cancer or not?" I asked.
" well, you can but it that way but we would need to run more investigations which would require you to stay here for a few days." He explained.
" Have you noticed any symptoms you may have experienced? Like fainting? Dizziness? Headaches?" He asked.
Harley almost gave me out, she fidgeted. I felt her stiffen
" No." I shook my head.
" I haven't experienced any of those but when I do, you would be the first to know." I said brightly.
" Really? I thought Don Vicent said you were unconscious whne he found you." He mumbled.
I laughed, " Don't Vicent is a busy person, he must have seen things from his fatigue."
" Oh, okay. Then once you do, please let me know and we will refer you the relevant department." He said.
" Great, now, can I please have the discharge papers?" I asked.
....
" So you are saying they just dropped us off.at the hospital and left?" I asked Harley, we watched a cap and no, don't judge me.
" Yeah, I did not want to be admitted but then given the little injuries I got, they forced me to be." She explained.
" How heartless. Where was he in a rush to go to?" I mumbled.
" He said something about returning to the main house." Harley responded.
" Oh?" I said
" Excuse me, sir, could you take me to Villa Road please?" I asked changing our original destination.
" Alright." The driver responded.
" What? Boss?!" Harley shrieked.