The Past

"Jessica they need you at station one!" Yoona yelled at me from across the hallway.

I quickly dropped everything I was doing and headed there.

I looked at the time.

'8:39 P.M'

My shift was over in seven hours.

I better get this over with.

There was this lady with a laceration in her forearm that required stitching.

I pulled a chair next to the bed as she shedded tears.

She looked at me sorrowfully.

"Help me" her voice soft and delicate.

"With what?"

What could she possible need help with?

"The man that dropped me off here. He told me to come back home immediately. I don't want to ever go back there"

This woman was abused.

"I'll call the police" And with that I tried tending to other patients but she grabbed my arm.

"Please. He's going to notice if I take too long"

I sighed.

I called Yoona over and told her what was happening.

Yoona immediately comforted the woman.

She always had a soft spot for family problems.

It's not like I didn't care.

My job is to treat the patient not their problems.

I didn't have time for silly things like that.

Yoona could take care of it.

—

It was midnight and an ambulance came in carrying a man who had bradycardia and hypotension. (Braycardia- Abnormally Slow Heartbeat. Hypotension-Low Blood Pressure)

We tried giving him atropine but he had no reaction to it.
(Atropine-Muscle Relaxant)

We started treating him.

I guess I was too stressed because I started to get a migraine as I could see a white ring around my eyes.

I told my co-workers to take care of the patient.

I got myself a cup of water and sat down on a bench and closed my eyes.

I could feel someone sit down with me.

I peeked.

It was just Yoona.

I guess she was tired too.

"Tough job huh?" Yoona said.

"Yeah. I'm getting migraines all of a sudden. But I feel like I've chosen the right job."

"That's why I chose something more relaxing"

"I don't like working with dead people. They creep me out" I said.

"Someday you'll have to inspect a cadaver. Just you wait"

"Not anytime soon" I said and she hit me playfully.

"What happened to the woman?" I asked.

"I called the police. The man was arrested."

"That's a relief"

"I thought you didn't care about those kinds of things?"

"I'm still human. I have feelings"

"Right. Says the one who slept for three days straight" she teased.

"Shut up" I smiled at her silliness.

I got up and threw my cup away in the trash.

"Don't stay here for too long Yoona. I'll be late to go home. My shift ends in three hours."

"I will! Don't worry about me."

"If you need me, I'll be in the emergency department"

"Ok! Just go! The patients need you!" She smiled and pushed me away.

My migraine subsided after a few hours that I worked in the department.

It always got better when I talked with Yoona.

—

The Past

I smiled as I grabbed the next photo.

It was a photo of Yoona.

She was a great friend and co-worker.

We always ate every meal of the day together.

But being doctors we sometimes couldn't find the time to hang out once in a while.

I grabbed a photo of Yuri.

She started speaking to me also and her story.

TBC

What photo was Jessica clutching and Who is her old lover?