ℝ𝕐𝕃𝔼'𝕊 ℙ𝕆𝕍:

After five days~

It has been five fucking days after that embarrassing incident, since then Lavender haven't spoken except for the conversations we had about work.

I shouldn't have told like that. God knows, what had gotten into me that day, whatever I did went wrong, I blurted out unnecessarily. It was a terrific day.

A knock was heard.

"Come in"
I shouted.

The door creaked open and Marshall walked in.

"Hi Ryle!"
He sat down infront of me.

"What are you doing here?"
I was somewhat surprised to see him here, in the hospital.

"Yeah, what you are not happy to see me?"
He raised his brow at me.

"It's not like that."

"Then how is it like?"
He looked at me with a grin.

"Why are you here  Marshall?"

"Why didn't you come for dinner that night?"

"Umm.."

"Yes?"
He asked.

"I had an emergency duty"
I replied back. Well, I didn't have any emergency duty, infact I left early.

"What kind of emergency? Drinking?"
He looked at me with concerned eyes.

"No, I didn't drink that day."

"Then why did you not visit? Trust me Ryle, I believe you."

"It's not about you trusting Marshall, its about others too."

His gaze was now softened, as his eyes looked at me with the same concern it had before, when he talked, laughed, joked when nothing had happened.

"Can you come home tonight?"

"I mean..."

"Not for dinner but then atleast a cup of coffee, we really wanted to talk with you."

"Umm...okay"
I was reluctant but by his voice it sounded kind of nice.

"Okay then see you. Bye!"
He left.

I was taken aback by him a little. This was the first time Marshall had paid me a visit by coming to my workplace after my divorce with Lily.

Sure we were bestfriends, but after that incident I detached myself from him. But today, it felt nice to speak to him, even if at first I was a little hesitant.

"Dr.Ryle"
I heard a panicked voice from outside calling out my name.

"Come in"

Gloria stepped in unsteady moves.

"Yes Gloria?"

"The patient of Cabin no.5 is not being able to inhale the oxygen. Please come fast."
She left my cabin running.

Good god, I was afraid of this! And this happened!

I got up from my seat and ran towards Cabin no.5.

"Ryle"
Lavender spoke and looked at me with her calm eyes as I entered.

"Yes"
I replied to her and glanced at the monitor the heart rate was fluctuating.

"Bring the defibrillator"
I ordered.
.
Okay, I did this earlier but someone beside was making me nervous by her face. Lavender, she looked pale and was looking terrified.

Concentrate Ryle, I said to myself in my mind and gave a assuring nod to the other doctor. The switch was pressed and the shock was given, the patient breathed heavily.

"Once more"
I said and the next shock was given.

The patient breathe heavily and rthe her head rose up.

"Again at the same rate"

The next shock was delivered, when the patient's eyes flew open and monitor didi not show a straight line.

Everyone had smiles in their faces except Lavender who was frightened. Tears rolled down her eyes as she held the side of the table tightly.

I nodded and then the shock was given, the patient's head again rose up and fell back on the pillow.

"Mom...mom"
Lavender spoke her voice broken. What happened to her? Why was she crying? But I needed first complete this. God, this stress was killing me.

"Last"
I spoke, when Lavender ran outside the cabin.

Everyone nodded and the shock was delivered, the patient was breathing.

Yes! Yes! Yes! It was successful! The patient was breathing. We had done it!

"It's a success guys!"
I said.

Lavender, yes she wasn't there. What had happened? Why did she walk off?

"Gloria please take care, I am coming in a bit!"
I said and went outside the cabin.

I was looking around, but Lavender wasn't anywhere. The place was quiet,I was going to return back when I heard someone crying.

I walked towards the sound of the cry, when I saw Lavender, hiding herself behind the couch. I went closer and bent down, she kept her face buried, crying miserably.

I leaned closer to her and kept my hands on her head. She looked up at me, her eyes full of tears and red, her body shaking and her face looked full of pain.

"Lavender?"
I spoke.

"Mom.."

Mom? Why was she saying mom?

"Lavender, what happened? Why are you crying?"
I asked. She was struggling to breathe, I rubbed her back when she kept her head on my chest and sobbed.

"I couldn't stop dad!"
She said while trying to breathe. I rubbed my hands on her hair.

"My inhaler..."
She said while barely breathing properly.

"Where is your inhaler?"
I asked back!

"Lavender! Listen to me where is your inhaler?"

She was trying to reply but she couldn't. She couldn't breathe and was on the edge of being unconscious.

"Lavender!"

She will die! Man fucking do something!

"Where is your inhaler?"

"I.. I ... don't have....it..."
She spoke.

Ok! Amazing! God I needed to do something.

"Forgive me lord!"
I said. I laid her on the ground and performed CPR. She clutched my shirt in her hands as I continued the process.
.
.
I held her and made her sit pressing her back against the couch for support.
She looked better than before. It made me feel better, by seeing her look better.

"Thank you"
She muttered.

"Welcome."
I said and sat lying my back against the wall. She brought her knees closer to her and looked outside the window.

"When I was 10 years old, my mother was admitted in the hospital. My father had hit her. When, I saw the defibrillator today and the women in that pain, it reminded me of my mother."

She looked at me smiling while tears streaking down from her eyes.

I really didn't know what to say at that. She looked heartbroken, that made me sad too. For some reason, I felt like a highschool boy who was sitting infront of his love.

"I am sorry that I caused a disturbance.What an idiot I am!"
She laughed as she spoke in her broken voice.

"Trust me you didn't cause any disturbance."

She looked at me with sparkling eyes and came near to me.

"I am really sorry"
She spoke looking at my shirt.

"Why?"

"Because of this"
She said and pointed at my shirt.

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