I just clocked out from an 18-hour shift, ready to go home for some much-deserved rest and to some quality time with my fun music and bubble bath.

Just imagining my relaxing bubble bath makes me sigh. I have been working overtime these past few weeks because the ER is full and we are quite understaffed at the moment and as a result haven’t had much of a quality time for myself.

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MC: - Yeah by now you guys must have realized that I am a doctor by profession.

So, let me introduce myself to you guys,

I’m Senara Knight and I’m 25 years old and I work in the ER of a prestigious hospital. I'm an ‘if we vibe we vibe’ kind of person and also, I have been told that I'm like an old soul, difficult to form close bonds with me and as a result quite boring to converse with. But I would like to think I'm not boring, though I can't really tell for sure because what you think you are is actually quite different for other people. So that might be true too. (* shrugs*)

It was difficult to accept but I have learned to embrace that part of myself. (*dramatic sigh). Anyways I'm a proud introvert and a full-time hard-working doctor so there’s that. And...

Author- Well let me just cut you there. I'll do the honours of introducing you to our readers. So, shoo, move along.

MC- fine! (grumpy). I'll see you guys later. Love you 💙

Author-(uff!) Let me give you guys a piece of brief information about our female lead.

Name- Senara Knight.

Age-25 years.

Occupation- Freshly graduated from med school 2 years back and now working in Iaso hospital as an ER.

Blood type- O positive.

Personality- Ambivert well mostly leaning towards introversion, hardworking, stubborn sometimes, strong-willed, kind, sometimes unpredictable.

Family and relationship- Oldest daughter in a family of five and single as pringle, since forever.

Others- Has a cold face and her introverted personality make it a dangerous combination that causes people wary to approach her. But surprisingly good with interpersonal relationship with patients. Doesn’t allow anyone and everyone inside her world, but if she gets along, she is a nice person to be around.

So, let’s now get back to the story~

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“Dr. Knight, the chief has called you to visit his office.”, said the intern. There it goes my hope and chances of taking a relaxing bubble bath. The only time the chief had called me these past few days is to tell me to cover another shift.

Usually, I wouldn’t be bothered by all this extra shift but lately, I have been feeling burned out especially these past few weeks, and I was hoping for some time to feel relaxed and to get back to my work lair feeling better.

Well with an idea of why the chief has called, I walk towards his office.

*knock knock*

“Come in.”, said the chief.

I enter saying, “Please tell me it’s not to cover an extra shift. I have been working crazy hours and burning myself out for the past few weeks.”

“I’m sorry, you know how it is over here. It’s been crazy the last few weeks and we are understaffed at the moment. So, I would like it if you could cover this shift too. I have informed the higher-ups about the under-staff issue. So, I am hoping the issue will be resolved within sometime.”, said the chief looking burned out himself.

The chief was a kind-hearted old man who treats his staff like family. He has taken care of my well-being from the moment I have joined and has helped me out on a lot of things. He is like a father figure to us staff. He is strict and professional at his job and at the same time he is kind and loving. His hard work, enthusiasm, and love for his job has kept the department running all these years. He has been working extra hours these past weeks with us to make up for the under-staff issue.

Anyway, I had already decided to stay back and work the extra hour.

“I will even order dinner from that restaurant you like. So, would you like to stay back?”, said the chief thinking that I hadn’t decided.

“Well, it’s quite tempting.” Acting like I was thinking quite hard about it and then said-

“Ok fine I’ll stay back.”.

He looked relieved after hearing my words.

After a quick chat, I get back to my work and go about rounds to check up on my patients.

In the midst of my work, we receive a call from the ambulance staff saying an emergency case is on the way to our ER gate. We start preparing for the admission of the patient. When suddenly the doors open, signalling an emergency.

I make my way towards the patient.

He looks familiar and some of our staff look quite surprised and shocked at the scene. I was quite surprised by their reaction but pushed that thought aside.

Then without wasting time, I shout the drill snapping them out of shock, and start treating the patient.

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(Notes- Hello! Everyone. This is my first work; I hope you guys like it. This is completely a work of fiction; the characters and the plot are my ideas. Please do excuse me for all the grammar errors, I’ll try my best to reduce the mistakes. And please do like, comment, and do show some love ❤. See you guys in the next chapter 😊).

(*Disclaimer: - All the medical details are a work of fiction and are not factual. This is completely a work of fiction, this is my first work, so, please do excuse me for all the grammar errors ☹️ . I'll try my best to reduce the mistakes. And please do like, comment, and do show some love ❤ 😊).

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We stabilize the patient according to the protocol. And then I quickly assess the patient's condition and find that there’s a lot of blood loss due to stab injury and it looked like the injury had perforated the intestine.

I check for further injury or signs and at the same time, I quickly make a decision and tell them to take the patient to the CT room so that we can rule out any internal injuries which we can’t diagnose through a physical check-up and also to confirm our initial diagnosis.

“Please inform the trauma surgeon.”, I said.

When one of the staff mentions-

“The pupils are abnormally dilated.”

I then check the pupils and find that there indeed is a foul play and looking up at other signs, it did confirm my suspicions, I said-

“It looks like there is suspicion of overdose or possibly a poison when matched with other symptoms. Please draw some blood and immediately send it for lab investigation.”

“Quick, let’s move.”, I shout the orders.

We then proceed to shift the patient for further treatment and stabilization.

After initial treatment, we shift the patient to the operating room for emergency surgery. The chief along with Dr.Noah comes inside the operating theatre [OT].

I was quite surprised to see the chief handling this case personally, even when it wasn’t his assigned patient. Usually, all staff are assigned patients. And the chief usually doesn’t involve in other staff's cases unless it’s a complicated case which the fellow doctors request for his professional advice or if it's a high-profile case which is personally advised by the hospital board.

In this case, even though it is complicated medically but it is something which all the ER doctors are trained in and it is considered as a case that doesn’t require the chief involvement and also seeing as it isn’t his assigned case. So, I was quite surprised by his appearance.

Then Dr.Noah said, “It is a high-profile case. The hospital board requested the chief to personally make sure things are ok.”

“Oh, alright. Who might this be? ", I questioned.

“You are joking right?”, said Dr.Noah.

I looked confused. Looking at my expression, Dr.Noah said, “Yeah I can see why you couldn’t recognize. He is Ace. The leader of boy group, V13ES. The group is quite popular”. I nod in response. Being somewhat familiar with the group’s songs myself and news about them, I understood Dr.Noah’s reaction.

‘Ah, so that’s why he looked familiar. No wonder the staffs were shocked', I thought.

Soon the surgery was completed and we move him to a VIP ward for his future stay and treatment.

Later I get a message to visit the chief.

*knock knock*

“Come in Dr.Knight. We were waiting for you.”, said the chief.

‘We?’, I was confused.

Just then I noticed Dr.Noah, the detective, and two other people in the chief’s office. I recognize one of them as Jack, who is also an Idol. But I didn’t know who the other person was.

I take a seat and the detective starts talking,

“As you guys are well aware by now of his identity. And I’m sure you guys know it’s a criminal case as well. So, I have some questions to be asked for the doctor-in-charge. For legal procedure. Just basic questions, so, I would like the doctor to give a statement now and visit the station tomorrow along with the case report. And also, please do keep an eye on any suspicious person or people and do inform us on this.”

“Yes, sure detective. We would be happy to help.”, said the chief.

Then the person with Jack starts talking-

“I’m Samuel, the manager of the Idols. And I hope you guys know Jack.”, he said pointing towards Jack.

We all nod in response. Jack is also an idol of course. He is the main vocalist of the boy group, V13ES.

“Since you know the patient is an idol, I hope you understand our request. We would like complete confidentiality of the situation here. No leak of news about his admission or the extent of his injuries. We have also talked to the hospital board about this and of course, they have agreed. Apart from that, we would also like you to sign the confidentiality agreement.”

“Please don’t worry about paparazzi or any threat. The good detective here has agreed to dispatch extra security. So, that is covered. And as the detective said please be extra vigilant and please do inform us if you notice anything suspicious.”

“We are sorry for the trouble. And please do take care of Mr.Ace Kegel. Thank you!”, said Samuel.

“Yeah, we are sorry for the trouble. Please do take care of Ace.”, said Jack.

“No, it’s no trouble. It’s our duty to help.”, said the chief assuring them.

“Yes, and it’s Dr.Senara Knight who is in charge of the patient. You can ask Dr. Senara or Dr.Noah for any information regarding the patients' health details.”, said the chief.

“Please don’t worry, he is in capable hands and I trust their expertise. No one apart from us three is involved in the treatment procedure and we assure you we will do our best.”, said the chief to Samuel and Jack.

“Detective, Dr. Senara would be happy to help with your statement and any follow-up required.”

“Ok, if you gentlemen have any more queries, please do feel comfortable to ask.", said the chief.

“No, nothing. Thank you for your time.", said Samuel to the chief, preparing to leave.

“Same, if something comes up. I'll be sure to contact you, sir.”, said the detective

“Alright.", said the chief.

After which the chief sends them off with a brief handshake and asks the detective to wait outside while he talks with us.

“Please Dr.Senara, give the statement and do the necessary. I’ll leave that to you.”. I nod in response.

“And Dr.Noah please submit the surgery history files to the hospital board. Please do accompany me for the case discussion regarding the condition of the patient with the hospital board. I’ll leave you in charge to conduct a meeting to inform the staff of the confidentiality issue now Dr.Noah. After which you can clock out.”, said the chief to Dr.Noah.

“Yes, chief.”, said Dr.Noah.

“Please see to it that this is all done and please I would like if you and you as well, Dr.Senara, kindly update me on the patient's condition regularly.", said the chief.

Both Dr. Noah and I nod indicating yes and after which we leave to do our respective work.

“Detective, please follow me to my cabin. I’ll provide you a copy of the report for now. I shall submit the lab copies tomorrow after we receive them.”, I said to the detective.

“Sure, please guide the way.”, said the detective.

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Notes-

Characters introduced in this chapter-

Dr.Noah -

Full name: - Dr. Noah Thompson.

Age- 35years.

Occupation- Trauma surgeon in Iaso general hospital.

Others- talkative, kind, extrovert, happy go lucky type of person.

Samuel -

-Ace's manager.

-The chief manager of the idol group, V13ES (pronounced as vibes).

Age-45 years.

Other details- a serious type of person. Very strict with his principles, extremely caring towards the members, secretly kind, doesn’t show his true feelings.

Jack-

– main vocalist.

Full name- Jackson Young.

Age – 26 years.

Other details- nice, kind, caring, easy to get along.

Ace-

-leader, rapper.

-known by names: - Ace, Alex, Alexander, Ace Kegel.

Full name- Alexander Kegel.

Age- 25 years.

Other details- introvert, assertive, friendly to all but very selective about letting people inside his inner circle.

(*Disclaimer: - This is completely a work of fiction and please do excuse me for all the grammar errors. And please do like, comment and do show some love 😊❤)

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We enter my cabin and I start readying the copy of the case report.

“So how are you doing these days? I always see you in the hospital these days.”, said detective Zeke.

“I’m doing well except of course for working extra hours. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. But it would be nice to see the outside world once in a while and not just crash once I reach home.”, I said.

“So, how are you? I heard about the date. So how did it go? Was that a yeah or a nah?”, I ask teasingly.

“Oh, you know how it is with me.”, said the detective.

“So that was a failure.”, I said.

“Well... Not... Exactly. It’s just I feel it’s not the right time you know.”, said Zeke.

“Well there’s no right time when you’re married to your work.", I said jokingly.

“Yeah, kinda makes me feel like I’m cheating when I go on dates.", he said jokingly.

The detective and I are good friends. And that’s saying a lot because I’m someone who knows quite a lot of people but doesn’t have a lot of friends. My shyness and my cold face combined with trust issues make it difficult for me to make any friends.

We met when I first joined the hospital just fresh out of graduation. And it’s quite weird we became friends considering my past trauma. Well, that’s a story for another day. Anyways we both got along like two peas in a pod after our initial meeting. And I am happy that I met him.

“So, what’s the deal with this case? Like I get the high-profile thing considering who we are talking about but is the criminal behind bars or should we look out for a possible convict?”, I asked.

“Well the criminal is arrested but we suspect there might be a group. This was a bizarre case where an obsessive fan went so far as to stab him and that’s so crazy. I don’t know how he is going to heal from the trauma.", he replied.

“Oh Lord, that’s... Like I don’t understand why someone would think they have a right over another person. I mean I understand why medically, you know psychiatry and stuff but that’s still crazy and... messed up. I haven’t heard any crazy fan stories which are as messed up as this one. Going that far as to stab someone. That’s inhumane. And where was the security?”, I question feeling upset after getting to know the gist of the case.

“Yes yes, I understand what you are trying to say but remember, you and I know how crazy the world we live in is.”, he said in a serious tone.

I nod knowing quite how crazy and dangerous the world is based on my own personal experience.

“Besides, should you be telling that as a doctor?”, he then says teasingly.

“Just you remember doctors are humans too. And as humans. We do have our flaws and judgement.”, I said in a bantering tone.

“But honestly, I do hope he heals from this. I have seen how people suffer because of traumatic experiences. And Don’t worry I’ll talk to his manager about this. He is in better hand, we’ll do our best.”, I reassure him.

Being in this profession, we both have experienced meeting quite a lot of people with mental trauma and how bad it has affected them and how they struggle with it. Some don’t ask for help because of the stigma, some because of other reasons, but I have always vowed that if I ever come across someone who is struggling and needs help, I would try my best to help them.

And also, the detective quite had a similar incident although not as severe as this, but he did have his fair share of obsessive ex-girlfriends. There was a time when one of them threatened him with his life to get back together and in hindsight, she shouldn’t have done that considering his profession and you can guess how that ended.

“Wait did you just say ‘A group’?”, I suddenly remember and ask him the question.

“Yes, we suspect there’s a group so it’s safe to look out before we get any indication which specifies otherwise.”, replied detective Zeke.

“Alright, I understand your concern. We will look out for any suspicious person. Here’s a copy of the patient history and the details required. I’ll get the necessary report after I get the authorization from the board’s first thing tomorrow.”, I say.

We then finish doing the necessary procedure and I send the detective off. After this, I then take a break and have my dinner. Then I go on rounds to check up on the patients' health status. After which I clock out from my work.

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Notes-

Character introduced in this chapter-

Zeke

-Detective.

Full name- Ezekiel Purnell.

Age-27 years old.

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