Amnesia
1116 Words
"What?!"
Sarah raised her eyebrows when she heard Alex who suddenly came to meet her in her room.
"The family of the patient who was in a traffic accident insists that you made a mistake during the operation and intends to sue you," said Alex, repeating his words once more.
"What nonsense are they saying! You know that the operation was successful! You were there with me!" said Sarah, raising her voice.
During her time as a surgeon, the success of the operation was not 100%. She had misdiagnosed and even failed to save her patient, which made her patient die on the operating table.
But, the operation she did earlier on her ex-husband wasn't wrong at all! So how can they accuse her of making a mistake and intend to sue her?
"Yeah, I've told them many times, but the patient's mother insisted on it," said Alex quietly.
Sarah snorted when she heard that. She should have guessed it must have been Mrs Collins.
"Alright, I'll go see them."
Sarah sighed. She didn't really want to see them anymore, but it couldn't be helped, it seemed she had to face her ex-husband and his family one more time.
***
"Huh! See! She finally came here! Do you think you can get away with it after mistaking my son's surgery? You won't be able to do it! I will sue you!" shouted Mrs. Collins as soon as Sarah entered the room occupied by Michael.
Sarah took a deep breath to calm herself, then immediately smiled.
"I don't know what you mean but…"
"Wifey!"
Sarah did not immediately continue her words when she heard the voice she had not heard for a long time, she immediately turned her head and saw Michael who had just emerged from behind the bathroom door.
"Wifey!" said Michael once more, then immediately walked over to Sarah and hugged her.
On reflex, Sarah immediately pushed him away.
"Why did you push me?" asked Michael looking hurt.
"See! You must be doing this on purpose, right?! How can my son call you that when you are divorced!" snapped Mrs Collins.
When Michael finally woke up, he suddenly asked about Sarah. Mrs. Collins immediately asked why Michael was looking for Sarah, to which Michael immediately replied, "What do you mean? She is my wife, am I wrong to ask where my wife is?" by rolling his eyes.
Mr and Mrs Collins looked at each other, confused by Michael's attitude. Mrs. Collins then informed him that Michael and Sarah got divorced, but Michael insisted that he had not been married to Sarah long. How could they have divorced?
Hearing this, Mrs Collins suddenly became irritated. Why would his son suddenly say something like that? Something must have gone wrong with Michael's surgery, and it was Sarah's fault, the one who operated on her son!
"What did you say just now?" Sarah asked again.
"Wifey? Ah! Are you embarrassed because papa and mama are here?" said Michael who smiled again when he understood why Sarah's attitude suddenly pushed him, she must be embarrassed. "But we're already married, it's only natural for me to call you that," he muttered under his breath, pursing his lips.
Sarah's eyes opened wide when she saw Michael's expression. Did he just purse his lips? It didn't match the Michael she'd ever remembered.
"So you think we're married," Sarah said, then grabbed Michael's arm and motioned for him to sit on the bed.
Michael nodded and sat on his bed.
"How long have we been married?" Sarah asked, starting to find out what Michael was really remembering.
"Hmm… three months," Michael said after a while.
"Do you know why you are here?"
Michael fell silent again.
"Don't know, I just heard I had an accident."
"Do you know what day it is?"
Michael fell silent again, then shook his head. He also did the same when Sarah asked for today's date.
"Are you done checking me out? I'm fine," said Michael who was starting to feel annoyed that Sarah kept asking him.
So what if he doesn't know today's day and date? He just needed to check his cellphone to see it.
"Yeah, but let me check on you one more time, to make sure you're okay," Sarah said then told Michael to follow her.
Based on Michael's answer, the man seemed to have amnesia, but things would become clearer once she saw Michael's MRI scan.
***
"Sarah, what happened to Michael?"
Mr. Collins looked at Sarah who was sitting in front of him, a worried look on his face.
"Do you need to ask again? Of course this is the act of this impolite child. She deliberately turned Michael like that! How come out of all the doctors in this hospital, my son was operated on by a doctor like this?" said Mrs Collins with a sigh.
Sarah's brow furrowed when she heard Mrs. Collins' words.
"Patience ... patience ..." she said in her heart not to be provoked and be unprofessional.
"Stop it, Sarah is a surgeon and not a resident anymore," said Mr Collins.
"Hah! Everyone can be a surgeon too! I'm sure she can work in this hospital after flirting with the hospital's leader!"
"This is Michael's MRI Scan!" Sarah cut in quickly. She couldn't bear to hear Mrs. Collins speaks to her anymore. It was still her working hours, so she had to act professional.
Sarah then shows what goes on in Michael's head, and how it should look.
"It looks like the patient's head hit, but thankfully it wasn't too serious and only made the patient experience amnesia, he only remembers what happened five years ago and doesn't remember what happened after that. But don't worry too much, he can still carry on as usual," Sarah explained.
"But it's best not to make the patient remember what he doesn't remember, otherwise it will confuse him, it can also be shocking for him. Currently there is no medicine to treat patients with amnesia, but it shouldn't last long, don't worry," continued Sarah.
"What?! So you mean we should just leave our son alone?!" said Mrs. Collins, disapprovingly.
"Like I said before, there is no medicine that can treat amnesia, the patient will regain his memory after a while."
"Then what if the memory doesn't come back?!" cried Mrs. Collins.
"Then it looks like you'll see me often," Sarah said with a sweet smile, making Mrs. Collins look very annoyed.
Sarah chuckled at that.
"I'm kidding, you guys can take the patient to a neurologist and get further treatment."
However, Sarah had no idea what she had said to Mrs. Collins to upset her, had actually come true.
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