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“Emmy, after we do the x-rays on your arm, we’ll take you into the other room and splint it. Then, in a couple of days, once the swelling goes down, we’ll put your arm in a cast. Do you understand what I’m telling you?”
She nods and continues to squeeze my hand.
“Great. In the meantime, I’ll administer you something for the pain.”
She smiles and nods again. Then I give orders to the nurse to perform the task requested and turn around to talk to Emmy’s friends.
But Emmy refuses to let go of my hand.
“Please don't go,” she begs.
“I’m not going anywhere. I promise. I just want to talk to your friends.”
Still, she won’t let go of my hand, so Larisa and Jo come forward to talk to me.
“This was such a freak accident. One moment we were talking, and the next she was on her back. She slipped on a broken perfume bottle. I think she hit her head because she was out for like a minute or so. We called the ambulance right away,” Jo explains.
Now I understand why there’s a strong smell of perfume enveloping everything and everyone.
“Is she gonna be alright, Evan?”
“Yes, from the looks of it, she’s going to be just fine. And I’ll make sure she gets all the necessary tests on her arm and head. Please, don’t worry. The arm will take about two months to heal, but then she’ll be right as rain,” I tell them.
“Thank God! I was so worried,” Larisa says.
“I know. You two are good friends. But, by the looks of it, this is just a simple fracture. She’ll be back on her feet in no time!”
“Thanks, Evan. You know, she always says that you’re a superhero, and I think she’s right,” Jo says.
“Oh, I’m just doing my job,” I reply humbly, but knowing Emmy tells her friends that about me is incredibly flattering.
The nurse comes back in with an announcement. “Radiology is ready, Dr. Davis. We can take Ms. Williams now.”
“Good. Thank you. Emmy, Nurse Brink is going to take you to get x-rays now. Don’t worry. It’ll only take half an hour or so.”
“Can you come with me?” she asks.
“I can’t. I’m sorry. I’m not a radiologist, and they don’t allow other people in the room. But I’ll be right out here the whole time. I promise. Come on, will you do this for me? Just half an hour?” I try to encourage her.
“Fine. Half an hour.” She pouts.
“Good girl.”
I can’t help myself this time. I lean down and kiss her forehead, knowing full well that the nurses will give me odd looks and even gossip behind my back.
But I simply don’t care.
Emmy is more important than anything else.
Together, Larisa, Jo, and I watch as the nurse rolls Emmy away on the table down the hospital hallway and toward radiology.
“Ladies, this will take about half an hour, and this examination room needs to be sanitized now, so I’m afraid you can’t be in here anymore. I suggest you go downstairs to the cafeteria for some coffee. Or, if you prefer, across the street to Starbucks?” I smile.
“Oh, that sounds great. But please text us when Emmy comes out. We’ll come right back to take her home!” They wave at me and disappear through the revolving doors.
I grab the charts off the niche in the wall, knowing that I have to fill them out.
It’s so weird to think that Emmy, of all people, is now my patient.
