All the Beautiful Ruins

"Aaaaaaaaarrrgghh!" Melanie screamed and she woke up from her sleep with a startle.

Beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She sighed and then closed her eyes.

"Not again" She groaned and ran her hands into her hair.

"Why did this dream have to come back now" She muttered and checked the alarm clock.

"Gosh! It was already 6:30am!" She yelled out and then jumped out of bed.

She hurriedly went to the bathroom and took her bath, brushed her teeth. Soon she was done. She stood by the mirror brushing her not so long black hair down. She breathed out loud and closed her eyes.

Then she picked her handbag and rushed out of the house. She quickly took the car keys from her bag and then she rushed to the car. She entered it and then drove off hurriedly. She was already late and she was sure that Mr Anderson was going to get mad.

She got to the hospital where she worked and then parked her car.

"LEE KIM'S HOSPITAL"  was boldly written on the building. It was one of the best hospital in South Korea. It has very many well equipped medical facilities and also has best doctors too.

She came down of the car and then ran in.

Immediately the staff started greeting her.

"Good morning Doc Mel" They greeted and Melanie just bowed her head.

She ran towards the lift and quickly entered it. She just prayed Doc Anderson would not be around or else she is going to receive query.

She sighed and walked out of the lift and then she quickly ran to write her name in the attendance sheet.

 As soon as she got in, she met Doctor Anderson in there waiting for her. He was a very renowned doctor at his early thirties and one of the best doctors in the hospital and he was her superior.

"You are 30 minutes late" He said his hands crossed at his back.

Mel closed her eyes and then sighed before she bowed her head.

" I'm sorry, it would not happen again" She said and raised her head up.

"That's the fifth time you are telling me this. Doc Mel, you are good but you need to be punctual. This is my final warning" He said and then walked out. 

Mel heaved a sigh of relief and went to write her name.

As she was writing her name. She felt someone come in. 

It was Doc Jacob. He was in the same level with her.

She rolled her eyes as soon as she saw him. Well, don't blame her though. He's a darn womanizer and he's being wooing her.

"Good morning beauty" He said and Mel dropped the pen and faced him.

"I don't need your stupid greetings" She said and turned to walk out but he grabbed her by her wrist.

"I want you Mel and you know I always get what I want" He said and licked his lower lip.

Melanie turned and looked at him in disgust. 

"I would never want you and remember we are at the hospital. So behave professionally" She said and fred her wrist from him and then walked out.

Suddenly she had noises from a far distance. She ignored and went to her locker, she removed her doctor's coat and wore it. 

When she noticed that the noise was too much, she walked up towards him. 

They were wheeling a man in on a stretcher, blood covered his whole head and blood was rushing from his hand.

"Get Doctor Anderson!" One of the nurses yelled.

Another came in rushing towards them and said.

"He's out. He also received an emergency situation. Doc Melanie, Mr Thalcobs want to see both you and Doctor Ann in his office now" She yelled and Melanie quickly ran.

Well, Mr Thalcobs was the head manager of their department. He controls all the management and affairs of their department.

She got to his office and knocked on the door and then went in.

She met her colleagues in their already.

"What took you so long, Doc Melanie?" Mr Thalcobs asked. 

"I'm sorry sir, I just heard" She said and he nodded.

"Good! I called you all here because we have an emergency and Doc Anderson is not here and you are all under him.

"The patients need to have a surgery as soon as possible so one of you must perform the surgery!" He said and they all looked at each other faces except Melanie who looked straight at Mr Thalcobs.

"So according to your Superior, he said he trusts that Doctor Melanie can do it" He said and everyone gasped including Melanie.

"S,,,,Sir" She said.

"So Doctor Judy, Doc Ann and Doc Jacobs, you will all be assisting her in this surgery" He added .

"So go now and remember we have to protect the integrity of this hospital. I trust Doc Melanie. So all of you hurry" he said and they all bowed and quickly went out.

As soon as they got out, Doc Judy was quick to ask.

"How did you do it? Did you sleep with Mr Anderson?" She asked and Melanie turned back with a smirk.

"Jealous, aren't you. Well everybody get ready! We need to perform the surgery soon" She said and walked out.

"I hate her!" Judy groaned and rolled her eyes.

"Come on, let's go and prepare " Doc Ann said and held her hand.

*

"I have never done this before. So how?!" She thought.

"So what? Remember why you became a doctor or don't you any more. You can do it! Fighting!" Her subconscious screamed at her and she nodded and smiled as she closed the the locker. 

She stared at her parents picture on it and said.

"Mum), ( Dad), this is for you" She said and then proceeded to the operation theatre. 

In the operation room.

"We have to remove the blood clot in the spinal cord area or else he might die or lose his ability to sense or feel anything" Melanie said and they all nodded.

"Let's start" She added and they all nodded again.

"Ok Doc Jacob, turn on the music" Melanie said and immediately it was done. She breathed in out and out.

"Give the scalpel Doc Judy" She said and immediately she gave it to her.

"Doc Ann, the cotton" She said.

"Now, we have just to drain out the blood clot there" She said.

"Ok, let's proceed"

A few minutes later, the patient started suddenly to jerk up.

"Doc Melanie I think the patient is having a cardiac arrest!" Doc Jacob said.

"Prepare the injection ready Doc Judy!

"It's still not working and his heartbeat is getting slower" Doc Ann said alarmed.

"I'm not feeling his pulse anymore" Doc Judy said.

"Come on, give me the cardiac defibrillator!"  And immediately it was given to her.

She rubbed the two iron together.

"All clear?" She asked.

"Clear" Doc Judy responded.

"I,2,3 Clear"She said and quickly pressed it on the patients chest and he jerked up.

"One more time Clear?" She asked.

"All clear"

"I,2,3, Clear" She said she quickly pressed  it on the patient chest again and he jerked up.

The machine made some beeping sound.

"Yes, I can feel his pulse and his heartbeat now" Doc Judy said and Melanie heaved a sigh of relief.

*

They all stood in front of Mr Thalcobs who was smiling so sweetly.

"Congratulations Doctor Melanie; you have proven yourself and Congratulations to the team who helped you. You are so good!" He said and they all bowed.

"I am sure Doc Melanie that you and Dan will make a great team!" He said and Melanie furrowed her brows.

"What? Who's Dan if may ask sir?" She asked. 

"Haven't you heard, Dan Kim, Doc Alfred Kim's son is coming back from the states today and he will be resuming here tomorrow" He said and they all gasped.

Note that the setting of this novel is Seoul, South Korea.