Zoey
Five days after I saved my girlfriend from an unhinged, violent patient, the wound on my arm tore open and got infected again. I wanted her to drive me to the hospital, but she spared me a glance before refusing, citing the need to avoid her being seen treating family.
Left with no choice, I took a cab to the hospital by myself. Dizzy and weak from a burning fever, I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs, injuring my foot in the fall.
At that exact moment, my supposedly busy girlfriend, Stella Sloan, was gently supporting her young male intern and passing right by me to cut in line for emergency treatment.
A nearby nurse quickly tried to smooth things over for her.
“Dr. Sloan takes great care of all the new hires. Don’t worry, she’ll come and get you as soon as she’s done.”
A bitter smile tugged at the corner of my mouth. She had registered me as a patient thirty-three times, yet my own girlfriend had never once picked up my medical chart.
“Forget it. Don’t bother.”
I stared up at the blinding glare of the fluorescent lights above.
My ticket home was booked for two days from now, and my resignation letter had been approved.
Stella, you and I are officially over.