He Started It Novels & Stories

He was only just beginning. ---

“You have no idea what you’ve started.” I smiled. “Then don’t stop.” And he didn’t.

Day three. The first workday under the new rules. By seven-thirty that morning, the department was already a mess when I walked in. "Dr. Altman, the OR called. Anesthesia's ready for the first case, but the attending surgeon still isn't here." "Who's the attending?" "Dr. Lowe." I checked the wall clock. 7:35. The surgical board listed a 7:40 start. "Where is he?" The nurse lowered her voice. "In his office. Says his back hurts too much to operate today."

All of us, he agreed. The countdown had begun.

He's not done. He's only getting started.

He doesn't need to. He won. And I helped him do it. But this game? This is just getting started.

He's not done. He's only getting started.

"Okay, I will tell you," I nodded, waiting for him to begin. “Well, it all started…..”

he asked as he started the motor. "Let's do this," I replied.

This was the start of the life he was created to live. To ne Continued…