Mayella POV:
The moment those skeptics walked out of the room, shaking their heads at Dr. Ovel's incredulous account, I let out a stifled breath.
"f**k, that was close," I whispered to myself.
They might have doubted the doctor, but at least their skepticism had diverted attention away from me. I’d successfully resuscitated the patient and ensured he was sent off to the municipal hospital, where he'd be treated with the best pharmaceuticals this time period had to offer.
I began to turn, my mind already drifting back to the lessons awaiting me in my classroom, when it struck me like a bolt of lightning.
"This is 12 years ago," I mumbled, the weight of realization sinking in.
I was caught in a medical time warp, years away from the surgical innovations that would revolutionize heart
