His Memories of Her

6th

“Dr. Altman?” Dr. Bailey called out a few times to Henry that woke him up from whatever happened in his mind as he looks at the girl sitting on top of the patient, pumping his chest nonstop and I could tell that she has never stopped yet since the very first time she put her hands on that chest just by observing all the sweat that keep on rolling down her face.

“Dr. Altman?” Dr. Bailey said once again, calling out to him as soon as they pulled down the patient from the ambulance.

“I am so sorry.” Henry said finally getting back from his thinking for real this time.

“It is fine, just tell me later about what made you stood there like a zombie wondering if he is vegetarian or not.” Dr. Bailey snicker to Henry as they run in to start the show of a one-man head collision with a hundred-year-old tree.

After hours and hours of consultations from different kinds of doctors from their own specialties and treatment, operations have been done which made everyone got a chance to see how the new cardio doctor operates on the patient that once again made Henry put his mouth a gape while carefully watching how swiftly she moves in each and every step she does. And just by pulling him out of his moment with his view, Dr. Bailey needs to call out to him a few times once again because it is his turn to do his job which is also done so well after hours also and needed to be out and search for someone as soon as he could.

“No running!” Dr. Bailey yelled with a big grin on his face as he sees Henry running towards somewhere he knows where and could guess why and slightly confirmed it by the salute he got from Henry.

Henry continues running towards one certain room and knock on it a few times lightly.

“Yes?” a woman’s voice from the room replied from his knocks.

“Sorry, Dr. Stevens. Its Dr. Altman.” Henry said.

“Oh, Come in.” Catherine said.

Hearing her response, he twisted the door knob and open the door before taking one step inside and close the door once again behind him.

“Please have a seat.” Catherine said as soon as she finished straightening the collar of her shirt.

“Thank you.” Henry said and welcomed her offer as he sits in front of her desk.

“What can I do for you Dr. Altman to be receiving this late visit?” Catherine said.

“Oh, please, just Henry. Nothing I was just thinking about inviting you to a drink tonight?” Henry said to Catherine who is listening to him attentively at first but now is seems to be lost.

“Drink? Tonight? For what?” Catherine said.

“Yeah, you know to welcome you. You do not have to stay so late, you just need to stay for one drink, the toast that will be offer for you.” Henry said, finally said after scratching the back of his head.

“I thought I told you guys that I have something going on tonight.” Catherine said.

“Yeah, but I am sure, your husband has put the kid to bed by this time and guessing that staying another hour late will not be a problem, right?” Henry said continuing on inviting her.

Catherine looks at her, examining his expression that tells nothing but seriousness that made her speechless but grow more with what he just said about her son being tucked in by her husband that is funny enough that instead correcting what Henry just said she burst into laughter.

Henry looks at her dumbfounded but somehow, he feels happy and funny seeing her laughing so hard about something he does not have any idea about.

“Sorry, but even if I say yes, everyone is still in operating room waiting and doing that patient.” Catherine said trying to calm herself down little by little.

Henry suddenly choked from his own saliva and then once again scratches the back of his head and said “Are you going to be mad if I say that I did this on purpose and I am pushing my luck to the fullest by still asking you even if in the end it will just be me and you?”

Catherine looks at him dumbfoundedly and stayed silent for a couple of minutes while her gaze is kept on this man that she really did not have enough time to study before she walks out and met that patient a block away from her house that gave her the chance to give that man the fist care he needed and he should have been lucky for being her the one who found him and give him the care he needed and brought him into one place that she knows the best place for him.

But turning back to this man whom now she thought is just really a master piece and even though it only has been a day, she already all kinds of gossips and says towards this man who seems to be asking her out even though he is believing that she has a husband. Well, she could correct that and by the things she heard, she is having this urge now.

“Wait, you just said that my husband might have tucked in my son, so why do I have this feeling that you are currently hitting on me by this drinking out?” Catherine said something that came into her mind.

“Well, you see, I notice that you are not wearing anything on your right ring finger so I selfishly assume that even if you have a son and a man who gave you that wonderful kid, you are still not married and so like I told you I am pushing my luck here to the fullest hoping that you will grant me this one hour of drinking outside even if it would just end of us being friends which I am happy enough to have. You see, before you came, I was the youngest and I do not have anyone to ask out if I wanted to without the talking ending up to lecturing.” Henry said while Catherine looks at him while listening attentively.

“So, what are you saying exactly?” Catherine said.

“I am saying that even if you have someone with a kid, I guess I could make something to sweep you off of him because you are not married and I could try until you guys get married.” Henry said without hesitation that made Catherine speechless by the statement he just gave her.