Capítulo 29: When Your Heart Stops Beating Part 1
Arnold had taken Wiyot, Calian, Takoda, and Halian back into the city landscape of Everett. Arnold twisted his way through some narrow city streets before he pulled up to an underground parking garage that was connected to an office. Once he drove down to park, he was met by a parking attendant who just with a nod from Arnold let him go.
Takoda was right next to Halian and could see the pain in Halian’s eyes. Halian did all that he could to hold it in, but nevertheless it was seeping out. Calian had managed to use a t-shirt of Arnold’s to wrap around Halian’s right shoulder to keep the bleeding at bay.
“You holding up alright?” Takoda asked Halian.
“Yeah, I think so”. Halian said. “Just another day right?”
“Yeah, for sure”.
“Don’t worry Halain”. Wiyot said. “Almost there”.
“Thanks guys”. Halian said.
“Just don’t make this a habit”. Calian said as Halian smiled at him.
The pickup truck has come to a stop and Arnold proceeded to shut the truck off . Wiyot, Calian, and Arnold exited the truck while Takoda stayed back with Halian. He was as ginger as he could be as carried him out of the truck. Halian’s eyes had begun to gloss over as his skin had also turned pale.
“We got to get him taken care of like now guys”. Takoda said.
“The doctor should be in”. Arnold said. “The folks I know come around all the time. He’ll be in good hands”.
Arnold guided Takoda, Halian, Wiyot, and Calian into the building where a doorman let them through. The walls were white and the floors were grey as a coldness emitted from the ground up. They went through some backstairs and after one flight of brown painted metal stairs exited out into the hallways. Arnold then brought the foursome to an office door, just short of walking in as Arnold began to knock.
“Yes?” A random masculine voice asked.
“It’s Arnie”. Arnold said.
The door opened and on the other side was a quaint doctor office. It looked like almost any other doctors office with an examination table, countertop with a washing and sanitation station. The walls were white with two parallel green stripes that wrapped around the walls of the room as a chill from the A/C came in.
“How nice”. Calian commented. “Who would have thought that a black-market doctor would have an office that is so quaint?”
“It isn’t so much that he is a black market doctor”. Arnold said. “It’s more than his clientele cannot go to real hospitals”.
“Wonder why”.
“Excuse me”. Penny, a young woman said. Takoda’s eyes lit up as he became laser focused and Penny was in her enamored by her. She looked to be in her early twenties, had dark black hair, soft puffed out cheeks, a slender yet curvy body, with long sleek legs. Her skin was tan enough to keep her race was ambiguous. She dark purple scrubs and had a clipboard in her right hand. Her eyes were a sharp hazel that pierced through Takoda.
“Uh”. Takoda started. “Hi…”
“Hi, I’m Penny, Doctor Mitsubishi’s assistant. So, who is our patient today?”
“That would be him”. Wiyot said.
“Hi”. Halian greeted Penny with.
“Hey there, I’m so sorry, what happened?”
“I…”
“It’s okay”. Arnold told Halian. “You can tell her”.
“There was a bullet that broke some glass and I got a piece of it”. Halian said.
“Oh no!” Penny said. “I’m so sorry to hear that! Don’t worry, Doctor Keller is a very experienced doctor and will be here in no time”.
“Thanks Penny”.
“Of course! That’s why we’re here! So don’t worry you’re little head, we’re going to take care of you!”
“You really are saving the day Penny”. Takoda said with a sly smirk.
“Who me? I’m just the hired help is all. Doctor Mitsubishi will be the one doing the saving”.
“Hey, no act of kindness is ever wasted”.
Penny smiled as she walked out of Doctor Mitsubishi’s office. Takoda focused his eyesight on her with a mushed up smile on his face as she fell out of sight. Once he realized that Wiyot, Calian, Halian, and Arnold were still there, looking right at him.
“A little preoccupied there Takoda?” Calian asked.
“No, no”. Takoda said, having wiped that smile off his face. “She was just a nice lady”.
“That’s all?”
“That’s all”.
Through the doors came a tall Japanese man with a lab coat on, eye glasses, white tennis shoes, and hair that was just above a buzz cut. It appeared to be none other than Doctor Mitsubishi himself.
“Sato san!” Arnold greeted Doctor Mitsubishi as he went up to him.
“Arnold!” Doctor Mitsubishi greeted him back with an embrace. “Been a longtime no see!”
“Might be a good thing right?”
“You got me there”.
“While it’s nice to witness this reunion”. Calian began. “The kid that’s bleeding to death here?”
“Yeah, it’s kinda cramping my style”. Takoda said. “Blood on my shoes isn’t the greatest”.
“Ah yes”. Doctor Mitsubishi said as he approached Halian. “My apologies. So young man, my assistant informed me that you have a gun wound?”
“Well, the glass from the gunshot got me”. Halian said as Doctor Mitsubishi grabbed and inspected his right arm.
“Yes, you still have bits and pieces of glass lodged into your arm. It is a good thing that you all came when you did”.
“So, what’s going to happen to him?” Wiyot asked.
“I am going to have to make an incision in his right arm. I’ll have to use a surgical clamp so that I can carefully spread the surrounding tissue. Then I’ll use alligator forceps, which are basically surgical tweezers to remove glass that is in his arm”.
“How long is that going to take?” Calian asked.
“Not very long. You guys will be out in a matter of a couple of hours. Now if you will excuse us, I must prep Halian for what’s next”.
Takoda, Wiyot, Calian, and Arnold left the examination room and went into what was supposed to be a waiting room. It had the look of a normal doctor’s office waiting room with some chairs, a small table with outdated magazines, a desk for reception. What was missing however was the feeling you’d expect out of one.
“I hope he’s going to be okay”. Takoda said.
“Oh, don’t be such a little bitch”. Calian said. “He’s tougher than you think”.
“Yeah, you’re probably right”.
“He does seem strong”. Penny said, walking up from behind the desk. “Bright kid”.
“Yeah, he really is”. Takoda said.
“You guys from around here?”
“I am”. Arnold said. “But these four are from around Seattle. I was giving them a lyft”.
“Out of towners? Nice”.
“Know any cool spots to grab a drink?’ Takoda asked.
“Well,”. Penny started with a smirk and her right eye moving up towards the right while still looking at Takoda. “Depends on what you like”.
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