Pick Me
“Snapping it on, he squinted against the harsh light and scooped up his phone, seeing the time: 2:10 am.
Good hearing was a reflex, had been as long as he’d been in medicine and on-call. Just one ring could pierce the curtain of his sleep. One ring and he was alert, wide-eyed and ready to go.
But even as he answered, confusion clouded his thoughts: He wasn’t on call tonight. “This is Dr. Frye.”
“Dr. Frye, this is Ellen, the attending nurse at Mt. Pleasant.”
He rubbed his eyes with the heel of hi...s hand. “Ellen, look, I’m glad to come in but I’m not the on-call physician until Thursday.”
“This isn’t for that, Doctor,” the nurse interrupted gently. “It’s your father. Greg Wyman just brought him in and I thought you should know—”
Calder threw off the sheet. “I’m on my way.”
* * * The reception area of Mt. Pleasant’s Urgent Care was quiet when Calder pushed through the double doors twenty minutes later. Before he’d even reached the check-in desk, Greg Wyman crossed the floor to meet him, the man’s round, ruddy face flushed, his blue eyes pooling with apology.MoreLess
Good hearing was a reflex, had been as long as he’d been in medicine and on-call. Just one ring could pierce the curtain of his sleep. One ring and he was alert, wide-eyed and ready to go.
But even as he answered, confusion clouded his thoughts: He wasn’t on call tonight. “This is Dr. Frye.”
“Dr. Frye, this is Ellen, the attending nurse at Mt. Pleasant.”
He rubbed his eyes with the heel of hi...s hand. “Ellen, look, I’m glad to come in but I’m not the on-call physician until Thursday.”
“This isn’t for that, Doctor,” the nurse interrupted gently. “It’s your father. Greg Wyman just brought him in and I thought you should know—”
Calder threw off the sheet. “I’m on my way.”
* * * The reception area of Mt. Pleasant’s Urgent Care was quiet when Calder pushed through the double doors twenty minutes later. Before he’d even reached the check-in desk, Greg Wyman crossed the floor to meet him, the man’s round, ruddy face flushed, his blue eyes pooling with apology.MoreLess
Read book Pick Me for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
9 / 10
User Reviews: