Just as the surgeon left the washroom, I also followed suit but I made sure I was some inches away from him. And as soon as we were out, he headed to... probably his office while I turned and went straight to Mrs Smith's office to tell her all that had transpired between us. I know he warned me not to tell anyone, but I believe he wasn't talking about Mrs Smith but other people that had no idea what was going on. People like Aunt Vicky, Jessica, Mam Camila, and Frank. Although it wasn't as if he would know if I share the story with them but he might find out in the future as it might end up spreading from one person to another, therefore causing people to speculate about it. And doing that would definitely make him go berserk and I feard for my life, what he might do to me. If Mrs Smith could be silent about what had been going on between him and her, then I am sure it would be better if I shut my mouth up before I get myself into trouble. I really wouldn't like to see myself in danger for something that could be avoided.
When I arrived at her office, I didn't see her. Yes, she wasn't there. But just as I turned about to leave, she arrived and shut the door behind her. Her face looked normal, she wasn't surprised at all to see me. She also didn't care to say a word to me. She went to her chair and sit while I stood not even knowing what to do. But just as she began going through some files on her table, I cleared my throat and asked if I could sit in one of the two swivel chairs facing her – which was meant for the visitors. At first she pretended like she didn't hear me which made me wondered what exactly was going on in her mind, or was she angry with me for not knocking before coming in? Well, actually I should have knocked before checking for her... even I knew that was what I was supposed to do but like I already stated, I didn't just know what got into me. I promptly felt the need to poke a fun on her and that was exactly what I intended to do, however it didn't end well. If only there was a time travel machine, I would have returned back to the past fixed my mistakes, not just this one.
"Can... can I have a seat?" I asked again. This time around, she raised her head and looked at me. Then nodded her head gently and continued checking the files on her table. Thus, I gladly sat on one of the vistors swivel chairs and began fidgeting my fingers with my head down. Although I had occasionally raised my head to see what she was doing, she was looking for something... I couldn't really say, and I sas scared of asking her what she was looking for. I was also scared of talking about that surgeon and everything that he told me. I didn't just want to talk to her about it because I wanted to sympathize with her, I only wanted to tell her because I wanted to know more. And to also confirm if all that he told me was, about how she mistakenly ended the life of his nephew and how they had an agreement to engage into intimate relationship just to cover her mistake. I wanted to know if it was true.
I remained silent and continued watching what she was going until finally, she found the papers she was looking for. Hence, she began signing and stamping them before putting them into envelopes. They were obviously people's medical or health results, but they might also be something else. However, I could only assume or keep thinking about what exactly they were since she didn't seem to be interested in talking to me at the moment. Was she really angry, or was I just exaggerating it? There was only one way to find out, to talk to her but I was really scared to do that. I was also feeling somehow, like empathy after all that I heard transpired between her and that surgeon. She kept on signing and packaging the papers. Then suddenly the thought of offering to help her came into my mind. I felt the need to help, thinking that would at least calm her down if it happened she was indeed angry or not in the mood to talk to me. But just as I was about rendering help to her, someone bounced into the office with a laboratory coat. It was a female health record officer, judging from her scrubs. They staff have distinctive set of scrubs.
"Dr Sophia, here are the x-rays you requested for the deceased" she said, handing over the envelope to Mrs Smith. "The manager, health information management said the results were two different. He didn't know how but somehow, when the patient was alive it shows in the x-ray, but when he died we couldn't find it in the new x-ray. Please compare the two x-rays together, what can you say about it and is it even possible to happen? We would like to compile the final result for the autopsy soon, the fact that his family are eager to have it soon" The lab technician said and waited patiently as Mrs Smith brought out the two x-rays from the envelope and began comparing them. She looked at them carefully, and that got me wondering how they even used to know or read the results of the x-rays. It was more like a camera film that had not yet been printed, only that it shows the inner part of the body not the outer part of the body. "See? I don't know how it's even possible, we are all confused in our department" The lab technician added.
"I will write my own report about it, then I will send it to your manager. Now you can go" Mrs Smith said to the lab technician and I was like, wow, finally. She had spoken. And when the lab technician left, I waited patiently for her to finalize what she was doing before saying a word to her. But luckily for me, she didn't finish before calling my name and asking why I was in her office when she was kind of busy. As overwhelmed as I was, I told her the reason why I was there was because I wanted to apologize for intruding into her office earlier. However, she told me it was fine and that she didn't consider that as a problem. She then asked if he had followed me, and I gladly gisted her everything that had happened and the story he narrated to me in the washroom.
Just then she shook her head and tears rolled down her cheeks. I wanted calming her down and wiping the tears off her face but doing that, I presumed would make her to burst further into tears I waited calmly to hear what she had to say. Shortly after, she sniffed and wiped the tears of. She then started talking by saying she really sinned, and that it was all her fault. When I asked why she was blaming herself, she told me if she had concentrated well during the surgery then the poor child wouldn't have died. But her mind was filled with her husband's thoughts, they had a misunderstanding then and the two separated. It was because she caught him cheating with her sister, something she never expected. Thus she confronted him and unfortunately he laid hands on her and left the house. He refused to come back despite all attempts to lure him back. Hence she began thinking a lot until eventually she unintentionally did what she did during the said surgery. And when the surgeon, whose name I learned from her was Doctor Ethen revealed that he knew what she did she begged him not to tell anyone that it was a mistake and she regretted. He agreed though but after some weeks, he came back that his brother died due to frustration. That the poor man couldn't stand the loss of his only child. Doctor Ethen then threaten to reveal all the truth to the police because he couldn't stand losing two family members because of what she did. Seeing that she would end up losing her job and license, and might not be able to work at any hospital again in the country, she decided to strike a deal with him. She asked him what he wanted and that she would try all her best to offer him that thing. She thought he would ask for money or some of her secret medical laboratory researches since he was the kind of person that loved being ahead of everyone but unfortunately he had another ulterior motive. He told her he needed to sleep with her so she could feel the pain he was feeling. She thought he was joking but eventually she realized he wasn't joking at all. And after thinking extensively about it, she decided to let him have her. She knew he had crush on her long ago but she never took it seriously because after all, she was already married. But with her husband now away and separated from her, she decided to do what she thought was right in order to protect her reputation and her ambition. Doctor Ethen invited her to his house and she went there and offered him her body, hence he did what he desired with her. She thought that was the end of it but after few days, he wanted more. He called her again and she agreed to meet him for the second time. But then a week later he called her again, however after meeting him for the second time she decided it was enough hence she told him she couldn't do it again. But that man, he wasn't giving up. He kept on demanding until he succeeded in turning her into someone he could quench his desire with anytime. Whenever he needed her, he would summon her. But then she reconciled with her husband lately and told him everything. She confessed about what had been happening and, even though he was very upset about it he acknowledged the fact that what she did was to save herself and he had also done worst after their separation. He had slept with different kind of women outside, hence he confessed and she quickly forgave him. With the two now reunited, she decided it was final but Doctor Ethen was adamant. He begged for one last chance to have her but she couldn't let him, even when he threatened to do more harm to her but she was still adamant and even wished to surrender herself to the police and face whatever charges that would be placed against her. And when he tried to really force himself into her she told him to do what he likes but after that, she would place charges against him and take all medical reports and evidences to the police as evidence for his evil acts on her. That was when I came. And seeing I knew a lot already, he wanted to chase and hurt me but she interfered and told him I wasn't a thrait. She told him a lot to convince him and now, everything is over. She called her husband and briefed him about what happened too. After narrating everything to me, I asked if she would be convenient working in the same place with Doctor Ethen. "No, I don't think I can. Not for long" she shook her head and then told me she might seek transfer to where her husband was currently working. I was really happy to hear that, at least she would have nothing to do with that monster or his carnal desire.
