Amnesia

"What did you say?!"

Sarah raised her eyebrows when Alex suddenly came to her room and said something shocking.

"The family of the patient who was in a traffic accident insists that you made a mistake during the operation, and they planned to sue you," said Alex, repeating his words once more.

"What nonsense are they saying?! You know that the operation was successful! You were there with me!" said Sarah, raising her voice.

During her time as a surgeon, the success of the operation was not 100%. She had misdiagnosed and even failed to save her patients, that caused them to die on the operating table. However, the operation she did on her ex-husband was successful.

So how could they accused her of making a mistake and even planned to sue her?

"Yeah, I've told them many times, but the patient's mother insisted on it," said Alex quietly.

Sarah snorted when she heard that. She should have guessed it must have been Mrs. Collins.

"Alright, I'll go see them."

Sarah sighed. She didn't really want to see them anymore, but it couldn't be helped. It seemed she had to face her ex-husband and his family one more time.

***

"Huh! Look! She finally came here! Do you think you can get away after making such a mistake on my son's surgery? I won't let it slide! I will sue you!" shouted Mrs. Collins as soon as Sarah entered the room occupied by Michael.

Sarah took a deep breath to calm herself, then she immediately smiled.

"I don't know what you mean, but…"

"Wifey!"

Sarah stopped her words when the voice she had not heard for a long time greeted her ears. She immediately turned her head and saw Michael, who still lying down on the bed and smiling at her

"Wifey!" said Michael once more, then immediately tried to reach Sarah's hand.

On reflex, Sarah pushed his hand away.

"Why did you push me?" asked Michael, looking hurt.

"See! You must be doing this on purpose, right?! How can my son call you his wife when you are already divorced?!" snapped Mrs Collins.

When Michael finally woke up, he suddenly asked about Sarah. Mrs. Collins then asked why Michael was looking for Sarah, and he replied, "What do you mean? She is my wife. Am I wrong to ask where my wife is?" 

He even rolled his eyes, as if he was annoyed by his mother's question.

Mr. and Mrs. Collins looked at each other, confused by Michael's strange attitude. Mrs. Collins then informed her son that he and Sarah had divorced, but Michael insisted that he just got married to Sarah. So, how could they have divorced?

Hearing this, Mrs Collins became irritated. Why would her son suddenly say something like that? Something must have gone wrong with Michael's surgery, and it was Sarah's fault because she was the one who operated on him!

"What did you just say?" Sarah asked again, hoping she heard it wrong.

"Wifey? Ah! Are you embarrassed because dad and mom are here?" said Michael who smiled again when he understood why Sarah suddenly pushed him. She must be embarrassed. 

"But we're already married, it's only natural for me to call you that," he muttered under his breath, pouting his lips.

Sarah's eyes opened wide when she saw Michael's expression. Did he just pout his lips? His attitude didn't match with Michael she remembered.

"So you think we're married," muttered Sarah and her expression look serious.

Michael nodded.

"How long have we been married?" Sarah asked, starting to find out the last memories Michael remember.

"Hmm… three months," Michael said after thinking for a while.

"Do you know why you are here?"

Michael fell silent again.

"I don't know. I just heard I had an accident."

"Do you know what day it is?"

Michael fell silent again then shook his head. He also did the same when Sarah asked for today's date.

"Are you done checking on me? I'm fine," said Michael who was starting to feel annoyed that Sarah kept asking him questions.

So what if he didn't know today's day and date? He just needed to check his cellphone to see it.

"Yeah, but let me check on you one more time to make sure you're okay," Sarah said then told Michael to follow her.

Based on Michael's answer, the man seemed to have amnesia, but things would become clearer once she saw Michael's MRI scan.

***

"Sarah, what happened to Michael?"

Mr. Collins looked at Sarah who was sitting in front of him. A worried look etched on his face.

"Do you need to ask again? Of course this is because of this rude child. She deliberately turned Michael like that! How come out of all the doctors in this hospital, my son was operated on by a doctor like you?" said Mrs Collins with an exasperated sigh.

Sarah's brows furrowed when she heard Mrs. Collins' harsh words.

''Patience ... patience ...' she kept muttering the same word in her heart. It would be bad if she was provoked and deemed unprofessional by the annoying old woman.

"Stop it. Sarah is a surgeon and not a resident anymore," said Mr. Collins.

"Hah! Everyone can be a surgeon too! I'm sure she can work in this hospital after flirting with the hospital's head!"

"This is Michael's MRI scan!" Sarah cut in quickly. She couldn't bear to hear Mrs. Collins harsh words anymore. It was still her working hours, so she had to act professional.

Sarah then showed what had happened on Michael's head, and how it should look.

"It looks like the patient's head was hit, but thankfully it wasn't fatal and made the patient have amnesia. He only remembered what happened five years ago, and forgot the events after that. But don't worry too much, he can still do his activities as usual," Sarah explained.

"But it's best not to make the patient remember what he doesn't remember, otherwise it will confuse him. It can also shock his brain. Currently, there is no medicine to treat patients with amnesia, but it shouldn't last long. So you don't have to worry," continued Sarah.

"What?! So you mean we should just leave our son like that?!" said Mrs. Collins, disapprovingly.

"Like I said before, there is no medicine that can treat amnesia.The patient will regain his memory after a while."

"What if his memory doesn't come back?!" cried Mrs. Collins.

"Then it looks like you'll have to see me often," Sarah said with a sweet smile, making Mrs. Collins look very annoyed.

Sarah chuckled at that.

"I'm just joking, Mrs. Collins. You can take the patient to the neurologist and get further treatment."

However, Sarah had no idea what she had said to upset Mrs. Collins, would actually come true.