Patient 1

*Warning! This chapter includes a slight description that might be disturbing to some, such as blood and an incision. Thank you*

Alreign took a deep sigh as he stared at the wall clock inside Gab's office. "7:30 a.m. Okay, I can do this."

"Are you okay?" Gabe asked as he looked at Alreign, who was obviously stressed out for about an hour.

Alreign looked in his direction and shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know."

"Well, I trust you. You should too," Gabe smiled. Alreign's heavy feeling was slightly lifted after Gabe encouraged him.

"Thank you," he responded, and then they both looked at the door after Gabriel entered.

"You good? The patient's waiting," Gabriel said, to which Alreign responded with a nod.

Alreign took another deep breath before he walked out of the office. Gab tapped his shoulder and whispered, "I'm so proud of you. You chose to use your natural skill rather than your magic."

Alreign's eyes squinted. "Yeah? That sounded sarcastic."

"Hey, I'm offended. It's genuine!" Gab said in an upset tone. Alreign just chuckled at him. "Anyway, good luck."

Alreign nodded, then went to the operating room.

"Patient #1: Acosta, hyperthyroidism," Alreign mumbled as he wore his surgical gloves. "I can do this."

After he did all the preparation needed prior to the surgery, Alreign checked the patient's condition by putting his hand on top of his chest. The patient was surrounded by the red color, which means severe.

Alreign nodded, then picked up the scalpel. He took another sigh as he leaned closer to the patient's body, then positioned the scalpel just above the collarbones of the patient and started cutting a 1-2 inch incision—blood was following the blade as he created a horizontal line at the patient's neck. 

Alreign's lips curled upward as he felt confident. "Yes, I can do this."

While Alreign was doing surgery, Gabriel was drafting the Letter of Recommendation for Alreign.

"What's happening?" Gabe asked, which caught Gab's attention.

"What is it?" Gabe asked him back. But Gabe just fell silent while looking at the door, listening to something.

"Did you hear that?" Gabe asked as he pointed at the door. "Someone's shouting outside."

Gab also tried to listen. He heard a faint commotion outside his office, which made him stand and look outside. He saw the nurses panic from a distance. 

Gab walked out of his office and looked in the direction where others were looking.

"WHERE IS SHE?!" A man who was in his mid-30s shouted at the lobby with a ten-inch knife in his right hand. "DON'T HIDE THAT DAMN WOMAN!"

"Don't come closer!" The man shouted at the security who attempted to stop him.

"What's going on?" Gab asked the nurse beside him in worry. The nurse shook his head.

"He just started shouting when he entered the hospital. We have no idea who he was looking for," the nurse replied. 

"Did someone call the police?" Gab asked. The nurse nodded in response.

Gab took a deep breath as he slowly walked towards the man, who was currently wielding a knife. Some were preventing him but Gab ignored them.

"Please put down your weapon, Mr. Let's talk calmly, okay?" Gab raised both of his arms, trying to control the situation.

"Don't come closer! Where is she, huh?!" The man yelled at Gab, pointing the knife at him.

"We have no idea who you are talking about. There are a lot of people coming here. Calm down first, then we will try to find her." Gab was just three steps away from the man.

He saw that the security guards were also slowly approaching behind the man.

"Who is she? Your wife? Daughter? Girlfriend?" Gab asked, distracting the man.

"My wife. She cheated on me!" The man replied. "I saw her enter this hospital!"

Gab looked around the hospital and noticed a woman hiding in the corner. Judging by her expression and the way she hid, Gab knew she was the woman he was talking about.

"Okay. Okay. We will find her. But first, please put down your knife. You're scaring everyone here. You're holding a dangerous thing." Gab was slowly earning the man's trust as his expression slightly changed and he gradually rested his arm down.

Gab's eyes widened as he noticed one of his security guards pointed a gun at the man and was about to pull a trigger. In panic, Gab's body moved and he ran towards the man.

Then a gunshot echoed in the hospital, and the next thing happened: Gab fell on the floor with the man, and the blood trickled from their bodies.