Serial · ongoing
Beats & Breaths
Dr. Keller couldn’t resist the pull toward the strikingly beautiful new nurse, even though he knew she wasn’t the perfect match. Things stayed under control until a patient came, and an unfortunate event changed everything.
Chapter 1
I knock on the treatment room door and wait a moment. When there’s no response, I push it open and wheel Mr. Greg inside, a small smile form…
Chapter 2
The surgical floor at St. Anthony Hospital is simple and easy to navigate, laid out in a way that leaves little chance of getting lost, even…
Chapter 3
When I walk toward the break room, I don’t feel my feet touching the floor. It feels unreal, like I’m floating outside my body. The self-dou…
Chapter 4
I don’t see Dr. Keller for the rest of the day. From bits of conversation here and there, I know he’s busy in the OR with a case. Thankfully…
Chapter 5
“It’s all right, dear. He’s usually good. Today seems to be a bad day for him. I’ve never seen him like this before. I’ve known him for quit…
Chapter 6
I’m stuck in a dilemma. I don’t want to go inside and face my colleagues, the same ones who were laughing at Dr. Keller’s comments about me.…
Chapter 7
The next morning, I’m paired with someone I haven’t seen or been introduced to before. Jake. Jake Sanders. He’s back after a week off, and h…
Chapter 8
I didn’t see Dr. Keller for the next few days, exactly four, beginning right after the incident where he pushed me out of the construction s…
Chapter 9
Mrs. Jane didn’t survive the ordeal. She was pronounced dead after two hours of continuous resuscitation efforts. It was later reported that…
Chapter 10
Jake arrives exactly at 5.30 pm to pick me up. As I step out the door and onto the porch, his eyes travel over me from head to toe. He pause…
Chapter 11
The party is fun, except for Dr. Keller’s strange staring. His eyes seem to follow me wherever I go. The way he looks at me makes me nervous…
Chapter 12
I blink my eyes open, squinting as I try to adjust to the light. I stretch in bed and yawn, my arms lifting instinctively. As my vision clea…
Chapter 13
As soon as the car rolls forward, I ask, “Where did you arrange the flowers and chocolate for her? Doesn’t look like there are any shops aro…
Chapter 14
I stand there on the gravel shoulder for a few minutes, expecting Dr. Keller to turn the car around and come back. He doesn’t. I stare down…
Chapter 15
When I return to work on Monday morning, the hospital is busy as every other Monday, snapping right back into its chaotic routine after two…
Chapter 16
Dr. Keller comes running the instant he hears me shouting his name. As Dr. Brooks raises her arm for a third swing, Dr. Keller suddenly lung…