A Crazy Day At My Clinic

• Rukhaiya Rangwala, Grade 10
• Short Story
• 2016

"Ouch, stop." The red haired old woman yelled at the top of her lungs. "What?" I asked. I was doing my job, I had to give her that injection or else she would complain that I ate her money and didn't fulfill my duties. "What, you're asking
what? How dare you speak to me like that! At least understand the feelings for a patient Dr, whatever your name is." She said with her cracked voice full of mucus. This woman is crazy. "Look ma'am, this is my job, I have to give you this injection, you paid for it. I understand a patients feelings very well, it's now 10 years I have been working as a full time doctor. Now please co operate and let me do my job." I replied as calm as I could. My day was already worse and I didn't want it to get more worser.

"Fine." I woman said sounding very unpleased and rude also. I insert the rest of the liquid into her arm. After ten seconds I pulled it out very fast. "I'll see you." She said, out in the blue. Well I did expect her to make that comment that because I was angry at her and this is the only thing which could have really calmed me a bit or made me feel better. Finally I gave her the documents to sign. She signed then and banged the pen as loud as a gun shot on my glass table. She picked her old tea newspaper printed fabric bag and made her way as slow as an ant out the door.

I took a deep breath in and then out, in and out. This day could have got worse. I could have yelled as loud as a racing car at the lady or she could have been in a more hectic mood. I picked up my doctor folder which had all of my appointments listed in it. "Thank goodness, this was my last appointment." I say out to myself. I hope no one heard me, but so what if they heard, I can do what ever and say what ever I wish to myself.