My Boyfriend is My Doctor

CHAPTER 12. VIP Room

Doctor Michael decided to move Marnie to a VIP room instead of letting her stay inside the ICU. Marnie almost lost a lot of weight since she was hospitalized.

Dr. Michael Co personally took charge of Marnie's condition. He made it a point that he will be the one who bring back the old Marnie, a smart and jolly young lady. He slowly combed her hair with his fingers. He touched her pale small beautiful face. He sighed upon looking at her with lots of tubes and needles inserted inside her body.

He cleaned the wound on Marnie's tummy. He pitied this young lady as he knew she can't bear the pain and agony when she saw how many stitches she had, 50 stitches for her whole abdomen.

After cleaning her wound and changing the gauze, Doctor Michael carefully tucked her inside the quilt. He can't help but plant a kiss on her forehead before he left.

Marnie on the other hand started to move her finger on her left hand. She felt that someone kissed her forehand and he is not her father, Mr. Castello.

Doctor Michael went to his clinic then and started to check his patients. As he was treating his patients, he kept on monitoring Marnie by asking his secretary to call his exclusive assigned nurse for Marnie.

Marnie's parents and brothers were always with her since she was transferred to the VIP room, but still, they don't easily approach her always since there were still restrictions to avoid the manifestation of complications in Marnie's body. He would still need to be protected and isolated from people coming in and out of the VIP room. Her bed had been covered with an isolation shield to add protection as per Doctor Michael's advice.

Flowers were not allowed to be brought inside the room that's why a bouquet from Arthur had been rejected. He introduced himself to Marnie's parents and brother as Marnie's close friend in pharmaceuticals. They knew Arthur since Marnie told him to them when she visited their hometown.

Mr. and Mrs. Castello were fond of talking to Arthur as Marnie's friend but Mr. Castello told him already that he doesn't want Marnie to have a suitor yet. Arthur understood them and he even had his few chats with Andrew and Charles, Marnie's elder brothers. He knew that Marnie was treated like a Princess and a spoiled one from her family but she was not a brat after all.

Doctor Castello decided to have his rounds and he went to visit Marnie. He saw Arthur there and talking to Marnie's family.

"Good evening Doctor," Arthur greeted him.

"Good evening," we replied then he proceed to Marnie's bed already. He asked about the vital signs Marnie from her private nurses.

"How was she?" he asked.

"There's a bit movement of her fingers Doc," she reported to him and pointed to Marnie's left fingers who were tapping now.

Doctor Michael hold her hand and asked her, "How are you? I know that you can hear me now Marns. Your family was here too, waiting for you to walk up," he caressed her hands.

Marnie gript his hand softly indicating that she heard him.

Doctor Michael was so happy with her reaction. He saw tears flowing down from her cheeks and he got worried.

"How do you feel now? Do you feel the pains in your body?" he asked. "Gript my hand if your answer is yes," he said.

Marnie gript his hand, "Okay let me inject a pain reliever okay, it will be relieved soon," he caressed her face and asked the nurse to get the pain reliever vial already.

He wiped off her tears and touched her face.

"Don't worry Marns, this is Doctor Michael. I won't leave you okay," he talked to her.

Marnie gript his hand and Doctor Michael engulfed her hand.

'You may relax now, I'll hold your hand until you feel relieved ok," He injected a pain reliever into her and hold her hand once again. He knew that she is enduring the pains already as her tears continuously flowed on her cheeks.

"It will be okay now," he told her while holding her hand.

He felt that he was at rest already when she stopped gripping his hand. She was asleep again.

He touched her face and combed her chain with his fingers. Her family can't see and hear what Doctor Michael is telling and doing to Marnie as they were restricted to coming near the shield. Only Doctor Michael and her private nurse and other medical staff can come near her.

As Arthur observed Doctor Michael on his treatment of Marnie. He saw how he looked and touched Marnie. He seemed to have special attention for Marnie. Typical doctors don't give too much attention to their patients. Doctor Michael is quite different from Marnie. It is as though he was treating her as his wife, full of care and love.

Arthur felt awkward. If Doctor Michael liked Marnie how can he compete with him? He like Marnie as well. He was about to court her already before the accident happened.

He decided to go home already.

"Maam and Sir. It was nice meeting you. I'll go ahead. I need to fetch my mother at the mall too," he politely said to them.

He wasn't able to bid goodbye to Doctor Michael since he was at the isolation shield with Marnie.

"Okay. Be safe then Arthur," Mrs. Castello said to him. Marnie's friend is welcome to their family. Besides Marnie told a lot of positive traits of Arthur to them before. Those who treat well their daughter will be treated well by them as well.

After Marnie rested, Doctor Michael decided to leave already.

"Marnie can hear us already, She has initial responses already. Her tears were already flowing from her eyes and she is slowly moving her fingers. Continue to talk to her but do not touch her. Do not stress her. She will wake up soon," he told Marnie's family about the good news.

Marnie's parents were so happy and grateful to Doctor Michael. He was very hands-on with their daughter.