Nefe was sitting upright in her bed as usual. That was all she could really do as any attempt to get out of her room was met with doctors and nurses guiding her right back. All the poor ash brown haired girl wanted to do was explore but she couldn't as it put her at risk of panic attacks or being harmed. Her body was fragile as a porcelain doll just like her emotions.
Currently, Nefe was just playing with her hands, there wasn't anything else to do and the loud noises from the TV scared her so there wasn't a TV in her room anymore. Everything seemed fine until the vase on the counter fell to the ground with a loud crash. Her heart was practically given a jumpstart as she screamed and immediately curled up into a ball. Her breath became labored as breathing wasn't the easiest thing anymore. Tears blossomed from her eyes as the panic seemed to settle in.
Dimitri had been wandering the halls heading towards his next patient. He had been called by Nurse Haru. It was a child with a large brain tumor. The Doctor was looking through the scans sent to him on his tablet. However, the dark-haired Male was brought out of his thought process when he heard a scream. He looked up to find a girl in the room next to him curled into a ball. He darted into the room. "Ms. Are you okay?" He asks her noticing the shattered vase.
Dimitri saw a nurse rush in. "Oh. Dr. Kazee. I apologize for the interruption." she says to the Male who gives her a nod. He looks over to the girl who was no longer curled into a ball. Her hands covered her face and something about him being a stranger to her. "Well if you didn't want people to wander into your room don't scream," he says to her. He had known who she was, she been in this hospital for a while now. Most knew who she was. "Well I must get going now," he says taking his leave.
At first, Nefe was only scared more by the presence of the new doctor but after hearing his voice it just seemed to calm her down significantly. She couldn't tell why he calmed her down so much but when you had as many panic attacks as Nefe did it didn't matter why it just mattered that it worked. Her delicate tanned hands removed from her face to reveal tear stained cheeks as she looked at his retreating figure. The only thing that came to find to get him to stop leaving was throwing a rose. So she grabbed a rose from the unbroken vase next to her bed and hit him in the back of the head. Immediately afterward Nefe hid her face again like a child while the nurse watched in mild amusement.
"It seems she likes you…" The nurse spoke with a chuckle. Nefe tended not to like many people but he was an exception for some reason.
Dimitri had begun to leave the room when something was thrown at the back of his head. He turns towards her. He picks up the rose breaking off the stem. With a soft sigh, he tucks the rose in her hair. "Throwing things at people are not nice. But I must really get going. You wouldn't want a little kid to die because you held me back from getting to him would you?" he says patting her head gently before leaving the room this time doing so quickly so she couldn't hit him with anything.
He headed towards the child room. A little girl about eight years old. "Hello, Miley. I am Dr. Kazee," he says giving the girl a soft smile before looking to her mother. He looks to Haru a nurse on this case. "I saw the scans you sent to me," he says to the Male before looking up at the mother. "Mrs. O'Neil, I can get the tumor out. Most other Neurosurgeons wouldn't dare attempt it because of fear of hitting a nerve that could cause more damage than good. However, I would not be one of the best in the world if I didn't think I couldn't do it. But even if I am a great surgeon thing can happen in the OR." he explains to her.
She nods. "I know Dr. Kazee. I've been to several specialists and they all told me it would be impossible. Risks must be taken. At this rate, I will lose her. I'd rather have tried then given up." she explains and Dimitri nods.
Nefe was a bit upset that he had to leave in such a hurry but the intention of following him was there. She would have immediately taken her IV's out and went after him if the nurse hadn't of stayed behind to check on her. A pout settled on her face as the nurse checked her red blood cell count, temperature, and made sure she had enough iron.
"Seems like you're all good, Nefe…" An 'O' seemed to form on the nurse's mouth at Nefe's upset expression. "I'm sure you'll see him again. Now just relax and calm down while I get someone to clean up that mess." The minute the door shut Nefe started messing with her IV's and somehow got them out. A little bit of blood trickled down her arm but she washed it off and peeked out the door. All she saw was the nurse's retreated figure as Nefe scampered down the hallway rather quickly. Unfortunately for Dr. Kazee, he had slipped up and basically told her where he'd be… Pediatrics. Which was exactly where the young Egyptian girl was headed. Today was the day that Nefertiti was going to give the poor nurses and doctors a heart attack.
She turned a corner and immediately ran into someone her brown eyes couldn't recognize, and vice versa which helped her out greatly.
"Can I help you?" His green eyes definitely took notice of her hospital gown. Nefe was short enough that she could probably be mistaken for a teenager at least and it wasn't beyond her to use people to her advantage.
"Yes, I was… wondering where Pediatrics is? I got lost." Her voice was quiet and sweet which made the intern's eyes soften while pointing her in the right direction. "Thank you…" From there on she'd wonder pediatrics until she came across Dimitri or got caught by some staff that recognized her. Today was hectic so hiding was a lot easier.
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Haru had finished taking care of Gabby rather quickly and left her to relax as another patient needed his help. This time it was a young girl named Miley and after some testing, Haru has discovered she had a rather severe brain tumor. Almost immediately he sent the tests to Dr. Kazee and continued to comfort the girl and mother until the doctor got here.
"The doctor should be here soon." His warm voice said while writing information down on the clipboard. Dimitri walked in pretty quickly while immediately talking to the mother. The poor girl listened to the whole conversation and soon burst into tears. "Hey, hey… Shhh... I promise Dr. Kazee will try his hardest…"
"Will you be there too?" The tearful girl asked causing Haru to hide a grimace at even the thought of that much blood in one spot. Haru would definitely never be a surgeon as large amounts of blood caused him to lock up.
"I'll try, I'll try." His voice said softly while the girl practically threw herself at him for a hug which he returned.
Dimitri gives the girl a soft smile. "Do not be scared. I am good at my job. Do you want to know what motivates me?" He asks her. Miley sniffled and gave him a nod. "I had a little sister. She wasn't much older than you. Back then doctors were not as good at their job as they are now. Because of that, she passed, however, I became a doctor to help people who were like her so that they would not meet the same fate." He tells her softly. The little girl looks up at him.
"If you were her doctor would she have lived?" she asks him. "I am sure she would have," Dimitri tells her with a soft smile. She rubs her eyes and gives him a smile too. "I have courage now." she smiles. "That's good. We will have a few nice nurses prepare you while your mommy and I talk okay," he tells her heading out the room.
Haru smiled down at the girl while rubbing her arms and giving her one last hug before getting up and paging several other nurses.
"Promise you'll be there?" Miley all of a sudden spoke to Haru who was opening draws in search of something. He looks over his shoulder and at her with a smile.
"Absolutely."
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Nefe has been wandering for a while which wasn't the best for her as she wasn't used to it. Her brown eyes started feeling heavy as her weak body started showing signs of fatigue. Luckily, she must have strayed too far from pediatrics without realizing and came across an office that conveniently had a couch in it. What she hadn't realized before entered was the office was marked 'Dimitri Kazee'.
Back in Pediatrics, the intern who helped Nefe was currently being yelled at rather loudly by Nefe's nurse only a stone's throw away from where Haru and Dimitri were.
"Where is she!? If she stays out of her room for too long she could have a panic attack or faint!" The nurse frantically spoke rather loudly alerting other doctors and nurses of the situation. It wasn't uncommon for Nefe to disappear from her room but it was uncommon for her to not be found within 3 minutes.
"I hadn't realized who she was… I'm sorry! She wanted to come here for some reason!"
"We have to find her and quickly!" Pretty much all the nurses in the area started bustling around to look for the girl…
Dimitri was explaining how things would work to Miley's mother when he heard about Nefertiti's disappearing act. The poor intern was being scolded by a nurse which he found amusing but didn't show it. Once all paperwork was filled out and ready to go he would tell her she would be scheduled for about an hour. Once the mother wondered back into the room Dimitri jogs over to the Nurse. "It seems Nefe ran off again. I'll search for her. I don't have any operations for about an hour unless someone comes in. Page me if I am needed." he says before jogging off.
Meanwhile, a woman had a meeting with the board of directors of Trinity Vale. After the meeting she steps out to find her son, Dr. Kazee, rushing past her. "Dimitri, what's going on?" she asks. He explains and she sighs motioning him to go. She would head towards his office. She walks in to find Nefe sleeping on the couch. She giggles setting the papers she had on Dimitri's desk then proceeded to call him.
Dimitri picks up his phone and gave a sigh. Thank god. He heads back to the nurse in charge of her. "Mrs. Kazee found her in my office. I have some paperwork and what not so she can rest until I have to leave. I have surgery at eight am. You can go get her then." he explains before heading to his office. He chuckles spotting her sleeping. It reminded him of his sister sleeping in his room as he studied. He got to work on his computer.
Nefe had exhausted all the energy her poor body let her have and pretty much passed out quietly on the office couch. She lay on her side with knees pulled in and her hair cascading down her face. It was a breath of fresh air to see the usually panicking girl in a peaceful state. It lasted for about 30 minutes before a sneeze interrupted her and caused her to wake up. Her brown eyes fluttered open a bit while taking in her surroundings but somehow missing the sight of Dimitri.
Dimitri had been typing away on his computer when she sired. The sound if a sneeze made him stop to look at her. "So she has awakened. I did find it odd you happened upon my office of all places. So, do I want to know why you followed me?" he asks her leans back in his chair. "You had the entire hospital on code yellow." He explained to her.
"Luckily my mother found you in here when she came in to deliver some papers." Dimitri gives a sigh before looking at his watch. "I have about fifteen minutes before I have to leave. So I will be calling a nurse to come to get you. Luckily you passed out on the couch and not the middle of the floor or somewhere no one could find you." he scolds her.
Nefe looked down at her hands as he scolded her. She was like a child despite her age and who wouldn't be if they spent their whole life in a hospital with no responsibilities at all.
"Code Yellow?" Her head tilted slightly as she looked back up at his piercing gaze before avoiding it again. "I don't want to go back…" She suddenly said as if recognizing what he said about her nurse coming to get her.
"Code Yellow is missing patient. In other words, if their patient wasn't in critical condition doctors dropped what they did to look for you." Dimitri explains, "You need to stay in your room for your safety. But if you wish to leave your room you can always enjoy the outside with a nurse. Tell you what. If you can stay seated and not leave the room you can watch me do my work from the observation room. And if you can do well perhaps you can do more things like this if a nurse is with you." he tells her.
Nefe got a bit distracted as he explained and it showed as she looked pretty much everywhere but where he was. That was until she heard the last bit and immediately perked up in excitement.
"Really?" Her soft voice asked. One thing that was certain was if she were to go to the observation deck she'd still need a nurse to put her IV back in and help her up there with the pole that held blood bags for her. She couldn't go too long without it or she'd be at risk.
Dimitri holds out his pinky. "Promise to behave?" he asks her when she took his pinky in hers he shakes them and let's go before getting up. He walks towards the door motioning the nurse to come over. Lily her nurse, tasked with only her, walks towards him. "Get her IV and what not. I told her if she is good and as long as the operation observery is empty she can watch the surgery I have. Also, I told her she can only go if a nurse is with her." he explains to the nurse. She gives him a nod.
Dimitri looks back at Nefertiti. "I have to go now Nefe. But Nurse Lily will prep you to head up," he tells her before leaving.
Nefe was led back to her room momentarily as she kept looking behind her for Dr. Kazee while her brunette haired nurse whisked her away in a wheelchair. It didn't take to long for them to return Nefe to her room and from there the nurse cleaned her arm while reinserting the IV despite Nefe small amount of disobedience that soon disappeared at the threat of not going.
"Don't ever take this out again, is that clear?" Her voice was strict as Nefe begrudgingly nodded, although they both knew Nefe would definitely do it again just not in the near future. "Never leave this room without me again either!" Her nurse had Nefe hold the stand that held her blood bags as well as water, put two folded blankets on her lap, and pushed her in the wheelchair toward the observation deck. Some people said hello to Nefe as she went by and the new intern she tricked even gave a sigh of relief at the sight of her, probably remembering to tell the other interns about her. Once getting there the nurse left her right outside the door to make sure no one was inside but when she came back she looked Nefe in the eye.
"There are three people in there so it looks like you can't go today." Almost immediately Nefe threw a fit. She let go of the stand and looked away while crossing her arms. Nurse Lily had had enough of her drama for one day and gently grabbed her by the chin so that she looked right at her. "Oh no, we are not throwing a fit right now. You promised Dr. Kazee you'd be good." Her eyes practically held the answer to that question which was 'But I'm not getting what I want'. Nefe turned her head again as her nurse sighed in annoyance. "Fine, but you better be on your best behavior. The absolute best. No fits. No wandering. None of that, is that understood?" Nefe nodded while grasping the stand again. The nurse pushed her in and sat her down a little ways away from the interns then sat right next to her. Hill unfolded the blankets then proceeded to wrap the cold girl like a burrito. "Best behavior." Her voice reminded.
Dimitri was in the process of scrubbing in. He was washing up his arms and hands before the door opens up. One of the scrub nurses puts him in the scrubs and gloves. He puts up his mask and down his goggles. With that, he heads over to the table. He reassures Miley before they got started. Dimitri stayed focused and before long the monitors started to go as her blood pressure rose. He took a deep breath having Haru calm the panicked girl. When she calmed down he started once again. After about an hour the surgery was done and Dimitri was closing her up and wrapping her head. "Okay everyone that is a wrap. We are done and everything was successful," he says looking up at the observation deck. He heads out the door and scrubs out. As Haru took the girl away, the other nurses began to prepare for the next surgery.
Nefe enjoyed watching the whole thing as it was a change from just sitting in her room. Her eyes never really left the scene until it was over and Nurse Lily began moving.
"Alright, time to go back." Nefe didn't argue as she was beginning to feel how tired she actually was. Today had definitely been eventful and tomorrow would be even more so as she was getting a new doctor. Despite this, she still wanted to see Dr. Kazee and that's what she planned to do.
"Can we go see Dr. Kazee?" Her nurse gave a sigh as she knew exactly what Nefe would want but nevertheless agreed and wheeled her to his office once more.
Dimitri had wandered out of the operation room to tell Miley's mother everything went well. She happily shook his hand thanking him. He explained she'd need to stay for about three to five days if nothing else happens. Once he was done talking to her he wondered to his office to find Nefe there. "Oh? How can I help you guys?" he asks them as he grabs the tablet from his desk. Most things in this hospital were digital so clipboards and charts were uncalled for. But some still liked to use it and take the effort of scanning everything into the system later.
Nefe clapped her hands together careful of the IV that now pumped blood into her already fragile body.
"You were really good!" She said while smiling a bit. Her nurse interrupted afterward as well to report her behavior.
"She was good… For the most part." Lily had a hand on her hip a bit sassily while.
Dimitri chuckles. "Well so long as the observation deck isn't crowded and she being good I do not mind her watching. It will give her something to do rather than sitting in a room all day. I have to get going check in on other patients. Maybe if I get the chance I will stop by with a game for you to play." he tells her. Dimitri then left the room waving her goodbye.