Chapter 1.
Hey guys here is a new story that just came to me while I was thinking of the story Being Different. I really hope you guys like it :) I will be updating twice a week :) Enjoy!
WILLIAM'S POV
I sighed. Today I had to take my Pitbull, Rexy, to the vet because he was not feeling good. The problem was finding a good doctor around Crosby. I got on Google and searched for a veterinarian clinic that was close and had good reviews. I found one in Channelview and the only doctor was Dr. Marroquin.
Huh. Wonder if the doctor is male or female.
I wrote down the address on a piece of paper and turned off the computer. "Come on Rexy we're going to the doctor so you can feel better." I told Rexy.
Rexy just looked up and moved his tail.
I was very worried. A few days ago his back legs wouldn't work and now he couldn't get up. I went to put him in the back seat of my truck and went to lock the house. I closed his door and got in the truck. I turned it on. I put it on reverse and got out of the drive way. Then I put it on drive and started driving towards Channelview. I got on highway 90 and started driving west. Then I took the exit for Beltway 8 South. A few minutes later I took the exit for I-10 East. After driving for a minute I took the exit for Channelview.
The clinic was to my right as soon as I exited the freeway. I went into the parking lot and parked. I turned off the truck and went to get Rexy out of the truck. I went inside the clinic and I sat him down on the floor in front of the chair that I was going to sit. Then I went to the front desk.
"Welcome to K.Y.M.A. Veterinary Clinic. How may I help you?" The nurse asked.
"Yes I brought my dog in because he can't get up by himself." I told her.
She nodded. "Is it the first time that he is brought here?" She asked.
"Yes." I said.
She nodded. "Can I get you to bring him into a room?" She asked.
"Aren't there people in front of us?" I asked.
"Yes, but they are minor emergencies." She said.
I nodded. I went to pick up Rexy and took him to room one. I lied him down on the bed.
"Okay. The doctor should be here in a few minutes, but first I need you to fill out this form for me." The nurse said giving me a clipboard.
I nodded.
Then she left.
I looked down at the paper work that the clipboard had. I had to put my name, address, phone number, and an emergency contact. Then it asked questions about the patient.
Patient's name?
Rexy Herondale. I wrote down.
Age?
Three years.
Race.
Pitbull.
What is the reason for your visit today?
Well my dog has been having problems standing up.
How long has the patient been having these symptoms?
Three days, but it was worse today.
Is the patient allergic to any kind of medicine.
Not that I know off.
Is this the first time that it happens?
Yes.
Is the patient friendly?
What kind of question is that? I thought, but wrote down yes maybe a little too much with persons that he likes.
The door to the room opened and another nurse came in.
"Hi my name is Isabella and I came to weight the patient." She said. She had long wavy dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was a pretty woman and young.
I nodded.
"Are you done with the paperwork?" She asked.
"Oh yes. Just finished." I told her. I gave her the clipboard.
"I'll be right back." She said before she left the room.
I sighed. I just hoped that Rexy didn't have a big health problem. I had been working so much in this murder case that I have left him alone for so much time.
The door opened again and the nurse came in.
She picked up Rexy and took him to the scale.
"How is he?" I asked.
The nurse sighed. "Well only the doctor can really tell you what is actually wrong, but your dog is under the weight that it should have for his breed." She said.
"Which means what?" I asked.
"Has Rexy." She said looking down at a manila folder. "Has he been eating right? Has he been eating three times a day and eating the right amount?" She asked.
"I think so. I feed him in the morning and then I leave him a bowl so he can eat during the day, and I also leave him a bowl of water." I told her.
She nodded and wrote it down. "Do not worry. This doctor is very good and she'll help you.' She said taking Rexy's blood pressure.
There was a knock on the door, and then the door opened.
A young woman with reddish-brown long hair with loose curls came in. She had a white coat on, which meant that she was the doctor. She wasn't that tall, but not that short. She was about twenty five or twenty six, but looked younger. She was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.
"Welcome to K.Y.M.A. Veterinary Clinic. I'm doctor Karla Marroquin." She said smiling and extending her hand.
I extended mine and shook her hand. I smiled.
She has the most beautiful brown eyes and smile. Her hand was warm and soft against mine.
"Doctor?" The nurse said.
Karla turned to look at the nurse. "Yes?" She said. She had the most beautiful voice. "Oh! Right. The patient." Karla said releasing my hand and blushing. "I'll take it from here Bella." Karla said taking the folder in her hands.
Isabella, Bella nodded. Then she left.
"So this is Rexy." Karla said going to look at Rexy with a smile.
Rexy started moving his tail.
Karla smiled. She touched his head and started to pet him.
Rexy just lied down.
Karla laughed. "He's very friendly." She said.
I smiled. "Yes he is. Sometimes too much." I said.
Karla smiled and nodded. "So what's wrong with Rexy today?" She asked.
"Well he has been having problems standing up, but today he couldn't stand up at all." I told her.
She nodded and started writing something down on the sheets that she had inside the folder. "When you are with him, does he eat all the food you give him? Or does he leave some food?" She asked.
"He leaves some food." I told her.
She nodded and wrote something else. Then she got up and touched Rexy's spine. "He has lost some weight." She said.
I nodded. "Three weeks ago he was eating right. He would eat all the food that I would give him. Then he just started leaving food until he would only eat half of his food." I told her.
"Well I'm going to need to take some blood out." She said going to the counter and opening a drawer. She took out a needle and some tubes. She took out on some rubber gloves. "I want to run some lab exams to make sure that he doesn't have a virus or something worse." She said as she took blood out.
I nodded.
"What kind of dog food do you give him?" She asked.
"Pedigree." I said.
"You should try switching to Beneful." She said.
I nodded.
She looked at me and then smiled that beautiful smile of hers. "I really don't know how to tell you this." She said as her smile disappeared.
"Just tell me." I told her.
She nodded and sighed. Then she bit her lip. "I would like to keep him here for observation. I also want to see how he reacts to a different kind of food. Does he cry or whine when he gets up?" She asked.
"Yes." I told her.
She sighed and then she looked at Rexy. She looked so sad. "I'll give him an I.V. bag and some pain medicine." She said as she grabbed all the materials from the drawers that were on the counter.
"How long will you keep him here?" I asked.
She started to put the needle that was connected to the I.V. bag on Rexy. "Do you have somewhere to be today?" She asked.
I shook my head. "I took the day off." I told her.
She looked at me again and smiled. "Good. You can stay with him here if you want, although I think that it will really help for you to be here. Animals are very sweet, and faithful companions." She said as she touched Rexy's head and smiled.
I nodded.
"I know that being a lawyer takes away most of your time sometimes, but you should try to spend more time with him." She said.
I smiled. "How do you know that I'm a lawyer?" I asked.
She smiled. "Because of the way that you are dressed and by the way that you talk." She said.
I laughed. "Yes I am a lawyer. The thing is that I have been working hard on this murder case and it's taking a lot of time away." I told her.
She smiled. "You don't have to explain anything to me. I think that he is going through depression and that's what causing him to eat less and lose weight. As for his legs not responding it can also be because of the weight and the strength that has been lost. Also the cold weather is causing it and since he has lost most of the strength he has difficulty standing up." She said.
I nodded. "So I have to change his food, and keep him warm?" I asked.
"That would be a start. I am going to give you some vitamins and fish oil that you can put on his food that will make him hungry and healthy. It will also help the blood, muscles and hair.' She said.
I smiled and sighed. "Thank you so much. You have no idea how worried I was. " I told her.
She smiled. "No problem. It's my job to help animals, but it's also my passion." She said.
I smiled. "Well since I'm going to be here all day, and because you have helped me I would like to invite you to lunch and dinner." I told her.
She smiled. "As in a...date?" She asked.
I laughed.
"Sir you can't go in there!" We heard a nurse said.
Karla turned around just when the door opened.
"So! This is the reason why you left me?! Why you won't return my calls?!" A man said.
"That is none of your business." Karla said.
"Yes it is! We were going to get married." The man said.
"Ramiro I stopped loving you a long time ago." Karla said.
So he was an ex-boyfriend.
"You are mine! And I'm not going to let anyone take you away from me! I love you." Ramiro said.
"Stop! How can you tell me that you love me, if it was because of YOU that I lost my job. I lost the opportunity of having so many resources. How could you do that to me? You betrayed me. You took all the hard work that it took me to get where I was, but thanks to that hard work I have my own clinic." She said.
"Yes I betrayed you. I took your job away because you didn't wanted to marry me. You think that your hard work was that got you to be one of the top doctors? No baby, it was our relationship." He said touching her cheek.
I wanted to hurt him. How could a man do that to the woman that he said that he loved?
"Don't touch me. I want you to leave. Now. I dint want to see you again." Karla said. Then she came to stand beside me and took my hand in hers. She wrapped her fingers around mine. "I have found someone that makes me happy, and that gives me support just like a man that loves a woman should." She said. Her fingers around mine felt good, and I loved how it felt.
"This isn't over." Ramiro said.
Karla smiled. "It's been over." She said.
Then Ramiro left.
Karla sighed.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
"I'm sorry for putting you in this mess, but I thought that if he saw that I have moved on he would leave me alone." She said.
"What happened?" I asked.
"It's a long story." She said.
I smiled. "One that can be talk over lunch?" I asked.
Karla laughed still not letting go of my hand. "Fine. You can invite lunch and I invite dinner." She said with a smile.
Okay guys I am going to leave it there. So what do you guys think? How did I do? I really hope that this story turns out to be a good one. Still don't know how long this is going to be. So review? Thank you for reading and for reviewing. Thank you for the support and until next time!