The Good Doctor: Rabbit

by patrickmgaddis

Taking place between "Intangibles" and "Sacrifice". Shaun is determined to show Dr. Glassman he can handle things, but his behavior concerns his co-workers. At the same time, the anniversary of Steve's death hits Shaun really hard. Also, a patient with kidney stones must undergo surgery but refuses unless Shaun performs the procedure. Disclaimer: I do not own "The Good Doctor".

4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Claire walked into Jasmine's hospital room where Jasmine and her mother were watching the hospital television.

"Hello," Claire said. "I'm Dr. Claire Browne."

"Where's Dr. Murphy?" Jasmine asked.

"He had to go," Claire replied. "So we've reviewed your x-rays."

"Why did he have to go?" Jasmine asked.

"I'm not at liberty to discuss it," Claire replied. "He'll be back tomorrow. Anyway, you have kidney stones on your left side."

"Okay," Jasmine's mother said. "Can they be passed?"

"I'm afraid the stones are too large to be passed," Claire said. "The safest option is surgery."

"Surgery?!" Jasmine screamed. "They're going to cut me open?!"

"Calm down," Jasmine's mother said. "Sorry. Jasmine has autism. She gets scared easily."

"I know it's scary Jasmine," Claire said. "But we need to remove those kidney stones as soon as possible."

"I want Dr. Shaun Murphy to do the procedure," Jasmine said.

"Shaun won't be back until tomorrow," Claire said. "We need to do the surgery today. You could develop a deadly infection or get kidney damage. Your life is at risk."

"I'm not doing the surgery without Shaun Murphy!" Jasmine shouted.

A few minutes later, Claire walked over to Dr. Melendez who was at the front desk looking at a patient's chart.

"Dr. Melendez," Claire said. "Jasmine is refusing to have the surgery unless Shaun is present. And because Jasmine turned 18 last week, he mother can't sign the consent forms."

"Because Jasmine is no longer a minor," Dr. Melendez said.

"If she doesn't get this surgery, she could die," Claire said.

"If she won't sign the consent forms, then there's nothing we can do," Dr. Melendez said.

"We could call Shaun," Claire said.

"It's worth a shot," Dr. Melendez said grabbing the phone.

Dr. Melendez quickly dialed Shaun's number. At that moment, they heard a phone chime. Claire and Dr. Melendez looked down to see Shaun had dropped his phone on the floor. Claire picked up the phone.

"That's not good," Claire said.

Meanwhile, Shaun sat at his apartment table holding the picture of him and Steve. Tears rolled down Shaun's face.

"Shaun?" Shaun heard a voice say.

"Lea?" Shaun asked.

"No," the voice said.

Shaun turned around to see Steve. He gasped and jumped up.

"Hello Shaun," Steve said.

"Steve?" Shaun asked. "What are you doing here? You're dead."

"You have to let me go Shaun," Steve said.

"I don't want to let you go," Shaun said.

"You have to let me go," Steve said.

Shaun jolted awake. He realized he had just fallen asleep on his table.

"It was a dream," Shaun said to himself.