Big Time Trouble: Chapter 7

The new doctor entered the room and immediately introduced himself to both boys. "Well, Logan, right?" The doctor asked. Logan silently nodded his head. "You have a very serious problem which causes a lot of pain. I'm going to help you with your problem. Don't you worry." Logan trembled in fear. "Hey, don't be afraid," the doctor said nicely. "I'll explain what we're going to do, okay?" Logan nodded again. "We're going to make a small cut into your groin and insert a small, moveable probe in there," the doctor started to explain. "We'll use the probe to remove the sick appendix. The probe can also clean up septic matter from the infection inside your belly. It won't take long! It's just routine surgery. You won't feel a thing and you will hardly have a scar left on your body afterwards. But, I think it will be best to completely sedate you for the procedure, don't you think?" "I think so," Kendall said. Logan nodded still trembling in fear. "We have to get started right away," the doctor said. "Your legal guardian has already given her consent. We cannot wait any longer, due to the infection. I'll administer your anesthetic in a minute." Logan silently started to cry. "It will be okay," the doctor said trying to calm the trembling boy down. "It will all be over before you know it. How old are you anyway, Logan?" "Sixteen, sir," Logan sniffled. "Do you know how tall you are and your weight maybe?" The doctor asked friendly. "5 ft. 9 and 156 lb.," he almost whispered. "Thanks," the doctor said. "I'll prepare your anesthetic and you can already start wearing your hospital gown." Logan hated this part. He felt uncomfortable and shy and his cheeks were flushed. "He's kind of extremely shy," Kendall whispered to the sweet nurse. "No need to be shy, sweetheart," the nurse said to Logan. "It's part of my job." Logan got even more nervous. "God, Logie. What are we going to do with you?" Kendall joked. Meanwhile, the nurse tried to get Logan into his green hospital gown which wasn't that easy. "Right, here we go," the young doctor said. "Now, all we need to do is administer this anesthetic and we're ready to go with your treatment." "No, I don't want to," Logan whimpered. "Come on, sweetheart. You have no choice," the sweet nurse said soothingly. Kendall patted Logan's back. "Just look away, Logan," the doctor said in a friendly way. "I understand you're terrified, but there really is no need. We are going to take good care of you and it will be over before you know it." The doctor disinfected Logan's arm and very gently administered the anesthetic. "Can you help him to lie down?" He asked Kendall. Kendall gently did as he was told. Logan was still terrified. "Logan, can you count backwards from 10 to 0 for me?" The doctor asked nicely. Logan started counting with a trembling voice, but didn't get as far as 8. His eyelids drooped and he fell asleep right away. "Be brave, Logie," Kendall said. "We'll let you know as soon as the surgery is over," the doctor told Kendall. "Don't worry. It won't take long." Kendall nodded and looked one last day at his friend who was now sleeping peacefully.

He went back to the waiting room where his other friends, his mom, Katie, Gustavo, Kelly, Jo and Camille were also waiting on news. "And?" Gustavo asked. "He has just been sedated and is in the operation room now as we speak," Kendall said. "How is he doing?" Carlos asked worriedly. "Well, he was terrified and in a lot of pain," Kendall explained. "But, he'll be okay now once he has had surgery. It will take about an hour."

They seemed to wait forever. The boys nervously walked around the room and Jo was trying to calm down her friend Camille who was sobbing hysterically. Gustavo however was quiet as a mouse! Kelly nervously drank her coffee and peeked at her boss every now and then. Although he looked though on the outside, he was worried sick. Mama Knight hugged her daughter Katie. "Why does this take so long? I can't stand it anymore," Camille cried. "Don't worry. He'll be alright," Jo tried to comfort her best friend. "He's in good hands." "Did he ever say anything to anybody about how sick he felt?" Kelly asked. The boys and girls all shook their heads. "He didn't say anything to me either," Mama Knight said. "He knows he can tell me everything." "Mom, don't blame yourself," Kendall said while hugging his mom. "You know Logan by now. He hates to be sick! He'll do anything to hide his sickness. By the way, he was too afraid what Gustavo would think." Everybody now held their breath. Kelly nearly choked on her coffee. "Yeah. That's right!" Camille exclaimed. "My poor Logie-Bear. He is so sick. I could slap you for doing this to him. My poor baby." She was sobbing hysterically. Gustavo didn't have time to react, because Logan's doctor appeared in the waiting room. "You must be Logan's girlfriend," he said amused. Camille sniffled and nodded her head. Her wild curls bounced up and down. "Well, I've got good news for all of you," he said. "The operation has been a success. It was a heavy one and it took us a bit longer than we expected, but Logan's gonna be just fine. We did have to sedate him some more during the procedure, but we successfully removed this sick appendix and the septic matter from his abdomen. We'll still need to treat his infection nonetheless. He currently has an IV with an inflammatory medicine to treat his infection. We'll keep him under observation for another week just to be safe and he will have to rest some more at home." Everybody was relieved. "Thank you, doctor, for everything," Mama Knight said. "Can we see him?" The boys asked. "He is in recovery right now," the doctor answered. "You can briefly see him when we bring him to his room. But he really needs to rest right now."