Yay! Finally, chapter two! Thank you Pherenike 26 for giving me ideas and inspirations.
Chapter 2 part 1
Naoki
I was reading a newspaper in the living room. With my legs crossed, as usual. It was one of those rare days when I get to rest. I was halfway through reading an article when I heard the home phone ringing.
"Yuuki!" I called out, but nobody answered, so i decided to just answer the phone myself.
"Hello? Irie-residence." I answered
"Yes, can I please talk to Mr. Naoki Irie?"
"This is Naoki. May I ask who this is?"
"This is the Upstate University Hospital. We emailed you. We would like to employ you as a pediatric surgeon in our hospital. All the terms and information, regarding the job you may fill in, are in the email that we sent you. We are sorry to bother, but the reason why we're calling is because we urgently need a doctor. We would like to ask if you can respond to our offer immediately?"
"Oh, okay. Thank you and I'm sorry, I have been very busy lately so I had no time to check my e-mail. I will read it and e-mail back this evening."
"Thank you, Mr. Irie. We will be expecting you response."
I ended the call and sat back down, swarms of thoughts flooding my head.
"Should I accept it"
"Should I not?"
"What about kotoko?"
"What about mother?"
"Will kotoko be okay without me?"
Just like I always do, I evaluated the situation.
I tried to imagine what would happen if I go there. Slowly, images started to form inside my head: Me helping patients in a hospital with a better facility, getting to interact and learn from other doctors without them feeling intimidated by me. There were a lot of other things that brought the feeling of happiness.
I suddenly thought about Kotoko. Then I realised I could always take her with me. With Kotoko's perseverance, she can do anything. I pictured kotoko and I working together at a much better hospital. Not only will I benefit, but so will Kotoko
I went to our room and sat down our study desk. I opened my laptop and checked my e-mail. There were a lot of other e-mails that I haven't read. I went through them all before opening the e-mail from the hospital that called me. "Upstate University Hospital" I read as I clicked it. I skimmed through the e-mail and realised that this was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
I leaned back my chair and tried to be in deep thought. The decision that I would make woud not only change my life, but also my wife's and my family's