I had been in the hospital for just over a day now and with the exception of some nurses coming in and out to check up on me and bring me food I had yet to see a doctor, when I asked one of the nurses about this she had smiled kindly at me and told me that they didn't want to overwhelm me,as it may cause my body to go into shock. It was a reasonable answer and as I thought about it I was glad I was given the time to think things over and rest before i was bombarded with tests, though I was also told that my doctor was coming today, as even though they didn't want to overwhelm me they also didn't want to leave it to too late and then find out that there was something wrong with me.
I was sitting, watching T.V with Charlie and Leah, both whom had stayed here with me, only leaving to get food and clothes etc,when my doctor came in. I looked up as I heard the door open and saw him, he had blond hair and golden eyes, which I found a bit weird but anyway, and he was smiling at me happily, "hello Isabella" he spoke, his voice cheery and somewhat honey coated, "my name's Carlisle Cullen and I'll be your doctor for your stay at the hospital",he continued, sounding more like a waiter at a restaurant than a doctor. He walked towards me, smiling, "Im just going to check your blood pressure" he explained, but as he came closer and closer I slowly backed up against the bed, whimpering in fright at having a male so close to he reached out to touch me, trying to put the blood pressure gauge on, I screamed at the top of my lungs, panting hard as fear washed over me in gigantic waves.
Doctor Cullen stepped away from the bed immediately, shock and confusion covering his face before he realised why I had screamed. He slowly backed away from me, his hands raised up in the same manner in which you would try to console an injured animal. The further away he got the easier it became for me to breath, and just as he reached the doorway Leah and Charlie came rushing in, running to my bed and reaching for me, whispering condolences in my ear. Followed right behind them was a team of four nurses and after I calmed down they all went about checking my vitals and making sure I was comfortable so to lessen my chances of having a panic attack or hyperventilating.
"What happened with Doctor Cullen?" Charlie asked tentatively, looking quite relieved that I had calmed down as much as I had after the incident. " I don't know" I honestly replied, " I mean, one minute I was fine and then he was about to touch me and …" I trailed off, not knowing how to describe the amount of fear I had felt at the prospect of a man touching me. Though that is what confused me, I was more than fine with Charlie touching me, and I felt oddly at ease with him, but even the thought of any other man touching me caused me to shiver in fear. "And you panicked" Leah finished for me, snapping me out of my daze, "yeah" I replied, looking down in shame, "hey, it's alright, we'll just make sure that you get a female doctor next time" Charlie comforted me, making me sigh in relief over the fact that I wouldn't have another man touching, or coming near me again.
