Chapter 5

Morgan walked into Dylan's hospital room with a chart.

"Do you have the results?" Dylan asked.

"Yes," Morgan replied. "I'm sorry to have to tell you this. You have HCM."

Dylan's parents began to cry.

"How bad is it?" Dylan asked.

"It can be managed with medication," Morgan replied. "You'll have to be tested annually in order to determine if you worsen."

"I can still run, right?" Dylan asked.

"No," Morgan replied. "I would advise you not to run. You could have a heart attack."

"But college recruiters are going to be at the track meet next week!" Dylan shouted. "I have to run! Mom, Dad, you have to let me run!"

"I'm sorry," Dylan's dad said. "We can't let you."

"It's not fair!" Dylan shouted. "I've done nothing wrong! Why is this happening to me? It's not fair!"

Dylan looked at Morgan.

"This is all your fault!" Dylan shouted. "I hate you, you bitch!"

Dylan's dad walked over to him and hugged him. Dylan broke down crying.

"It's not fair!" Dylan sobbed.

Later, Shaun walked into a female patients room.

"I have your results," Shaun said. "You are completely healthy."

"Thank you, Dr. Murphy," the patient said.

As Shaun walked down the hallway, he ran into Addison.

"Hey, Shaun," Addison said. "Congratulations. Two of your patients have told me how nice you are. I'm proud of you."

"Thank you, Addison," Shaun said. "I heard you talking to Morgan earlier. I think you should give her a chance. She's a good doctor. She does feel for the patients."

"Thanks, Shaun," Addison said.

At the end of the day as Addison was leaving, she ran into Morgan outside the hospital.

"Morgan," Addison said. "I heard about your patient."

"It's hard to tell someone that his life is basically ruined because of a genetic heart condition," Morgan said.

"I've really been treating you unfairly," Addison said.

"Yeah," Morgan said.

"Continue the good work," Addison said.

"Thank you," Morgan said. "That really means a lot to hear that from you."

"But if you continue to be a bitch, no one is going to like you," Addison said.

"All I want is to be the best doctor," Morgan said.

"Being the best is not the right reason to be a doctor," Addison said. "It's about the patient."

Addison walked off and Morgan stood there thinking for a second. She then huffed and walked off.

Meanwhile, Shaun stood in his apartment wearing his suit. As he examined himself in the bathroom mirror, he put on some cologne and took a deep breath. He then walked out of his apartment.