Eastern Lights by Cherry Brittainy C

Author:Cherry, Brittainy C. [Cherry, Brittainy C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
Amazon: B08WKP8R2Q
Goodreads: 53082564
Publisher: BCherry Books, INC
Published: 2021-02-17T08:00:00+00:00

Syncope.

Noun.

Definition: The temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure.

Also known as the medical term for passing out.

Two years ago, I didn’t know what syncope was. Two years ago, I didn’t know a lot of medical terms. I didn’t know the ins and outs of a hospital room. I didn’t know that sometimes it took hours to be seen in an emergency room. I missed those days when I didn’t know.

I sat on the uncomfortable hospital bed after being given a script for medications due to my fall. I didn’t remember exactly what happened, but when I came to Connor was standing over me with concerned eyes.

I remembered a warm sensation tickling down my face as I placed my hands against my skin, then pulled my fingers back to see red painted against my thumb.

“I’m bleeding?”

“You hit your head on the side table on your fall. We should get you checked out at the hospital,” Connor said.

I disagreed.

I didn’t want to go to the hospital.

He disagreed with my disagreement.

He worried about a concussion.

I worried about my heart, and what the hospital might’ve told me.

I knew that wasn’t a good reason to not go get checked out, but it seemed every time I went into a hospital, I came out with worse news than before. All I wanted to do was be normal for a moment. All I wanted to do was interview Connor, get a look inside of his world, and become a senior editor.

Regardless, Connor won the hospital visit argument. I was too tired, and my head pounded too intensely for me to put up much of a fight.

So, now I sat in the chilled hospital room, with a nurse bringing me my discharge paperwork and prescriptions. They’d given me five stitches to my forehead, and some pain medicine to help with the recovery.

I knew Connor was still in the waiting room, and the biggest wave of embarrassment flooded my mind thinking about facing him. Not only did I faint in front of him, but I did it in the middle of his work event. I passed out and bled inside of a multi-million-dollar home in front of dozens of people.

There were so many days I wished I wasn’t me.

That day was high on the list.

“I’m going to need you to be more careful with yourself, okay sweetheart? If you ever start to feel lightheaded, find a close seat. Or, lean against a wall and lower yourself to the ground. Eating enough can help with the dizzy spells, too. And try not to take your heart medicine on an empty stomach, okay? And don’t forget to follow up with your primary doctor.” The nurse spoke to me as if I were her own child, filled with nothing but care and concern.

“I will, thank you.”

She smiled and squeezed my hand. “Of course, honey. You take care of yourself.”

Over the past two years, I was quick to learn that nurses were never appreciated enough for what they did.

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