Huh
she sat back from what she had written
in her notes holding her pen loosely in
her hand
then absently murmured aloud to herself
perhaps forgetting that she her patient
was in the examiningroom with her
Huh I dotted my TsWhy would I dot my Ts
quietly so not to rouse her too abruptly
from her sudden misty reverie
Crossed
your Is and dotted your Ts
Excuse me
though
not particularly to her
rather
the voice
I said crossed your Is and dotted
your Ts
Why would I do that I
wonder
which honestly made her wonder too the smallest
things a physician does also speaks to the larger things they do
an unsolicited Ill call you when
your lab results are in so we can talk about them and then understanding your labs are completeon the doctors desk and they havent called you yet
what does that say about the
doctor
what would I dotted my Ts
say
is Huh an oops
is Huh or Oops scarce mental
deficiencies and therefore not necessarily translate into mechanical hands-on
errors
or
Hmm
she hmmed to herself
as the doctor recalled she had a patient beside her gathered her wits
awkwardly as if revealing a tell embarrassed by being a human being untethered and come-down from the roost or
pedestal they might believe was erected for them
which was ridiculous
ridiculous if one recognises a
physician is a patients employee
as a patient is also
employed
albeit hopefully both significant employees unto
themselves and appreciated in kind by their employers
which is the catch in the
material the pull or snag the rub when either side maybe too full of themselves and
believe they are autonomous existing in some rarified
atmosphere too heady to be sipped by any breath other than their own
she said to her doctor So what do you make of dotting your Ts
I make that Im not totally
involved in this interview as I said I havent been feeling well and taking
medication and perhaps perhaps telling my patients not to go into work if they
are sick I should pay heed and likewise do as I say
The rules
shouldnt be any different for me should
they
No
she could have said more
this wasnt
the first time her physician hadnt been onboard
though she anted her more slack than others because she was a doctor and
all the years she spent and strove to attain her status she respected and thus
provided her deference
No
the doctor shifted herself uneasily in her
chair
I
am sorry I hope that you will accept my apology
I sincerely apologise
Thank you That means a lot to me
Maybe dotting your Ts was simply
a matter of crossing your eyes
she crossed her eyes so not to be mistaken
the doctor laughed
often it is a good thing when
laughter can be used to cross a bridge or realign a relationship
she bookmarked this moment in her
mind and before her physician she also noted it in her calendar
producing it
from her purse
remarking casually
Got to note it Its one for the books
indelibly imprinted
hopefully
1400, Twosday,
16 2. 16
1616, Friday,
19 2. 16
