All Chapters of Contraclockwise: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The party poppers that the patients popped the moment I went inside the hospital startled me. My patients were smiling at me.  "Congratulations for passing the board exam, Dra. Rackie. You really bring the bacon!" the nurses happily said. I chuckled when they used the Filipino accent because they don’t speak that way. “Don’t English me, I’m nosebleed.” I replied in broken English. “Thank you. Now, kids go back to your romms please… the Director may get mad when he saw all of you here.” I reminded them. They follow what I said. I paused for a while from receiving their artworks as my gift when I saw the director of the hospital. “Go back to your rooms, I’ll do my rounds later and collect your gifts.” I said then the nurses were assists the kids back to their rooms. I involuntarily inhale when I saw him coming towards me. Director Art the one who’s known for being strict and I was one of those whom he made a sample when it was my first come here for my i

It’s been years now since I and Abstract were friends but up until now I can’t still say what I feel for her. That I don’t look at her as my friend anymore, that I’m in love with her. The fact that the first time I saw her, I am attracted to her already but I thought it will only stay as attraction I didn’t know I will feel this towards her. “Where will I drop you?” I ask Abstract while she’s busy eating pizza. “Whoa! You are already thinking about going home, Terric! Eat first.” She replied while she have food inside her mouth. I can’t help but to laugh, I didn’t expect her to talk that clear while she have some food in her mouth.”I’m already asking because I don’t want to drop you off on your apartment wherein you’ll go home in your parent’s house.” She get the pepper sauce and pour it on her pizza. She bite it and look at me. “Drop me at the apartment, I’ll clean it tomorrow.” She said while her face blus

I stare blankly from the things that happened today. I am now sitting inside the office of Director Art while listening to the debates from the doctors who are my senior here. "Dr. Rackie, should know how to place herself!" Dr. Heart yelled. The truth is, the Neurological Department rushed to the office of Director Art and now shouting and yelling. "Dr. Rackie, did the right thing as a doctor." Dr. Red calmly said. “What’s the fuss, doctors?” he asked coolly. “Seriously, where are we when one of our VIP patients is suffering? Come on, let’s just admit it, she even risks her life just to get back here. She abandoned her family’s celebration party for her just to check the VIP patient.” He said with his blank expression. He looked at me and winked. “Dr. Rackie, how’s your leg?” he suddenly asks. “Why so shocked? You ran from the parking lot up to the third floor, isn’t it?” I nodded. “I-it’s nothing, Doc. I’m alright.” I stuttered re

It’s been five days since I stay in the house, I’ve been sleeping, eating and writing Cataclysm, of course reading the stories of the young writers Sketch and Doodle that is promising. Somehow, what I’ve been doing makes me bored when you do it in daily basis because I miss what I’m doing in the hospital, doing rounds, checking up the kids and doing some errands from other departments for extra income. While we were all busy using our phones, I went inside my room because I’m more comfortable lying down on the bed, I jumped on my bed and sat carefully. I looked at my legs. “You’re healing process is fast.” I said happily while staring at my legs. I noticed one of the posts of Sketch that has thousands of comments and shares. ‘I feel thrilled by being watched, it is possible that the person is all following me in the comfort room?’, His post is familiar, but I don’t know where did I read it. Since I’m too bored during my five days stay in the house, I read all of the com

I stood up and went to get some money on my wallet. “Keep the change, it’s yours. Buy something for yourself not for other things here, for yourself. If you want to buy something for the house, you can tell me.” I said then put my wallet back in my backpack then went back to the corner. “Ma, before you go please turn off the lights. Thank you!” I glance at her before she leaves and her gesture of locking the door before going out made me smile. She really knows the attitude of each of us her children. “Now, Cataclysm…. I need to go inside your world and let me finish this current chapter so we can move forward to the next chapter.” I whispered. I got a bit frustrated because I can’t think straight, it’s already eleven o’clock and I’m sleepy but I only wrote half of the story. I’m a bit distracted to my phone from receiving a lot of notification and also because Flood kept on calling me so I put my phone into driving mode so the gadget will stop from ringing. I’m on leav