Chapter 31
THIRTY-ONE
Callum
“Hello?” I answer, getting up to shut my office door.
Dr. Moreno’s warm voice comes from the other end as I take a seat behind my desk.
“Callum, hi. It’s Dr. Moreno. Do you have a few minutes to chat?”
A current of heat flushes from my head to my toes as anxiety takes over.
“Yes, of course,” I clear my throat.
The buttons on my dress shirt vibrate as my heart pounds against my chest.
“Great,” she breathes. “Well, I do have good news to share with you. But it may be a little frustrating for you to hear at the same time.”
My hand trembles as my fingers rub against my jaw.
“Okay…” I nod, inhaling a shaky breath. “I’m ready.”
“We got your lab results back this morning. Your blood work came back completely normal,” she pauses. “At this point, I would strongly suggest moving forward with a specialist. Dr. Bryan Sharpe is a wonderful neurologist that I have sent many of my patients to. I will send over a referral for you today so you can contact his office when you’re ready.”
She says she will email me his contact information, but I barely hear a word she says after that. Her calming voice goes in one ear and out the other.
All I can hear is the blood pumping against my skull and the ringing in my ears.
I put the phone on mute and run to the trash bin in the corner of my office. I make it just in time to bend over and puke up my entire lunch.