Trying to fit in, Lucinda looked at Garrett with wide, innocent eyes. “Garrett, you and my sister keep talking about craniotomy. What is that, anyway?”
She genuinely had no clue what kind of day Garrett and Lydia had been through, and since she didn’t understand anything about medicine, their conversation just sounded like a foreign language to her.
Garrett chuckled, then patiently explained, “It’s actually called a craniotomy. Basically, it means opening up the skull during surgery. The patient we treated today had a blood vessel that snapped and shrank back inside her brain. We had to find it to fix it. I searched and searched but just couldn’t spot it. At the last minute, Lydia found the vessel. Because of her, we didn’t have to open up the patient’s skull at all, so we avoided a ton of risks and trouble. The patient didn’t have to suffer as much, and she won’t be left with a scar. You know, scars on your head are really hard to hide, and hair doesn’t grow back well. It can really affect how you look.”
Lucinda just stared, stunned. Her mind flashed with images of the surgery, sending chills down her spine.
Oh my god. That sounded terrifying!
Was Lydia even real? How could she be brave enough to do something like that?
Garrett noticed Lucinda’s stiff expression and realized maybe he’d gone a little too far for someone not used to medical talk. He quickly tried to lighten the mood. “Alright, let’s not talk about this while we eat.”
Lucinda forced a smile and nodded. “Yeah, okay.”
Cameron and Kylie, beaming with pride, started sending more food into Lydia’s plate.
“Lydia, you’ve been working hard all day. Eat a little more,” Kylie said.
Lydia nodded and thanked them. “Thanks.”
Garrett added more food to her plate too. “You’re way too skinny, Lydia. You really need to eat more.”
“Thanks, Garrett ,” Lydia said, her voice soft.
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