{"id":3404,"date":"2017-12-16T08:12:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T08:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emendedhearts.com\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2023-02-20T05:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T10:32:47","slug":"doctor-patient-confidentiality-chapter-one-hundred-twelve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emendedhearts.com\/tl\/doctor-patient-confidentiality-chapter-one-hundred-twelve\/","title":{"rendered":"Pagiging Kumpidensyal ng Doctor-Patient: Ika-isang Daan at Labindalawang Kabanata"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tick-tock of the clock in the distance signals that a second has gone by.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three.<\/span><\/p>\n

I deliberate internally, my breaths growing shallower with each rhythmic sound as his loaded question hangs heavily in the air and adds to the already present, overbearing tension between us.<\/span><\/p>\n

I force myself to think in spite of the web of panic weaving itself inside every inch of my trembling body, weighing my options carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n

– One: Endure utter humiliation as a stranger cleans up my bodily fluids from under me while I watch, confined to a chair like a depraved prisoner.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Two: Get a third of the money promised to me for being here taken away before I\u2019ve even begun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t have all night, Ramona,” Frost’s voice catapults me out of my jumbled thoughts, startling me with its depth. My heart pounds even faster against the urgency his words evoke. I blink rapidly, hating how anxious he\u2019s making me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feeling lightheaded all over again, I take the deepest, most strained breath I ever have, my chest heaving with the effort. With gritted teeth, I force my lips to part against the tension that’s keeping them taut, my eyes on anything but his.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Option three,” I say breathlessly, the two simple words leaving me in a raspy, reluctant whisper. I swallow hard, my throat working against a colossal mass that seems to have lodged itself in it permanently, as if the action will pacify the unease I feel about what I just said.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the choice<\/em> I just made<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nJoin us or log in to read more.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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