Part II

II. Dr. Smith.

“Doctor Richard Smith is a very successful cardiac surgeon, a rising star one might say. Dr. Smith is a bachelor and therefore someone who very much enjoys his trouble-free life. Lives alone in a very nice condo he bought just last year, very expensive too. Even if he is a cardiologist, troubles of the heart he has naught. Dr. Smith has dated all kinds of women from waitresses to lingerie models. None of these women have mattered at all of course; to him they are just like his scrubs; nice to wear when new, but after a day’s work not worth keeping. I could tell you all about the one time he fell in love. Shelly was her name. But all I will tell you is that it didn’t work out. After that, he made up his mind to never let that happen to him again; and it worked. The problem with shutting down your heart is that a little part of you dies along with it. So, after all the partying, the A-list friends, the expensive clothes and cars, Dr. Smith has nothing but coming home to an empty house every night.” He opened his eyes again. “That’s what I could tell you about Dr. Smith. A sad fella” he thought.