I Broke My Leg to Survive

Summary

I am an ER attending physician.

I had just finished a brutal night shift and stepped out through the hospital’s revolving glass doors when my phone vibrated in my pocket. It was a call from the nurses' station.

"Dr. Lawson, you need to come back right now. We just got a massive trauma case, and the Chief of Surgery wants you scrubbed in immediately!"

Autopilot took over. I spun around, my exhausted body ready to march right back into the fray.

But suddenly, the air in front of me shimmered.