Malpractice of the Heart

Summary

Clara’s prized protégé, Leo, loved to brag he could crack a chest one-handed.

When his performance failed, he stared at the patient’s unclosing thoracic cavity, dropped the bone saw with a clatter, and ran.

I got the call in the dead of night. I was the one who rushed to the hospital and, against all odds, saved the man’s life.

In the aftermath, Leo was crucified online, his career facing total annihilation. Clara, my girlfriend, wanted to defend him, but I held her back, my grip tight on her arm.