Love's Got a Hold of My Heart

SHANE

I rose up immediately when my alarm hits at 6 o'clock in the morning. It is my schedule on duty to school clinic. I got to use to it being there seeing kids and be with my daughter even twice a week I can spend closer to her.

After doing my morning session, I came downstairs and found my daughter eating her breakfast when I enter the dining. "Good morning little one." I greeted my daughter. "How was your sleep?"

"Good morning Daddy. I sleep well."  she replied as I kissed her head.

"You want some coffee son?" my mother asked.

"Yes, Mom please, thanks" I replied.

"I can see that you love your job in school than in the hospital." My father says as he sipped his coffee.

"Well, I love both my job Dad but in school I can be with Shaunice whole day even twice a week." I admitted. 

"Daddy, I like you work in school I can see you after my classes." She said sweetly.

"Me too, baby,"

"Okay, okay, hurry up you two. You will going to be late if you keep on talking than eating." My mother reminded us. "And you too, old man." She added.

We chuckled and my dad just shook his head.

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I send my daughter to her classroom and I started walking towards my clinic when I noticed a kid standing at the door of the clinic facing his back at me. He was having second thought going inside.

"Good morning, what can I help you?" I asked when I got closer to him. He turned his head to me and I saw who he was. 

"I-I was bleeding. My arm..." he said then my eyes looked down to his arm.

"How did you get that? Come on let me treat you." I said and lead him inside. I let him sat on the chair. "Wait here, I will get something treatment for that." He nodded.

I grabbed some bandage, alcohol and other for his wound. I went back to him. "Where did you get this cut?" I asked. It was not deep cut and not big but it bled quite few.

"I was walking down the hall and did not notice there was a nail." He confesses.

I cleaned it properly his wound and gave him anti tetanus vaccine for injection. "Okay, just be careful next time." I reminded him. "What is your name son? You are the basketball player with jersey number 9, am I correct?" I asked.

"My name is Shan Matt Cox" He said and I was blinking my eyes many times. "And yes that is my number. I chose that number because of my dad. He was wearing number 9 too when he was young."  I saw him happy.

I cleared my throat. "So, where is your dad now? I am sure he watched your first game." I asked further.

"I do not know, my mom did not tell me where my dad right now." He said with sadness in his eyes. "I do not even see him in person."

"I saw his picture in my mom's drawer." He answered. "It was an old picture, my mom kept it and he's been studying here before it was that logo in our school." He added.

"Okay, do not worry your mom will tell you everything about your father." I assured him. "For now, go back to your classes and I will give the slip for not on your first period. Avoid wet in your wound, okay?"

"Thank you Doctor."

"You are welcome, son" I said. When Macy's son gone I told the nurse that I will be out for a couple of hours. I will go to the hospital for some important things to do.

I grabbed the bloody cotton balls I used to clean his wound and placed it inside the plastic sealed.