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Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital , New Jersey

Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep

Every beep made by the electrocardiogram machine touches the mood of the patient's family and the doctor. Sometimes doctor can't do anything, precisely because they try their best and can't defeat God's will to change the fate that has become a foregone conclusion. With a sound, a petite figure in a dark red cloak appeared in the corner of the ward.

As the angel of death created by God, Azrael wanders in the place where the deceased is located to guide the soul to heaven or hell, and the hospital is the place where life is born and the place where the end of life is most often seen.

"It's time to go."

She said that the electrocardiogram machine made a long sound. When the doctor arrived, another person was ready to go to Silver City or hell-

Wait a minute...

The angel of death felt that something was wrong. It was more than ten years ago to have this feeling for the last time, but this time it is different from Ella's False alarm, because the wrong point is not on the patient, but on the doctor.

Azrael heard the doctors comfort the patient's family while dealing with the patient's body. She heard a voice coming from her ear. She turned her head to see a female doctor whose voice or even her hairstyle were exactly the same as her.

It's so strange... It's really strange...

Oh my dad! What kind of joke is this?!

Azrael has to suspect whether he is wrong. Is this a False alarm belonging to Dad? God created human beings according to his own way. Didn't he think of the possibility that his angel children would look exactly like human beings?

Azrael suddenly felt that his father had recently read that it was a wise decision to retire, depending on how his power was out of control.

"Dr. Park, Thank you for your hard work these times….”

"I'm sorry about your husband . I know how important your husband is to you."

Chi Park, this is the name of the female doctor on the badge of the white coat. Azrael felt that it was necessary to find a time to go to Lux,grumble to Lucifer.

--

The patient went to heaven without regrets all his life. It was rare in the world. He was unexpectedly taken the initiative of the soul to chat a few words. On the way to Silver City, he kept recalling the memories of his acquaintance with his wife, hoping that his wife would not be too sad.

In this way, she’s so busy that she can finally take a little break in the evening.

I don't know if the doctor named Park has left the hospital...

Azrael was so curious that she was about to go crazy.

The hospital at night is a little quieter than during the day, with the footsteps of medical staff, wheelchairs and beds. Finally, in the locker room, Azrael found Park, who was taking off her white coat and changing to a khaki striped suit jacket.

Now the locker room is empty, just right.

Azrael coughed awkwardly on the locker beside her and took out the ballpoint pen that came from nowhere.

"Uh... Dr.Park? Is this yours?"

Park lowered her head to tidy up her collar and put a slanting backpack on her back.

"Thank you... Well? This pen is not--"

Park's hand stopped and looked at the person who talked to her like a mirror in front of her. She took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes again.

If it was really the same as she expected, she was stunned.

"What the?!!!"

"Well, in this case, I should say hello to you,Dr.Park?"

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"I must be under too much pressure, right, work pressure... I'll be fine when I go home to sleep."

Park muttered to herself and tried her best to comfort what she had just seen was the hallucination. She took out the car-key and sat in the driver's seat, closed her eyes to stabilize her emotions, and began to think about the possibility.

The main factor that produces hallucinations is caused by abnormal secretion of the neuroconductor dopamine and serotonin...

"My family has no history of psychiatric disease, so DLB and PD can be ruled out, and there are no drug sensitivity and other problems..."

"Do you often talk to yourself like this?"

"It's not because... How did you get into my car?!"

Park panicked again when she saw the rearview mirror. Forget it as herself. She don't know why she can get on the car and sit in the back seat. This is not an easy thing for anyone. Park still remember that her brother mentioned to her before that seeing people who look exactly like them would bring bad news. I thought that there were so many things in the world that science could explain these ghosts and things. Just listen as a creepy pasta things ...

"Listen, I need you to take a deep breath. I know you must have a lot of questions, right? I see you for the first time. I also have a lots of question marks in my heart. Is it convenient for us to have a chat?"

"... Am I gonna die?"

This was originally a question raised by Park about her brother's talking about bad news, but Azrael interpreted it as another meaning.

"What? Do you already know that I am the angel of death? Oh, don't worry, I usually don't wear so casual work like this. You know... Uniform,doctor has white coat and I also have my formal clothes, not to mention that I'm not commuting at present, so you are safe."

"Angel of...what?"

Oops

This is exactly the same as Ella's first reaction to learn from herself that she is a angel of death. Isn't she asking questions about reaping souls? Azrael was stunned and still hesitant to confess to Park. She recalled that when she told Ella that she was a ghost, she was forced to see a doctor by her family. Even Ella herself doubted whether she was really nuts, which made Azrael feel very guilty.

It's better not to make the same mistake twice.

"My name is Azrael... I'm an angel of death from heaven. Should you have no faith? I repeat that you are not going to die! At least not today, maybe in a few decades... Are you all right?"

"Well, why...we..."

"I know you want to ask why we look the same, right? I can't understand this matter. Then I have to ask my dad... that is, God."

"Well... Is there anything you can show me? Cloak? What about sickle?"

She is an unbelievers who wants evidence. understood.

"Then I can probably... No. If I spread my wings here, your car will definitely be wrecked. If the sickle is, I will also put it in Silver City for billions of years and haven't touched much. It's okay to look at the clothes."

What is the extent to which you can send the car for repair by opening your wings? Just in the blink of an eye in Park, Azrael in the back seat disappeared, and I didn't hear or see her opening the door. Before long, Azrael changed from a shirt, sweater and thick-frame glasses to an ordinary dark red cloak and a black leather open-finger gloves, and her nails were also painted with dark nail polish.

"Wow..."

"Do you want to share it? In terms of wings, I'll let you see it next time. If you want, we can fly a few laps."

"Is it okay? Let's believe it first, so... Why me? I mean, did you appear in front of me for a while because you saw me look like you?"

Azrael squeezed her mouth, looked elsewhere, and stared humbly at the side face of Park in the driver's seat.

"It's right"

Park aimed at the traffic police in the distance and looked at him strangely. When he approached the car, he knocked on the window. Park shook the window.

"Miss, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. What's the matter?"

"I saw you park your car here for a long time. You was very excited in the car. You looked back and talked loudly. It's very late. Let's go home and have a rest."

"But isn't there anyone in the back seat?"

Park looked at the back seat, and Azrael disappeared again.

"Miss, you'd better go back quickly."

Damn it, Park thought so in her heart.

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"Coffee, I'll drink it for you if you don't drink it."

Adams handed a cup of coffee to Park, who was eating a hamburger while seeing medical records. She knew that Park didn't like to accept charity and didn't like others to give her things, but she just wanted to tease the stubborn kid in front of her.

"I'll just put it away, thank you."

Just for this sentence that did not seem to be a refusal, Adams paused her hand and put the coffee on the dining table in the canteen.

"What's wrong? you’ve been out of your soul all day, this isn’t like you."

Park's is strange. Adams has always regarded Park as her own competitor. Park, the meeting of the diagnostic team just now seldom speaks. She stares at the medical record and taps on the table with pencil. There is nothing wrong with work. Helping patients draw blood and spinal puncture, etc. is as smooth as usual, but today's Park feels more inaccessible than usual.

Park closed the medical record and looked at Adams directly.

"Do you believe that some people in the world will be exactly the same as themselves but have no blood relationship?"

"I believe it, didn't there ever be a documentary looking for seven pairs of strangers who looked very similar? Not only do you look very similar, but also have similar interests in careers... Do you ask this question, which has something to do with this patient?"

"No, just be curious..."

She took a sip of coffee with a paper cup in her hands, and Adams raised her eyebrows and said.

"If you really encounter it, it's not a bad thing to take the initiative to understand each other... Speaking of which, the patient seems to have a twin brother this time..."

Adams stood up as if she had thought of something and patted Park's head.

"If you are so lucky enough to meet a stranger like you, might as well introduce me?"

Park tidyed up and watched Adams leave with a smile.

-

After work, Park stood beside the car and waited. After waiting for a while, she got on the car and was ready to go home. Fasten her seat belt and look at the rearview mirror, and the figure that I have known each other for less than three days still appears in the back seat.

"It feels good that someone is waiting for me. You are the second one."

"I'm really curious why you can go in when the door is clearly closed."

Azrael shrugged her shoulders and seemed ready to talk to the driver of the driver's seat.

"You said someone was waiting for you. I was the second... And other human beings who have seen you with their own eyes?"

"People can see me after death. Strictly speaking, I can choose those human beings who can see me, and I do have other human friends. The first person waiting for me knew her when she was eight years old."

"Well, let me ask you, what's the job of the angel of death...? All I know is to face life and death as often as doctors."

It is often too underestimated. Basically, someone dies every day and is so tired every day. For Azrael, the number of deaths makes her sigh more than the density. She has witnessed natural disasters and wars, as well as large-scale accidents. From these events, she has guided many innocent souls. Nothing is more painful than hearing the living cry to the dead.

"It can only be described as busy. Most souls are too melancholy, and only some rare people who live without regrets are better. Like the man who suffered from terminal illness last time, didn't his wife said thanks for your hard work ? He has been talking about how good his wife is and how he loves her. My ears are about to be cocooned... This sentence is good."

"You were here at that time???"

"Well, I was invisible at that time and you didn't see me. You should feel lucky. If I appeared in front of you, the next person who lay in the hospital bed would become you. How about you? What is the job of a doctor? I often appear in the hospital, but there are not many opportunities to really deal with doctors."

When asked what he thought about becoming a doctor, Park's mood was a little complicated.

"I, I enjoy the feeling of being a doctor very much. Although I have to run around now than to be busy in neurology before, it is the most honor in my life to use my innate talent and knowledge to help others... However, being the pride of parents is really tiring. I made them proud and put a lot of pressure on me, you can't tell them everything, and even if you make mistakes in the workplace, you are afraid of letting them know, afraid that they will feel humiliated... It's very timid right?"

"You remind me of my eldest brother. At least he chose something not to stick to understand all kinds of things in the world. Maybe what's wrong with you is that someone kicks you to take the first step."

It's amazing to talk to a person you haven't known for a long time that has been suppressed in my heart for a long time and actually have a feeling of unloading the burden.

"Maybe, haven't I officially introduced myself yet? My name is Chi Park, a former neurologist, and I am now a member of the diagnostic team.

"Oh? This is a good start. It seems that we can be relieved a little like this thing... Emergency, it seems that someone is going to heaven or hell to report, Smell you later, Park"

"Wait a minute, what should I do when I want to chat with you?"

"It may not be right away, just pray!"

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"Why don't you look at the vaccination record before you provide your next stupid-"

House looked at the computer screen with a surprised expression.

"OMFG, 50% off cupcakes! How sick is the patient? cause this expires today."

Park stood up and closed House's laptop screen. She began to get used more and more to House's character, but habit was one thing, and she still hoped that House could focus a little.

"Central serous retinopathy? It’s linked to type A personalities”

“the results of the funduscopic exam was normal."

"But if you don't let me read the email, I won’t be able to read the email to the entire staff from your ex-boss."

Park sighed and stood up again to turn on the laptop screen. Before the matter, her boss had a lot to do with her. A while ago, she couldn't help punching him down because her former boss grabbed her behind , she couldn't continue to stay in the neurology department before transferring to the diagnostic team. Since she have decided to give up going to Chicago, she can only attend the hearing obediently. This is the only chance Park to stay in this hospital.

"Last month, I had an incident involving another P.P.T.H. employee. Though I can’t speak to the details of the case while my disciplinary hearing is pending,I want you to know that I have completed voluntary sexual harassment training.And on a personal note,if my actions caused anyone distress,I sincerely apologize 'Huh, you're so fired."

"What? He apologized, didn't he?"

"Is it because he said he was apologized ? He said that he’s sorry that someone, namely you,overreacted , namely, by punching him."

"He grabbed my behind . He apologized and now he’s taking classes about it."

"This classes will only make him sympathetic. Which,in turn, makes his unrepentant attacker evil. In turn, you’re so fired."

How can she accept the development of things in this direction? She needs this job very much. She can't let her parents know about attacking her boss. In addition, that punch is an impulsive act, and no matter how you think about it, you won't let yourself be fired.

"100 bucks says, I won't get fired"

"You don’t wanna bet me."

Park stretched out her right hand to House. He looked at Park and shook hands with her decisively.

"You’re fired"

"What? I, I,the bet is..." "But I thought you were saying..." After the hearing..."

What exactly does House think? Unexpectedly, he was almost fired in place?! Park opened his mouth to refute.

"The bet is that I’ll get fired after my hearing!"

"I’ll take that action too, but you’re already a c-note in the hole. Your bestie sitting in the corner can testify."

Where did the bestie come from? Adams went to work. Now there is only House and herself in the office.

"Don't look around. There are only two of you wearing glasses in this room."

Azrael appeared on the lounge chair in the corner. She can't figure it out. Obviously, she only allows Park to see herself at present, and House clearly refers to herself.

"Why can he see me?!"

"This is it. In order to sponsor the department, I’m gonna give the patient some P.T.U and then T.L.C. I have no idea what the second one stands for ."

House walked out of the office with a relief ball and a cane in his hand, leaving Park and Azrael in the same place.

-

Park was not too surprised to say that Azrael appeared during office hours. What puzzled her was that House's eyes were indeed looking in the direction of the lounge chair. After all, the conversation with the air is abnormal. In order to make the conversation look less abrupt to others, Park entered the toilet.

"Rae? Why are you here?"

"I’m travels 24 hours a day to hospitals and murder scenes around the world. It happens that I’m free to have a moment to see what you are doing, but I just heard your conversation with Dr. House in the office. Do you seem to be in trouble?"

"It's really troublesome. Didn't I mention to you before that I was a neurologist? There was a reason why I transferred to the diagnostic team... Because my former boss grabbed my behind , and I punched him impulsively. Therefore, I'm going to take an angry management class, and whether I can continue to work in this hospital depends on this hearing."

Park sat on the toilet lid and covered her face. Azrael has never been inexperienced in solving this situation. It should be said that she is the best at facing her emotions.

"Do you know? I used to be a bad-tempered person, at least my brothers and sisters had such an impression of me, No sweet peach."

"What about now?"

"Many years ago, my father gave me a blade, and I put all my anger in. Now I can say that I have no temper."

Although losing temper has an advantage in interpersonal aspects, it also means that loss and self-esteem will have a great impact. Not to mention angels, human beings are used to express their disgust with their temper, so that people can thoroughly understand their positions. Proper expression of emotions can make people know their bottom line. On the contrary, if they have no temper at all, it may make people take an inch. Park did not want to rationalize her behavior of punching her ex-boss. She wanted to know the difference between angels and human positions.

"If you’re ass were touched by someone , what would you do?"

"I will probably avenge my private revenge or step on his feet to resist first. It's nothing else. If I punch the ex-boss, I'm afraid he can only have the choice of I.C.U."

Yes, there is a power gap between humans and angels that can't be compared at all. Why do I forget it?

-

House's outpatient time is helping the dolls entangled in fighting with the patient, and the patient also explained what role he was playing.

"This is the Chang and Eng Bunker, the most famous conjoined twins in history"

"The best Halloween costumes are always ones theta need an explanation "

Park entered the consultation room after talking to Azrael.

"What took you so long? I already lost one of them."

"You need help with the lacerations?"

"No, I think I got palliative. Why don't you take some preventative?"

"Prevent what?He got in a fight--" "Which he started,which means, he is irascible and stupid."

"I told the drunk,racist frat guy the proper term is “Conjoined twin”, not “Siamese."

The patient did not know that this sentence only showed ignorance in House's eyes, and soon House retorted.

"I can’t  comment on drunk or frat, but Chang and Eng were born in Siam, and they were in fact, twins. If your name was Richard, I can also call you a Dick... maybe some of the tripe you learn in anger management class. might help this guy out of here the next time."

"Sometimes... it’s incredibly satisfying to wind up and punch someone who really deserves it, but when you think about the consequences--"

"Okay, let's go"

"Didn't you let me help him with his anger?"

"No, I've got everything I need."

House took out his mobile phone from his pocket to play the recording. It turned out that he had already recorded all the words Park had just said.

"Sometimes,it’s incredibly satisfying to wind up and punch someone who really deserves it. Wonder what the committee’s gonna make of that."

-

In the office, House wrote about the patient's symptoms on the whiteboard, and the corners of his eyes were aimed at the girl at the door.

"Want to increase the bet? Have you discussed it with your doctor? Come in, at least you can subsidize some sponsorship so that I can hire the old team members back."

Azrael entered the office and sat at House's table. The man could indeed see her, but why?

"Well, are you really going to bet on Park's future?"

"In the final analysis, this case boils down to she and Andrews said that he have been worked at this hospital for 15 years and taking self-improvement class, while she said that she have been a fellow for two months and I’m kind of weird."

"But what I heard was that Andrews say that he was a drunken idiot who thinks he could touch the girl's behind without ramifications . Park told the dean that he had drunk that night."

"Andrews took a sexual harassment classes not AA... It means that he didn’t  get in trouble for drinking, which means that Foreman sign off on it for him and set all the wheels in motion... Forget it, wild speculation. It's not just for Park's business for you to take the initiative to come to me. Don't say, let me guess , because I'm the one in this hospital who can see you except Park. You are very confused. Park is just a key to make the conversation ."

"Well... You can guessed in this way... You are not... ordinary human beings, are you?"

"You also guessed at this point, right?"

"But how can it be..."

"It's already a big hint to have predictive ability. It's not fun to spoiled more."

Predictive ability, Azrael thought of Uriel, the brother who was killed by Lucifer. Did House know that Park would not be fired early in the morning, so he made a bet with her?

"Don't look at me like that. I'm for that hundred bucks."

-

"Hey Rae! Guess what will happen to the hearing? The crisis is lifted, I will not be fired! Although I still got a small punishment."

The hearing went smoothly. In addition to the random entry of House, Park's pleading to the board of directors was accepted, and only gave her a small punishment.

"Pfft, what about hundred bucks from Dr. House? Got it?"

Park was excited to take out the 100 dollars she just got from House from the doctor's robe.

"You should look at the expression when he gave me money. His eyebrows are wrinkled."

"If Lucifer had been demoted by father to go to hell at the beginning, he could bet a hundred dollars to ask for a pleading, it didn't have to make a mess..."

That's the expected result of House. Let's hide it first, Azrael thought.