A Cure For Headache (Freewrite Story)
Prompt: Headache provided by @mariannewest
“Good afternoon,” said the doctor as his patient entered the room.
There is person with him.
“I hope you don't mind,” said the doctor. “I have a student doctor with me. He is observing what I do for the day.”
“That's perfectly fine,” the patient said. “We all have to start somewhere.”
“What is the problem?” asked the doctor.
“It's these headaches,” said the patient. “They're still going on. I've taken every painkiller under the sun. But it is still tiring and painful. I'm getting to a point where it would be easier to chop my head off.”
They all have a chuckle before the doctor asks the patient to kneel by his desk.
“Let's just move your head here.”
The doctor then places the head on the desk. Then all of a sudden, the doctor grabs an axe. In one swift swoop, he has gone right through the neck of his patient. His head rolling around the floor.
“What have you done?” asked the student doctor.
“It's perfectly obvious what I have done. I chopped his head off,” replied the doctor.
“Why? Why on earth would you chop his head off?”
“Because he had a headache,” replied the doctor. “He wanted me to chop it off, so I chopped it off.”
“But he was joking,” replied the student doctor.
*If I may say so, asking to have your head chopped off is not exactly a laughing matter. Why would he joke?”
“Oh my word, I think you're insane. How many patients have you killed?”
“Just three,” replied the doctor.
“Just three?”
“Yes, that right,” said the doctor. “That's only the third patient that hasn't made it home. I think that's a pretty good record in 17 years of practice.”
The door opens, it is Mrs Abby, the receptionist. She can see the head on the floor.
“Headache, sir?” asked the receptionist.
“Yes, fortunately, his headache is gone,” replied the doctor.
“It must have been bad,” said Mrs Abby. “That's only your third.”
The student doctor has seen it all. He cannot believe what he has witnessed and he doesn't know what to do now.
“I'm going to the police,” said the student doctor
“Good for you,” said the doctor. “If any of them have a headache, they know where to come.”
Thank you for reading. I hope now posted a read aloud version on Dlive.
A Cure For Headache
5 Minute Freewrite task conceived by @mariannewest and @improv
Banner created by @ameliabartlett.
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Must have been a NHS doctor. lol
Maybe Jeremy Hunt has a headache.
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