For Better And For Worse
Chapter 9

Isabelle and Stella arrive at the hospital with hearts full of worry. They go directly to Doctor Roger’s office. They knock and he asks them to come in.

Isabelle: good evening doctor.

Roger: ah Isabelle, you are already there.

Isabelle: where is my doctor husband?

Roger: calm down, come follow me!

He leads them to the room where Krist is. Isabelle cries when she sees him.

Isabelle: oh my God! My love, why you, why is this happening to you, why my God? What will I become without you my love, you are my whole life, don’t leave me.

Roger: OK, I’ll leave you alone.

Isabelle: doctor, tell me what happened.

Roger: well, I regret to tell you that your husband consumed a very large quantity of drugs which was the cause of his accident.

Isabelle: drugs, my husband never uses drugs!

Roger: that’s what the analyzes reveal unfortunately, I’m sorry. Courage to you.

Roger goes out and leaves them.

Stella: Do you believe what the doctor says?

Isabelle: of course not. My husband has never used drugs, ever.

A little later, the doctor returns.

Roger: We have to let him rest now. Starting tomorrow, he must be transferred to a rehab center otherwise he could stay there.

Isabelle: what, my husband is not a drug addict.

Roger: okay but in the meantime, if you want to save his life, make sure to sign this transfer order.

Isabelle: I… I don’t understand, doctor, my… my husband is not a drug addict.

Roger: I’m sorry but we should accept reality. It seems like you didn’t really know him.

Isabelle: I know my husband well.

Stella: Krist is a fair and upright man, he would never have taken drugs.

Roger: so, are you signing or not?

Isabelle therefore signs the transfer order.

Roger: well, as you know, only one person can sleep with him.

Isabelle: yes, Stella, go home and God be with you. I stay with him.

Stella: thank you, he will get through this, I’m sure.

Isabelle: I hope so with all my heart.

So, Stella returns home and Isabelle stays with her husband. Doctor Roger returns to his office.

Roger: So her husband is a drug addict! Wow, that’s perfect, he really needs to go to prison for 10 or 15 years. That way, I would have free rein to conquer this princess. Oh yes you have to.

On the other side at Félix’s, he comes home after his shift. He goes to change and takes a shower before his wife serves him food. He goes to his sleeping daughter’s room so he lets her sleep. He waits to talk to her in the morning.

At the same time, Gauthier goes to see Doctor Romuald, the head doctor of the city’s detoxification center. He knows him by another name.

Romuald: ah Mr. Bruno, what do I owe the honor of your visit at this time of the night?

Gauthier: I need you to do me a little favor.

Romuald: whatever you want, Mr. Bruno.

Gauthier: very good, if tomorrow you receive a patient named Kristian in your center, I ask you to include in your analyzes that you will carry out on him that he has been addicted to drugs for some time.

Romuald: but why do you want me to do that?

Gauthier: because he made fun of me and also for that.

He places a wad of banknotes on the table and Romuald hastily takes it.

Romuald: your desires are orders sir.

Gauthier: well, I’m counting on you, goodbye doctor.

Romuald: goodbye sir.

So they separate there. On the other side, at Félix’s house, early in the morning, at dawn, he goes to his daughter’s room and wakes her from her sleep.

Rose: Dad, why are you waking me up at this time?

Felix: I would like us to talk.

Rose: from what?

Felix: Come on, get up!

She had to get up.

Rose: what’s wrong, dad?

Felix: what was between you and Krist?

Rose: but… we haven’t already talked about it, right, Dad?

Felix: yes I know, but I want the truth.

Rose: the truth, what truth dad?

Felix: don’t make fun of me Rose, tell me the truth before I get angry.

Rose: but dad, what truth are you talking about?

Felix: why did you lie and tell me that it was him who was harassing you when it was you who was harassing him?

Rose: but where do you get that from dad, it’s…

Félix: you shut up, you want to continue lying, right? Tell me the truth or you will never return to Europe again.

Rose: Dad, I… I love him, I’m in love with him but he doesn’t want me.

Felix: Don’t you see that he’s married?

Rose: but is it then my fault if I love him, dad?

Felix: stop that, did you see what you made me do? Are you happy to see him unfairly fired? How could you be so indifferent Rose?

Rose: Dad, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for it to go to this level.

Felix: Then you should have told me the truth instead of lying and getting him fired. You disappoint me Rose, you really disappoint me. You made me do bad things.

Rose: I’m sorry.

Felix: Never set foot in a restaurant again.

Rose: what, dad!

He gets up and leaves the room. He calls Krist and it’s Isabelle who picks up.

Isabelle: hello!

Felix: yes, excuse me ma’am, is this Krist’s phone?

Isabelle: yes I am his wife.

Felix: ok, I wronged him and I would like to make it up to you so tell him he can come back to work.

Isabelle: unfortunately he is not able to work, sir.

Felix: oh well, what happened to him?

Isabelle: he had a serious accident last night, he is still unconscious.

Felix: oh my God, I am sincerely sorry ma’am, my condolences.

Isabelle: thank you.

He hangs up the phone.

Felix: shit, it’s my fault!

He goes to work and as he briefs his employees to start work, he also informs them of Krist’s situation and many sympathize. Everyone then gets down to their task. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Doctor Roger goes to see Isabelle and her husband. His eyes were still wet.

Roger: hello Isabelle, why are you crying, he’s not dead yet, plus he doesn’t have any fractures, he’s going to be okay?

Isabelle: what will I become without him?

Roger: oh, don’t say that, have courage and be strong, he needs you to be strong. Come on, come here!

In such circumstances, the woman does not say no to a little comfort. So, Doctor Roger takes her in his arms to comfort her. He gives her a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Roger: he needs you to be strong my darling, don’t let yourself be defeated. He’ll be transferred in an hour, he’ll be fine.

A few minutes later, Stella arrives with breakfast and coffee. She knocks and receives permission to enter. She gives a cup of coffee to Isabelle who thanks her. She also gives some to the doctor. It is after coffee that they eat the meal, the doctor having left them. While in his office, he calls the drug squad.

Receptionist: This is the anti-drug squad, what can I do for you?

Roger: yes, this is Doctor Roger from the Renaissance Hospital, I would like to speak to Commander Boris.

Receptionist: I’ll pass it on to you right away.

She transfers the call to the commander’s line.

Receptionist: Commander, a call from Doctor Roger for you.

Boris: pass it to me!

Boris takes the call.

Boris: Commander here, I’m listening.

Roger: hello commander, I am Doctor Roger from the Renaissance hospital. Last night, an accident patient was brought here urgently and after treatment, tests showed the presence of a huge quantity of drugs in his b***d. I think he’s a drug addict and he’s going to be transferred to a rehab center in an hour.

Boris: Okay, thanks for letting us know, we’ll meet you there in that case.

Roger: very good commander.

He hangs up and the commander gathers his men.

Boris: Listen everyone, we have a new case. A drug addict was in an accident and admitted to the hospital, he will be transferred to the detox center in an hour, so we have to investigate. Detective Kevin, come with me. We go to the center. Marlene, be ready to tell us everything you replace out about the identity of the suspect which we will send to you later. Here we go !

Kevin and the commander therefore go to the rehab center a few minutes before Krist is transferred.