The Amazing Doctor Irvington

Chapter Six

"Where are you going?" Derek had his eyes raise from where he was standing. 

He stared at his father whose eyes seemed guilty as though he was caught. 

"I'm going to work Derek." Maurice responded to his son. 

"But I've told you that there is no need to work anymore. I have enough money now to care for you both." Derek's heart saddened at every glance at his father. 

He neared his father and grabbed his work bag from him. "There is no need for this." He said to him.

Judith rushed out from the kitchen upon hearing their voices. She watched as Derek threw his father's bag to a corner.

"From today, both of you will cease to work." 

Judith she ghed as she walked to her husband, "Derek who is this person that you claimed to have given you enough money?" She asked as her eyes squinted in concern.

"It's a friend I met in prison. You both don't have to worry anymore." 

"Derek, don't be mad. We are used to taking care of ourselves. It's been five years, staying at home and doing nothing feels strange, especially for your father Derek." Judith held her husband and helped him to the chair.

"How does he expect to work in such shape?" Derek frowned at his father.

Maurice eyes widened, he thought that Derek would find out so soon about the pain in his back.

"Derek..." Maurice muttered. 

When Derek saw how stiff his father was moving due to his waist pain, he walked to the room and got a pain relieve.

"Here..." He sat beside his father, "Let me apply some on you." 

He applied the ointment on his father's waist. 

 Maurice blinked again, the pain in his back easing more than it had in years. "This... this is incredible. Where did you get this?"

"A friend gave it to me," Derek lied smoothly, not wanting to explain too much. "I have more if you need it. But you don’t have to work anymore. I’ll take care of everything now."

Judith exchanged a glance with Maurice, "Derek, it feels too good to be true. After everything we’ve been through..."

"I understand," Derek said gently.

When Maurice noticed the tension in his body were slowly disappearing, he was amazed. "I can barely feel any pain." He smiled at Derek and then said. "Alright, son. If this is what you want, I’ll quit the site. I’ve had enough of that work anyway."

Judith s eyes twitched with excitement when she heard Maurice words. She smiled at Derek and reached for his hands.

"Thank you, Son. I don’t know what we’d do without you."

Derek felt his insides slowly came to an ease. Finally, his parents would no longer suffer.

Just then the stranger who have been sending his parents envelope the past years crossed his mind.

Derek walked to his room, and picked the envelope. Glancing through the letters, the handwritting were unfamiliar.

He wondered who would do such favor for a friend they only met once. He took in a deep breath, as he placed the letters on the desk.

....

The next morning, after making sure his parents were comfortable, Derek decided to clear his head with a walk.

 The fresh air felt good, and he relished the feeling of being free after so many years of confinement. He strolled through the park, lost in thought, when a sudden cry broke through his reverie.

"Help! Someone help, please!"

Derek's gaze snapped to a woman kneeling beside an elderly man who had collapsed on the ground. Without a second thought, he rushed over.

The woman was frantic, her hands shaking as she tried to shake the old man awake. "Grandfather, please!"

Derek knelt beside them, quickly assessing the situation, in no minute, he knelt beside her and ordered-

"Move aside."

The woman raised her gaze and stared at Derek for a moment.

Her tear-filled eyes wide with fear. Thinking Derek might be a doctor, she immediately moved aside.

 "Can you help him?"

"I can." Derek didn’t waste any time. He pressed specific points on the old man’s body. 

After which he deep his hand in his pocket, pulling out a small pill and placed it in the old man’s mouth. Within moments, the man’s breathing steadied, and his eyes fluttered open.

Laura's eyes widened in shock. When her grandfather coughed, her hands instantly flew to her mouth. "Grandfather...!"

The old man blinked in confusion before his gaze settled on a dashing young man. "What... what happened?"

"He is alright now," Derek said softly, helping him sit up. 

Laura was still shaking. Her eyes were fixed at Severin in amusement. "How did you do that? Who are you? You.. are a doctor right?"

Derek sighed, standing up and brushing the dirt off his knees. "I’m not a doctor, but I know a little bit of medicine."

Laura narrowed her eyes. "Learned a few things? What does that mean? What did you give him? Are you a fraud?"

"It was just a pill," Derek said, irritation creeping into his voice. "If you’re not grateful for the fact that I saved his life, then don’t worry about it. You can take him to a hospital if you don’t trust me."

Laura frowned at him. "Why would I trust you. You are a scammer ain't you?"