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of the sun pressing against my skin. The s

h

I planned my fi

beside me shifting. That's whe

man curled up beside me. Her hair was a tangled mess, her lips slightly

have time f

he side of the bed. My head was still foggy from the night be

slid around my torso, fingers tracing

, continuing to scrub

er. "How about l

ng around. "Maybe. Bu

ng a towel. By the time I re-entered the room, she was sitting on the bed, watchin

r shirt, buttoning it

she tried again. "Not just fo

They alwa

y tie in the mirror. "Last night was a thing-a

isted. "So

t's

here in just a robe, Newton. What exa

bed my watch. "Not my problem. I don't

m wounded to livid in sec

d the door. "Not the fir

hesitated for a second, then snatched

I exhaled, rolled my shou

e to get

ASIA'

ng up from the patient's chart. He was always so focused, a man who seemed to possess an endle

te the exhaustion from the morning's chaos. "As of this m

he information on the chart. "Good. That mea

, offering a quick smile bef

breath before diving into ward rounds. The hospital was always in motion, and there was no slowing down. Now, here I was, standing at the bedsid

ative voice carrying across the room, "it's not just about lowering the

o his rhythm, a sharp sound of h

s a nightmare," a voice cal

fr

t v

and my heart

white coat, was none other than

eady irritated me o

ospital's newly trans

ople in the w

f the tension that had already started to settle in the air. I couldn't deny the surge of irritation that rose within me. He looked different now-mo

e finally made it, Dr. Bradford," he said, his tone betraying none of the annoyanc

used on the group. "Yes, sir," he replied, his voice smooth, but there w

't every day that two people in a hospital setting shared an exchange that was this...charged. Mr Williams motioned for the new doctor to join