Counting To Fifteen [Grey's Anatomy]

chapter three - a birthday party

Daisy quickly realized that there were a whole lot of doctors that came over all the time.

She had figured that, of course, considering that Mark himself was a surgeon.

But the man didn't have any other friends. It seemed like literally everyone he knew was in the medical field.

It made sense, considering he spent so much time at the hospital. Daisy had only been living there for a week now, and she observed that he was at the hospital a whole lot.

Daisy cringed a bit at the loud talking outside in the hallway. She was boarded up in her room, reading a book, while the party took place in the rest of the apartment.

Callie's birthday was today, and Mark thought that it was the greatest idea to throw her a party at Mark's apartment.

Daisy had seen Callie quite a bit in the past week, and despite her fondness for the woman, she wouldn't be partaking in the party. Parties made her nervous, and she felt much more comfortable being alone and by herself.

She wasn't happy that Calypso was out there though. The six-year-old was undoubtedly dazzling everyone with her charm, but Daisy was upset that she was choosing to partake in the party with a bunch of strangers rather than hang out with her older sister.

Daisy was growing frustrated with the girl, honestly. Despite her countless warnings to keep her distance, Calypso hasn't distanced herself from any of them at all. She speaks to Mark all the time, she speaks to Callie all the time, and she's probably out there speaking to all the party guests right now.

The same thing happened with the Walters. Calypso got too comfortable, and when the Walters retaliated, Daisy was the one that had to jump in and fix everything. If Calypso had just listened to Daisy, maybe they wouldn't have gotten hurt.

And if only Calypso would listen to her right now, maybe they could stop something from happening before it even begins. All Daisy wants is for Calypso to keep her guard up just a little bit, it's not that hard.

Daisy tried to draw her attention to the paperback novel in her hand, but before she could even continue reading, the door burst open.

Daisy winced a bit at the unexpected sound that had shocked her. She looked up to see two women standing in the doorway.

The girl with the black hair frowned, turning to the other girl. "This is not the bathroom."

The second girl hardly paid attention to her words as she looked at Daisy.

Daisy noted that the woman's hair was like Calypso's. It wasn't quite blonde, but it wasn't quite brunette either. It was a mix between the two, like caramel.

"You're the older sister. Daisy, right?" The random woman acknowledged.

Daisy frowned, because that meant someone had been talking about her. Maybe Mark, maybe Calypso, but Daisy didn't feel comfortable with random people knowing her name.

Daisy slowly nodded nonetheless, earning a smile from the woman. "I'm Meredith."

Daisy thought that was a pretty name, but she was too scared to say that out loud, so she settled on a small nod and forced a smile instead.

Meredith turned to the woman on her right, trying to coax an introduction out of her for Daisy's sake. "And you are...?"

"Going to pee myself if we don't find the bathroom." The woman grumbled, seeming genuinely upset that Daisy's bedroom had turned out to be a bedroom rather than a bathroom.

Meredith didn't seem happy with that introduction though, glaring at the woman.

The woman only let out a sigh, looking boredly at Daisy. "Cristina."