A Cinderella Tail: A Mermaid Adventure

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"Ella?" Jackson shouts for me in another exam room.

"yea?" I pop my head in as I see him grab an empty glove box, "on it"

I make my way to the supply closet passing by Crystal who's showing the next patient into the exam room, a little white Pomeranian walking with its little legs to catch Crystal. I give them all a smile as I slip by into the closet grabbing a box of gloves.

I head on back over to Jackson as he thanks me putting it in the clear holder on the wall, "thanks" he gives me a smile as we close the door putting the green marker signaling that its open.

"alright, what now?" I ask and he shrugs.

"we'll find something" he says as we walk to the front desk where a box full of tiny little half naked puppies is places on the counter.

"oh my gosh" my heart swells with too much cuteness, they can't even open their eyes yet.

"hi, my dog just had these and I didn't know she was pregnant" the girl nervously laughs.

"oh honey don't you worry we will get the doctor to check on these little loved ones" Rebecca says giving her a sweet smile as she stands gushing over how cute they are.

"Jackson go ask Doc if he has time before his surgery"

"yes ma'am" he says walking down the halls to his office.

"how many are there?" I ask walking over to the box lined with blankets full of cuteness.

"eight"

"wow and they all look healthy" the Crystal mentions putting the one that was in her hands back in the box where some of the whine and cry out while others sleep.

"I came here as soon as my dog would let me" the young girl says looking completely full of shock, "how could I not know? I mean she didn't look pregnant"

"its okay honey, this happens a lot" Rebecca says giving her a reassuring smile as the girl lets out a deep breath, "you can sit down and we'll call you up as soon as the doctor is ready"

"thank you" she says grabbing the box sitting down on a chair as she watches the little pups.

"thats crazy"

"you get used to it" Rebecca tells me as she grabs a few papers stacking them neatly.

"Dr. O'Rourke said he can check on the pups before his ACL surgery" Jackson tells Crystal.

"perfect, uh Miss Emily?" they call her over and she jumps to her feet, "you can follow me to the exam room"

"oh thank you so much" she smiles gratefully as her nerves seem to diminish.

I follow Jackson back into the exam room where Dr. O'Rourke was waiting as he smiles when seeing the box of little babies. "well someone became a grandma today" he jokes when the woman places the box on the metal exam table in front of him.

"Jackson you can help me weigh them and check all their paws" Dr. O'Rourke asks as Jackson nods and smiles picking one of them up bringing it over to the little scale where he places the pup writes something down on the clipboard and checks its little paws spreading the toes apart on each foot.

"Miss Ella you can come on in and learn something new today" Dr. O'Rourke says looking up at me with a smile and his eyes look giant in the glasses he's wearing.

I feel myself look down as I walk into the room, "I wasn't sure where to go" I confess giving him a shy smile.

"nonsense there's always more room for someone to learn" he waves me on over as I stand next to him as he picks up one of the pups in his hand holding it belly up.

"what we do with the pups is simply check everything is working and looking good" he says bringing the stethoscope to its stomach and heart moving it around. "I'm listening for a strong heart and to make sure the bowels sound all good" he explains putting the pup down and grabbing another one gently.

"you can check their mouths and airways" he holds out a pair of gloves and a little flashlight throat checker thing.

I smile slipping the gloves on and grabbing the flashlight as I held one of the pups in my hand and brought my thumb opening its mouth as I look inside, "so just make sure everything looks normal and healthy" he says looking over my shoulder as I nod and check its airway.

"it looks normal" I state and put the pup down.

"yes it does, perfect now you can check the rest" he gives me a smile as he leans off to the side watching me and Jackson examine the little babes.

It was the coolest thing I got to do.

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"ready for your first ACL surgery?" Jackson asks me smiling as we wash our hands before going inside with our masks and jackets on. It gets freezing in here.

"In all honestly I didn't even know horses got ACL surgery" I whisper over to Jackson as I see the giant horse laying spalled out with tubes and wires everywhere while Dr. O'Rourke is cutting him open and moving things around.

"its pretty common here with all the competitions around these parts" he whispers back and I just nod watching Dr. O'Rourke ding his whole surgeon thing.

"quiz time!" Dr. O'Rourke says as his eyes are full of happiness and excitement while looking up with his eyes gleaming at us before he goes back down to fix those ligaments.

"why does he look so happy?" I whisper asking earning a laugh from Jackson.

"what are the two most common ligament injuries in horses?" He asks and my eyes shoot open in panic, I have no idea, I haven't really gone into animal anatomy yet.

"medial or lateral collateral ligaments"

"caused by?"

"caused by medially or laterally acute traumatic episode" Jackson answers confidently making me amazed at how fast he answered without an ounce of hesitation.

"perfect, and its more common in the?"

"medial collateral ligament than compared to the lateral collateral ligament" He says as if he was reading it out of a textbook, freaky but it made me slightly jealous at how confident and fast he answered all these random parts.

"Miss Ella we do this a lot so you'll get the hang of it" Dr. O'Rourke chuckles and Jackson gives me a nudge on the arm while smiling down at me, the crinkle of his eyes telling me.

"don't worry after 100 times you'll know the answers, just like riding a bike" he says in a hushed tone.

I really have to start studying extra, for this and finish my applications to veterinary schools.

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"bye guys! ill see you all on Monday!" I smile at everyone as I walk out to the side where my bike awaits.

Charlotte said since I didn't finish my grounding this seems like punishment enough, and my dad being the happy camper just agrees with everything she says.

The sun has completely set making it a little creepy as I ride through on the sidewalks past the flying cars. I smile at the cool air that surrounds me while I pedal on towards home. I can smell the salt that surrounds me drawing me towards the beach.

The bright moon glows above the water as I leave my bike down against the railing, I don't remember coming here but I don't seem to care much. The wind blows past my ears, whispering for me to go for a swim and who am I to argue with them.

I walk closer and closer to the water as I strip out of my clothes and dive under the small waves that crashed. The cold water surrounds me while two legs become one tail and I smile while breaking through the surface while the moon's bright gaze memorizes me making me forget about everything i'm supposed to do.

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