Eternally Yours

23. Coffee ID

The situation of the room was like a tornado had gone through it. Clothes, books, and everything was everywhere as Hana searched frantically.

"Mira, have you seen my hospital ID?" she yelled from a distance, her voice filled with panic.

Mira peeped through the open door, her eyes widening in awe at the state of the room. "ID? No. Isn't it always in your bag?"

Hana's voice was starting to quiver as she held back tears while flipping through her textbooks. "It's not here, Mira. Please help me search for it."

"Hana, I'm searching," Mira replied, her voice soothing. "Where was the last place you left it?"

Mira got on her knees and started searching under the bed and bedside table for any sign of the card.

"It was in my bag last night after I used it to clock out of my shift. I'm sure I put it there," Hana said, her voice filled with confusion.

Hana dropped her now-empty bag on the bed and held her hair in frustration. "I can't believe I lost it. That is such a stupid thing. I lost it. Why am I like this? I might never get it back. I don't even know if they make seconds."

"Hana! You are panicking," Mira said, her voice firm. "I need you to calm down for me, okay? Can you do that for me?"

Hana nodded her head silently, her breathing slowing.

"I'm sure you didn't intentionally lose it," Mira continued. "It might have dropped somewhere. Someone will find it and bring it to the hospital. And... and if not, you can get a new one. Hana, it's not your fault, okay?"

Hana nodded again, a small flicker of hope returning to her eyes.

"Good. Now Hana, not to sound heartless or anything, but you have roughly..." Mira quickly checked the clock, "...10 minutes to catch your bus."

Hana's head whipped towards the clock, her eyes widening in alarm. She rushed to put her stuff back into her tossed-aside bag, her movements frantic. "I'm late! Mira, I have to go. Have a great day. Bye!"

Mira shook her head at the sudden change of emotions that Hana displayed. She had learned over the years how to divert Hana's emotions, and she was proud to say that she had been quite successful all the time, most of the time.

As Hana rushed out the door, Mira couldn't help but worry. She knew how much Hana valued her job and how losing her ID would affect her. Mira made a mental note to thoroughly search the apartment later, just in case.

Meanwhile, Hana barely made it to the bus stop, her mind racing with thoughts of her lost ID and the potential consequences. As she settled into her seat, she tried to calm herself, taking deep breaths as Mira had taught her.

As Hana got to the nurses' changing room, Audra and Clara were already there, chatting casually.

"Good morning," they both said in unison.

"Morning," Hana replied, putting her things together into her locker.

Audra pointed out, gesturing to Hana's scrub's neckline, "Where is your ID?"

Hana paused, her heart sinking. "I... I... misplaced it, last night," she admitted, her voice barely a whisper.

"You have to see HR concerning it. You know to get a new one," Audra suggested genuinely.

Clara scoffed under her breath. "Not surprised."

Audra glared at Clara. "Clara!"

Clara ignored her, her gaze fixed on Hana. "Well, I wasn't lying"