CHAPTER FOUR
A sudden banging on my door awakens me from a dream about candy-floss and blue eyes. I glance at the clock to see its 08:00. My shift at the hospital ended exactly 3 hours ago, Sunday night. I didn't have to go back in until 18:00 tonight. Tabu and I got back from Malibu yesterday and I had to go into the ER immediately because of an accident that managed to create 20 casualties. Henry had asked me out on a date on Saturday but I have no idea when the date actually is.
Whoever is on the other side of my door isn't stopping to rest their unfortunate knuckles. I stumble out of bed and saunter over to the door to fumble around with the lock and yanking it open.
Big mistake.
Tabu literally flies into my apartment nearly knocking me over in the process. She goes into the living room and spins around to face me with her right hand raised in the air to behold a yellow envelope with tiny black writing. I close the door and walk over to her.
"Nice to see you too at 8 AM" I yawn at her
"I got your results, Alyx. Of course I had to wrestle with the mail man but I won"
"When exactly do you go back to Denver?" I spin on my heal and head into the kitchen to pour two cups of coffee.
"Oh shut up. Aren't you excited to see your results?"
"Of course I am but I was planning on walking down the steps in my silk gown and curlers in my hair to fetch it. I would come back upstairs, pour a cup of tea and very dramatically open the envelope and read it. You killed my dream, Tabu" I mock her
"Your smart mouth is working overtime today, isn't it?"
"If not work over time, why work at all?"
"OK, I'm opening this"
"No, you're not" I race over to her with the two mugs in hand and place them on the coffee table.
"Give it to me" I grab the envelope from her and fold my legs beneath me as I sit on the couch. I inhale and exhale three times before opening the seal to reveal my exam results.
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"The patient is going to need a multivitamin tablet every single morning to increase iron and vitamins because of his age and his bandages will need to be changed at least once a week. If you could bring him over every week, I would be more than happy to change them for you" I say to Mrs. Edwards who brought her husband in for a minor injury. She and her husbands are my last patients before my break. My results stated that I had passed with totals I did not even expect to receive.
"Dr. Alyx, there's a call for you at reception" a disembodied voice says to me. A small part of me isn't surprised as ever since my 'Great Asking Out' I have been slightly on edge. My date with Henry was this Saturday and my expectations were a bit too high.
I saunter through the halls in no hurry to get to the phone. When I finally reach the reception desk I pick up the receiver and speak into it.
"This is Lynch"
"Hello, Dr. Alyxandria Lynch?" The voice is low, gruff and male. I don't recognize it.
"Speaking. How may I help you sir?" Iris, a young blonde and curvy nurse hands me a clipboard that requires my signature. I nod and take it from her. I listen to what my caller has to say as a scribble my initials onto the hospital forms.
"Dr. Lynch, I am calling from STDI. I'm sure you are familiar with our institute?"
My subconscious freezes and snaps her head up; she cranes her neck to listen closer. A job at The Science and Technological Development Institute is my dream career which meant now I had to create a good enough impression.
