Out Yo Way (Takeoff)

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Kaisa Imani Koudri

"You'll be shadowing Nurse JoAnna here. She'll be observing how you are with the patient, how you give meds, and just there to help you out. We all know being a new nurse can be quite scary. Any questions?" My charge nurse Samantha asked me.

I shook my head. "No ma'am. I think I'll be okay." I smiled and she smiled back.

JoAnne and I began our day by going through rounds with the previous nurses from the night shift and introducing ourselves to the patients and their families. As we began she let me be independent but guided me on a few things. Around 3pm we finally sat down to chart in the computers.

"Nurse Kaisa when do you want to go to lunch? Is 4pm fine?" Samantha asked.

"Yeah 4 is fine, I should be done with the charting by then." She nodded and wrote on the board when I take lunch. I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and I checked it quickly seeing it was Dhaze asking how's my first day and when is lunch. I texted back awesome and 4pm becomes quickly putting my phone away.

Around 3:45 I made rounds to my patients to let them know I'm off to lunch and I'll be back 4:30. I walked to the staff room and got my purse out of my locker. I walked downstairs to my car and saw someone leaned against it. I held my taser in my hand as I walked close but then the persons face came into view and I laughed.

"What the hell? You can't be leaning against my car like that, you was about to tazed with no regrets." I said looking at him.

"My bad ma, I thought you might be hungry so I wanted to take you out to eat." He said looking down at me.

"Dhaze told you when I have lunch didn't she?"

He chuckled. "You want some food or no?"

"Fine but this is not a date."

He nodded his head as we got in his car. We drove to Popeyes cause  I was in the mood for some of their Cajun chicken and don't forget them biscuits 😋😋😋

We drove back to the hospital and sat in the car to eat. I pushed my seat back a little so I can have space.

"So what made you want to become a nurse?" He asked as he passed me my food.

"I knew when I was younger I wanted to do two things get married have a family and be an awesome mother and take care of people. Of course I'm not married so I can't be a mom so I took the second option. I love kids, they're my weakness so I knew I wanted to work with them but not as a teacher."

He nodded his head. "I ain't ask you this before but you got a man?"

I laughed. "I wouldn't be in this car with you if I did. Why you got a girl?"

"Shit I'm trying to get you but you playing games." We both laughed.

"Boy bye, like I said you gotta work for me. I'm no average female, I don't care who you are or what you do. I care about the individual and how you are mentally and spiritually. I'm 22, I'm grown. I don't have no time to play."

"Aight ma I feel you. You bad and Bougie I see."

I smiled and nodded my head. "What's your real name? The name your mother gave you when you were born?"

He sipped on his drink and looked over at me. "Kirshnik Ball"

I blinked to hold in my laughter. Why would his mom give him that name but it's fine, it fits him; I actually like it. "So where did takeoff come from?"

"Cause when I was younger I just used to takeoff so it stuck."

I smiled. "I actually think your real name is nice. Makes it seem like you're someone in power."