The Smile

VI - Dr Ryder will see you now

Claire knocks at Dr Wylde's room. Dr Dearing enters and gives to her colleague new schedules. This one smiles at her. Before the other was about to leave, Sam stands up. She observes something on her face, and gets closer :

"You have something on your upper lip. Lemme get it for you."

She sweeps the thing off of her lip between two fingers. Claire was blushing. The usually anxious dentist was feeling a tense she had never suspected before.

"Are you.. blushing ?"

The red stressed dentist rolls eyes. She is lost in her thoughts. Not thinking and stressing about work but more about the face close to hers :

"I.. I have this question..

- Please ask.

- It's stupid. Forget it.

- What is it? If you don't tell me, you're keeping this in mind and be all shaky..

- Are you.. Do you.. Have someone ?

- I don't.

- I never asked you before.. I thought..

- Why ?

- I don't know.

- Do you have someone ?

- I don't."

Silence settles.

Dr Sara Katic was meeting Dr Gal Hedstater in the grand hall.

"Eva and Simon.

- Hmm interesting and quite possible, I like that.

- Claire and Ryder ?

- Impossible.

- What about.. Sam and her ?

- I'm thinking more about Sam and Claire in fact.

- Oh. I prefer that."

They get out of the common living room giggling under the tired eyes of Dr Simon Lejeune.

"Do you think they saw us ? Eva asks, in a shy tone.

- I doubt it. Let's get in anyway."

Simon invites Eva to come in and quickly locks the door behind him.

"So.. "

Sam tries to break the silence. They were sitting on the floor, next to files and boxes full of equipments, such as blue gloves.

" Yes ? Claire asks.

- I have this question in mind.

- Tell me.

- I was wondering.. Is it.. I don't know how to say that.. (Sam hesitates) Are you gay ?"

Claire was about to jump off of the ground, yelling some victorious song. She forces herself not to blush when answering :

"I am."

Sam was about to dance in a very strange way, to salute her courage, and she wanted to underline another point before :

"You don't ..

- Look like one. Yes. I'm afraid to..

- You're afraid to a lot of things. I got that."

Claire giggles.

Across Dr Wylde's room, Elizabeth walks straight to another one.

She woke up with a toothache. Forced to work, and to ensure the responsibility of being the superior in the odontology department, she heads at the Royal Hospital. The pain grow during the day and gave her an opportunity. She thinks. She sighs, blinks twice. Finally, the dentist with a toothache displays a malicious smile.