Medically Inevitable

Chapter 2- Scintillating Second Days

Arielle's PoV:-
You wake up to one of your favourite angst songs, "Please Don't Go", by Joel Adams.
"Hmm, good morning to me!"
You stretch your legs and half blindly walk to your suite's bathroom while slipping on a pair of AirPods- a small gift that Adrian gave.
You hum along to the song while stripping off last night's clothes and slip on your favourite silk robe.
Proceeding along with your morning routine which consists of washing your face, brushing and flossing and lastly a cup of green tea with honey and lemon, you head to the balcony to find a mesmerising sunrise.
You savour the tangy taste of the tea as it hits your dry throat.
You find yourself belting out the last few lines of the song, using the balcony railing as a piano for your skilled fingers. Checking the time, you head into the shower.
Steam rolls off the water as it comes cascading down. You step inside the rather luxurious shower, taking off your robe. Pumping your favourite shampoo of vanilla and cinnamon in your hand, you massage it into your scalp and pin it up while you lather and rinse off the rest of your body.
Turning on the water, you let your hands sift through your hair, slowly rinsing it.
You let yesterday's events get washed away with the warm water that rinses your whole body.
Ringing the excess water from your hair, you dry yourself with a towel, wrapping your head in a towel and your body in a wool robe.
You blast a few of your favourite tunes while you do your hair, deciding to pin it up with a braided half-up, after drying and massaging in a leave-in conditioner.
You get dressed, an off shoulder lace top with a pair of leggings, walk to the cafe for breakfast and get in your Lexus, grabbing your mini backpack.

General PoV:-
Arielle parks her car and slides out, heading to the staff entrance, where she sees a bunch of interns playing basketball. The ball skitters to her feet.
A muscular intern yells, "Are you going pass it back or what?"
She scoffs. Little do they know, she's been trained in self-defence her whole life and decides to give them a show.
She sprints towards the court, dropping her backpack, jumps up and dunks the ball.
The interns whistle and cheer.
"How's that?", she asks.
The same intern who teased her is impressed. "Damn! Was not expecting that! I'm Dr. Bryce Lahela, surgical resident."
"Scalpel jockey huh? That explains the arrogance. I'm Arielle Valentine, internal medicine."
"Well Dr. Valentine, would your very skilful self like to join us for a round or two?", he asks feigning respect.
"I would, but my shift starts in a few minutes. See you later, Bryce." He replies with a wave.
Arielle heads to the locker room to find a rather cheerful Sienna and three sleep deprived interns. "Hey Ari! Can I call you Ari?", Sienna innocently asks.
"Yes you can.", Arielle replies.
"Tone it down...", Jackie says.
"I baked some cookies. Sugar helps combat sleep deprivation." Sienna hands out the chocolate chip cookies.
Everyone praises and thanks Sienna for the cookies.
"How do you manage to look like you slept for 10 hours, Arielle?", asks Elijah.
Arielle doesn't want to lie, at the same time she doesn't want to boast that she is rich.
Before she can reply, "She's rich you dumbass, but too kind for her own good to rub it in our faces. It's kind of refreshing actually. Especially with Princess Nepotism.", says Jackie.
Arielle smiles, "Thanks Jackie, and yes I am quite well off. Anyways, I found an apartment that fits our requirements. Wheelchair friendly, near the T, 5 bedrooms. Listing price is 5k. I already spoke with the landlord and visited the place. We can go there, but on one condition. I get the master bedroom. I'll pay extra if you want."
"Why do need so much space? I take it back.", says Jackie. "It's nothing like that, I already bought a bunch of furniture for my apartment which includes my bedroom and balcony. Plus I have a piano.", says Arielle.
"Okay then that settles it! Arielle already bought furniture which saves us a lot of time and expenses plus none of us need that much space.", says Sienna. Jackie apologies saying that she was wrong about Arielle.
"We'll meet up in the parking lot after our shifts. I'll drive us there.", says Arielle.

Arielle's PoV:-
I hope they are nice. I have heard stories of residents making interns' lives hell," I say as we head towards the atrium.
"That's why you've gotta give as good as you can.", Jackie smirks."
I think that's them.", Landry says, nodding his in the direction where two doctors are standing.
Dr. Delarosa from the other day spots us standing in a corner. "Oh hi!" She beams, "Over here, with the other interns."
We walk towards them as they start giving their introductory speech.
"Do take your time. We've got all day!" The other doctor yells sarcastically at us and we hurry towards them.
"It's so lovely to see so many new faces ready for exciting adventures! I'm Dr. Delarosa, but to you. I'm just Ines!" Dr. Delarosa says when we approach them.
"And I'm Dr. Zaid Mirani. We've got your cases for the day. Come and get on.""Do not ask me for something better than what you get. will treat you like you don't exist.", he adds.
God, this guy has a temper! As the other interns start to get their cases from either, I approach Ines to get my case. She seems nice and is much better than the guy.
"Hi Dr. Valentine! Remember, we met yesterday?" Ines smiles while handing me a file.
"Of course! And you can call me Arielle.", I say taking the file from her.
"Zaid and I will be your mentor during your intern year. We'll assign and monitor your closet and help you if you run into any problems," she explains. "Our purpose is to teach and guide you. Think of us as your safety net, okay? No matter what, we'll get through this together."
I smile at her before leaving her to help the other interns. By that time Jackie is finished talking with Dr. Mirani too.
"What was he like?" I ask her while waiting for the others to collect their cases.
"Ass. What about Ines?"
"Bubblegum-rainbows, incarnate," I smile.
"Gross. I'll take the ass." She snorts and I laugh.
By the time Elijah and Landry joins us the residents are done distributing the charts.
"Now that you've all got your cases, go forth and shine bright," Ines says, her infectious smile never leaving.
"What are you waiting for? A red carpet? Move, for god's sake!" Zaid scowls at us.
The interns scramble, moving to their designated patients.
A few hours later, you realise you've been paged for rounds a few minutes ago on the 4th floor, and you happen to be on the 14th floor for labs. "Crap! You flee down the flights of stairs and make your way to the fourth floor.