Ink Stains And Alibis

Two years after that devastating diagnosis ripped her away from her senior year, Lydia-Marie Prescott has finally found her new normal. After graduation, she was finally able to enroll in UNMC to pursue a degree in nursing. Along with overseeing a letter-writing program between hospital patients, her days have become full again. She was lucky enough to procure an off-campus apartment with James as her housemate. His days have become full as well; he is hard at work alongside Dia, trying to earn his certification in clinical research coordination. Although their days as patients are long behind both of them, memories still haunt every inch of the hospital. From IVs to saline drips, cancer is their unspoken companion, each and every day. Between demanding supervisors, rigid trial protocols, and the chaos of navigating full-time jobs, Dia and James are running on caffeine, determination, and whatever precious hours of sleep they can squeeze into their already chaotic schedules. Together, they're learning how to balance their careers without letting the memories hidden in the bones of the hospital consume them. Will they be able to treat patients with the disease that completely changed their outlook on life? Or will their past health struggles become their new normal? Read to find out.